Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
LIBCON
In general, when it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, a moderate, or what?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Liberal | 92 | 22.9% | 22.9% | -1.17 |
2) Moderate (Middle of the road) | 126 | 31.3% | 54.2% | -0.44 |
3) Conservative | 103 | 25.6% | 79.9% | 0.29 |
4) Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 31 | 7.7% | 87.6% | 1.02 |
5) Don't know | 33 | 8.2% | 95.8% | 1.75 |
6) No answer | 16 | 4.0% | 99.8% | 2.48 |
7) R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 1 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 3.21 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 years old | 25 to 44 years old | 45 to 64 years old | 65 years or older | Don't know / Refused | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 22.2%12 | 23.8%40 | 25.0%30 | 17.0%9 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 22.9%92 |
Moderate (Middle of the road) | 29.6%16 | 31.0%52 | 32.5%39 | 34.0%18 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 31.3%126 |
Conservative | 14.8%8 | 25.6%43 | 27.5%33 | 26.4%14 | 71.4%5 | 0 | 25.6%103 |
Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 13.0%7 | 8.3%14 | 4.2%5 | 9.4%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 7.7%31 |
Don't know | 11.1%6 | 6.5%11 | 8.3%10 | 11.3%6 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 8.2%33 |
No answer | 9.3%5 | 4.8%8 | 2.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.0%16 |
R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%54 | 100%168 | 100%120 | 100%53 | 100%7 | 402 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than Grade 9 | Ninth to eleventh grade | HS grad | Some college | College grad or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 0.0%0 | 13.3%2 | 19.5%22 | 26.3%30 | 24.8%38 | 0 | 22.9%92 |
Moderate (Middle of the road) | 14.3%1 | 33.3%5 | 26.5%30 | 28.1%32 | 37.9%58 | 0 | 31.3%126 |
Conservative | 0.0%0 | 13.3%2 | 25.7%29 | 27.2%31 | 26.8%41 | 0 | 25.6%103 |
Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 28.6%2 | 13.3%2 | 11.5%13 | 7.9%9 | 3.3%5 | 0 | 7.7%31 |
Don't know | 42.9%3 | 20.0%3 | 11.5%13 | 5.3%6 | 5.2%8 | 0 | 8.2%33 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 6.7%1 | 5.3%6 | 5.3%6 | 2.0%3 | 0 | 4.0%16 |
R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 14.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%7 | 100%15 | 100%113 | 100%114 | 100%153 | 402 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Strong Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Independent | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 51.9%27 | 31.3%26 | 24.4%21 | 11.9%8 | 5.7%3 | 7 | 24.9%85 |
Moderate (Middle of the road) | 21.2%11 | 37.3%31 | 44.2%38 | 37.3%25 | 20.8%11 | 10 | 34.0%116 |
Conservative | 13.5%7 | 15.7%13 | 19.8%17 | 35.8%24 | 67.9%36 | 6 | 28.4%97 |
Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 1.9%1 | 4.8%4 | 5.8%5 | 10.4%7 | 1.9%1 | 13 | 5.3%18 |
Don't know | 9.6%5 | 7.2%6 | 4.7%4 | 3.0%2 | 1.9%1 | 15 | 5.3%18 |
No answer | 1.9%1 | 3.6%3 | 1.2%1 | 1.5%1 | 1.9%1 | 9 | 2.1%7 |
R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
Total | 100%52 | 100%83 | 100%86 | 100%67 | 100%53 | 341 |
Race (I-RACE)
White / Caucasian | Black | African-American | Native American / American Indian | Asian / Oriental | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 24.1%78 | 12.5%2 | 33.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 11.1%1 | 8 | 23.3%84 |
Moderate (Middle of the road) | 28.8%93 | 50.0%8 | 22.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 88.9%8 | 15 | 30.8%111 |
Conservative | 27.9%90 | 12.5%2 | 22.2%2 | 100.0%3 | 0.0%0 | 6 | 26.9%97 |
Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 7.4%24 | 6.3%1 | 11.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 5 | 7.2%26 |
Don't know | 8.7%28 | 6.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4 | 8.1%29 |
No answer | 2.8%9 | 12.5%2 | 11.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4 | 3.3%12 |
R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%323 | 100%16 | 100%9 | 100%3 | 100%9 | 360 |
Region (I-REGION)
New England | East Central | West Central | Mountain States | Middle Atlantic | Pacific Coast | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 27.8%10 | 19.2%14 | 31.3%20 | 22.5%9 | 18.6%19 | 23.0%20 | 0 | 22.9%92 |
Moderate (Middle of the road) | 36.1%13 | 34.2%25 | 17.2%11 | 35.0%14 | 29.4%30 | 37.9%33 | 0 | 31.3%126 |
Conservative | 19.4%7 | 27.4%20 | 25.0%16 | 30.0%12 | 29.4%30 | 20.7%18 | 0 | 25.6%103 |
Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 11.1%4 | 8.2%6 | 10.9%7 | 0.0%0 | 5.9%6 | 9.2%8 | 0 | 7.7%31 |
Don't know | 2.8%1 | 5.5%4 | 10.9%7 | 5.0%2 | 12.7%13 | 6.9%6 | 0 | 8.2%33 |
No answer | 2.8%1 | 4.1%3 | 4.7%3 | 7.5%3 | 3.9%4 | 2.3%2 | 0 | 4.0%16 |
R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%73 | 100%64 | 100%40 | 100%102 | 100%87 | 402 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Some other religion (Specify) | No religion (Not religious / Agnostic / Atheist) | Christian or just a Christian (Volunteered) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 19.8%36 | 20.2%24 | 46.7%7 | 27.8%10 | 41.4%12 | 16.7%2 | 1 | 23.2%91 |
Moderate (Middle of the road) | 27.5%50 | 37.8%45 | 40.0%6 | 30.6%11 | 20.7%6 | 33.3%4 | 4 | 31.0%122 |
Conservative | 33.0%60 | 21.8%26 | 0.0%0 | 30.6%11 | 3.4%1 | 8.3%1 | 4 | 25.2%99 |
Never think of self in these terms (No preference) | 8.2%15 | 5.9%7 | 0.0%0 | 2.8%1 | 17.2%5 | 25.0%3 | 0 | 7.9%31 |
Don't know | 7.7%14 | 8.4%10 | 13.3%2 | 2.8%1 | 13.8%4 | 16.7%2 | 0 | 8.4%33 |
No answer | 3.3%6 | 5.9%7 | 0.0%0 | 5.6%2 | 3.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.1%16 |
R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%182 | 100%119 | 100%15 | 100%36 | 100%29 | 100%12 | 393 |