National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2008

Election data for 50 states and the District of Columbia were collected through interviews conducted with voters as they left their polling places on election day, November 4, 2008. Respondents were asked a series of questions about their electoral choices, the issues surrounding the elections, and the factors that influenced their decisions. Questions focused on the direction of the country, national security, terrorism, the war in Iraq, the state and future of the nation's economy, gay marriage, and the George W. Bush presidency. Demographic variables of national respondents cover age, race, gender, Hispanic descent, sexual orientation, age of children in household, marital status, political party, political orientation, employment status, education, religion, sexual orientation, and family income.

本数据集汇集了2008年11月4日选举日当天，于选民离开投票场所时进行的访谈收集的50个州及哥伦比亚特区的选举数据。受访者被询问了一系列关于其选举选择、选举相关议题以及影响其决策因素的问题。问题主要围绕国家的未来方向、国家安全、恐怖主义、伊拉克战争、国家经济现状与未来、同性婚姻以及乔治·W·布什总统任期。全国受访者的人口统计学变量包括年龄、种族、性别、西班牙裔血统、性取向、家庭中儿童年龄、婚姻状况、政党、政治倾向、就业状况、教育程度、宗教信仰、性取向和家庭收入等。