Pennsylvania
Are you:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 47 48 51 Female 53 54 46
Sex by race
Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 38 42 57 White female 43 48 51 Non-white male 9 75 24 Non-white female 10 78 22
Are you:
Category % Total Kerry Bush White 82 45 54 Black 13 84 16 Hispanic / Latino 3 72 28 Asian 1 - - Other 1 - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 21 60 39 30-44 28 48 51 45-59 29 50 50 60 or over 22 48 52
Age 65 & over
Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 86 51 48 65 or over 14 52 48
2003 total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 9 60 40 $15,000-$29,999 16 60 39 $30,000-$49,999 26 48 51 $50,000-$74,999 22 48 52 $75,000-$99,999 12 52 47 $100,000-$149,999 9 51 48 $150,000-$199,999 3 35 65 $200,000 or more 3 22 78
Total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 52 54 45 $50,000 or more 48 47 53
Total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 85 52 47 $100,000 or more 15 42 58
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes, I do 14 61 39 Yes, someone else does 14 62 38 Yes, I do and someone else does 3 - - No one does 70 45 55
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 30 62 37 No (No union voter in household 70 45 55
Voter is union member:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 16 63 37 No 84 47 52
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Did not complete high school 4 57 43 High school graduate 31 49 51 Some college or associate degree 29 54 46 College graduate 23 46 53 Postgraduate study 14 52 48
College Education
Category % Total Kerry Bush No college degree 64 52 48 College graduate 36 48 51
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 41 85 15 Republican 39 11 89 Independent or something else 20 58 41
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 22 88 12 Moderate 48 57 43 Conservative 30 13 86
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 16 59 41 No 84 49 51
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 50 45 55 Catholic 35 51 49 Jewish 2 - - Something else 6 75 24 None 8 69 29
Religion among whites
Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 38 36 63 White Catholic 30 48 52 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 3 77 23 White none 6 64 35 Non-white 20 78 22
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 13 7 93 All others 87 58 41
How often do you attend religious services?
Category % Total Kerry Bush More than once a week 12 38 62 Once a week 27 45 55 A few times a month 15 48 52 A few times a year 29 56 43 Never 13 68 31
How often do you attend religious services?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Weekly 37 43 57 Occasionally 42 53 46 Never 13 68 31
Church attendance by Religion
Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Attend weekly 14 35 65 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 17 45 54 Catholic / Attend weekly 15 47 53 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 18 54 45 All Others 31 62 37
Are you currently married?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 61 45 55 No 39 59 40
Married women
Category % Total Kerry Bush Married women 30 49 50 Others 70 52 47
Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 46 38 62 No 54 60 39
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 6 46 51 In the last three days 3 60 40 Sometime last week 3 - - During the last month 10 61 38 Before that 79 49 50
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 9 51 48 Within the last week or earlier 91 51 49
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 11 52 46 Within the last week or earlier 89 51 49
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 69 43 57 Against his opponent 26 71 28
Do you think the condition of Pennsylvania's economy is:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Excellent 2 - - Good 46 27 72 Not so good 39 66 33 Poor 11 86 14
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 30 6 94 Somewhat approve 20 11 89 Somewhat disapprove 13 86 13 Strongly disapprove 35 98 2
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 50 8 92 Disapprove 48 95 5
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 7 52 48 Education 5 74 26 Iraq 19 71 29 Terrorism 20 17 83 Economy / Jobs 18 82 18 Moral values 18 19 80 Health care 6 81 19
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush He cares about people like me 12 63 36 He has strong religious faith 9 6 94 He is honest and trustworthy 11 26 74 He is a strong leader 18 14 85 He is intelligent 6 94 6 He will bring about needed change 26 96 3 He has clear stands on the issues 13 30 69
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry did 23 7 93 Only George W. Bush did 17 96 4 Both candidates did 42 53 46 Neither candidate did 12 57 43
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both did 65 37 63 Only Bush / Neither did 30 80 20
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both did 60 65 34 Only Kerry / Neither did 35 24 76
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Safer from terrorism 53 20 79 Less safe from terrorism 42 87 12
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 27 6 94 Somewhat approve 25 25 74 Somewhat disapprove 16 81 19 Strongly disapprove 31 93 7
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 49 16 84 Disapprove 45 89 11
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Very well 9 12 88 Somewhat well 31 7 93 Somewhat badly 24 64 35 Very badly 33 93 6
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat well 39 8 92 Very / Somewhat badly 54 81 19
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 39 98 1 Only George W. Bush 41 2 98 Both of them 7 37 62 Neither of them 10 57 41
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 44 89 11 Only Bush / Neither 49 13 86
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 50 7 92 Only Kerry / Neither 50 90 10
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 30 21 79 Worse today 30 84 16 About the same 39 47 53
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 31 97 3 Only George W. Bush 46 2 98 Both of them 13 75 25 Neither of them 8 84 14
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 41 91 9 Only Bush / Neither 51 15 85
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 56 18 82 Only Kerry / Neither 37 94 5
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 12 81 19 50 to 500 thousand 6 72 28 Suburbs 65 47 52 10 to 50 thousand 8 52 48 Rural 9 27 73
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 18 78 22 Suburbs 65 47 52 Small city and Rural 17 39 60
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total Kerry Bush Philadelphia 12 81 19 Philly Suburbs 21 54 46 Northeast 14 51 49 Pitt Area&West 23 53 46 Central & NoTier 30 37 63
In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Joe Hoeffel 42 92 8 Arlen Specter 53 22 78 James Clymer 4 12 88
