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Are you: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Male 49 45 6 49 Female 50 45 5 51 Age, four categories Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total 18-29 - - - 12 30-44 56 39 5 27 45-64 47 47 5 42 65+ 45 52 4 19 Age, six categories Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total 18-24 - - - 5 25-29 - - - 7 30-39 58 37 6 18 40-49 49 49 2 20 50-64 48 45 7 31 65 or over 45 52 4 19 Are you: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White 49 46 5 89 Black - - - 2 Hispanic/Latino - - - 5 Asian - - - 1 Other - - - 4 Sex by race Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White men 48 47 5 43 White women 50 46 4 46 Black men - - - 1 Black women - - - 0 Latino men - - - 2 Latino women - - - 3 All other races - - - 5 Age by race Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White 18-29 - - - 11 White 30-44 54 41 5 24 White 45-64 47 48 5 37 White 65+ 44 52 3 18 Black 18-29 - - - 0 Black 30-44 - - - 1 Black 45-64 - - - 1 Black 65+ - - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - - 2 Latino 45-64 - - - 1 Latino 65+ - - - 0 All other - - - 5 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Energy policy 54 44 2 14 The war in Iraq 62 35 3 11 The economy 48 46 6 54 Terrorism 15 80 6 8 Health care 68 28 4 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Liberal 86 12 2 25 Moderate 54 41 4 43 Conservative 14 77 8 32 Party Identification Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Democrat 83 16 1 37 Republican 6 88 6 26 Independent or something else 48 43 9 37 Party by race Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White Democrats 82 17 1 33 White Independents 49 42 8 31 White Republicans 5 90 5 25 All other - - - 11 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Strongly approve - - - 8 Somewhat approve 6 88 6 19 Somewhat disapprove 23 67 10 14 Strongly disapprove 76 21 4 59 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Approve 7 88 6 27 Disapprove 66 30 5 73 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Protestant/Other Christian 38 55 7 55 Catholic 48 49 3 13 Jewish - - - 2 Something else 73 24 3 12 None 67 30 3 18 Religion among whites Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 36 58 6 49 White Catholic 44 52 4 11 White Jewish - - - 2 White something else 72 24 4 10 White none 66 31 3 16 Non-white - - - 12 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 26 65 9 27 All others 59 37 4 73 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White Protestant evangelical 23 67 10 25 White Protestant non-evangelical 49 48 2 25 All others 63 32 4 50 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Did not complete high school - - - 3 High school graduate 48 46 7 20 Some college or associate degree 49 46 5 31 College graduate 47 46 6 30 Postgraduate study 59 40 1 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total More than high school grad 50 45 5 77 High school graduate or less 49 45 6 23 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total College graduate 51 44 4 46 No college degree 49 45 6 54 Education by race Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total White college graduates 51 44 4 41 White non-college graduates 47 48 5 48 Non White college graduates - - - 4 Non White non-college graduates - - - 7 2007 total family income: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Under $15,000 - - - 5 $15,000 - $29,999 67 24 9 10 $30,000 - $49,999 50 44 5 22 $50,000 - $74,999 49 47 4 26 $75,000 - $99,999 45 50 4 17 $100,000 - $149,999 53 45 2 13 $150,000 - $199,999 - - - 4 $200,000 or more - - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Less than $50,000 55 37 8 38 $50,000 or more 48 48 4 62 Total family income, $100K Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Less than $100,000 51 43 6 80 $100,000 or more 48 48 3 20 Total family income: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Under $50,000 55 37 8 38 $50,000-$99,999 47 48 4 42 $100,000 or more 48 48 3 20 Income by Race Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Under 50k and White 53 39 8 34 Over 50k and White 47 50 3 55 Under 50k and Non-white - - - 4 Over 50k and Non-white - - - 7 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total The single most important factor - - - 5 One of several important factors 59 40 2 9 A minor factor 60 35 5 8 Not a factor at all 48 46 6 77 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total An important factor 55 42 3 13 Not an important factor 49 45 6 85 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total A factor 57 40 4 21 Not a factor 48 46 6 77 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Very worried 59 36 5 46 Somewhat worried 46 49 5 39 Not too worried 30 65 6 9 Not at all worried - - - 5 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Worried 53 42 5 84 Not worried 32 62 6 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Excellent - - - 0 Good - - - 5 Not so good 33 63 4 39 Poor 66 29 6 55 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Excellent/Good - - - 5 Not so good/Poor 52 43 5 94 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Strongly approve 6 85 9 15 Somewhat approve 13 82 5 21 Somewhat disapprove 58 38 3 15 Strongly disapprove 79 16 5 46 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Approve 10 83 7 37 Disapprove 74 21 5 61 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Yes - - - 6 No 49 46 5 94 Do you think Gordon Smith agrees with George W. Bush on issues: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Too often 80 14 6 46 Not often enough - - - 6 About the right amount 13 84 4 32 Do you think Gordon Smith's positions on the issues are: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Too liberal 34 53 13 15 Too conservative 91 8 2 29 About right 18 81 2 37 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Barack Obama 79 18 3 60 John McCain 6 86 8 40 Population of area, five categories Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Over 500 thousand 68 27 4 17 50 to 500 thousand 51 46 3 18 Suburbs 48 46 5 41 10 to 50 thousand 39 54 7 13 Rural 39 54 7 12 Population of area, three categories Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total City over 50 thousand 59 37 4 35 Suburbs 48 46 5 41 Small city and Rural 39 54 7 25 Geo Stratum Code Category Merkley Smith Brownlow % Total Multnomah County 66 31 4 20 NW Pacific Coast 52 43 5 21 Suburbs&Capital 48 46 5 36 South & East 37 57 6 24

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