UMR polled 482 Aucklanders as part of two omnibus surveys of 1,500 NZers in June and July 2009. The maximum margin of error at 95% confidence is 4.5%.
Questions were asked on possible two-way clashes for the Auckland Mayoralty.
John Banks vs Mike Lee has 35% Banks, 18% Lee, 22% unsure and 25% don’t know enough.
John Banks vs Len Brown has 34% Banks, 35% Brown, 14% unsure and 17% don’t know enough.
The demographic breakdowns have high margins of error. But the margins between Banks and Brown are:
- Men +5% (Banks 5% ahead of Brown)
- Women -6%
- South Auckland -23%
- Central Auckland +1%
- East Auckland +0%
- West Auckland +5%
- North Shore +8%
- Under 30s +16%
- 30 – 44 yrs +1%
- 45 – 59 yrs -15%
- 60+ yrs -8%
- Under $30K pers income -1%
- $30 to $50k +18%
- Over $50k -7%