Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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RADCALLI (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) How often, if ever, do you listen to radio shows that invite listeners to call in to discuss current events, public issues and politics?   1) Regularly   2) Sometimes   3) Rarely   4) Never   5) Don't know/Refused

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Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regularly	17.4%	17.4%
Sometimes	25.3%	42.7%
Rarely	25.7%	68.4%
Never	31.2%	99.6%
Don't know/Refused	.4%	100.0%
Total N = 1975

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Political party Region Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 - 29 years	30 - 49 years	50 and older	TOTAL
Regularly	16.6%	16.5%	19.3%	17.5%
Sometimes	24.4%	27.6%	23.3%	25.4%
Rarely	26.7%	25.8%	24.8%	25.7%
Never	31.8%	30.1%	32.0%	31.1%
Don't know/Refused	0.5%	0.1%	0.6%	0.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Regularly	21.1%	14.0%	17.4%
Sometimes	25.4%	25.2%	25.3%
Rarely	25.7%	25.8%	25.7%
Never	27.7%	34.4%	31.2%
Don't know/Refused	0.1%	0.6%	0.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
Regularly	18.3%	17.7%	16.4%	17.6%	17.4%
Sometimes	26.8%	27.1%	23.1%	23.1%	25.5%
Rarely	26.4%	22.5%	28.7%	18.7%	25.7%
Never	28.1%	32.6%	31.4%	37.4%	31.0%
Don't know/Refused	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	3.3%	0.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Regularly	19.4%	14.8%	17.8%	17.5%	17.4%
Sometimes	23.1%	28.8%	24.6%	24.7%	25.3%
Rarely	25.1%	28.9%	25.1%	23.9%	25.7%
Never	32.3%	26.7%	32.2%	33.8%	31.2%
Don't know/Refused	0.0%	0.8%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Christian	Jewish	Muslim	Other non-Christian	No preference	Agnostic or Atheist	TOTAL
Regularly	17.3%	25.5%	47.6%	14.0%	15.7%	25.0%	17.3%
Sometimes	26.3%	31.9%	23.8%	26.3%	17.7%	14.3%	25.4%
Rarely	25.8%	12.8%	19.0%	28.1%	26.7%	35.7%	25.8%
Never	30.3%	27.7%	9.5%	31.6%	38.7%	25.0%	31.1%
Don't know/Refused	0.3%	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%	1.2%	0.0%	0.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960