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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
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very closely34.8%34.8%
2) Fairly closely33.5%68.2%
3) Not too closely18.5%86.7%
4) Not at all closely13.0%99.7%
9) Don't know/Refused0.3%100.0%





Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Very closely36.8%42.0%28.8%2136.0%
Fairly closely35.2%32.4%33.8%2833.7%
Not too closely17.7%17.3%19.3%2418.1%
Not at all closely10.0%8.1%18.1%2512.0%
Don't know/Refused0.3%0.2%0.0%20.2%
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
Very closely36.3%39.2%30.2%33.4%32.7%35.7%534.8%
Fairly closely34.1%36.8%36.7%33.2%31.1%25.6%433.6%
Not too closely18.0%13.1%22.4%20.8%20.8%17.0%418.4%
Not at all closely10.4%10.8%10.7%12.3%15.4%21.7%213.0%
Don't know/Refused1.2%0.1%0.0%0.3%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
Very closely30.1%28.5%31.5%36.9%35.0%46.8%834.8%
Fairly closely33.4%33.5%38.8%33.4%31.9%28.0%633.5%
Not too closely21.0%17.9%18.2%20.3%19.2%15.4%218.6%
Not at all closely14.7%20.0%11.6%9.4%13.4%9.4%312.9%
Don't know/Refused0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.4%10.2%
Missing000000200
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1683

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege+MissingTotal
Very closely26.2%32.4%31.5%45.8%034.8%
Fairly closely27.0%30.5%40.7%34.7%133.5%
Not too closely23.6%20.9%18.1%12.5%118.4%
Not at all closely22.6%16.2%9.7%6.3%213.0%
Don't know/Refused0.6%0.0%0.0%0.7%00.3%
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
Very closely26.6%34.0%30.8%37.1%45.5%46.8%7835.0%
Fairly closely29.1%30.1%35.1%34.5%36.9%39.7%6733.7%
Not too closely23.2%17.7%20.9%18.5%11.6%10.5%4318.2%
Not at all closely20.9%18.2%13.3%9.9%5.3%2.2%2512.8%
Don't know/Refused0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.8%20.2%
Missing0000002150
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1488

Race (I-RACE)

 White, not HispanicBlack, not HispanicHispanic/OtherMissingTotal
Very closely35.7%39.5%27.3%334.8%
Fairly closely34.0%33.9%30.6%433.4%
Not too closely17.5%18.8%22.9%118.5%
Not at all closely12.4%7.8%19.1%113.0%
Don't know/Refused0.4%0.0%0.0%00.3%
Missing00090
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1694

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