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Gender: Category Tuke Alexander % Total Male 31 67 47 Female 33 64 53 Age, four categories Category Tuke Alexander % Total 18-29 42 56 14 30-44 23 74 27 45-64 37 62 41 65+ 32 66 18 Age, six categories Category Tuke Alexander % Total 18-24 42 57 8 25-29 41 54 6 30-39 23 73 17 40-49 28 71 22 50-64 39 60 29 65 or over 32 66 18 Are you: Category Tuke Alexander % Total White 26 71 85 Black 72 26 11 Hispanic/Latino - - 2 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Tuke Alexander % Total White men 28 70 42 White women 26 72 42 Black men - - 2 Black women 71 28 9 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Tuke Alexander % Total White 18-29 33 64 12 White 30-44 19 77 23 White 45-64 28 71 34 White 65+ 29 69 16 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 3 Black 45-64 - - 5 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 0 Latino 30-44 - - 0 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 2 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Tuke Alexander % Total Energy policy 23 73 10 The war in Iraq 49 47 10 The economy 35 64 56 Terrorism 12 85 11 Health care 35 62 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Tuke Alexander % Total Liberal 67 31 16 Moderate 38 61 39 Conservative 14 83 44 Party Identification Category Tuke Alexander % Total Democrat 75 24 31 Republican 4 94 32 Independent or something else 22 75 37 Party by race Category Tuke Alexander % Total White Democrats 69 30 21 White Independents 22 75 33 White Republicans 2 95 31 All other 64 34 15 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Tuke Alexander % Total Strongly approve 11 87 11 Somewhat approve 4 93 24 Somewhat disapprove 18 80 23 Strongly disapprove 61 37 41 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Tuke Alexander % Total Approve 6 91 35 Disapprove 46 52 63 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Tuke Alexander % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 17 80 54 All others 48 50 46 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Tuke Alexander % Total Did not complete high school - - 5 High school graduate 26 72 26 Some college or associate degree 31 67 27 College graduate 35 64 28 Postgraduate study 41 57 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Tuke Alexander % Total More than high school grad 34 64 69 High school graduate or less 29 69 31 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Tuke Alexander % Total College graduate 37 62 41 No college degree 30 68 Education by race Category Tuke Alexander % Total White college graduates 30 69 35 White non-college graduates 24 73 50 Non White college graduates - - 6 Non White non-college graduates 61 38 9 2007 total family income: Category Tuke Alexander % Total Under $15,000 50 44 6 $15,000 - $29,999 40 56 16 $30,000 - $49,999 31 68 20 $50,000 - $74,999 34 63 23 $75,000 - $99,999 24 74 17 $100,000 - $149,999 30 69 10 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 5 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Tuke Alexander % Total Less than $50,000 36 61 42 $50,000 or more 31 68 58 Total family income, $100K Category Tuke Alexander % Total Less than $100,000 33 65 82 $100,000 or more 33 66 18 Total family income: Category Tuke Alexander % Total Under $50,000 37 60 42 $50,000-$99,999 30 68 40 $100,000 or more 34 65 18 Income by Race Category Tuke Alexander % Total Under 50k and White 30 67 33 Over 50k and White 26 72 52 Under 50k and Non-white 60 38 9 Over 50k and Non-white - - 6 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Tuke Alexander % Total The single most important factor - - 6 One of several important factors 29 64 10 A minor factor 29 70 11 Not a factor at all 31 67 72 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Tuke Alexander % Total An important factor 34 59 16 Not an important factor 31 68 83 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Tuke Alexander % Total A factor 32 63 26 Not a factor 31 67 72 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Tuke Alexander % Total Very worried 40 57 52 Somewhat worried 21 77 33 Not too worried 18 79 10 Not at all worried - - 4 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Tuke Alexander % Total Worried 33 65 85 Not worried 21 76 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Tuke Alexander % Total Excellent - - 1 Good 19 78 9 Not so good 22 76 45 Poor 43 54 45 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Tuke Alexander % Total Excellent/Good 19 78 10 Not so good/Poor 33 65 89 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Tuke Alexander % Total Democrats for Clinton 71 28 11 Democrats for Obama 82 17 15 Democrats for another candidate - - 2 Democrats who did not care - - 2 Non-Democrats 13 84 67 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Tuke Alexander % Total Yes 45 51 10 No 30 68 90 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Tuke Alexander % Total Barack Obama 72 27 40 John McCain 7 91 57 Population of area, five categories Category Tuke Alexander % Total Over 500 thousand 45 53 18 50 to 500 thousand 39 59 15 Suburbs 23 75 31 10 to 50 thousand 32 67 15 Rural 30 67 21 Population of area, three categories Category Tuke Alexander % Total City over 50 thousand 42 56 33 Suburbs 23 75 31 Small city and Rural 31 67 36 Geo Stratum Code Category Tuke Alexander % Total Southwest 34 64 19 Nashville Area 35 62 26 Middle/West 39 59 18 East 25 72 36

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