Pennsylvania
Are you:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Male 47 38 57 4 Female 53 46 49 4
Sex by race
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer White male 39 33 61 5 White female 43 41 54 4 Non-white male 8 61 37 2 Non-white female 10 72 25 1
Are you:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer White 82 37 57 5 Black 13 74 25 1 Hispanic / Latino 3 60 37 3 Asian 1 - - - Other 1 - - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer 18-29 21 51 46 3 30-44 28 39 56 4 45-59 29 40 55 5 60 or over 22 42 53 4
Age 65 & over
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer 18-64 86 42 53 4 65 or over 14 44 53 3
2003 total family income:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Under $15,000 9 51 42 5 $15,000-$29,999 16 49 48 2 $30,000-$49,999 26 43 53 4 $50,000-$74,999 22 40 54 6 $75,000-$99,999 12 42 52 4 $100,000-$149,999 9 36 58 3 $150,000-$199,999 3 31 65 4 $200,000 or more 3 19 79 1
Total family income:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Less than $50,000 51 46 49 4 $50,000 or more 49 38 56 5
Total family income:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Less than $100,000 85 44 51 4 $100,000 or more 15 31 64 3
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Yes, I do 14 44 53 3 Yes, someone else does 13 51 42 6 Yes, I do and someone else does 3 - - - No one does 70 39 56 4
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 30 47 48 4 No (No union voter in household 70 39 56 4
Voter is union member:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Yes 16 45 52 3 No 84 41 54 4
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Did not complete high school 4 42 54 4 High school graduate 30 42 53 4 Some college or associate degree 29 44 51 3 College graduate 23 40 56 4 Postgraduate study 14 39 55 5
College Education
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer No college degree 63 43 52 4 College graduate 37 39 55 5
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Democrat 41 71 28 1 Republican 39 9 84 7 Independent or something else 20 47 45 5
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Liberal 22 75 23 1 Moderate 48 45 53 2 Conservative 30 12 77 10
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Yes 16 51 48 2 No 84 39 55 5
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Protestant / Other Christian 50 35 59 5 Catholic 35 42 54 4 Jewish 2 - - - Something else 6 72 22 0 None 8 58 37 1
Religion among whites
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer White Protestant / Other Christian 39 28 65 6 White Catholic 30 39 56 4 White Jewish 2 - - - White something else 3 66 27 1 White none 6 52 42 1 Non-white 20 67 31 1
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer White Protestant conservatives 13 6 81 12 All others 87 48 48 3
How often do you attend religious services?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer More than once a week 12 34 56 8 Once a week 27 35 58 7 A few times a month 16 41 55 3 A few times a year 30 45 52 2 Never 13 56 39 2
How often do you attend religious services?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Weekly 37 35 57 7 Occasionally 43 43 53 2 Never 12 56 39 2
Church attendance by Religion
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Protestant / Attend weekly 14 23 67 9 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 17 33 64 3 Catholic / Attend weekly 15 42 52 5 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 18 42 55 2 All Others 30 54 41 3
Are you currently married?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Yes 61 35 58 5 No 39 52 45 2
Married women
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Married women 30 40 55 5 Others 70 43 52 4
Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Yes 46 30 63 6 No 54 51 46 2
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Just today 6 37 56 4 In the last three days 3 35 64 1 Sometime last week 2 - - - During the last month 10 47 50 1 Before that 79 42 52 5
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Today / Within the last three days 9 36 59 3 Within the last week or earlier 91 43 52 4
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Today through within the last three days 11 35 61 3 Within the last week or earlier 89 43 52 4
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer For your candidate 69 37 58 4 Against his opponent 26 55 40 4
Do you think the condition of Pennsylvania's economy is:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Excellent 2 - - - Good 46 24 70 6 Not so good 38 54 42 3 Poor 11 73 25 2
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Strongly approve 29 6 84 8 Somewhat approve 20 15 79 6 Somewhat disapprove 13 59 38 1 Strongly disapprove 35 80 18 1
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Approve 50 10 82 7 Disapprove 48 74 24 1
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Taxes 7 43 51 3 Education 5 52 41 3 Iraq 19 60 38 2 Terrorism 21 17 78 4 Economy / Jobs 18 61 38 1 Moral values 18 18 68 12 Health care 6 65 29 2
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer He cares about people like me 12 51 46 2 He has strong religious faith 9 10 79 11 He is honest and trustworthy 11 19 74 5 He is a strong leader 18 18 76 5 He is intelligent 6 71 26 1 He will bring about needed change 26 71 26 1 He has clear stands on the issues 13 31 60 8
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only John Kerry did 23 11 79 8 Only George W. Bush did 17 79 19 2 Both candidates did 43 41 56 2 Neither candidate did 12 46 48 6
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only Kerry / Both did 66 30 64 4 Only Bush / Neither did 29 65 31 4
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only Bush / Both did 60 52 45 2 Only Kerry / Neither did 35 23 68 8
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Safer from terrorism 52 17 76 7 Less safe from terrorism 43 70 27 2
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Strongly approve 27 8 83 8 Somewhat approve 24 20 74 5 Somewhat disapprove 16 62 34 3 Strongly disapprove 31 75 23 1
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Approve 49 14 79 7 Disapprove 45 70 27 2
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Very well 9 6 83 9 Somewhat well 32 11 82 7 Somewhat badly 24 48 48 3 Very badly 33 75 23 1
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Very / Somewhat well 39 9 82 8 Very / Somewhat badly 55 63 33 2
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only John Kerry 39 79 19 1 Only George W. Bush 41 8 84 7 Both of them 8 26 70 4 Neither of them 10 41 53 4
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only Kerry / Both 45 71 28 2 Only Bush / Neither 49 14 78 7
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only Bush / Both 50 11 82 7 Only Kerry / Neither 50 71 27 2
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Better today 30 15 77 6 Worse today 30 69 29 2 About the same 39 40 55 5
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only John Kerry 31 80 18 2 Only George W. Bush 46 7 85 7 Both of them 13 50 48 2 Neither of them 8 65 31 3
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only Kerry / Both 41 71 27 2 Only Bush / Neither 52 16 77 6
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Only Bush / Both 56 16 77 6 Only Kerry / Neither 37 77 21 2
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Over 500 thousand 11 71 28 0 50 to 500 thousand 6 59 39 2 Suburbs 65 38 56 5 10 to 50 thousand 9 41 53 4 Rural 9 23 71 6
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer City over 50 thousand 18 67 32 1 Suburbs 65 38 56 5 Small city and Rural 17 32 62 5
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer Philadelphia 11 71 28 0 Philly Suburbs 22 43 54 2 Northeast 14 41 56 3 Pitt Area&West 23 45 48 5 Central & NoTier 30 30 62 7
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Hoeffel Specter Clymer John F. Kerry 51 76 23 1 George W. Bush 48 7 85 7