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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 39 59 47 Female 47 52 53 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 54 45 16 30-44 46 52 31 45-64 41 58 39 65+ 32 66 14 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 50 47 9 25-29 58 42 7 30-39 47 51 19 40-49 43 55 24 50-64 40 59 27 65 or over 32 66 14 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 26 73 63 Black 98 2 13 Hispanic/Latino 63 35 20 Asian - - 2 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 23 75 30 White women 28 72 33 Black men - - 5 Black women 98 1 8 Latino men 55 43 10 Latino women 71 28 10 All other races - - 4 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 30 69 9 White 30-44 27 71 19 White 45-64 25 74 26 White 65+ 20 78 10 Black 18-29 - - 3 Black 30-44 - - 5 Black 45-64 - - 5 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 67 30 4 Latino 30-44 60 39 6 Latino 45-64 63 35 7 Latino 65+ - - 2 All other - - 4 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today 55 40 4 In the last three days - - 2 Sometime last week - - 3 Earlier in October 45 53 14 Sometime in September 37 62 13 Before that 42 57 61 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 51 45 7 Sometime last week or earlier 42 56 92 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 56 41 10 In the last month or before that 42 57 88 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 51 45 7 Earlier in October 49 49 17 Sometime in September 37 62 13 Before that 42 57 61 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 31 67 10 The war in Iraq 48 49 11 The economy 48 51 54 Terrorism 7 92 10 Health care 57 42 12 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 53 45 49 Somewhat worried 36 64 32 Not too worried 35 62 12 Not at all worried - - 6 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 46 53 81 Not worried 39 59 18 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 86 12 15 Moderate 53 45 39 Conservative 21 78 46 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 89 10 33 Republican 6 93 34 Independent or something else 36 62 33 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 78 20 12 White Independents 27 72 22 White Republicans 5 95 29 All other 74 25 37 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 9 89 10 Somewhat approve 5 94 31 Somewhat disapprove 32 67 16 Strongly disapprove 87 11 41 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 6 93 41 Disapprove 71 27 58 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 16 83 33 All others 57 42 67 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school 62 36 5 High school graduate 44 56 19 Some college or associate degree 48 50 30 College graduate 38 60 31 Postgraduate study 36 61 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 42 57 76 High school graduate or less 48 51 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 38 61 47 No college degree 48 51 53 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 25 74 33 White non-college graduates 26 72 30 Non White college graduates 70 29 14 Non White non-college graduates 77 23 23 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 70 29 6 $15,000 - $29,999 60 38 12 $30,000 - $49,999 50 48 19 $50,000 - $74,999 35 64 18 $75,000 - $99,999 42 57 17 $100,000 - $149,999 37 61 14 $150,000 - $199,999 27 72 7 $200,000 or more 34 65 8 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 56 42 37 $50,000 or more 36 63 63 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 48 51 71 $100,000 or more 34 65 29 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 56 42 37 $50,000-$99,999 38 61 35 $100,000 or more 34 65 29 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 27 70 17 Over 50k and White 25 74 46 Under 50k and Non-white 82 17 19 Over 50k and Non-white 67 32 17 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Rick Noriega 89 10 42 John Cornyn 8 91 56 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 55 44 27 50 to 500 thousand 47 52 16 Suburbs 37 61 41 10 to 50 thousand 30 69 10 Rural 44 55 6 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 52 47 43 Suburbs 37 61 41 Small city and Rural 36 63 16 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total East 36 62 22 Dallas/Ft Worth 47 51 16 Houston 47 52 15 South-Central 48 51 19 West 22 77 13 Hispanic/South 60 38 14

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