Company News · May 30, 2010
Edison Research Tbilisi Exit Poll Results
By Tom Webster
Tbilisi Exit Poll – Final Results
Conducted by Edison Research, May 30, 2010
FINAL RESULTS
An exit poll conducted by Edison Research in today’s local elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, shows the incumbent mayor, Giorgi Ugulava, leading over several opposition candidates and that Ugulava will win a majority of the vote. In the party slate voting for Tbilisi City Council, the United National Movement was leading with 59% of the vote followed by the Alliance for Georgia (17%), the Christian-Democratic Movement (10%), the National Council (7%) and the Industry Saves Georgia Party (5%).
The Edison Research exit poll was conducted for Rustavi 2 and Imedi television stations. These results are based upon 12,951 interviews of voters randomly selected from a sample of 72 polling locations in Tbilisi. The response rate of voters who were selected to participate in the exit poll was 49%. The final results are based upon interviews conducted as of poll closing, at 8PM local time.
The estimate for the vote for mayor based upon the exit poll is:
Giorgi Ugulava
60%
Irakli Alasania
17%
Giorgi Chanturi
10%
Zviad Dzidziguri
6%
Gogi Topadze
5%
Nikoloz Ivanishvili
Less Than 1%
Giorgi Laghidze
Less Than 1%
Tamaz Vashadze
Less Than 1%
David Iakobidze
Less Than 1%
The exit poll estimate is based on exit poll survey results and there is potential for error based upon sampling and non-response. The calculated sampling error based upon 12,951 interviews is +/- 2%.
Voters also reported that jobs and unemployment (44%) is the most important issue facing the country followed by health care (13%), tensions with Russia (10%) and pensions (8%).
The exit poll found that most voters had decided on their chosen candidate for mayor before the last week of the campaign.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Gender
Male
42%
Female
58%
Age
18-29
23%
30-44
26%
45-64
36%
65+
15%
Education Level
Incomplete primary school
1%
Incomplete secondary school
3%
Complete secondary school
18%
College/professional-technical school
13%
University/academy
60%
Post-graduate
5%
Children under 18 year old living in household
Yes
46%
No
54%
How long voter has lived in Tbilisi
Born in Tbilisi
58%
More than 10 years
34%
Less than 10 years
6%
No Answer
2%
Download the complete presentation graphs of the exit poll results:
Edison Research Tbilisi Georgia Exit Poll 30 May 2010 Final Results.pdf
METHODS STATEMENT
Edison Research conducted this exit poll for Rustavi 2 and Imedi. The poll should be referred to as the “Edison Research Exit Poll conducted for Rustavi 2 and Imedi.”
The exit poll was conducted at 72 polling places among 12,951 Election Day voters.
The polling places are a stratified probability sample of Tbilisi, Georgia. Within each polling place an interviewer approached every nth voter as the voter exited the polling place. A target was set at 100 voters completing a questionnaire at each polling place. The exact number of questionnaires depends on voter turnout and their cooperation.
All samples are approximations. A measure of the approximation is called the sampling error. Sampling error is affected by the design of the sample, the characteristic being measured and the number of people who have the characteristic. If a characteristic is found in roughly the same proportions in all precincts the sampling error will be lower. If the characteristic is concentrated in a few precincts the sampling error will be larger. Gender would be a good example of a characteristic with a lower sampling error.
For this exit poll the table below lists typical sampling errors for given size subgroups for a 95% confidence interval. The values in the table should be added and subtracted from the characteristic’s percentage in order to construct an interval. Ninety-five percent of the intervals created this way will contain the value that would be obtained if all voters were interviewed using the same procedures. Other non-sampling factors, including nonresponse, are likely to increase the total error.
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Tbilisi Exit Poll – Final Results
Conducted by Edison Research, May 30, 2010
FINAL RESULTS
An exit poll conducted by Edison Research in today’s local elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, shows the incumbent mayor, Giorgi Ugulava, leading over several opposition candidates and that Ugulava will win a majority of the vote. In the party slate voting for Tbilisi City Council, the United National Movement was leading with 59% of the vote followed by the Alliance for Georgia (17%), the Christian-Democratic Movement (10%), the National Council (7%) and the Industry Saves Georgia Party (5%).
The Edison Research exit poll was conducted for Rustavi 2 and Imedi television stations. These results are based upon 12,951 interviews of voters randomly selected from a sample of 72 polling locations in Tbilisi. The response rate of voters who were selected to participate in the exit poll was 49%. The final results are based upon interviews conducted as of poll closing, at 8PM local time.
The estimate for the vote for mayor based upon the exit poll is:
| Giorgi Ugulava | 60% |
| Irakli Alasania | 17% |
| Giorgi Chanturi | 10% |
| Zviad Dzidziguri | 6% |
| Gogi Topadze | 5% |
| Nikoloz Ivanishvili | Less Than 1% |
| Giorgi Laghidze | Less Than 1% |
| Tamaz Vashadze | Less Than 1% |
| David Iakobidze | Less Than 1% |
The exit poll estimate is based on exit poll survey results and there is potential for error based upon sampling and non-response. The calculated sampling error based upon 12,951 interviews is +/- 2%.
Voters also reported that jobs and unemployment (44%) is the most important issue facing the country followed by health care (13%), tensions with Russia (10%) and pensions (8%).
The exit poll found that most voters had decided on their chosen candidate for mayor before the last week of the campaign.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Gender
| Male | 42% |
| Female | 58% |
Age
| 18-29 | 23% |
| 30-44 | 26% |
| 45-64 | 36% |
| 65+ | 15% |
Education Level
| Incomplete primary school | 1% |
| Incomplete secondary school | 3% |
| Complete secondary school | 18% |
| College/professional-technical school | 13% |
| University/academy | 60% |
| Post-graduate | 5% |
Children under 18 year old living in household
| Yes | 46% |
| No | 54% |
How long voter has lived in Tbilisi
| Born in Tbilisi | 58% |
| More than 10 years | 34% |
| Less than 10 years | 6% |
| No Answer | 2% |
Download the complete presentation graphs of the exit poll results:
Edison Research Tbilisi Georgia Exit Poll 30 May 2010 Final Results.pdf
METHODS STATEMENT
Edison Research conducted this exit poll for Rustavi 2 and Imedi. The poll should be referred to as the “Edison Research Exit Poll conducted for Rustavi 2 and Imedi.”
The exit poll was conducted at 72 polling places among 12,951 Election Day voters.
The polling places are a stratified probability sample of Tbilisi, Georgia. Within each polling place an interviewer approached every nth voter as the voter exited the polling place. A target was set at 100 voters completing a questionnaire at each polling place. The exact number of questionnaires depends on voter turnout and their cooperation.
All samples are approximations. A measure of the approximation is called the sampling error. Sampling error is affected by the design of the sample, the characteristic being measured and the number of people who have the characteristic. If a characteristic is found in roughly the same proportions in all precincts the sampling error will be lower. If the characteristic is concentrated in a few precincts the sampling error will be larger. Gender would be a good example of a characteristic with a lower sampling error.
For this exit poll the table below lists typical sampling errors for given size subgroups for a 95% confidence interval. The values in the table should be added and subtracted from the characteristic’s percentage in order to construct an interval. Ninety-five percent of the intervals created this way will contain the value that would be obtained if all voters were interviewed using the same procedures. Other non-sampling factors, including nonresponse, are likely to increase the total error.