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
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Very conservative | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2) Conservative | 28.3% | 34.8% |
3) Moderate | 41.3% | 76.1% |
4) Liberal | 15.3% | 91.4% |
5) Very liberal | 5.1% | 96.6% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 3.4% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 13.0% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 3 | 6.7% |
Conservative | 48.7% | 20.0% | 21.3% | 22 | 28.8% |
Moderate | 31.2% | 44.6% | 48.7% | 33 | 42.1% |
Liberal | 4.7% | 22.9% | 16.2% | 15 | 15.3% |
Very liberal | 0.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 5 | 5.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 22 | 2.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 14.5% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1 | 6.6% |
Conservative | 37.4% | 37.5% | 30.2% | 21.6% | 20.6% | 17.9% | 5 | 28.3% |
Moderate | 31.0% | 36.3% | 46.3% | 48.3% | 44.6% | 41.3% | 4 | 41.5% |
Liberal | 11.0% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 17.1% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 2 | 15.3% |
Very liberal | 1.9% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 0 | 5.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 4 | 3.2% |
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 conservative | 8.1% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 5.3% | 1 | 6.6% |
Conservative | 23.0% | 22.4% | 29.0% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 33.4% | 6 | 28.3% |
Moderate | 41.0% | 41.8% | 39.4% | 43.2% | 40.5% | 41.5% | 9 | 41.2% |
Liberal | 16.2% | 21.3% | 16.4% | 14.2% | 12.5% | 10.9% | 1 | 15.4% |
Very liberal | 9.4% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0 | 5.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.3% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 3 | 3.3% |
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 conservative | 7.0% | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 0 | 6.5% |
Conservative | 28.4% | 31.6% | 26.1% | 25.7% | 1 | 28.3% |
Moderate | 35.4% | 39.9% | 46.4% | 42.2% | 0 | 41.4% |
Liberal | 11.5% | 13.8% | 14.6% | 20.2% | 0 | 15.4% |
Very liberal | 7.7% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 0 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 10.0% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 3 | 3.3% |
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 conservative | 6.9% | 8.5% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 16 | 6.3% |
Conservative | 26.8% | 26.6% | 26.5% | 32.0% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 68 | 27.9% |
Moderate | 35.7% | 41.1% | 44.7% | 39.4% | 49.5% | 42.8% | 85 | 41.6% |
Liberal | 14.8% | 14.2% | 18.9% | 16.4% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 22 | 16.2% |
Very liberal | 10.7% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 6 | 5.4% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.1% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 18 | 2.7% |
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 conservative | 6.3% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 0 | 6.6% |
Conservative | 30.6% | 24.2% | 21.4% | 0 | 28.5% |
Moderate | 40.6% | 42.3% | 42.6% | 6 | 41.1% |
Liberal | 15.0% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 2 | 15.3% |
Very liberal | 4.1% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 0 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.4% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1 | 3.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |