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Gender
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Male42481491
Female58621360

Gender by race
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
White men36482491
White women50650340
Black men3----
Black women3----
Latino men2----
Latino women3----
All other races453-441

Race
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
White85581401
Black6294661
Hispanic / Latino5564361
Asian2----
Other2----

AGE (60 and over)
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
18-2914490481
30-442349149-
45-5933582381
60 or over30631350

Age-65
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
18-24757-392
25-296401591
30-391347051-
40-4922562400
50-6432581401
65 or over19641330

Age 65 & over
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
18-6481541431
65 or over19641330

Age by race
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
White 18-2911531451
White 30-441949049-
White 45-5929601371
White 60+26641340
Black 18-291----
Black 30-442----
Black 45-591----
Black 60+2----
Latino 18-290----
Latino 30-441----
Latino 45-592----
Latino 60+2----
All other453-441

2007 total family income:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Under $15,0007642302
$15,000 - $29,9999631340
$30,000 - $49,99916572401
$50,000 - $74,99922532441
$75,000 - $99,99915530461
$100,000 - $149,99919562411
$150,000 - $199,999753-45-
$200,000 or more647-53-

Total family income:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Less than $50,00032602361
$50,000 or more68531451

Total family income:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Less than $100,00068561411
$100,000 or more32541440

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Did not complete high school4----
High school graduate15673262
Some college or associate degree20591391
College graduate28561421
Postgraduate study33471510

College Education
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
No college degree39642321
College graduate61511471

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
High school graduate or less18703252
More than high school grad82531451

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Democrat65581411
Republican2----
Independent or something else33542421

Party by race
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
White Democrats56600391
White Independents28552410
Black Democrats431663-
Black Independents2----
Latino Democrats3----
Latino Independents1----
All Republicans2----
All other4----

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Very liberal22422541
Somewhat liberal37571410
Moderate34621361
Somewhat conservative5643303
Very conservative2----

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Liberal59521460
Moderate34621361
Conservative7643312

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in today's presidential primary?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Just today18582381
In the last three days9473481
Sometime last week9411581
In the last month21471520
Before that42661320

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in today's primary? (Last 3 days)
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Within the last three days27542421
Earlier than that72571410

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in today's primary? (Last week)
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Within the last week36512461
Earlier than that63591390

Religion
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Protestant15530460
Catholic45641331
Mormon / LDS0----
Other Christian851347-
Jewish648-52-
Muslim1----
Something else7491462
None1945153-

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Protestant / Other Christian24531460
Catholic45641331
Jewish648-52-
Something else7511451
None1945153-

Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites.
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Protestant / Other Christian17541440
Catholic39671311
Jewish548-52-
Something else5511441
None1646152-

How often do you attend religious services?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
More than once a week553-471
Once a week21621351
A few times a month11543412
A few times a year33591401
Never2848149-

How often do you attend religious services?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Weekly25611371
Occasionally44581401
Never2848149-

Church attendance by Religion
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Protestant / Attend weekly558-42-
Protestant / Do not attend weekly10510470
Catholic / Attend weekly15632342
Catholic / Do not attend weekly30651331
All Others40482490

Are you currently married?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Yes59561420
All Others41571391

Gender by married
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Married men25481500
Married women33611370
Single men17501452
Single women24622360

Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
The economy48621360
The war in Iraq35451521
Health care15631331

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Can bring about needed change47341640
Cares about people like me12624321
Has the right experience2895021
Has the best chance to win in November10431550

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Excellent0----
Good8483451
Not so good53541431
Poor38611380

State of the national economy: 2 way
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Excellent or Good8493451
Not so good or Poor91571411

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Only Hillary Clinton did1462900
Only Barack Obama did687391
Both did30622341
Neither did44640351

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Hillary Clinton did44442521
Hillary Clinton did not50670311

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Barack Obama did36672291
Barack Obama did not58501481

UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Yes27603351
No73551440

UNION MEMBER
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Voter is union member17593351
Union member in household, but not voter10601362
No union voter in household73551440

No matter how you voted today, would you be:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Satisfied only if Hillary Clinton is the nominee269603-
Satisfied only if Barack Obama is the nominee1851930
Satisfied if either one is the nominee52541431
Dissatisfied if either one is the nominee3----

No matter how you voted today, would you be:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Satisfied78681301
Dissatisfied21102851

No matter how you voted today, would you be:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Satisfied70421561
Dissatisfied2991161

Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates do you think is most qualified to be commander in chief?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Hillary Clinton60860140
John Edwards83711464
Barack Obama2930960

Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates would be most likely to unite the country if elected president?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Hillary Clinton4496031
John Edwards75012342
Barack Obama47190800

Which best describes your family's financial situation?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Getting ahead financially13481501
Holding steady financially57551431
Falling behind financially29612351

In deciding your vote for president today, was the gender of the candidate:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
The single most important factor3----
One of several important factors17752211
Not an important factor79511471

In deciding your vote for president today, was the gender of the candidate:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Important20763191
Not important79511471

In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
The single most important factor4614351
One of several important factors12473472
Not an important factor84571410

In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Important16513442
Not important84571410

Is your opinion of Deval Patrick:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Strongly favorable1641-580
Somewhat favorable55551430
Somewhat unfavorable18652311
Strongly unfavorable8744192

Is your opinion of Deval Patrick:
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Favorable72521470
Unfavorable26682272

In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Very important17462520
Somewhat important27492481
Not too important22600370
Not at all important31661311

In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama?
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Very / Somewhat important44472501
Not too / Not at all important54631341

Geo Stratum Code
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Boston Area27541441
Oth Lg Indus Cit14651321
No / So Shores16531441
East33582391
West1150147-

Population of area, five categories
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
Over 500,00014481481
50 to 500,00011561401
Suburbs75581401
10 to 50,000-----
Rural-----

Population of area, three categories
Category% TotalClintonEdwardsObamaNo Preference
City over 50,00025521441
Suburbs75581401
Small city and Rural-----

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