United States General Exit Poll PRES04 - Horizontal Percentages Time of Weighting: 11/2/2004 7:33:46 PM Time Created: 11/2/2004 7:33:46 PM

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1 Page 1 of 12 Number of Interviews - 11,027 Vote Estimate Not for On-Air Use Are you: (n=10,978) Male Female Sex by race (n=10,824) White male White female Non-white male Non-white female Are you: (n=10,868) White Black Hispanic/Latino Asian Other AGE (60 and over) (n=10,959) or over Age 65 & over (n=10,959) or over total family income: (n=9,829) Under $15, $15,000-$29, $30,000-$49, $50,000-$74, $75,000-$99, $100,000-$149,

2 Page 2 of total family income: (n=9,829) $150,000-$199, $200,000 or more Total family income: (n=9,829) Less than $50, $50,000 or more Total family income: (n=9,829) Less than $100, $100,000 or more Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? (n=8,044) Yes, I do Yes, someone else does Yes, I do and someone else does No one does UNION HOUSEHOLD (n=8,044) Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or No (No union voter in household Voter is union member: (n=8,044) Yes No Do you work full-time for pay? (n=2,589) Yes No Working women: (n=2,719) Working women All others What was the last grade of school you completed? (n=8,045) Did not complete high school High school graduate Some college or associate degree College graduate Postgraduate study College Education (n=8,045) No college degree

3 Page 3 of 12 College Education (n=8,045) College graduate No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: (n=10,553) Democrat Republican Independent or something else On most political matters, do you consider yourself: (n=10,406) Liberal Moderate Conservative Is this the first time you have ever voted? (n=5,430) Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. (n=7,923) Yes No Protestant/Other Christian Catholic Jewish Something else None Religion among whites (n=8,042) White Protestant/Other Christian White Catholic White Jewish White something else White none Non-white White Evangelical/Born-again Christians (n=8,282) White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangeli cal/attend church at least weekly (n=8,298) White Evangelical/Born-again Christians All others White religious conservatives All others

4 Page 4 of 12 How often do you attend religious services? (n=8,102) More than once a week Once a week A few times a month A few times a year Never How often do you attend religious services? (n=8,306) Weekly Occasionally Never Church attendance by Religion (n=8,306) Protestant/Attend weekly Protestant/Do not attend weekly Catholic/Attend weekly Catholic/Do not attend weekly All Others Have you ever served in the U.S. military? (n=5,493) Yes No Are you currently married? (n=10,664) Yes No Married women (n=11,021) Married women Others Married with children: (n=8,113) Married with children All others Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? (n=8,083) Yes No Women with children (n=8,383) Women with children

5 Page 5 of 12 Women with children (n=8,383) All others Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual? (n=5,090) Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? (n=2,602) When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? (n=6,856) Yes No Yes No Just today In the last three days Sometime last week During the last month Before that Time: Last three days/earlier than that (n=6,856) Time: Last week/earlier than that (n=6,856) Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) (n=5,666) Today/Within the last three days Within the last week or earlier Today through within the last three days Within the last week or earlier Taxes Education Iraq Terrorism Economy/Jobs Moral values Health care Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? (n=5,666) Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove

6 Page 6 of 12 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? (n=5,666) Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) (n=5,666) Strongly disapprove Approve Disapprove He cares about people like me He has strong religious faith He is honest and trustworthy He is a strong leader He is intelligent Compared to four years ago, is the country: (n=5,524) How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? (n=5,524) He will bring about needed change He has clear stands on the issues Safer from terrorism Less safe from terrorism Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? (n=5,666) How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? (n=5,524) Approve Disapprove Very well Somewhat well Somewhat badly Very badly How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? (n=5,666) Very/Somewhat well Very/Somewhat badly

