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Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis

LIBCON (Weighted by TOTWT)

In general, when it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as a LIBERAL, a CONSERVATIVE, or a MODERATE?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Liberal27623.0%23.0%
2) Moderate (middle of the road)45237.6%60.5%
3) Conservative36530.4%90.9%
4) Never think of self in these terms (No preference)443.7%94.6%
5) Don't know655.4%100.0%
Missing66
Total Unweighted N = 1191





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Liberal22.5%
120
23.3%
156
022.9%
276
Moderate (middle of the road)40.5%
216
35.2%
236
037.6%
452
Conservative29.3%
156
31.2%
209
030.3%
365
Never think of self in these terms (No preference)3.2%
17
4.2%
28
03.7%
45
Don't know4.5%
24
6.1%
41
05.4%
65
Missing1947660
Total 100%
533
100%
670
   
1203

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
Liberal17.2%
126
30.7%
35
27.8%
5
19.7%
14
36.5%
96
223.0%
276
Moderate (middle of the road)40.1%
294
28.1%
32
27.8%
5
36.6%
26
35.4%
93
137.5%
450
Conservative33.0%
242
33.3%
38
38.9%
7
35.2%
25
19.8%
52
230.4%
364
Never think of self in these terms (No preference)4.6%
34
2.6%
3
5.6%
1
2.8%
2
1.5%
4
03.7%
44
Don't know5.0%
37
5.3%
6
0.0%
0
5.6%
4
6.8%
18
05.4%
65
Missing291031013711
Total 100%
733
100%
114
100%
18
100%
71
100%
263
   
1199

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekTwo to three times a monthSeveral times a yearNeverMissingTotal
Liberal12.1%
17
18.4%
61
20.2%
35
28.2%
87
31.0%
74
223.0%
274
Moderate (middle of the road)23.6%
33
39.8%
132
38.2%
66
43.7%
135
33.9%
81
237.5%
447
Conservative52.1%
73
32.8%
109
35.8%
62
20.4%
63
24.3%
58
030.6%
365
Never think of self in these terms (No preference)7.1%
10
3.3%
11
2.9%
5
4.5%
14
2.1%
5
03.8%
45
Don't know5.0%
7
5.7%
19
2.9%
5
3.2%
10
8.8%
21
15.2%
62
Missing102071511713
Total 100%
140
100%
332
100%
173
100%
309
100%
239
   
1193

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
Liberal11.3%
40
37.0%
143
22.4%
82
15.7%
8
323.6%
273
Moderate (middle of the road)33.4%
118
34.4%
133
48.1%
176
29.4%
15
1138.2%
442
Conservative50.4%
178
22.2%
86
22.1%
81
19.6%
10
1430.7%
355
Never think of self in these terms (No preference)2.5%
9
2.6%
10
1.9%
7
27.5%
14
73.5%
40
Don't know2.3%
8
3.9%
15
5.5%
20
7.8%
4
164.1%
47
Missing4148411736
Total 100%
353
100%
387
100%
366
100%
51
   
1157

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
Liberal26.4%
29
23.0%
76
19.2%
56
25.4%
65
23.2%
49
022.9%
275
Moderate (middle of the road)34.5%
38
27.2%
90
43.5%
127
38.3%
98
46.9%
99
037.7%
452
Conservative13.6%
15
37.8%
125
29.8%
87
31.3%
80
26.5%
56
230.3%
363
Never think of self in these terms (No preference)15.5%
17
5.4%
18
1.0%
3
1.6%
4
1.4%
3
03.8%
45
Don't know10.0%
11
6.6%
22
6.5%
19
3.5%
9
1.9%
4
05.4%
65
Missing15261446681
Total 100%
110
100%
331
100%
292
100%
256
100%
211
   
1200

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
Liberal31.5%
34
27.0%
20
17.7%
11
30.0%
15
13.1%
8
22.9%
27
14124.3%
115
Moderate (middle of the road)29.6%
32
24.3%
18
53.2%
33
44.0%
22
47.5%
29
39.8%
47
24038.3%
181
Conservative24.1%
26
33.8%
25
25.8%
16
22.0%
11
32.8%
20
32.2%
38
24928.8%
136
Never think of self in these terms (No preference)3.7%
4
13.5%
10
1.6%
1
4.0%
2
1.6%
1
1.7%
2
254.2%
20
Don't know11.1%
12
1.4%
1
1.6%
1
0.0%
0
4.9%
3
3.4%
4
434.4%
21
Missing89311476440
Total 100%
108
100%
74
100%
62
100%
50
100%
61
100%
118
   
473

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