News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis
F_ELECT (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Now I will read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past month. As I read each item, tell me if you happened to follow this news story very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all closely: News about candidates for the 2004 presidential election
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Very closely | 34.8% | 34.8% |
2) Fairly closely | 33.5% | 68.2% |
3) Not too closely | 18.5% | 86.7% |
4) Not at all closely | 13.0% | 99.7% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 0.3% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 36.8% | 42.0% | 28.8% | 21 | 36.0% |
Fairly closely | 35.2% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 28 | 33.7% |
Not too closely | 17.7% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 24 | 18.1% |
Not at all closely | 10.0% | 8.1% | 18.1% | 25 | 12.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 36.3% | 39.2% | 30.2% | 33.4% | 32.7% | 35.7% | 5 | 34.8% |
Fairly closely | 34.1% | 36.8% | 36.7% | 33.2% | 31.1% | 25.6% | 4 | 33.6% |
Not too closely | 18.0% | 13.1% | 22.4% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 17.0% | 4 | 18.4% |
Not at all closely | 10.4% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 21.7% | 2 | 13.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 30.1% | 28.5% | 31.5% | 36.9% | 35.0% | 46.8% | 8 | 34.8% |
Fairly closely | 33.4% | 33.5% | 38.8% | 33.4% | 31.9% | 28.0% | 6 | 33.5% |
Not too closely | 21.0% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 19.2% | 15.4% | 2 | 18.6% |
Not at all closely | 14.7% | 20.0% | 11.6% | 9.4% | 13.4% | 9.4% | 3 | 12.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 26.2% | 32.4% | 31.5% | 45.8% | 0 | 34.8% |
Fairly closely | 27.0% | 30.5% | 40.7% | 34.7% | 1 | 33.5% |
Not too closely | 23.6% | 20.9% | 18.1% | 12.5% | 1 | 18.4% |
Not at all closely | 22.6% | 16.2% | 9.7% | 6.3% | 2 | 13.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.3% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 26.6% | 34.0% | 30.8% | 37.1% | 45.5% | 46.8% | 78 | 35.0% |
Fairly closely | 29.1% | 30.1% | 35.1% | 34.5% | 36.9% | 39.7% | 67 | 33.7% |
Not too closely | 23.2% | 17.7% | 20.9% | 18.5% | 11.6% | 10.5% | 43 | 18.2% |
Not at all closely | 20.9% | 18.2% | 13.3% | 9.9% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 25 | 12.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 35.7% | 39.5% | 27.3% | 3 | 34.8% |
Fairly closely | 34.0% | 33.9% | 30.6% | 4 | 33.4% |
Not too closely | 17.5% | 18.8% | 22.9% | 1 | 18.5% |
Not at all closely | 12.4% | 7.8% | 19.1% | 1 | 13.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |