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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 53 43 47 Female 66 32 53 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 79 18 18 30-44 61 38 25 45-64 53 42 44 65+ - - 13 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 - - 9 25-29 - - 10 30-39 73 27 14 40-49 47 50 25 50-64 56 40 29 65 or over - - 13 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 51 46 78 Black 93 7 12 Hispanic/Latino - - 8 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 44 52 38 White women 58 39 40 Black men - - 5 Black women - - 6 Latino men - - 3 Latino women - - 5 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 - - 12 White 30-44 51 48 18 White 45-64 47 48 37 White 65+ - - 11 Black 18-29 - - 3 Black 30-44 - - 4 Black 45-64 - - 3 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 3 Latino 30-44 - - 3 Latino 45-64 - - 2 Latino 65+ - - 1 All other - - 2 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 6 In the last three days - - 4 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October 54 42 13 Sometime in September 72 24 12 Before that 61 36 61 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days - - 10 Sometime last week or earlier 61 36 89 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 53 43 14 In the last month or before that 62 35 86 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days - - 10 Earlier in October 54 42 17 Sometime in September 72 24 12 Before that 61 36 61 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 13 The war in Iraq 67 30 16 The economy 66 31 55 Terrorism - - 7 Health care - - 7 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 65 32 64 Somewhat worried 58 39 28 Not too worried - - 6 Not at all worried - - 1 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 63 34 92 Not worried - - 7 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 90 6 29 Moderate 63 34 44 Conservative 27 70 27 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 90 7 43 Republican 15 83 27 Independent or something else 57 39 31 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 86 9 27 White Independents 55 42 27 White Republicans 11 87 24 All other 89 10 22 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 4 Somewhat approve - - 13 Somewhat disapprove 49 49 20 Strongly disapprove 82 14 62 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve - - 18 Disapprove 74 22 82 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 67 31 29 Catholic 46 50 45 Jewish - - 5 Something else - - 8 None - - 13 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 55 42 19 White Catholic 40 56 39 White Jewish - - 4 White something else - - 5 White none - - 9 Non-white 87 11 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 2 High school graduate 58 41 17 Some college or associate degree 62 35 27 College graduate 55 43 28 Postgraduate study 62 33 26 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 59 37 82 High school graduate or less 60 40 18 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 58 38 55 No college degree 61 37 45 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 52 44 46 White non-college graduates 51 47 32 Non White college graduates - - 9 Non White non-college graduates 89 10 13 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 4 $15,000 - $29,999 - - 8 $30,000 - $49,999 69 27 14 $50,000 - $74,999 56 39 20 $75,000 - $99,999 65 33 17 $100,000 - $149,999 60 37 19 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 8 $200,000 or more - - 10 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 72 24 26 $50,000 or more 58 39 74 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 65 31 63 $100,000 or more 55 43 37 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 72 24 26 $50,000-$99,999 60 36 37 $100,000 or more 55 43 37 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 59 36 18 Over 50k and White 51 45 60 Under 50k and Non-white - - 8 Over 50k and Non-white 85 14 14 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 74 25 17 Suburbs 54 43 63 10 to 50 thousand 56 37 14 Rural - - 6 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 74 25 17 Suburbs 54 43 63 Small city and Rural 63 31 20 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total LgeCitsXptStamfd 75 25 19 ConnectictValley 56 40 35 Coast/NY Sub 57 39 21 East/West Rural 55 42 25

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