RHODE ISLAND EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	WEYGAND	CHAFEE
Are you:
Male	50	40	59
Female	50	43	54
Are you:
White	84	39	60
Black	6	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	5	0	0
Asian	3	0	0
Other	2	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	18	50	47
30-44	34	39	59
45-59	27	40	57
60+	21	39	60
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	0	0
High school graduate	18	53	47
Some college or associate degree	28	38	58
College graduate	28	40	60
Postgraduate study	21	37	60
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	6	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	13	48	48
$30,000-$49,999	22	42	55
$50,000-$74,999	25	47	50
$75,000-$99,999	17	25	73
$100,000 or more	18	36	63
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	44	52	46
Republican	17	26	74
Independent	39	34	64
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	30	38	62
Catholic	43	43	57
Jewish	8	40	51
Something else	7	0	0
None	11	37	58
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	7	0	0
Once a week	24	43	56
A few times a month	15	43	57
A few times a year	33	34	64
Never	20	40	55
Which comes closer to your position? Abortion should be:
Legal in all cases	29	42	55
Legal in most cases	38	37	61
Illegal in most cases	20	40	60
Illegal in all cases	9	63	37
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	35	50	47
Moderate	46	36	63
Conservative	19	35	64
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	21	48	48
Yes, someone else does	17	43	52
No	62	38	61
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	52	43	57
Worse today	11	45	53
About the same	36	35	60
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	56	49	51
Bob Dole (Rep)	17	21	79
Ross Perot (Ref)	7	0	0
Someone else	3	0	0
Did not vote	15	45	45
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	73	44	53
Disapprove	25	29	70
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	44	48	50
Unfavorable	53	34	63