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Gender Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Male 51 44 39 4 10 Female 49 42 46 6 3 Race Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney White 90 45 41 5 5 Black 4 - - - - Hispanic / Latino 5 - - - - Asian 0 - - - - Other 1 - - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney 18-29 10 54 32 8 6 30-44 21 43 33 12 4 45-59 32 40 44 3 9 60 or over 37 42 48 3 6 Age-65 Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney 18-24 6 - - - - 25-29 5 - - - - 30-39 12 41 31 13 7 40-49 21 43 42 6 6 50-64 33 44 42 3 8 65 or over 24 38 52 3 5 Age 65 & over Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney 18-64 76 45 39 6 7 65 or over 24 38 52 3 5 2007 total family income: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Under $15,000 2 - - - - $15,000 - $29,999 9 43 53 5 - $30,000 - $49,999 19 43 43 6 8 $50,000 - $74,999 24 49 38 1 5 $75,000 - $99,999 19 44 35 8 6 $100,000 - $149,999 15 45 39 8 3 $150,000 - $199,999 6 - - - - $200,000 or more 6 - - - - Total family income: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Less than $50,000 30 43 45 7 5 $50,000 or more 70 44 38 5 7 Total family income: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Less than $100,000 73 45 40 5 5 $100,000 or more 27 41 40 7 10 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Did not complete high school 2 - - - - High school graduate 21 42 52 1 5 Some college or associate degree 34 44 37 6 7 College graduate 24 46 38 8 7 Postgraduate study 19 42 40 4 8 College Education Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney No college degree 57 43 43 5 6 College graduate 43 44 39 6 7 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney High school graduate or less 23 42 51 3 4 More than high school grad 77 44 38 6 7 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Democrat 2 - - - - Republican 87 44 41 4 8 Independent or something else 11 43 40 15 - When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Just today 9 43 32 11 8 In the last three days 12 46 49 2 3 Sometime last week 10 28 65 2 3 In the last month 26 46 41 4 7 Before that 43 44 37 7 8 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in tonight's primary? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Within the last three days 21 45 42 6 5 Earlier than that 79 43 42 5 7 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in today's primary? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Within the last week 31 39 50 4 4 Earlier than that 69 45 38 6 7 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Very liberal 1 - - - - Somewhat liberal 8 22 65 13 - Moderate 20 28 55 6 8 Somewhat conservative 27 45 42 3 8 Very conservative 44 54 30 5 6 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Liberal 9 23 65 12 - Moderate 20 28 55 6 8 Conservative 71 50 34 4 7 Are you: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Protestant 44 53 34 4 7 Catholic 32 28 55 4 9 Mormon / LDS 0 - - - - Other Christian 17 49 39 7 1 Jewish 0 - - - - Muslim - - - - - Something else 3 - - - - None 3 - - - - Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Protestant / Other Christian 62 52 35 5 5 Catholic 32 28 55 4 9 Jewish 0 - - - - Something else 3 - - - - None 3 - - - - Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites. Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Protestant / Other Christian 55 54 33 5 5 Catholic 27 31 55 3 7 Jewish 0 - - - - Something else 2 - - - - None 3 - - - - How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney More than once a week 31 61 30 4 2 Once a week 33 41 42 6 7 A few times a month 10 37 51 7 6 A few times a year 20 29 46 5 16 Never 7 - - - - How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Weekly 63 51 36 5 4 Occasionally 30 32 48 6 12 Never 7 - - - - Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Protestant / Attend weekly 30 60 28 4 5 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 14 38 47 3 11 Catholic / Attend weekly 21 29 56 5 6 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 10 27 52 2 14 All Others 24 45 38 10 3 Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Yes 57 56 31 4 4 No 43 27 54 7 10 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 50 58 29 5 4 All others 50 29 54 6 9 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Yes 44 59 28 4 4 No 56 31 52 6 8 Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Enthusiastic 25 45 50 0 5 Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 49 47 37 4 7 Dissatisfied, but not angry 20 40 41 8 7 Angry 5 - - - - Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Positive 74 46 42 3 6 Negative 26 34 44 12 7 Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Legal in all cases 7 - - - - Legal in most cases 15 22 57 9 8 Illegal in most cases 37 42 40 5 10 Illegal in all cases 38 56 35 4 2 Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Legal 22 24 60 8 6 Illegal 75 49 37 4 6 Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Illegal immigration 24 34 37 10 14 The war in Iraq 17 32 60 4 3 The economy 33 49 38 6 4 Terrorism 20 53 41 1 2 Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Says what he believes 20 47 41 7 5 Shares my values 51 61 20 6 8 Has the right experience 17 7 85 2 6 Has the best chance to win in November 10 9 88 3 - Which was more important in your vote for president today? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney My candidate's positions on the issues 59 47 34 8 6 My candidate's leadership / personal qualities 40 37 54 1 6 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Excellent 4 - - - - Good 47 44 42 1 9 Not so good 44 47 40 7 4 Poor 5 - - - - State of the national economy: 2 way Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Excellent / Good 51 42 43 2 9 Not so good / Poor 49 45 40 8 4 Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 27 44 45 4 2 Allowed to stay as temporary workers 27 40 44 3 13 Deported to the country they came from 44 44 39 8 5 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Strongly approve 37 47 41 2 8 Somewhat approve 38 45 40 2 6 Somewhat disapprove 15 42 45 5 9 Strongly disapprove 10 27 44 30 - How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Approve 75 46 41 2 7 Disapprove 25 36 44 15 5 Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates do you think is most qualified to manage the economy? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Mike Huckabee 32 93 3 0 1 John McCain 37 8 91 1 - Ron Paul 6 - - - - Mitt Romney 22 34 26 2 27 Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates do you think is most qualified to be commander in chief? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Mike Huckabee 29 93 4 0 1 John McCain 51 22 73 2 3 Ron Paul 5 - - - - Mitt Romney 14 30 20 2 35 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Yes 20 39 47 4 10 No 80 44 41 6 6 How did Hurricane Katrina affect you and your family? It caused: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney A severe hardship and you have not recovered 8 40 50 6 4 A severe hardship but you have recovered 24 38 45 4 7 No severe hardship 68 45 39 6 7 How did Hurricane Katrina affect you and your family? It caused: Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney A severe harship 32 39 46 5 6 No severe hardship 68 45 39 6 7 In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of _________________________________________? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Very important 16 36 48 7 3 Somewhat important 32 54 36 3 7 Not too important 29 46 43 6 3 Not at all important 19 30 44 5 15 In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of _________________________________________? Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Very / Somewhat important 48 48 40 4 5 Not too / Not at all important 48 40 43 6 7 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney New Orleans Area 14 32 56 6 6 Cajun Country 22 47 41 6 5 Protestant North 64 44 39 5 7 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Over 500,00 - - - - - 50 to 500,000 22 31 55 3 9 Suburbs 59 48 37 5 5 10 to 50,000 6 - - - - Rural 13 44 42 7 7 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Huckabee McCain Paul Romney City over 50,000 22 31 55 3 9 Suburbs 59 48 37 5 5 Small city and Rural 19 41 44 9 5

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