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Read the Gallup poll results of registered voters when asked the following question:

"Thinking about how the gun issue might affect your vote for major offices, would you:
1. Only vote for a candidate who shares your views on gun control,
2. Consider a candidate's position on gun control as just one of many important factors when voting, or
3. Not consider gun control a major issue?"

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & \begin{tabular}{l}
Only vote for \\
candidate who \\
shares view
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
One of many \\
important \\
factors
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
Not consider \\
gun control a \\
major issue
\end{tabular} & No opinion \\
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
Registered \\
voters
\end{tabular} & 24\% & 61\% & 12\% & 3\% \\
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
Oct 2015
\end{tabular} & 26\% & 54\% & 17\% & 4\% \\
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
Sept 2011
\end{tabular} & 24\% & 61\% & 12\% & 3\% \\
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
Oct 2009
\end{tabular} & 11\% & 64\% & 21\% & 3\% \\
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
Sept 2007
\end{tabular} & 15\% & 63\% & 21\% & 1\% \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Based on the data, which is the best conclusion about the importance of the Second Amendment to a voter's choice of candidate?

A. Most voters think a candidate's opinion on the Second Amendment is one important issue to consider.
B. A small number of voters think a candidate's opinion on the Second Amendment is important.
C. Most voters think a candidate's opinion on the Second Amendment is the most important consideration.
D. A small number of voters think a candidate's opinion on the Second Amendment is one important issue.



Answer :

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Let's analyze the data from the Gallup poll results of registered voters and derive the necessary conclusions step by step. According to the data provided, we have four categories of responses: "only vote for candidate who shares view," "one of many important factors," "net consider gun control a major issue," and "no opinion."

Here are the results:

1. Oct-11:
- Only vote for candidate who shares view: 24%
- One of many important factors: 61%
- Net consider gun control a major issue: 12%
- No opinion: 3%

2. Sep-11:
- Only vote for candidate who shares view: 26%
- One of many important factors: 54%
- Net consider gun control a major issue: 17%
- No opinion: 4%

3. Nov-10:
- Only vote for candidate who shares view: 11%
- One of many important factors: 64%
- Net consider gun control a major issue: 21%
- No opinion: 3%

4. Sep-10:
- Only vote for candidate who shares view: 15%
- One of many important factors: 63%
- Net consider gun control a major issue: 21%
- No opinion: 1%

As we have the results from all these months, let's break them down into averages for ease of understanding.

### Step-by-Step Analysis:

1. Calculate the number of entries (total data points):
- We have data from four months.

2. Calculate the sum for each category:
- Sum of "only vote" category = 24 + 26 + 11 + 15 = 76
- Sum of "important factors" category = 61 + 54 + 64 + 63 = 242
- Sum of "major issue" category = 12 + 17 + 21 + 21 = 71
- Sum of "no opinion" category = 3 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 11

3. Calculate the averages for each category:
- Average for "only vote" = Sum of only vote / Number of entries = 76 / 4 = 19.0%
- Average for "important factors" = Sum of important factors / Number of entries = 242 / 4 = 60.5%
- Average for "major issue" = Sum of major issue / Number of entries = 71 / 4 = 17.75%
- Average for "no opinion" = Sum of no opinion / Number of entries = 11 / 4 = 2.75%

4. Interpret the averages:
- Average percentage of voters who would only vote for a candidate who shares their view on gun control: 19.0%
- Average percentage of voters who consider a candidate's position on gun control as one of many important factors: 60.5%
- Average percentage of voters who consider gun control a major issue: 17.75%
- Average percentage of voters who have no opinion: 2.75%

### Conclusion:

Given these average percentages:
- Since 60.5% of voters on average see a candidate's position on gun control as one of many important factors, this predominates over the other categories.
- Thus, the best conclusion based on the data is:

Most voters think a candidate's opinion on the Second Amendment is one important issue to consider.

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