Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998

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INDEP(Percentages are unweighted) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT: Do you usually think of yourself as closer to the Republican party or as closer to the Democratic party?   3) DON'T KNOW   1) CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY   2) CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
DON'T KNOW	38	30.4%	30.4%	1.28
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	39	31.2%	61.6%	-1.26
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	48	38.4%	100.0%	0.01

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Marital status Religion Political party Education Household income

Sex (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	28.8% 19	32.2% 19	30.4% 38
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	34.8% 23	27.1% 16	31.2% 39
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	36.4% 24	40.7% 24	38.4% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 66	100.0% 59	125

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Native American	Asian	Other	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	28.6% 30	40.0% 2	100.0% 1	33.3% 1	33.3% 2	30.0% 36
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	32.4% 34	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	30.8% 37
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	39.0% 41	40.0% 2	0.0% 0	66.7% 2	33.3% 2	39.2% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 5	100.0% 1	100.0% 3	100.0% 6	120

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	MARRIED	DIVORCED	SEPARATED	WIDOWED	SINGLE	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	30.0% 21	21.4% 3	0.0% 0	50.0% 6	28.6% 8	30.4% 38
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	34.3% 24	50.0% 7	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	25.0% 7	31.2% 39
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	35.7% 25	28.6% 4	100.0% 1	41.7% 5	46.4% 13	38.4% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 70	100.0% 14	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	100.0% 28	125

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	29.2% 14	32.7% 17	0.0% 0	55.6% 5	11.1% 1	30.8% 37
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	37.5% 18	30.8% 16	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	30.8% 37
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	33.3% 16	36.5% 19	100.0% 2	44.4% 4	55.6% 5	38.3% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 52	100.0% 2	100.0% 9	100.0% 9	120

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	REPUBLICAN	DEMOCRAT	INDEPENDENT	OTHER	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	30.4% 38	0.00% 0	30.4% 38
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	31.2% 39	0.00% 0	31.2% 39
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	38.4% 48	0.00% 0	38.4% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 125	100.0% 0	125

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School graduate	Some college	College graduate	Post college graduate	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	44.4% 4	37.5% 12	25.7% 9	33.3% 8	16.7% 4	29.8% 37
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	22.2% 2	21.9% 7	37.1% 13	45.8% 11	25.0% 6	31.5% 39
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	33.3% 3	40.6% 13	37.1% 13	20.8% 5	58.3% 14	38.7% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 9	100.0% 32	100.0% 35	100.0% 24	100.0% 24	124

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	Less than $20,000	Less than $40,000	Less than $60,000	$60,000 or greater	TOTAL
DON'T KNOW	42.9% 3	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	35.7% 5	33.3% 3	27.1% 13
CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY	28.6% 2	33.3% 3	44.4% 4	42.9% 6	22.2% 2	35.4% 17
CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	28.6% 2	44.4% 4	55.6% 5	21.4% 3	44.4% 4	37.5% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 9	100.0% 9	100.0% 14	100.0% 9	48