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

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ASKED IF A U.S. SENATE RACE IN STATE AND OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT SURE IN THE ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATOR IN THIS STATE IN 1984, IF YOU HAD TO SAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN OR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE U.S. SENATE: Well, if you had to say, would you lean toward the Republican or the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate for this state?

	1) Republican
	2) Democratic
	4) Not sure

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Republican	20	33.3%	33.3%	-1.2
Democratic	10	16.7%	50%	-.48
Not sure	30	50%	100%	.96

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	East	South	Midwest	West	TOTAL
Republican	14.3% 2	41.4% 12	31.3% 5	100.0% 1	33.3% 20
Democratic	7.1% 1	17.2% 5	25.0% 4	0.0% 0	16.7% 10
Not sure	78.6% 11	41.4% 12	43.8% 7	0.0% 0	50.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 29	100.0% 16	100.0% 1	60

Age (I-AGE)

	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-64	65 +	TOTAL
Republican	62.5% 5	44.4% 8	28.6% 2	23.5% 4	10.0% 1	33.3% 20
Democratic	12.5% 1	5.6% 1	28.6% 2	29.4% 5	10.0% 1	16.7% 10
Not sure	25.0% 2	50.0% 9	42.9% 3	47.1% 8	80.0% 8	50.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 18	100.0% 7	100.0% 17	100.0% 10	60

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Republican	36.4% 16	27.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	33.3% 19
Democratic	15.9% 7	27.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	17.5% 10
Not sure	47.7% 21	45.5% 5	100.0% 1	0.00% 0	100.0% 1	49.1% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 11	100.0% 1	100.0% 0	100.0% 1	57

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< 15,000	15,001-25k	25,001-50k	> 50,001	Not sure	TOTAL
Republican	22.2% 4	47.8% 11	33.3% 2	25.0% 1	12.5% 1	32.2% 19
Democratic	5.6% 1	17.4% 4	33.3% 2	50.0% 2	12.5% 1	16.9% 10
Not sure	72.2% 13	34.8% 8	33.3% 2	25.0% 1	75.0% 6	50.8% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 18	100.0% 23	100.0% 6	100.0% 4	100.0% 8	59

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Republican	44.0% 11	25.7% 9	33.3% 20
Democratic	20.0% 5	14.3% 5	16.7% 10
Not sure	36.0% 9	60.0% 21	50.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 25	100.0% 35	60

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	0.0% 0	40.0% 10	23.5% 4	44.4% 4	40.0% 2	33.3% 20
Democratic	25.0% 1	24.0% 6	11.8% 2	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	16.7% 10
Not sure	75.0% 3	36.0% 9	64.7% 11	44.4% 4	60.0% 3	50.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 25	100.0% 17	100.0% 9	100.0% 5	60

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Oriental/Asian or Pacific Islander	American Indian or Alaskan native	Not sure	TOTAL
Republican	33.3% 20	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	33.3% 20
Democratic	16.7% 10	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	16.7% 10
Not sure	50.0% 30	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	50.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	60