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News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis

F_IRAQ (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 the current situation in Iraq
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very closely46.8%46.8%
2) Fairly closely35.9%82.7%
3) Not too closely12.4%95.0%
4) Not at all closely4.5%99.5%
9) Don't know/Refused0.4%100.0%





Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Very closely46.6%49.4%45.1%4347.1%
Fairly closely40.1%32.8%35.6%3835.9%
Not too closely10.4%12.9%13.1%1212.3%
Not at all closely2.5%4.2%6.2%64.4%
Don't know/Refused0.4%0.6%0.0%10.4%
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 closely40.9%49.4%43.3%54.0%40.8%45.4%1246.6%
Fairly closely41.3%33.7%38.7%31.1%40.0%35.9%236.1%
Not too closely14.3%11.8%13.7%11.5%13.1%9.2%212.3%
Not at all closely2.9%4.6%3.6%3.1%5.9%8.6%04.6%
Don't know/Refused0.7%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.2%0.8%00.5%
Missing000000160
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1687

Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+MissingTotal
Very closely40.2%40.3%40.8%48.2%52.5%59.5%1246.7%
Fairly closely42.4%37.0%41.7%36.6%33.2%25.1%336.1%
Not too closely11.4%16.4%13.8%11.0%10.1%9.9%312.3%
Not at all closely5.3%6.3%3.7%4.1%3.3%4.3%14.5%
Don't know/Refused0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%1.1%10.4%
Missing000000200
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1683

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege+MissingTotal
Very closely43.0%42.8%48.5%52.7%246.8%
Fairly closely23.2%38.9%39.1%36.3%036.0%
Not too closely24.0%13.3%7.4%9.0%112.3%
Not at all closely8.5%4.5%5.0%1.6%14.4%
Don't know/Refused1.3%0.5%0.0%0.3%00.5%
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 closely39.1%43.1%43.9%48.8%50.8%56.8%11745.9%
Fairly closely34.4%32.9%37.9%39.7%40.8%34.3%6836.6%
Not too closely16.9%18.0%14.3%9.1%6.4%6.5%1812.7%
Not at all closely8.9%5.8%3.7%2.4%1.0%1.6%114.4%
Don't know/Refused0.6%0.2%0.1%0.0%1.0%0.8%10.4%
Missing0000002150
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1488

Race (I-RACE)

 White, not HispanicBlack, not HispanicHispanic/OtherMissingTotal
Very closely47.2%54.6%39.6%446.8%
Fairly closely37.3%24.1%36.9%435.8%
Not too closely11.1%15.1%16.8%012.4%
Not at all closely3.7%6.2%6.7%14.5%
Don't know/Refused0.6%0.0%0.0%00.5%
Missing00090
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1694

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