North Carolina
Are you:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Male 41 51 48 Female 59 57 41
Sex by race
Category % Total Easley Ballantine White male 31 42 57 White female 40 44 55 Non-white male 11 77 21 Non-white female 18 86 13
Are you:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine White 71 43 56 Black 26 87 12 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 0 - - Other 2 - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total Easley Ballantine 18-29 14 63 35 30-44 33 50 48 45-59 31 55 43 60 or over 22 56 44
Age 65 & over
Category % Total Easley Ballantine 18-64 88 54 44 65 or over 12 57 43
2003 total family income:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Under $15,000 10 74 24 $15,000-$29,999 17 66 31 $30,000-$49,999 22 57 43 $50,000-$74,999 21 44 55 $75,000-$99,999 12 48 51 $100,000-$149,999 11 44 55 $150,000-$199,999 3 48 47 $200,000 or more 3 47 50
Total family income:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Less than $50,000 50 64 35 $50,000 or more 50 45 54
Total family income:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Less than $100,000 83 56 43 $100,000 or more 17 46 53
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Did not complete high school 4 72 28 High school graduate 22 61 38 Some college or associate degree 29 53 46 College graduate 30 51 48 Postgraduate study 15 59 39
College Education
Category % Total Easley Ballantine No college degree 55 57 42 College graduate 45 53 45
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Democrat 39 90 9 Republican 40 19 80 Independent or something else 21 59 39
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Liberal 17 83 15 Moderate 43 65 34 Conservative 40 31 68
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Yes 12 63 32 No 88 55 44
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Protestant / Other Christian 76 52 48 Catholic 9 53 44 Jewish 1 - - Something else 8 69 25 None 6 76 21
Religion among whites
Category % Total Easley Ballantine White Protestant / Other Christian 53 40 60 White Catholic 7 51 46 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 4 50 42 White none 3 64 31 Non-white 32 81 18
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total Easley Ballantine White Protestant conservatives 24 21 79 All others 76 66 32
White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
Category % Total Easley Ballantine White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 36 34 65 All others 64 67 32
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Yes 18 46 53 No 82 57 41
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Just today 4 83 17 In the last three days 4 61 38 Sometime last week 3 - - During the last month 11 76 23 Before that 78 50 48
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Today / Within the last three days 8 73 27 Within the last week or earlier 92 53 44
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Today through within the last three days 11 71 29 Within the last week or earlier 89 53 45
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine For your candidate 74 51 48 Against his opponent 23 73 25
Do you think the condition of North Carolina's economy is:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Excellent 3 - - Good 46 47 52 Not so good 38 64 36 Poor 12 81 17
Is your opinion of John Edwards:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Favorable 51 86 13 Unfavorable 46 26 73
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Strongly approve 37 22 78 Somewhat approve 20 43 55 Somewhat disapprove 11 84 13 Strongly disapprove 31 94 5
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Approve 57 29 70 Disapprove 42 92 7
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Taxes 5 41 56 Education 4 80 19 Iraq 16 79 20 Terrorism 20 38 61 Economy / Jobs 22 80 18 Moral values 24 29 70 Health care 4 73 25
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Easley Ballantine He cares about people like me 11 77 21 He has strong religious faith 14 27 73 He is honest and trustworthy 11 36 64 He is a strong leader 20 40 59 He is intelligent 6 85 14 He will bring about needed change 21 91 9 He has clear stands on the issues 15 42 56
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Safer from terrorism 55 34 65 Less safe from terrorism 42 83 15
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for U.S. senator? (Check only one)
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Health care 15 74 25 Tobacco buyout 1 - - Same-sex marriage 12 27 73 Taxes 10 38 62 Foreign trade 2 - - Economy / Jobs 42 66 32 Education 11 67 32
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Strongly approve 31 22 78 Somewhat approve 24 41 58 Somewhat disapprove 14 78 19 Strongly disapprove 29 93 5
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Approve 54 30 69 Disapprove 43 89 10
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Very well 11 20 80 Somewhat well 38 30 68 Somewhat badly 22 72 26 Very badly 27 92 7
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Very / Somewhat well 48 28 71 Very / Somewhat badly 48 83 15
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Only John Kerry 36 93 5 Only George W. Bush 45 25 74 Both of them 8 59 41 Neither of them 10 65 29
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Only Kerry / Both 43 87 12 Only Bush / Neither 54 32 66
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Only Bush / Both 53 30 69 Only Kerry / Neither 47 87 10
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Better today 34 29 69 Worse today 27 84 15 About the same 38 59 40
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Only John Kerry 30 93 5 Only George W. Bush 51 27 72 Both of them 8 78 20 Neither of them 10 79 16
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Only Kerry / Both 37 90 8 Only Bush / Neither 60 36 63
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Only Bush / Both 58 34 65 Only Kerry / Neither 39 90 8
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Over 500 thousand 7 68 31 50 to 500 thousand 31 56 41 Suburbs 21 44 55 10 to 50 thousand 19 54 45 Rural 23 59 40
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total Easley Ballantine City over 50 thousand 38 55 42 Suburbs 20 42 57 Small city and Rural 42 60 39
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Raleigh / Durham 24 62 36 East 23 54 45 Greensboro Area 18 48 50 Charlotte 23 55 44 Mountain / West 13 52 46
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine John Kerry 43 94 5 George W. Bush 56 25 74
In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Easley Ballantine Erskine Bowles 46 94 6 Richard Burr 52 20 79
