News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis
HELPTERR (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Do you think the war in Iraq has helped the war on terrorism, or has it hurt the war on terrorism?
| Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Helped | 50.1% | 50.1% |
| 2) Hurt | 37.1% | 87.1% |
| 3) No effect | 4.9% | 92.0% |
| 9) Don't know/Refused | 8.0% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helped | 76.5% | 33.1% | 48.0% | 37 | 50.7% |
| Hurt | 13.9% | 54.3% | 38.9% | 34 | 37.4% |
| No effect | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 7 | 4.7% |
| Don't know/Refused | 5.2% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 22 | 7.2% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helped | 58.6% | 52.2% | 45.6% | 54.7% | 46.1% | 40.0% | 4 | 50.2% |
| Hurt | 28.1% | 33.5% | 39.1% | 36.9% | 39.6% | 49.2% | 7 | 37.1% |
| No effect | 3.3% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 1 | 4.9% |
| Don't know/Refused | 10.0% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 4 | 7.8% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helped | 49.1% | 55.3% | 56.9% | 52.0% | 49.8% | 35.8% | 6 | 50.3% |
| Hurt | 41.0% | 37.0% | 31.8% | 38.3% | 35.7% | 40.9% | 6 | 37.1% |
| No effect | 4.8% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 2 | 4.9% |
| Don't know/Refused | 5.1% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 18.6% | 6 | 7.7% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helped | 40.4% | 55.2% | 53.2% | 45.8% | 0 | 50.1% |
| Hurt | 40.4% | 33.3% | 36.4% | 41.0% | 1 | 37.1% |
| No effect | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 1 | 4.9% |
| Don't know/Refused | 14.7% | 7.6% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 2 | 7.9% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helped | 40.7% | 48.7% | 55.5% | 62.1% | 54.2% | 48.6% | 87 | 51.4% |
| Hurt | 45.5% | 40.7% | 35.0% | 29.4% | 32.6% | 36.5% | 78 | 37.1% |
| No effect | 3.0% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 8.3% | 7.8% | 11 | 4.9% |
| Don't know/Refused | 10.7% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 39 | 6.6% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helped | 56.5% | 28.3% | 36.7% | 1 | 50.3% |
| Hurt | 30.5% | 57.1% | 53.0% | 5 | 37.0% |
| No effect | 5.3% | 4.8% | 3.3% | 0 | 4.9% |
| Don't know/Refused | 7.7% | 9.8% | 7.1% | 3 | 7.8% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
