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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 38 62 44 Female 47 53 56 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 56 43 19 30-44 46 54 31 45-64 40 59 38 65+ - - 12 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 54 45 10 25-29 58 42 9 30-39 46 54 19 40-49 42 58 23 50-64 41 58 27 65 or over - - 12 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 11 88 62 Black 98 2 33 Hispanic/Latino - - 4 Asian - - 0 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 9 90 29 White women 13 87 33 Black men 97 3 13 Black women 98 1 21 Latino men - - 2 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 1 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 18 81 10 White 30-44 12 88 18 White 45-64 10 89 25 White 65+ - - 9 Black 18-29 99 1 8 Black 30-44 98 1 12 Black 45-64 97 3 12 Black 65+ - - 2 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 1 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 3 In the last three days - - 2 Sometime last week - - 3 Earlier in October 42 57 11 Sometime in September 46 53 14 Before that 42 58 67 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days - - 5 Sometime last week or earlier 43 57 95 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week - - 8 In the last month or before that 42 57 92 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days - - 5 Earlier in October 45 55 14 Sometime in September 46 53 14 Before that 42 58 67 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 7 The war in Iraq 50 50 12 The economy 44 56 60 Terrorism - - 8 Health care - - 9 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 42 58 57 Somewhat worried 43 57 25 Not too worried 51 48 11 Not at all worried - - 7 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 42 57 83 Not worried 56 43 17 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 77 22 16 Moderate 55 44 35 Conservative 22 78 49 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 89 11 40 Republican 6 94 45 Independent or something else 35 63 15 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats - - 8 White Independents 15 82 11 White Republicans 4 96 44 All other 95 5 38 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 12 Somewhat approve 7 93 27 Somewhat disapprove 33 67 22 Strongly disapprove 86 13 38 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 9 90 38 Disapprove 67 32 61 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 6 94 46 All others 75 24 54 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 7 High school graduate 50 50 27 Some college or associate degree 40 59 32 College graduate 37 62 24 Postgraduate study 33 67 10 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 38 62 66 High school graduate or less 52 48 34 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 36 64 34 No college degree 46 54 66 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 12 87 24 White non-college graduates 11 89 38 Non White college graduates 94 6 10 Non White non-college graduates 94 6 28 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 76 24 14 $15,000 - $29,999 59 41 18 $30,000 - $49,999 47 53 21 $50,000 - $74,999 28 71 19 $75,000 - $99,999 23 77 12 $100,000 - $149,999 - - 7 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 5 $200,000 or more - - 4 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 59 41 54 $50,000 or more 25 74 46 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 47 53 85 $100,000 or more 24 75 15 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 59 41 54 $50,000-$99,999 26 73 31 $100,000 or more 24 75 15 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 16 84 25 Over 50k and White 8 91 37 Under 50k and Non-white 96 4 28 Over 50k and Non-white 89 11 10 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Erik Fleming 97 3 38 Thad Cochran 9 91 62 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Ronnie Musgrove 84 15 45 Roger Wicker 9 91 55 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 28 71 11 10 to 50 thousand 51 49 33 Rural 37 62 51 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 28 71 11 Small city and Rural 42 57 84 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Jackson & Delta 62 38 29 Southeast 33 67 39 Northeast 38 61 32

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