News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis
C_REGION (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Census Region
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Northeast | 19.5% | 19.5% |
2) Midwest | 23.5% | 43.0% |
3) South | 36.1% | 79.2% |
4) West | 20.8% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast | 18.4% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 22 | 19.2% |
Midwest | 22.2% | 20.6% | 28.0% | 23 | 23.6% |
South | 39.3% | 39.2% | 29.7% | 41 | 36.0% |
West | 20.1% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 14 | 21.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast | 9.5% | 20.3% | 14.9% | 26.4% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 2 | 19.6% |
Midwest | 26.6% | 21.6% | 26.2% | 21.4% | 26.5% | 19.4% | 6 | 23.4% |
South | 50.1% | 40.0% | 36.7% | 35.6% | 27.3% | 23.9% | 6 | 36.2% |
West | 13.8% | 18.1% | 22.2% | 16.5% | 25.7% | 34.7% | 2 | 20.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Age (I-AGE)
18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast | 21.8% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 22.3% | 20.9% | 15.8% | 7 | 19.3% |
Midwest | 17.2% | 27.9% | 23.2% | 26.1% | 23.7% | 20.3% | 6 | 23.4% |
South | 38.0% | 30.1% | 39.4% | 36.6% | 33.6% | 40.3% | 4 | 36.4% |
West | 23.0% | 25.1% | 18.5% | 15.1% | 21.8% | 23.6% | 3 | 20.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast | 17.3% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 22.8% | 2 | 19.4% |
Midwest | 22.8% | 26.3% | 22.0% | 21.2% | 2 | 23.5% |
South | 42.6% | 37.1% | 33.3% | 34.2% | 0 | 36.2% |
West | 17.3% | 16.5% | 28.7% | 21.8% | 0 | 20.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $30,000 | $30,000 to under $50,000 | $50,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast | 13.7% | 18.2% | 17.0% | 19.4% | 28.3% | 28.1% | 41 | 19.5% |
Midwest | 19.6% | 28.7% | 23.8% | 22.3% | 22.0% | 17.6% | 65 | 22.4% |
South | 45.9% | 33.8% | 38.8% | 34.4% | 27.7% | 31.6% | 74 | 36.8% |
West | 20.9% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 23.9% | 22.0% | 22.7% | 35 | 21.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White, not Hispanic | Black, not Hispanic | Hispanic/Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast | 20.8% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 3 | 19.5% |
Midwest | 26.4% | 22.1% | 11.9% | 1 | 23.6% |
South | 33.6% | 59.5% | 31.4% | 4 | 36.1% |
West | 19.1% | 4.7% | 39.8% | 1 | 20.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |