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|
% of All
 |
GORE
 | BUSH
 | BUCHANAN
 | NADER
 |
| Are you: |
| Male |
49 |
37 |
61 |
0 |
1 |
| Female |
51 |
45 |
52 |
0 |
2 |

|
| Are you: |
| White |
93 |
38 |
59 |
0 |
1 |
| Black |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Asian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |

|
| To which age group do you belong? |
| 18-29 |
17 |
34 |
62 |
1 |
3 |
| 30-44 |
31 |
39 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
| 45-59 |
30 |
44 |
52 |
0 |
2 |
| 60+ |
21 |
46 |
53 |
1 |
0 |

|
| What was the last grade of school you completed? |
| Did not complete high school |
9 |
43 |
56 |
0 |
1 |
| High school graduate |
32 |
38 |
59 |
0 |
2 |
| Some college or associate degree |
30 |
42 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
| College graduate |
17 |
33 |
65 |
0 |
2 |
| Postgraduate study |
12 |
46 |
47 |
0 |
3 |

|
| 1999 total family income: |
| Under $15,000 |
11 |
52 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
| $15,000-$29,999 |
20 |
47 |
52 |
0 |
1 |
| $30,000-$49,999 |
27 |
38 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
| $50,000-$74,999 |
23 |
36 |
60 |
0 |
4 |
| $75,000-$99,999 |
12 |
37 |
60 |
1 |
1 |
| $100,000 or more |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |

|
| Are you currently married? |
| Yes |
67 |
37 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
| No |
33 |
46 |
51 |
0 |
2 |

|
| Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? |
| Yes |
39 |
34 |
64 |
0 |
1 |
| No |
61 |
44 |
53 |
0 |
2 |

|
| Do you work full-time for pay? |
| Yes |
66 |
38 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
| No |
34 |
44 |
52 |
0 |
2 |

|
| No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: |
| Democrat |
46 |
72 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
| Republican |
39 |
6 |
94 |
0 |
0 |
| Independent |
15 |
32 |
59 |
1 |
5 |

|
| Are you: |
| Protestant/Christian |
68 |
39 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
| Catholic |
18 |
44 |
54 |
0 |
2 |
| Jewish |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| None |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |

|
| How often do you attend religious services? |
| More than once a week |
19 |
31 |
68 |
0 |
1 |
| Once a week |
29 |
35 |
62 |
0 |
2 |
| A few times a month |
11 |
33 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
| A few times a year |
29 |
48 |
52 |
0 |
1 |
| Never |
8 |
50 |
38 |
2 |
6 |

|
| Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right? |
| Yes |
29 |
26 |
72 |
1 |
1 |
| No |
63 |
47 |
50 |
0 |
2 |

|
| On most political matters, do you consider yourself: |
| Liberal |
20 |
72 |
23 |
0 |
4 |
| Moderate |
46 |
45 |
54 |
0 |
1 |
| Conservative |
33 |
13 |
85 |
0 |
1 |

|
| Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: |
| Better today |
48 |
56 |
42 |
0 |
1 |
| Worse today |
12 |
22 |
73 |
0 |
2 |
| About the same |
40 |
26 |
71 |
0 |
2 |

|
| In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for: |
| Bill Clinton (Dem) |
43 |
77 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
| Bob Dole (Rep) |
34 |
4 |
94 |
0 |
0 |
| Ross Perot (Ref) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Someone else |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Did not vote |
12 |
25 |
72 |
0 |
2 |

|
| Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? |
| Approve |
49 |
72 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
| Disapprove |
48 |
8 |
90 |
0 |
1 |

|
| Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person: |
| Favorable |
32 |
79 |
18 |
0 |
3 |
| Unfavorable |
66 |
20 |
77 |
0 |
1 |

|
| When did you finally decide who to vote for in the presidential election? |
| In the last three days |
10 |
48 |
46 |
1 |
2 |
| In the last week |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| In the last month |
13 |
39 |
59 |
0 |
2 |
| Before that |
72 |
40 |
58 |
0 |
1 |

|
| Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? |
| World Affairs |
12 |
38 |
57 |
1 |
3 |
| Medicare/Prescritpion drugs |
10 |
42 |
55 |
0 |
2 |
| Health care |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Economy/Jobs |
22 |
59 |
40 |
0 |
1 |
| Taxes |
15 |
6 |
90 |
1 |
0 |
| Education |
9 |
42 |
56 |
0 |
2 |
| Social Security |
12 |
49 |
51 |
0 |
0 |

|
| Which one candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? |
| He understands complex issues |
10 |
65 |
28 |
0 |
3 |
| He is honest and trustworhty |
28 |
15 |
84 |
0 |
1 |
| He cares about people like me |
14 |
53 |
43 |
1 |
3 |
| He has the right experience |
11 |
72 |
27 |
0 |
1 |
| He is a likeable person |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| He is a strong leader |
12 |
32 |
67 |
1 |
0 |
| He would have good judgment in a crisis |
14 |
41 |
57 |
0 |
2 |

|
| Which comes closer to your view: |
| Government should do more to solve problems |
39 |
61 |
36 |
0 |
3 |
| Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals |
54 |
26 |
72 |
0 |
1 |

|
| Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus: |
| Cut federal income taxes |
29 |
21 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
| Reduce the national debt |
24 |
45 |
52 |
0 |
1 |
| Strengthen Social Security |
35 |
51 |
46 |
0 |
3 |
| Fund other domestic programs |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |

|
| Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates do you think would say anything to get elected president? |
| Only Gore |
36 |
5 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
| Only Bush |
11 |
90 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
| Both would |
40 |
50 |
46 |
0 |
2 |
| Neither would |
10 |
59 |
36 |
0 |
5 |

|
| Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president? |
| Only Gore |
27 |
94 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Only Bush |
30 |
2 |
98 |
0 |
0 |
| Both do |
34 |
30 |
68 |
0 |
1 |
| Neither does |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |

|
| If Al Gore wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? |
| Excited |
15 |
93 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Optimistic, but not excited |
22 |
81 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
| Concerned, but not scared |
28 |
21 |
75 |
0 |
2 |
| Scared |
29 |
2 |
97 |
0 |
1 |

|
| If George W. Bush wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? |
| Excited |
30 |
4 |
96 |
0 |
0 |
| Optimistic, but not excited |
27 |
12 |
86 |
0 |
0 |
| Concerned, but not scared |
18 |
74 |
22 |
1 |
2 |
| Scared |
21 |
94 |
2 |
0 |
4 |

|
| Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? |
| Al Gore did |
26 |
6 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
| George W. Bush did |
8 |
83 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
| Both did |
35 |
50 |
47 |
0 |
2 |
| Neither did |
23 |
48 |
50 |
0 |
2 |

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