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Gender: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Male 69 29 47 Female 74 24 53 Age, four categories Category Manchin Weeks % Total 18-29 74 25 18 30-44 70 28 23 45-64 71 26 45 65+ 72 27 14 Age, six categories Category Manchin Weeks % Total 18-24 71 28 10 25-29 - - 8 30-39 74 25 14 40-49 72 25 20 50-64 68 28 34 65 or over 72 27 14 Are you: Category Manchin Weeks % Total White 71 27 94 Black - - 2 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 1 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Manchin Weeks % Total White men 68 30 44 White women 73 24 49 Black men - - 1 Black women - - 1 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Manchin Weeks % Total White 18-29 72 26 16 White 30-44 69 29 23 White 45-64 71 26 42 White 65+ - - 13 Black 18-29 - - 0 Black 30-44 - - 0 Black 45-64 - - 1 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 1 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 Manchin Weeks % Total Energy policy - - 10 The war in Iraq - - 10 The economy 76 22 60 Terrorism - - 11 Health care - - 6 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Liberal 81 14 18 Moderate 77 21 48 Conservative 58 41 34 Party Identification Category Manchin Weeks % Total Democrat 85 12 48 Republican 54 45 34 Independent or something else 67 30 18 Party by race Category Manchin Weeks % Total White Democrats 85 12 44 White Independents 65 31 17 White Republicans 55 45 33 All other - - 6 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Strongly approve - - 11 Somewhat approve 64 35 24 Somewhat disapprove 70 29 22 Strongly disapprove 84 13 42 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Approve 59 40 35 Disapprove 79 18 63 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Manchin Weeks % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 69 29 52 All others 75 23 48 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Did not complete high school - - 6 High school graduate 73 26 30 Some college or associate degree 75 23 31 College graduate 66 31 21 Postgraduate study 74 22 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Manchin Weeks % Total More than high school grad 72 25 64 High school graduate or less 70 29 36 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Manchin Weeks % Total College graduate 69 28 33 No college degree 72 26 67 Education by race Category Manchin Weeks % Total White college graduates 69 27 32 White non-college graduates 71 27 62 Non White college graduates - - 2 Non White non-college graduates - - 4 2007 total family income: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Under $15,000 - - 8 $15,000 - $29,999 75 23 16 $30,000 - $49,999 67 30 23 $50,000 - $74,999 67 30 22 $75,000 - $99,999 72 27 15 $100,000 - $149,999 82 17 11 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 3 $200,000 or more - - 2 Total family income, $50K Category Manchin Weeks % Total Less than $50,000 72 26 47 $50,000 or more 71 27 53 Total family income, $100K Category Manchin Weeks % Total Less than $100,000 70 27 83 $100,000 or more 76 22 17 Total family income: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Under $50,000 72 26 47 $50,000-$99,999 69 29 37 $100,000 or more 76 22 17 Income by Race Category Manchin Weeks % Total Under 50k and White 72 26 44 Over 50k and White 70 28 50 Under 50k and Non-white - - 3 Over 50k and Non-white - - 4 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Manchin Weeks % Total The single most important factor - - 7 One of several important factors 73 26 15 A minor factor - - 10 Not a factor at all 71 26 68 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Manchin Weeks % Total An important factor 72 28 21 Not an important factor 72 26 77 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Manchin Weeks % Total A factor 73 26 31 Not a factor 71 26 68 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Very worried 75 23 60 Somewhat worried 70 28 30 Not too worried - - 9 Not at all worried - - 1 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Worried 73 25 90 Not worried - - 10 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Excellent - - 0 Good - - 9 Not so good 71 28 50 Poor 78 19 41 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Manchin Weeks % Total Excellent/Good - - 9 Not so good/Poor 74 24 91 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Yes, I do 79 21 12 Yes, someone else does 67 32 12 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 1 No one does 72 26 75 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Manchin Weeks % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 71 28 25 No (No union voter in household 72 26 75 Voter is union member: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Yes 75 25 13 No 71 27 87 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Manchin Weeks % Total Democrats for Clinton 86 12 27 Democrats for Obama 91 7 13 Democrats for another candidate - - 4 Democrats who did not care - - 2 Non-Democrats 59 39 51 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Manchin Weeks % Total Yes, for Barack Obama - - 11 Yes, for John McCain 67 33 12 Yes, for both Obama and McCain 71 28 19 No, I was not contacted 72 25 57 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Manchin Weeks % Total For Obama/Both 73 25 29 For McCain/Neither 71 26 68 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Manchin Weeks % Total For McCain/Both 69 30 30 For Obama/Neither 73 24 67 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Barack Obama 88 8 42 John McCain 59 40 56 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Manchin Weeks % Total Jay Rockefeller 87 10 63 Jay Wolfe 45 54 37 Population of area, five categories Category Manchin Weeks % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 72 26 41 10 to 50 thousand - - 5 Rural 70 27 49 Population of area, three categories Category Manchin Weeks % Total City over 50 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 72 26 41 Small city and Rural 71 27 54 Geo Stratum Code Category Manchin Weeks % Total Chrlstn-Huntngtn 72 25 22 Southwest 70 27 18 Monongahla R Vly 74 26 15 Appalachian High 67 30 27 Ohio Riv Region 77 23 19

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