News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis
EDUC (Weighted by WEIGHT)
What is the last grade or class that you completed in school?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) None, or grade 1-8 | 2.9% | 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 school | 4.4% | 50.1% |
5) Some college, no 4-year degree | 23.5% | 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/Refused | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None, or grade 1-8 | 1.1% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 5 | 2.6% |
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | 9.6% | 13.3% | 10.1% | 9 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | 31.7% | 30.5% | 32.1% | 30 | 31.4% |
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 3 | 4.5% |
Some college, no 4-year degree | 23.8% | 22.5% | 24.5% | 25 | 23.6% |
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) | 17.9% | 15.0% | 15.3% | 12 | 15.9% |
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% | 12 | 10.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None, or grade 1-8 | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 0 | 3.0% |
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | 8.3% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 9.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 3 | 11.1% |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | 30.2% | 30.6% | 25.8% | 35.9% | 36.7% | 27.4% | 2 | 31.5% |
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school | 4.8% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 1 | 4.4% |
Some college, no 4-year degree | 23.1% | 21.1% | 22.8% | 25.7% | 22.7% | 28.0% | 2 | 23.6% |
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) | 12.9% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 14.2% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 3 | 15.5% |
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% | 4 | 10.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None, or grade 1-8 | 1.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 0 | 3.0% |
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | 22.8% | 5.3% | 9.5% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 18.7% | 1 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | 35.2% | 27.1% | 33.6% | 29.0% | 36.2% | 31.0% | 1 | 31.6% |
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school | 2.5% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 0 | 4.5% |
Some college, no 4-year degree | 31.9% | 28.3% | 23.8% | 21.7% | 18.8% | 18.1% | 3 | 23.6% |
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) | 5.6% | 22.7% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 13.8% | 9.2% | 7 | 15.3% |
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% | 4 | 10.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None, or grade 1-8 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.9% |
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | 79.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | 0.0% | 87.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 31.4% |
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school | 0.0% | 12.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4.4% |
Some college, no 4-year degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 23.5% |
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 59.1% | 0 | 15.5% |
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% | 0 | 10.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None, or grade 1-8 | 7.8% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 4 | 2.9% |
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | 21.4% | 12.8% | 8.9% | 7.5% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 24 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | 37.3% | 36.0% | 38.9% | 31.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 70 | 31.1% |
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school | 4.0% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 7 | 4.5% |
Some college, no 4-year degree | 20.3% | 28.2% | 25.4% | 23.9% | 30.1% | 17.6% | 50 | 24.0% |
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) | 5.9% | 8.7% | 14.6% | 19.7% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 33 | 16.0% |
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% | 25 | 10.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2 | 0.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None, or grade 1-8 | 2.3% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 0 | 2.9% |
High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | 9.6% | 17.3% | 15.9% | 0 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | 31.8% | 35.2% | 27.9% | 0 | 31.5% |
Business, Technical, or vocational school after high school | 4.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0 | 4.4% |
Some college, no 4-year degree | 22.4% | 26.8% | 25.6% | 3 | 23.4% |
College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) | 17.1% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 4 | 15.4% |
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% | 1 | 10.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |