News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis
TRADE_1 (Weighted by WEIGHT)
In deciding U.S. policies about trading with other countries, how much priority should be given to each of the following: First: protecting the jobs of American workers. Do you think this should have top priority, some priority or no priority at all in deciding U.S. trade policy?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Top priority | 79.3% | 79.3% |
2) Some priority | 17.8% | 97.1% |
3) No priority at all | 1.7% | 98.8% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 1.2% | 100.0% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top priority | 75.1% | 83.6% | 78.0% | 79 | 79.2% |
Some priority | 20.7% | 13.5% | 20.5% | 18 | 18.0% |
No priority at all | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0 | 1.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 3 | 0.9% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top priority | 76.7% | 83.6% | 82.3% | 81.1% | 74.1% | 73.5% | 12 | 79.4% |
Some priority | 19.2% | 14.1% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 23.2% | 22.6% | 3 | 17.8% |
No priority at all | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 0 | 1.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top priority | 73.1% | 81.4% | 81.0% | 78.1% | 79.8% | 81.0% | 15 | 79.4% |
Some priority | 24.1% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 21.1% | 18.3% | 13.7% | 2 | 17.9% |
No priority at all | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 1 | 1.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 2 | 1.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top priority | 87.0% | 87.2% | 79.0% | 64.7% | 4 | 79.3% |
Some priority | 8.1% | 10.4% | 19.0% | 32.3% | 0 | 17.9% |
No priority at all | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 1.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0 | 1.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top priority | 84.4% | 87.4% | 82.1% | 80.5% | 71.2% | 59.3% | 171 | 79.1% |
Some priority | 12.3% | 11.0% | 14.8% | 18.3% | 27.2% | 36.0% | 35 | 18.3% |
No priority at all | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 4 | 1.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top priority | 77.4% | 90.2% | 81.3% | 7 | 79.4% |
Some priority | 20.1% | 7.0% | 14.9% | 1 | 17.8% |
No priority at all | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0 | 1.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1 | 1.1% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |