News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis
HEARELEC (Weighted by WEIGHT)
All in all, have you been hearing too much, too little, or about the right amount about the presidential campaign so far?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Too much | 31.3% | 31.3% |
2) Too little | 17.5% | 48.8% |
3) Right amount | 48.0% | 96.8% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 3.2% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Too much | 33.9% | 28.4% | 30.3% | 43 | 30.6% |
Too little | 11.1% | 16.7% | 21.8% | 24 | 16.8% |
Right amount | 51.8% | 51.5% | 45.1% | 29 | 49.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4 | 3.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Too much | 31.3% | 31.9% | 24.8% | 37.7% | 30.2% | 28.7% | 5 | 31.3% |
Too little | 20.1% | 15.7% | 20.2% | 15.8% | 18.4% | 16.4% | 3 | 17.5% |
Right amount | 45.3% | 49.1% | 53.1% | 43.0% | 47.8% | 52.1% | 6 | 48.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.3% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 2 | 3.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Too much | 14.7% | 20.6% | 33.1% | 34.3% | 35.8% | 45.6% | 8 | 31.3% |
Too little | 29.1% | 23.5% | 15.5% | 15.1% | 13.9% | 12.0% | 0 | 17.7% |
Right amount | 56.2% | 51.7% | 49.5% | 47.7% | 46.4% | 36.6% | 11 | 47.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 1 | 3.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Too much | 33.6% | 32.7% | 26.4% | 32.2% | 3 | 31.2% |
Too little | 26.4% | 20.1% | 15.8% | 10.9% | 0 | 17.5% |
Right amount | 33.0% | 44.3% | 55.9% | 54.6% | 0 | 48.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 7.0% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1 | 3.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Too much | 26.3% | 29.7% | 31.5% | 32.3% | 30.7% | 33.5% | 82 | 30.4% |
Too little | 29.3% | 12.6% | 18.0% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 9.7% | 34 | 17.7% |
Right amount | 39.8% | 54.7% | 47.3% | 50.5% | 53.3% | 56.5% | 87 | 49.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.6% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 12 | 2.8% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Too much | 33.0% | 27.7% | 25.7% | 5 | 31.2% |
Too little | 14.2% | 25.5% | 27.8% | 0 | 17.6% |
Right amount | 49.4% | 43.4% | 44.3% | 4 | 47.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 0 | 3.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |