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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 52 42 46 Female 70 29 54 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 68 25 19 30-44 65 33 25 45-64 60 37 40 65+ - - 16 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 - - 10 25-29 - - 9 30-39 68 28 15 40-49 53 45 22 50-64 65 33 28 65 or over - - 16 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 58 39 83 Black - - 6 Hispanic/Latino - - 7 Asian - - 1 Other - - 3 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 48 48 38 White women 66 33 45 Black men - - 3 Black women - - 3 Latino men - - 4 Latino women - - 4 All other races - - 4 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 61 32 14 White 30-44 60 40 20 White 45-64 58 40 35 White 65+ - - 14 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 2 Black 45-64 - - 2 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 3 Latino 30-44 - - 3 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 1 All other - - 4 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 - - 6 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October 64 34 15 Sometime in September 72 26 13 Before that 63 35 55 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 46 46 12 Sometime last week or earlier 65 33 87 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 51 43 16 In the last month or before that 64 33 83 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 46 46 12 Earlier in October 65 34 20 Sometime in September 72 26 13 Before that 63 35 55 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 8 The war in Iraq 71 27 16 The economy 62 35 58 Terrorism - - 5 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 66 31 65 Somewhat worried 56 42 26 Not too worried - - 7 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 - - 8 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 89 10 28 Moderate 66 31 47 Conservative 23 73 25 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 91 8 42 Republican 11 87 16 Independent or something else 54 41 42 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 89 10 30 White Independents 51 44 38 White Republicans 10 89 14 All other 83 13 17 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 3 Somewhat approve - - 13 Somewhat disapprove 46 51 20 Strongly disapprove 79 18 62 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 12 86 16 Disapprove 71 26 82 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 53 45 25 Catholic 60 38 55 Jewish - - 2 Something else - - 5 None - - 13 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 48 51 20 White Catholic 57 41 49 White Jewish - - 2 White something else - - 3 White none - - 10 Non-white 83 14 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate 60 38 21 Some college or associate degree 63 35 28 College graduate 60 37 28 Postgraduate study 67 29 19 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 63 34 76 High school graduate or less 61 36 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 62 34 48 No college degree 62 36 52 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 59 37 42 White non-college graduates 57 41 41 Non White college graduates - - 6 Non White non-college graduates - - 11 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 7 $15,000 - $29,999 - - 11 $30,000 - $49,999 60 38 20 $50,000 - $74,999 60 36 20 $75,000 - $99,999 60 38 17 $100,000 - $149,999 60 38 15 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 6 $200,000 or more - - 5 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 69 30 38 $50,000 or more 58 38 62 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 64 33 75 $100,000 or more 56 40 25 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 69 30 38 $50,000-$99,999 60 37 37 $100,000 or more 56 40 25 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 61 36 29 Over 50k and White 57 40 57 Under 50k and Non-white - - 9 Over 50k and Non-white - - 6 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total John Reed 82 16 73 Bob Tingle 9 87 27 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 67 30 43 Suburbs 58 39 50 10 to 50 thousand - - - Rural - - 7 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 67 30 43 Suburbs 58 39 50 Small city and Rural - - 7 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Provd/Industrial 75 22 24 Warwick/Suburbs 61 36 31 Rural/Rest State 56 41 44

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