NEW YORK EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	CLINTON	LAZIO
Are you:
Male	46	49	49
Female	54	60	39
Are you:
White	78	46	52
Black	11	90	10
Hispanic/Latino	8	84	16
Asian	2	0	0
Other	1	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	16	57	40
30-44	34	57	40
45-59	29	53	44
60+	22	51	48
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	74	24
High school graduate	18	50	48
Some college or associate degree	25	54	43
College graduate	27	53	44
Postgraduate study	26	55	44
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	6	67	31
$15,000-$29,999	13	57	41
$30,000-$49,999	23	57	39
$50,000-$74,999	25	56	43
$75,000-$99,999	13	49	49
$100,000 or more	21	49	49
Are you currently married?
Yes	62	52	47
No	38	61	36
Do you have children under 18 living in your household?
Yes	38	56	42
No	62	54	44
Do you work full-time for pay?
Yes	68	56	42
No	32	52	47
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	45	85	14
Republican	28	14	85
Independent	27	46	49
Do you or does someone else in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	26	63	35
Yes, someone else does	13	55	43
No	61	51	46
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	31	51	47
Catholic	40	52	46
Jewish	14	53	45
Something else	6	76	18
None	9	66	28
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	12	37	58
Once a week	24	47	52
A few times a month	14	54	45
A few times a year	33	62	38
Never	15	64	32
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	30	82	16
Moderate	46	54	44
Conservative	24	19	78
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	53	63	36
Worse today	9	42	58
About the same	36	46	51
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	55	78	21
Bob Dole (Rep)	22	8	90
Ross Perot (Ref)	7	24	67
Someone else	2	0	0
Did not vote	12	58	39
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	66	76	23
Disapprove	31	10	87
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	44	84	15
Unfavorable	51	28	69
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World affairs	51	28	69
Medicare/Prescription drugs	51	28	69
Health care	51	28	69
Economy/Jobs	51	28	69
Taxes	51	28	69
Education	51	28	69
Social Security	51	28	69
Which one candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
He understands complex issues	51	28	69
He is honest and trustworthy	51	28	69
He cares about people like me	51	28	69
He has the right experience	51	28	69
He is a likeable person	51	28	69
He is a strong leader	51	28	69
He would have good judgment in a crisis	51	28	69
Which was more important in your vote for president today?
My candidate's positions on the issues	62	62	36
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities	34	43	54
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	55	75	25
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	40	27	70
Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus?
Cut federal income tax	25	35	64
Reduce the national debt	24	59	39
Strengthen Social Security	33	62	36
Fund other programs	9	75	21
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates do you think would say anything to get elected president?
Only Gore	24	26	73
Only Bush	21	81	18
Both would	42	58	40
Neither would	9	55	42
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
Only Gore	48	85	14
Only Bush	16	11	88
Both	25	35	64
Neither	8	30	63
How concerned are you that Hillary Clinton has not lived here long enough to represent New York effectively?
Very concerned	34	13	85
Somewhat concerned	13	34	65
Not too concerned	14	85	13
Not at all concerned	37	91	8
Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly:
For your candidate	67	66	33
Against his or her opponent	29	28	69
Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly?
Clinton did	18	18	82
Lazio did	28	93	6
Both did	37	46	51
Neither did	10	49	49