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Harris 1984 (September) Business-Week Survey, Study No. 842112, Voters

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ASKED OF THOSE WHO SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE IN THE RACE FOR CONGRESS HERE IN THIS DISTRICT NEXT NOVEMBER, IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE RIGHT NOW WOULD VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN OR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: Well, if you had to say right now, would you lean toward the Republican or the Democratic candidate for Congress in this district?

	1) Republican
	2) Democratic
	3) Other
	4) Not sure

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Republican	77	34.7%	34.7%	-1.12
Democratic	49	22.1%	56.8%	-.37
Other	4	1.8%	58.6%	.37
Not sure	92	41.4%	100%	1.12

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	East	South	Midwest	West	TOTAL
Republican	33.3% 22	30.8% 16	47.3% 26	26.5% 13	34.7% 77
Democratic	16.7% 11	25.0% 13	20.0% 11	28.6% 14	22.1% 49
Other	1.5% 1	1.9% 1	1.8% 1	2.0% 1	1.8% 4
Not sure	48.5% 32	42.3% 22	30.9% 17	42.9% 21	41.4% 92
TOTAL	100.0% 66	100.0% 52	100.0% 55	100.0% 49	222

Age (I-AGE)

	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-64	65 +	TOTAL
Republican	33.3% 7	39.7% 25	30.2% 13	38.2% 26	22.2% 6	34.7% 77
Democratic	28.6% 6	15.9% 10	25.6% 11	22.1% 15	25.9% 7	22.1% 49
Other	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.0% 3	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	1.8% 4
Not sure	38.1% 8	44.4% 28	37.2% 16	39.7% 27	48.1% 13	41.4% 92
TOTAL	100.0% 21	100.0% 63	100.0% 43	100.0% 68	100.0% 27	222

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Republican	35.8% 49	34.5% 20	20.0% 2	40.0% 2	28.6% 2	34.6% 75
Democratic	19.7% 27	25.9% 15	10.0% 1	40.0% 2	42.9% 3	22.1% 48
Other	1.5% 2	1.7% 1	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 4
Not sure	43.1% 59	37.9% 22	60.0% 6	20.0% 1	28.6% 2	41.5% 90
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 58	100.0% 10	100.0% 5	100.0% 7	217

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< 15,000	15,001-25k	25,001-50k	> 50,001	Not sure	TOTAL
Republican	29.4% 15	40.6% 39	39.5% 15	29.4% 5	11.1% 2	34.5% 76
Democratic	17.6% 9	19.8% 19	26.3% 10	23.5% 4	33.3% 6	21.8% 48
Other	3.9% 2	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	1.8% 4
Not sure	49.0% 25	39.6% 38	31.6% 12	47.1% 8	50.0% 9	41.8% 92
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 96	100.0% 38	100.0% 17	100.0% 18	220

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Republican	36.0% 32	33.8% 45	34.7% 77
Democratic	19.1% 17	24.1% 32	22.1% 49
Other	4.5% 4	0.0% 0	1.8% 4
Not sure	40.4% 36	42.1% 56	41.4% 92
TOTAL	100.0% 89	100.0% 133	222

Education (I-EDUCTION)

	Less than high school (grades 1-11)	High school graduate (grade 12)	Some college (grades 13-15)	College graduate (grade 16)	Postgraduate (grades 17 and over)	TOTAL
Republican	27.3% 6	35.2% 25	34.6% 18	38.5% 20	32.0% 8	34.7% 77
Democratic	36.4% 8	22.5% 16	19.2% 10	21.2% 11	16.0% 4	22.1% 49
Other	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	3.8% 2	4.0% 1	1.8% 4
Not sure	36.4% 8	40.8% 29	46.2% 24	36.5% 19	48.0% 12	41.4% 92
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 71	100.0% 52	100.0% 52	100.0% 25	222

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Oriental/Asian or Pacific Islander	American Indian or Alaskan native	Not sure	TOTAL
Republican	35.5% 76	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	33.3% 1	34.7% 77
Democratic	20.6% 44	60.0% 3	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	66.7% 2	22.1% 49
Other	1.9% 4	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 4
Not sure	42.1% 90	40.0% 2	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	41.4% 92
TOTAL	100.0% 214	100.0% 5	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 3	222