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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 56 44 46 Female 58 41 54 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 67 31 17 30-44 59 40 30 45-64 55 45 38 65+ 47 53 15 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 66 33 10 25-29 70 29 7 30-39 64 35 18 40-49 54 45 23 50-64 53 46 27 65 or over 47 53 15 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 49 50 73 Black 92 8 12 Hispanic/Latino 78 21 9 Asian - - 4 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 48 51 34 White women 50 49 39 Black men - - 6 Black women - - 6 Latino men - - 4 Latino women - - 5 All other races - - 6 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 58 41 11 White 30-44 46 54 19 White 45-64 49 50 30 White 65+ 46 53 14 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 5 Black 45-64 - - 4 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 3 Latino 30-44 - - 3 Latino 45-64 - - 2 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 6 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 - - 5 Sometime last week - - 5 Earlier in October 55 44 14 Sometime in September 63 37 14 Before that 57 42 56 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 47 51 11 Sometime last week or earlier 58 42 89 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 49 50 16 In the last month or before that 58 41 84 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 47 51 11 Earlier in October 55 44 19 Sometime in September 63 37 14 Before that 57 42 56 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 60 39 12 The economy 60 39 60 Terrorism 15 84 10 Health care - - 7 Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Shares my values 41 57 27 Can bring about needed change 88 12 37 Has the right experience 8 92 21 Cares about people like me 79 19 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 87 11 25 Moderate 58 41 50 Conservative 21 79 25 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 89 11 44 Republican 14 85 28 Independent or something else 51 47 28 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 85 14 26 White Independents 49 50 22 White Republicans 12 88 25 All other 81 19 26 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 10 90 20 Somewhat disapprove 32 67 22 Strongly disapprove 84 15 52 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 12 88 25 Disapprove 68 31 74 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 52 46 30 Catholic 45 55 48 Jewish - - 7 Something else - - 6 None 80 19 10 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 38 61 19 White Catholic 42 57 40 White Jewish - - 7 White something else - - 2 White none - - 6 Non-white 77 22 27 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 2 High school graduate 59 40 18 Some college or associate degree 55 43 28 College graduate 54 45 31 Postgraduate study 61 38 20 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 57 43 79 High school graduate or less 60 39 21 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 57 42 51 No college degree 57 42 49 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 51 49 39 White non-college graduates 47 51 34 Non White college graduates 80 18 12 Non White non-college graduates 81 19 15 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 4 $15,000 - $29,999 - - 7 $30,000 - $49,999 65 35 14 $50,000 - $74,999 57 42 19 $75,000 - $99,999 53 46 18 $100,000 - $149,999 56 43 20 $150,000 - $199,999 46 54 10 $200,000 or more 51 49 9 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 67 32 24 $50,000 or more 54 45 76 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 60 39 61 $100,000 or more 52 47 39 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 67 32 24 $50,000-$99,999 55 44 37 $100,000 or more 52 47 39 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 53 46 15 Over 50k and White 48 51 58 Under 50k and Non-white 90 10 9 Over 50k and Non-white 74 25 17 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 6 One of several important factors 52 48 12 A minor factor 51 48 12 Not a factor at all 55 44 69 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 56 44 18 Not an important factor 55 44 81 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 54 46 30 Not a factor 55 44 69 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 61 38 57 Somewhat worried 48 51 29 Not too worried 41 59 11 Not at all worried - - 3 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 56 43 86 Not worried 44 56 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 1 Good - - 7 Not so good 44 55 50 Poor 72 27 42 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good - - 8 Not so good/Poor 57 42 92 Has the recent economic crisis caused you and your family: Category Obama McCain % Total A severe hardship 68 31 14 A moderate hardship 53 47 59 No hardship at all 49 50 27 Has the recent economic crisis caused you and your family: Category Obama McCain % Total A severe/moderate hardship 56 44 73 No hardship at all 49 50 27 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes, I do 65 33 16 Yes, someone else does 52 47 14 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 5 No one does 51 48 65 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Obama McCain % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 60 39 35 No (No union voter in household 51 48 65 Voter is union member: Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 66 33 21 No 51 48 79 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 77 22 12 No 53 47 88 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Frank Lautenberg 89 10 56 Dick Zimmer 15 85 43 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 59 39 9 Suburbs 58 42 88 10 to 50 thousand - - 4 Rural - - - Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 59 39 9 Suburbs 58 42 88 Small city and Rural - - 4 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total ESSX/HUDS 72 27 18 BERG/PASS 54 45 16 CENTRAL 59 40 20 SOUTH 55 45 31 NO. WEST 45 55 15

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