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Toplines - States Holiday Shopping Snapshot - December 2-4, 2008

Daily Snapshot

Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted December 2, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished…Have you started your holiday gift shopping yet?

50% Yes

45% No

5% Not sure

2*Okay… Have you finished your holiday gift shopping yet?

12% Yes

83% No

5% Not sure

3* This holiday season, will you spend more or less on gifts than you did last year?

14% More

60% Less

23% About the same

2% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence

Minnesota Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted December 4, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished…Have you started your holiday gift shopping yet?

65% Yes

34% No

1% Not sure

2*Okay… Have you finished your holiday gift shopping yet?

15% Yes

83% No

2% Not sure

3* This holiday season, will you spend more or less on gifts than you did last year?

9% More

60% Less

30% About the same

1% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence

Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted December 4, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished…Have you started your holiday gift shopping yet?

63% Yes

32% No

5% Not sure

2*Okay… Have you finished your holiday gift shopping yet?

12% Yes

81% No

7% Not sure

3* This holiday season, will you spend more or less on gifts than you did last year?

12% More

62% Less

23% About the same

3% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence

Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted December 2, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished…Have you started your holiday gift shopping yet?

58% Yes

38% No

4% Not sure

2*Okay… Have you finished your holiday gift shopping yet?

16% Yes

80% No

4% Not sure

3* This holiday season, will you spend more or less on gifts than you did last year?

12% More

57% Less

26% About the same

4% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence