MASSACHUSETTS EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the presidential race
Results below.
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	% of All	GORE	BUSH	BUCHANAN	NADER
Are you:
Male	47	52	37	0	8
Female	53	67	28	0	5
Are you:
White	90	57	34	0	7
Black	5	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	2	0	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	0	0	0
Other	1	0	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	14	55	29	0	16
30-44	34	60	33	0	6
45-59	29	59	33	1	6
60+	23	63	33	0	2
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	0	0	0	0
High school graduate	17	65	32	0	2
Some college or associate degree	24	60	33	1	6
College graduate	29	57	35	0	7
Postgraduate study	26	60	29	0	9
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	5	0	0	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	12	63	27	0	9
$30,000-$49,999	20	65	29	1	5
$50,000-$74,999	25	61	30	0	8
$75,000-$99,999	15	57	39	0	3
$100,000 or more	21	57	34	0	7
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	43	86	9	0	4
Republican	18	7	87	1	5
Independent	39	56	31	0	10
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	30	49	45	0	5
Catholic	47	62	32	1	5
Jewish	9	0	0	0	0
Something else	5	0	0	0	0
None	9	0	0	0	0
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	35	84	6	0	10
Moderate	42	61	31	0	6
Conservative	23	20	76	1	1
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	56	67	25	0	7
Worse today	8	0	0	0	0
About the same	33	49	43	0	6
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	61	83	11	0	4
Bob Dole (Rep)	20	8	86	0	5
Ross Perot (Ref)	7	0	0	0	0
Someone Else	2	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	8	0	0	0	0
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	69	79	15	0	6
Disapprove	27	11	80	1	7
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	44	82	12	0	6
Unfavorable	51	39	53	0	6
Which one of these issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World Affairs	16	61	30	1	8
Medicare/Prescription drugs	8	0	0	0	0
Health care	9	0	0	0	0
Economy/Jobs	21	75	17	0	7
Taxes	11	16	77	1	3
Education	13	64	31	0	6
Social Security	9	0	0	0	0
Which comes closer to your view?
Government should do more to solve problems	52	80	14	0	6
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	41	32	59	0	6