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News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis

EDUC (Weighted by WEIGHT)

What is the last grade or class that you completed in school?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) None, or grade 1-82.9%2.9%
2) High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)11.3%14.3%
3) High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)31.4%45.6%
4) Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school4.4%50.1%
5) Some college, no 4-year degree23.5%73.6%
6) College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)15.5%89.1%
7) Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)10.7%99.8%
9) Don't know/Refused0.2%100.0%





Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
None, or grade 1-81.1%4.2%2.2%52.6%
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)9.6%13.3%10.1%911.2%
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)31.7%30.5%32.1%3031.4%
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school3.9%4.7%4.7%34.5%
Some college, no 4-year degree23.8%22.5%24.5%2523.6%
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)17.9%15.0%15.3%1215.9%
Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)12.0%9.7%11.1%1210.9%
Don't know/Refused0.0%0.0%0.0%40.0%
Missing0001000
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1603

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
None, or grade 1-84.5%3.1%1.8%3.0%1.8%4.2%03.0%
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)8.3%10.4%13.5%9.5%13.4%12.7%311.1%
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)30.2%30.6%25.8%35.9%36.7%27.4%231.5%
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school4.8%5.0%6.7%2.8%4.9%2.2%14.4%
Some college, no 4-year degree23.1%21.1%22.8%25.7%22.7%28.0%223.6%
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)12.9%17.8%17.7%14.2%12.6%16.9%315.5%
Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)15.7%11.4%11.7%9.0%7.9%8.6%410.7%
Don't know/Refused0.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.2%
Missing000000160
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1687

Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+MissingTotal
None, or grade 1-81.0%2.4%0.4%2.9%4.7%7.1%03.0%
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)22.8%5.3%9.5%7.8%8.2%18.7%111.4%
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)35.2%27.1%33.6%29.0%36.2%31.0%131.6%
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school2.5%3.2%4.1%5.3%4.7%6.7%04.5%
Some college, no 4-year degree31.9%28.3%23.8%21.7%18.8%18.1%323.6%
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)5.6%22.7%17.2%18.6%13.8%9.2%715.3%
Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)1.0%10.9%11.4%14.8%13.6%9.2%410.6%
Don't know/Refused0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%40.0%
Missing000000200
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1683

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege+MissingTotal
None, or grade 1-820.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%02.9%
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)79.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%011.4%
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)0.0%87.6%0.0%0.0%031.4%
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school0.0%12.4%0.0%0.0%04.4%
Some college, no 4-year degree0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%023.5%
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)0.0%0.0%0.0%59.1%015.5%
Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)0.0%0.0%0.0%40.9%010.8%
Don't know/Refused0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%40.0%
Missing000040
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1699

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 moreMissingTotal
None, or grade 1-87.8%5.7%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%42.9%
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)21.4%12.8%8.9%7.5%2.0%3.3%2410.5%
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)37.3%36.0%38.9%31.8%12.9%14.1%7031.1%
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school4.0%6.0%5.2%4.9%4.0%2.7%74.5%
Some college, no 4-year degree20.3%28.2%25.4%23.9%30.1%17.6%5024.0%
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)5.9%8.7%14.6%19.7%27.8%29.8%3316.0%
Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)3.3%2.5%5.9%12.2%23.2%30.9%2510.9%
Don't know/Refused0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%20.1%
Missing0000002150
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1488

Race (I-RACE)

 White, not HispanicBlack, not HispanicHispanic/OtherMissingTotal
None, or grade 1-82.3%3.6%5.2%02.9%
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)9.6%17.3%15.9%011.4%
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)31.8%35.2%27.9%031.5%
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school4.6%3.6%4.0%04.4%
Some college, no 4-year degree22.4%26.8%25.6%323.4%
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)17.1%10.1%11.5%415.4%
Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)12.1%3.4%9.6%110.7%
Don't know/Refused0.1%0.0%0.4%10.2%
Missing00090
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1694

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