State of the First Amendment Survey, 2004 - Analysis
TERRINFO (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Overall, do you think Americans have too much, too little, or just the right amount of access to information about the federal government's war on terrorism?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Too much access to information | 154 | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| 2) Too little access to information | 502 | 50.1% | 65.5% |
| 3) Just about the right amount | 310 | 30.9% | 96.4% |
| 98) Don't know | 36 | 3.6% | 100.0% |
| 99) Refused | 0 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too much access to information | 17.8%86 | 13.1%68 | 0 | 15.4%154 |
| Too little access to information | 49.0%237 | 51.2%265 | 0 | 50.1%502 |
| Just about the right amount | 30.8%149 | 31.1%161 | 0 | 30.9%310 |
| Don't know | 2.5%12 | 4.6%24 | 0 | 3.6%36 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%484 | 100%518 | 1002 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too much access to information | 16.3%126 | 10.3%9 | 13.7%7 | 7.1%1 | 14.0%8 | 3 | 15.4%151 |
| Too little access to information | 47.7%369 | 71.3%62 | 56.9%29 | 28.6%4 | 56.1%32 | 12 | 50.5%496 |
| Just about the right amount | 32.4%251 | 16.1%14 | 23.5%12 | 64.3%9 | 28.1%16 | 9 | 30.7%302 |
| Don't know | 3.6%28 | 2.3%2 | 5.9%3 | 0.0%0 | 1.8%1 | 2 | 3.5%34 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Total | 100%774 | 100%87 | 100%51 | 100%14 | 100%57 | 983 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| No religious affiliation | Catholic | Protestant | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too much access to information | 11.6%11 | 16.9%37 | 20.4%55 | 11.8%2 | 12.7%44 | 5 | 15.7%149 |
| Too little access to information | 69.5%66 | 43.8%96 | 37.5%101 | 41.2%7 | 57.6%200 | 33 | 49.6%470 |
| Just about the right amount | 15.8%15 | 35.2%77 | 39.4%106 | 47.1%8 | 26.5%92 | 14 | 31.5%298 |
| Don't know | 3.2%3 | 4.1%9 | 2.6%7 | 0.0%0 | 3.2%11 | 6 | 3.2%30 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Total | 100%95 | 100%219 | 100%269 | 100%17 | 100%347 | 947 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| Less than $40,000 | $40,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too much access to information | 15.8%63 | 15.2%82 | 8 | 15.4%145 |
| Too little access to information | 52.3%209 | 48.6%262 | 31 | 50.2%471 |
| Just about the right amount | 27.5%110 | 33.8%182 | 19 | 31.1%292 |
| Don't know | 4.5%18 | 2.4%13 | 5 | 3.3%31 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Total | 100%400 | 100%539 | 939 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post-graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too much access to information | 18.9%20 | 17.4%66 | 14.3%39 | 11.9%16 | 9.9%10 | 1 | 15.2%151 |
| Too little access to information | 51.9%55 | 52.2%198 | 51.6%141 | 43.3%58 | 47.5%48 | 2 | 50.4%500 |
| Just about the right amount | 21.7%23 | 27.7%105 | 31.9%87 | 40.3%54 | 38.6%39 | 2 | 31.0%308 |
| Don't know | 7.5%8 | 2.6%10 | 2.2%6 | 4.5%6 | 4.0%4 | 2 | 3.4%34 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%106 | 100%379 | 100%273 | 100%134 | 100%101 | 993 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| Democrat | Republican | Independent | No preference | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too much access to information | 11.8%42 | 24.7%63 | 11.1%27 | 21.4%15 | 17.9%7 | 1 | 16.0%154 |
| Too little access to information | 64.2%228 | 24.7%63 | 56.0%136 | 55.7%39 | 51.3%20 | 16 | 50.5%486 |
| Just about the right amount | 20.3%72 | 47.5%121 | 30.0%73 | 18.6%13 | 25.6%10 | 17 | 30.0%289 |
| Don't know | 3.7%13 | 3.1%8 | 2.9%7 | 4.3%3 | 5.1%2 | 4 | 3.4%33 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Total | 100%355 | 100%255 | 100%243 | 100%70 | 100%39 | 962 |
