State of the First Amendment Survey, 2006 - Analysis
PUBTERR (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Newspapers should honor government requests to withhold publishing information that might hurt efforts to win the war on terrorism.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly agree | 576 | 57.3% | 57.3% |
| 2) Mildly agree | 177 | 17.6% | 74.9% |
| 3) Mildly disagree | 87 | 8.7% | 83.6% |
| 4) Strongly disagree | 122 | 12.1% | 95.7% |
| 98) Don't know | 40 | 4.0% | 99.7% |
| 99) Refused | 3 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 32.6%28 | 53.6%112 | 65.6%128 | 59.6%99 | 57.5%96 | 64.6%102 | 11 | 57.6%565 |
| Mildly agree | 27.9%24 | 18.7%39 | 15.9%31 | 15.7%26 | 18.6%31 | 13.3%21 | 5 | 17.5%172 |
| Mildly disagree | 16.3%14 | 12.9%27 | 4.1%8 | 6.6%11 | 6.6%11 | 8.9%14 | 2 | 8.7%85 |
| Strongly disagree | 14.0%12 | 12.0%25 | 12.8%25 | 14.5%24 | 11.4%19 | 8.9%14 | 3 | 12.1%119 |
| Don't know | 9.3%8 | 2.9%6 | 1.5%3 | 3.0%5 | 4.8%8 | 4.4%7 | 4 | 3.8%37 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 1.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 100%86 | 100%209 | 100%195 | 100%166 | 100%167 | 100%158 | 981 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 53.4%260 | 60.9%316 | 0 | 57.3%576 |
| Mildly agree | 20.7%101 | 14.6%76 | 0 | 17.6%177 |
| Mildly disagree | 9.0%44 | 8.3%43 | 0 | 8.6%87 |
| Strongly disagree | 12.5%61 | 11.8%61 | 0 | 12.1%122 |
| Don't know | 3.9%19 | 4.0%21 | 0 | 4.0%40 |
| Refused | 0.4%2 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.4%4 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%487 | 100%519 | 1006 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Bi-racial (Volunteered) | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 60.5%463 | 47.0%39 | 30.2%19 | 50.0%9 | 56.0%14 | 28 | 57.0%544 |
| Mildly agree | 16.5%126 | 22.9%19 | 30.2%19 | 11.1%2 | 24.0%6 | 5 | 18.0%172 |
| Mildly disagree | 8.0%61 | 15.7%13 | 12.7%8 | 11.1%2 | 8.0%2 | 2 | 9.0%86 |
| Strongly disagree | 11.6%89 | 12.0%10 | 19.0%12 | 11.1%2 | 4.0%1 | 6 | 11.9%114 |
| Don't know | 3.0%23 | 2.4%2 | 7.9%5 | 16.7%3 | 8.0%2 | 6 | 3.7%35 |
| Refused | 0.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Total | 100%765 | 100%83 | 100%63 | 100%18 | 100%25 | 954 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school/high school graduate | Some college/Associate degree | Bachelor's degree | Graduate work | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 62.7%286 | 59.2%168 | 48.5%80 | 43.3%39 | 3 | 57.6%573 |
| Mildly agree | 17.1%78 | 17.3%49 | 20.0%33 | 17.8%16 | 1 | 17.7%176 |
| Mildly disagree | 7.7%35 | 9.9%28 | 9.1%15 | 10.0%9 | 0 | 8.7%87 |
| Strongly disagree | 9.6%44 | 10.9%31 | 16.4%27 | 21.1%19 | 1 | 12.2%121 |
| Don't know | 2.9%13 | 2.8%8 | 5.5%9 | 5.6%5 | 4 | 3.5%35 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 2.2%2 | 0 | 0.3%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 100%456 | 100%284 | 100%165 | 100%90 | 995 |
Region (I-REGION)
| Northeast | Midwest (North Central) | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 56.2%114 | 53.8%135 | 63.5%221 | 52.5%106 | 0 | 57.4%576 |
| Mildly agree | 16.3%33 | 23.5%59 | 13.5%47 | 18.8%38 | 0 | 17.6%177 |
| Mildly disagree | 8.9%18 | 9.6%24 | 8.9%31 | 6.9%14 | 0 | 8.7%87 |
| Strongly disagree | 12.8%26 | 8.8%22 | 10.9%38 | 17.8%36 | 0 | 12.2%122 |
| Don't know | 5.9%12 | 3.6%9 | 2.9%10 | 4.0%8 | 0 | 3.9%39 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.8%2 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%203 | 100%251 | 100%348 | 100%202 | 1004 |
