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News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis

POLVIEW2 (Weighted by WEIGHT)

In general, would you describe your political views as: Very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very conservative6.5%6.5%
2) Conservative28.3%34.8%
3) Moderate41.3%76.1%
4) Liberal15.3%91.4%
5) Very liberal5.1%96.6%
9) Don't know/Refused3.4%100.0%





Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Very conservative13.0%4.0%4.4%36.7%
Conservative48.7%20.0%21.3%2228.8%
Moderate31.2%44.6%48.7%3342.1%
Liberal4.7%22.9%16.2%1515.3%
Very liberal0.8%6.1%7.3%55.0%
Don't know/Refused1.6%2.5%2.2%222.1%
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 conservative14.5%9.0%4.0%4.9%4.2%2.2%16.6%
Conservative37.4%37.5%30.2%21.6%20.6%17.9%528.3%
Moderate31.0%36.3%46.3%48.3%44.6%41.3%441.5%
Liberal11.0%11.0%12.3%17.1%21.0%22.9%215.3%
Very liberal1.9%3.1%4.8%5.6%7.1%10.6%05.2%
Don't know/Refused4.3%3.1%2.4%2.5%2.6%5.0%43.2%
Missing000000160
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1687

Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+MissingTotal
Very conservative8.1%4.8%7.3%5.6%9.6%5.3%16.6%
Conservative23.0%22.4%29.0%30.6%30.6%33.4%628.3%
Moderate41.0%41.8%39.4%43.2%40.5%41.5%941.2%
Liberal16.2%21.3%16.4%14.2%12.5%10.9%115.4%
Very liberal9.4%6.5%6.7%3.7%2.8%2.3%05.2%
Don't know/Refused2.3%3.2%1.2%2.9%4.0%6.8%33.3%
Missing000000200
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1683

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege+MissingTotal
Very conservative7.0%7.5%5.7%5.8%06.5%
Conservative28.4%31.6%26.1%25.7%128.3%
Moderate35.4%39.9%46.4%42.2%041.4%
Liberal11.5%13.8%14.6%20.2%015.4%
Very liberal7.7%4.0%5.7%4.9%05.1%
Don't know/Refused10.0%3.2%1.4%1.3%33.3%
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 conservative6.9%8.5%6.7%6.9%2.0%4.9%166.3%
Conservative26.8%26.6%26.5%32.0%28.2%28.2%6827.9%
Moderate35.7%41.1%44.7%39.4%49.5%42.8%8541.6%
Liberal14.8%14.2%18.9%16.4%14.6%16.5%2216.2%
Very liberal10.7%6.7%2.8%2.8%3.7%4.6%65.4%
Don't know/Refused5.1%3.0%0.4%2.4%2.0%3.0%182.7%
Missing0000002150
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1488

Race (I-RACE)

 White, not HispanicBlack, not HispanicHispanic/OtherMissingTotal
Very conservative6.3%5.8%8.2%06.6%
Conservative30.6%24.2%21.4%028.5%
Moderate40.6%42.3%42.6%641.1%
Liberal15.0%15.0%16.8%215.3%
Very liberal4.1%8.4%7.8%05.1%
Don't know/Refused3.4%4.2%3.1%13.4%
Missing00090
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1694

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