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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 41 58 46 Female 48 51 54 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 55 44 18 30-44 54 46 29 45-64 39 61 39 65+ 33 66 13 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 57 42 10 25-29 - - 8 30-39 59 41 18 40-49 47 52 22 50-64 35 64 29 65 or over 33 66 13 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 26 73 71 Black 96 4 25 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 0 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 23 76 34 White women 29 70 37 Black men 97 3 11 Black women 96 4 14 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 1 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 24 74 10 White 30-44 31 69 19 White 45-64 22 77 30 White 65+ 29 70 12 Black 18-29 - - 6 Black 30-44 95 5 10 Black 45-64 - - 8 Black 65+ - - 1 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 - - 5 In the last three days - - 5 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October 44 56 12 Sometime in September 58 41 13 Before that 42 58 61 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 40 56 10 Sometime last week or earlier 45 55 90 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 43 54 13 In the last month or before that 45 55 86 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 40 56 10 Earlier in October 45 54 16 Sometime in September 58 41 13 Before that 42 58 61 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 64 36 11 The economy 44 56 63 Terrorism - - 8 Health care - - 6 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 20 79 33 Can bring about needed change 87 12 31 Has the right experience 4 96 22 Cares about people like me 70 29 9 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 84 15 17 Moderate 58 42 43 Conservative 14 86 40 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 92 8 38 Republican 4 96 41 Independent or something else 40 57 20 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 80 19 14 White Independents 34 63 17 White Republicans 3 97 40 All other 93 7 29 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 9 Somewhat approve 6 94 27 Somewhat disapprove 27 73 24 Strongly disapprove 79 20 40 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 8 92 36 Disapprove 60 39 64 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 15 85 40 All others 64 35 60 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 5 High school graduate 47 53 22 Some college or associate degree 44 55 31 College graduate 37 63 24 Postgraduate study 50 50 18 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 43 56 73 High school graduate or less 51 49 27 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 43 57 42 No college degree 47 52 58 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 32 68 34 White non-college graduates 21 78 37 Non White college graduates - - 8 Non White non-college graduates 93 7 21 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 9 $15,000 - $29,999 60 40 11 $30,000 - $49,999 51 48 19 $50,000 - $74,999 33 66 23 $75,000 - $99,999 40 60 15 $100,000 - $149,999 37 63 11 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 5 $200,000 or more - - 6 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 58 41 39 $50,000 or more 36 64 61 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 47 52 78 $100,000 or more 36 64 22 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 58 41 39 $50,000-$99,999 36 63 38 $100,000 or more 36 64 22 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 27 73 21 Over 50k and White 25 75 50 Under 50k and Non-white 95 5 18 Over 50k and Non-white 88 12 11 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 8 One of several important factors 37 63 12 A minor factor 39 61 12 Not a factor at all 43 56 68 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 42 58 19 Not an important factor 43 57 80 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 41 59 31 Not a factor 43 56 68 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 44 55 56 Somewhat worried 35 64 31 Not too worried - - 8 Not at all worried - - 4 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 41 58 87 Not worried 49 51 12 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 1 Good - - 8 Not so good 34 65 54 Poor 59 40 37 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good - - 9 Not so good/Poor 44 55 90 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 59 40 14 No 40 60 86 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Bob Conley 87 12 42 Lindsey Graham 13 86 57 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 33 67 41 10 to 50 thousand 55 44 39 Rural 48 51 15 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 33 67 41 Small city and Rural 53 46 54 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Piedmont 37 62 37 Midlands 50 49 24 Pee Dee 48 52 18 Low Country 51 49 21

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