Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q43A Q43 In the year leading up to the 2004 presidential election, did you...read newspaper or magazine stories about the election   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1556	91.5%	91.5%	-.3
No	145	8.5%	100%	3.28

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	93.9% 691	89.6% 865	91.5% 1556
No	6.1% 45	10.4% 100	8.5% 145
TOTAL	100.0% 736	100.0% 965	1701

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	92.2% 1383	82.0% 50	87.3% 89	91.5% 1522
No	7.8% 117	18.0% 11	12.7% 13	8.5% 141
TOTAL	100.0% 1500	100.0% 61	100.0% 102	1663

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Yes	93.1% 352	91.2% 890	95.5% 127	89.1% 163	91.7% 1532
No	6.9% 26	8.8% 86	4.5% 6	10.9% 20	8.3% 138
TOTAL	100.0% 378	100.0% 976	100.0% 133	100.0% 183	1670

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes	87.0% 114	86.1% 323	93.0% 693	94.7% 410	91.4% 1540
No	13.0% 17	13.9% 52	7.0% 52	5.3% 23	8.6% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 131	100.0% 375	100.0% 745	100.0% 433	1684

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Yes	87.4% 311	92.1% 434	90.7% 176	93.4% 619	91.4% 1540
No	12.6% 45	7.9% 37	9.3% 18	6.6% 44	8.6% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 356	100.0% 471	100.0% 194	100.0% 663	1684

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Yes	91.7% 760	93.2% 629	88.0% 22	89.0% 113	67.6% 25	91.5% 1549
No	8.3% 69	6.8% 46	12.0% 3	11.0% 14	32.4% 12	8.5% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 829	100.0% 675	100.0% 25	100.0% 127	100.0% 37	1693

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Yes	71.7% 43	89.0% 226	91.2% 374	89.1% 122	92.7% 383	95.5% 384	91.4% 1532
No	28.3% 17	11.0% 28	8.8% 36	10.9% 15	7.3% 30	4.5% 18	8.6% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 254	100.0% 410	100.0% 137	100.0% 413	100.0% 402	1676

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Yes	85.9% 164	93.6% 972	91.7% 55	85.4% 204	92.6% 137	91.4% 1532
No	14.1% 27	6.4% 66	8.3% 5	14.6% 35	7.4% 11	8.6% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 1038	100.0% 60	100.0% 239	100.0% 148	1676

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Yes	81.7% 156	88.3% 203	91.3% 274	93.1% 509	96.1% 317	91.3% 1459
No	18.3% 35	11.7% 27	8.7% 26	6.9% 38	3.9% 13	8.7% 139
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 230	100.0% 300	100.0% 547	100.0% 330	1598