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Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis

INDEP (Weighted by TOTWT)

[ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT] Do you usually think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or as closer to the Democratic Party?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Closer to Republican Party11631.1%31.1%
2) Closer to Democratic Party14037.7%68.8%
3) Don't know11631.2%100.0%
Missing926
Total Unweighted N = 331





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Closer to Republican Party33.5%
68
28.0%
47
031.0%
115
Closer to Democratic Party34.0%
69
42.3%
71
037.7%
140
Don't know32.5%
66
29.8%
50
031.3%
116
Missing3585689260
Total 100%
203
100%
168
   
371

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
Closer to Republican Party33.9%
77
46.7%
14
40.0%
2
9.5%
2
23.9%
21
031.3%
116
Closer to Democratic Party35.2%
80
26.7%
8
60.0%
3
52.4%
11
42.0%
37
037.5%
139
Don't know30.8%
70
26.7%
8
0.0%
0
38.1%
8
34.1%
30
031.3%
116
Missing50411626941809266
Total 100%
227
100%
30
100%
5
100%
21
100%
88
   
371

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekTwo to three times a monthSeveral times a yearNeverMissingTotal
Closer to Republican Party29.2%
7
33.3%
33
26.4%
14
28.3%
34
35.2%
25
130.8%
113
Closer to Democratic Party41.7%
10
33.3%
33
58.5%
31
30.8%
37
36.6%
26
137.3%
137
Don't know29.2%
7
33.3%
33
15.1%
8
40.8%
49
28.2%
20
031.9%
117
Missing1292841382011689286
Total 100%
24
100%
99
100%
53
100%
120
100%
71
   
367

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
Closer to Republican Party0.0%
0
0.0%
0
31.2%
116
0.0%
0
031.2%
116
Closer to Democratic Party0.0%
0
0.0%
0
37.6%
140
0.0%
0
037.6%
140
Don't know0.0%
0
0.0%
0
31.2%
116
0.0%
0
031.2%
116
Missing38341204492687
Total 100%
0
100%
0
100%
372
100%
0
   
372

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high school12th grade (high school)Some college4 year college graduateAdvanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)MissingTotal
Closer to Republican Party20.6%
7
25.7%
26
35.5%
33
45.7%
32
24.3%
18
031.2%
116
Closer to Democratic Party29.4%
10
37.6%
38
36.6%
34
27.1%
19
52.7%
39
037.6%
140
Don't know50.0%
17
36.6%
37
28.0%
26
27.1%
19
23.0%
17
031.2%
116
Missing1052572461861299263
Total 100%
34
100%
101
100%
93
100%
70
100%
74
   
372

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 to $29,999$30,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$50,000 to $59,999More than $60,000MissingTotal
Closer to Republican Party29.7%
11
44.4%
8
29.4%
5
42.1%
8
36.0%
9
29.0%
9
6334.0%
50
Closer to Democratic Party43.2%
16
38.9%
7
47.1%
8
15.8%
3
24.0%
6
41.9%
13
6236.1%
53
Don't know27.0%
10
16.7%
3
23.5%
4
42.1%
8
40.0%
10
29.0%
9
5829.9%
44
Missing8073453146961109555
Total 100%
37
100%
18
100%
17
100%
19
100%
25
100%
31
   
147

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