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Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 91 6 43 Female 93 6 57 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 95 5 25 30-44 90 7 30 45-64 92 6 36 65+ - - 9 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 - - 12 25-29 - - 14 30-39 90 6 20 40-49 93 7 20 50-64 91 6 25 65 or over - - 9 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 86 12 35 Black 97 3 56 Hispanic/Latino - - 5 Asian - - 1 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men - - 15 White women - - 20 Black men 96 2 23 Black women 97 3 33 Latino men - - 3 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 3 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 - - 9 White 30-44 - - 12 White 45-64 - - 13 White 65+ - - 2 Black 18-29 - - 14 Black 30-44 - - 15 Black 45-64 95 3 21 Black 65+ - - 7 Latino 18-29 - - 2 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 2 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 3 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 4 In the last three days - - 3 Sometime last week - - 0 Earlier in October - - 6 Sometime in September - - 11 Before that 94 5 76 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days - - 6 Sometime last week or earlier 93 6 93 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week - - 7 In the last month or before that 93 6 93 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days - - 6 Earlier in October - - 6 Sometime in September - - 11 Before that 94 5 76 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 6 The war in Iraq - - 15 The economy 94 6 58 Terrorism - - 4 Health care - - 16 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 93 6 65 Somewhat worried 93 4 24 Not too worried - - 5 Not at all worried - - 5 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 93 6 89 Not worried - - 11 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 98 1 46 Moderate 92 7 43 Conservative - - 11 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 98 1 78 Republican - - 6 Independent or something else - - 16 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 97 3 26 White Independents - - 5 White Republicans - - 5 All other 96 3 64 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 5 Somewhat approve - - 3 Somewhat disapprove - - 9 Strongly disapprove 97 2 82 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve - - 8 Disapprove 96 3 91 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians - - 2 All others 92 6 98 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate - - 17 Some college or associate degree 91 7 21 College graduate 92 6 28 Postgraduate study 87 10 29 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 90 8 79 High school graduate or less 99 1 21 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 90 8 58 No college degree 95 4 42 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 88 10 32 White non-college graduates - - 3 Non White college graduates 93 5 26 Non White non-college graduates 97 2 39 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 7 $15,000 - $29,999 - - 10 $30,000 - $49,999 - - 21 $50,000 - $74,999 - - 20 $75,000 - $99,999 - - 12 $100,000 - $149,999 - - 15 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 8 $200,000 or more - - 8 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 95 3 38 $50,000 or more 92 7 62 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 94 5 69 $100,000 or more 90 8 31 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 95 3 38 $50,000-$99,999 93 6 32 $100,000 or more 90 8 31 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White - - 6 Over 50k and White 88 11 30 Under 50k and Non-white 97 1 32 Over 50k and Non-white 95 4 32 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 90 8 100 50 to 500 thousand - - - Suburbs - - - 10 to 50 thousand - - - Rural - - - Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 90 8 100 Suburbs - - - Small city and Rural - - - Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Southwest 85 14 27 Northwest 99 1 21 North Central 89 7 30 Southeast - - 22

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