7 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: (n=5,524) Better today Worse today Page 7 of 12 About the same If these were the only two presidential candidates on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted? (n=10,678) Was your vote for president mainly: Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration: John Kerry (Dem) George W. Bush (Rep) Would not have voted for president For your candidate Against his opponent Angry Dissatisfied, but not angry Satisfied, but not enthusiastic Enthusiastic Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Only John Kerry did Only George W. Bush did Both did Neither did Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Do you consider the war in Iraq: Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? (n=2,510) Only Kerry/Both did Only Bush/Neither did Only Bush/Both did Only Kerry/Neither did Part of the war on terrorism Separate from the war on terrorism Yes, for John Kerry Yes, for George W. Bush

8 Page 8 of 12 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? (n=2,510) Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? (n=2,510) Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? (n=2,510) In general, does John Kerry mostly: (n=2,578) Does George W. Bush pay more attention to the interests of: (n=2,578) How concerned are you about the availability and cost of health care? (n=2,578) Yes, for both Kerry and Bush No, I was not contacted For Kerry/Both For Bush/Neither For Bush/Both For Kerry/Neither Say what he believes Say what he thinks people want to hear Ordinary Americans Large corporations Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: (n=2,578) Legal in all cases Legal in most cases Illegal in most cases Illegal in all cases How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? (n=2,555) Very confident Somewhat confident Not very confident Not at all confident How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Very/Somewhat confident Not very/not at all confident

9 Page 9 of 12 Which comes closest to your view of gay and lesbian couples: (n=2,578) Did you vote in the presidential election in 2000? (n=2,545) They should be allowed to legally marry They should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but There should be no legal recognition of their No, I did not vote Yes, for Al Gore Yes, for George W. Bush Yes, for another candidate Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: (n=2,721) Excellent Good Not so good Poor State of the national economy: 2 way (n=2,721) Who would you trust to handle the economy? (n=2,721) Excellent/Good Not so good/poor Only John Kerry Only George W. Bush Both of them Neither of them Who would you trust to handle the economy? (n=2,721) Who would you trust to handle the economy? (n=2,674) Who would you trust to handle terrorism? (n=2,721) Only Kerry/Both Only Bush/Neither Only Bush/Both Only Kerry/Neither Only John Kerry Only George W. Bush Both of them

10 Page 10 of 12 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? (n=2,721) Who would you trust to handle terrorism? (n=2,721) Who would you trust to handle terrorism? (n=2,721) Do you think things in this country today are: (n=2,721) In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of? (n=2,109) Neither of them Only Kerry/Both Only Bush/Neither Only Bush/Both Only Kerry/Neither Generally going in the right direction Seriously off on the wrong track Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of? (n=2,109) Is your opinion of George W. Bush: (n=2,617) Very/Somewhat important Not too/not at all important Favorable Unfavorable Is your opinion of John Kerry: (n=2,617) Favorable Unfavorable Which comes closer to your view: (n=2,617) How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.? (n=2,617) Government should do more to solve problems Government is doing too many things better left to Very worried Somewhat worried Not too worried Not at all worried How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the Very/Somewhat worried

11 Page 11 of 12 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area: (n=2,571) Not too/not at all worried Better today Worse today About the same Do you think the Bush administration's tax cuts have been: (n=2,617) Good for the nation's economy Bad for the nation's economy Made no difference Do you think the war with Iraq has improved the long-term security of the United States? (n=2,617) Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years? (n=2,584) Yes No Yes, I have Yes, someone else has Yes, I have and someone else has No one has Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years? (n=2,584) Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years? (n=2,584) Someone in household lost a job No one in household lost a job Voter has lost a job Voter has NOT lost a job National Region (n=11,027) East Midwest South West Population of area, five categories (n=11,019) Over 500 thousand to 500 thousand Suburbs

12 Page 12 of 12 Population of area, five categories (n=11,019) Population of area, three categories (n=9,027) 10 to 50 thousand Rural City over 50 thousand Suburbs Small city and Rural In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for: (n=10,188) The Democratic candidate The Republican candidate