RHODE ISLAND 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	50	54	37	1	7
Female	50	67	28	0	5
Are you:
White	84	60	34	0	5
Black	6	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	5	0	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	0	0	0
Other	2	0	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	20	62	26	1	10
30-44	33	60	33	0	6
45-59	27	60	33	0	5
60+	20	61	33	1	3
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	0	0	0	0
High school graduate	18	60	34	1	5
Some college or associate degree	28	64	27	0	7
College graduate	27	59	34	1	5
Postgraduate study	21	60	31	0	6
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	6	0	0	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	14	71	18	1	7
$30,000-$49,999	22	64	30	0	7
$50,000-$74,999	25	58	34	1	6
$75,000-$99,999	16	56	37	1	4
$100,000 or more	17	57	38	0	4
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	43	86	9	0	3
Republican	17	11	87	0	1
Independent	40	56	31	1	11
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	30	55	38	1	4
Catholic	43	62	35	0	3
Jewish	8	70	14	0	8
Something else	7	0	0	0	0
None	12	70	17	0	12
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	7	0	0	0	0
Once a week	24	57	38	1	4
A few times a month	14	63	32	0	5
A few times a year	33	62	30	0	7
Never	21	66	23	1	9
Which comes closer to your position? Abortion should be:
Legal in all cases	29	71	18	1	9
Legal in most cases	37	66	27	0	5
Illegal in most cases	20	42	54	0	4
Illegal in all cases	10	54	43	1	1
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	35	76	13	0	10
Moderate	46	62	33	1	4
Conservative	19	32	61	1	3
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	20	59	30	1	7
Yes, someone else does	18	61	28	1	8
No	62	60	34	0	5
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	51	68	26	1	5
Worse today	12	51	41	0	7
About the same	36	56	35	0	6
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	55	81	14	0	4
Bob Dole (Rep)	17	11	82	1	5
Ross Perot (Ref)	7	0	0	0	0
Someone else	4	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	17	63	23	0	10
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	72	74	19	0	5
Disapprove	25	24	68	1	7
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	44	81	12	1	6
Unfavorable	53	44	48	0	6
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World affairs	15	62	32	1	6
Medicare/Prescription drugs	8	69	29	1	1
Health care	12	58	34	2	6
Economy/Jobs	20	69	24	0	5
Taxes	10	35	54	0	7
Education	14	66	24	0	10
Social Security	8	67	28	0	3