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
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Very closely | 46.8% | 46.8% |
2) Fairly closely | 35.9% | 82.7% |
3) Not too closely | 12.4% | 95.0% |
4) Not at all closely | 4.5% | 99.5% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 0.4% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very closely | 46.6% | 49.4% | 45.1% | 43 | 47.1% |
Fairly closely | 40.1% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 38 | 35.9% |
Not too closely | 10.4% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 12 | 12.3% |
Not at all closely | 2.5% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 6 | 4.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
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 | 40.9% | 49.4% | 43.3% | 54.0% | 40.8% | 45.4% | 12 | 46.6% |
Fairly closely | 41.3% | 33.7% | 38.7% | 31.1% | 40.0% | 35.9% | 2 | 36.1% |
Not too closely | 14.3% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 9.2% | 2 | 12.3% |
Not at all closely | 2.9% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 0 | 4.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.5% |
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 | 40.2% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 48.2% | 52.5% | 59.5% | 12 | 46.7% |
Fairly closely | 42.4% | 37.0% | 41.7% | 36.6% | 33.2% | 25.1% | 3 | 36.1% |
Not too closely | 11.4% | 16.4% | 13.8% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 9.9% | 3 | 12.3% |
Not at all closely | 5.3% | 6.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1 | 4.5% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% |
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 | 43.0% | 42.8% | 48.5% | 52.7% | 2 | 46.8% |
Fairly closely | 23.2% | 38.9% | 39.1% | 36.3% | 0 | 36.0% |
Not too closely | 24.0% | 13.3% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 1 | 12.3% |
Not at all closely | 8.5% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 1 | 4.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.5% |
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 | 39.1% | 43.1% | 43.9% | 48.8% | 50.8% | 56.8% | 117 | 45.9% |
Fairly closely | 34.4% | 32.9% | 37.9% | 39.7% | 40.8% | 34.3% | 68 | 36.6% |
Not too closely | 16.9% | 18.0% | 14.3% | 9.1% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 18 | 12.7% |
Not at all closely | 8.9% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 11 | 4.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% |
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 | 47.2% | 54.6% | 39.6% | 4 | 46.8% |
Fairly closely | 37.3% | 24.1% | 36.9% | 4 | 35.8% |
Not too closely | 11.1% | 15.1% | 16.8% | 0 | 12.4% |
Not at all closely | 3.7% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 1 | 4.5% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |