THE TIMES POLL: How Age and Income Affected Vote

This exit poll by The Times indicates how candidates appeal to certain voter groups. The poll is based on interviews with 2,686 Democratic primary voters at 60 polling places in New York on Tuesday. The margin of error for the total samples is plus or minus 4 percentage points. The margin of error for subgroups may be somewhat higher.

% of all Each column shows percent voters who voted for: who are: Clinton Brown Tsongas SEX: 45 Male 38 28 30 55 Female 41 26 29 RACE: 74 White 35 23 37 18 Black 50 38 8 6 Latino 63 26 10 RELIGION: 28 White Catholic 32 27 36 14 White Protestant 30 24 40 22 Jewish 45 10 40 AGE: 12 18 to 29 29 41 29 46 30 to 49 36 30 30 22 50 to 64 43 22 32 20 65 and over 50 14 28 EDUCATION: 28 High school grad or less 50 23 23 19 Some college 35 31 30 24 College graduate 34 29 33 29 Post-graduate 36 24 34 INCOME: 15 Less than $20,000 54 20 21 30 $20,000 to $39,999 42 30 24 26 $40,000 to $59,999 33 28 34 11 $60,000 to $75,000 29 32 36 18 More than $75,000 38 20 37 IDEOLOGY: 37 Liberal 39 29 26 49 Middle of the road 37 25 34 14 Conservative 42 24 31 OCCUPATION: 16 Blue-collar 36 34 25 22 White-collar 35 28 33 34 Professional/owner 37 26 33

Source: Los Angeles Times exit poll taken April 7, 1992.