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Anti-Semitism in the United States, 1964

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Here is a list of issues that have been talked about in the campaign. Please tell me for each one whether it is important to you or not important to you in deciding which candidate you favor. Now look at the card again and tell me for each issue which candidate you agree with most, Senator Goldwater or President Johnson -- On the issue of government spending do you agree most with Goldwater or Johnson?

	1) Important - agree with Goldwater
	2) Important - agree with Johnson
	3) Important - Don't know, NA
	4) Not important - agree with Goldwater
	5) Not important - agree with Johnson
	6) Not important - Don't know, NA

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Important - agree with Goldwater	552	28.9%	28.9%	-.97
Important - agree with Johnson	733	38.4%	67.3%	-.32
Important - Don't know, NA	239	12.5%	79.8%	.34
Not important - agree with Goldwater	51	2.7%	82.5%	.99
Not important - agree with Johnson	203	10.6%	93.1%	1.64
Not important - Don't know, NA	132	6.9%	100%	2.29

Variable Comparisons

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	33.4% 309	24.7% 243	28.9% 552
Important - agree with Johnson	37.1% 344	39.5% 389	38.4% 733
Important - Don't know, NA	10.3% 95	14.6% 144	12.5% 239
Not important - agree with Goldwater	2.5% 23	2.8% 28	2.7% 51
Not important - agree with Johnson	11.1% 103	10.2% 100	10.6% 203
Not important - Don't know, NA	5.6% 52	8.1% 80	6.9% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 926	100.0% 984	1910

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Negro	Oriental	Other	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	32.5% 540	3.4% 8	25.0% 1	22.2% 2	28.9% 551
Important - agree with Johnson	34.4% 573	67.2% 156	25.0% 1	33.3% 3	38.4% 733
Important - Don't know, NA	13.5% 225	5.2% 12	25.0% 1	11.1% 1	12.5% 239
Not important - agree with Goldwater	2.8% 47	1.3% 3	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	2.7% 51
Not important - agree with Johnson	9.7% 162	16.8% 39	25.0% 1	11.1% 1	10.6% 203
Not important - Don't know, NA	7.0% 117	6.0% 14	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	6.9% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 1664	100.0% 232	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	1909

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Presently married and living with spouse	Separated	Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	23.1% 34	30.0% 451	22.7% 10	26.3% 15	26.3% 42	28.9% 552
Important - agree with Johnson	46.9% 69	37.2% 559	45.5% 20	47.4% 27	36.3% 58	38.4% 733
Important - Don't know, NA	11.6% 17	12.6% 190	6.8% 3	7.0% 4	15.6% 25	12.5% 239
Not important - agree with Goldwater	2.0% 3	2.9% 44	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.5% 4	2.7% 51
Not important - agree with Johnson	8.8% 13	10.7% 161	20.5% 9	14.0% 8	7.5% 12	10.6% 203
Not important - Don't know, NA	7.5% 11	6.5% 97	4.5% 2	5.3% 3	11.9% 19	6.9% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 1502	100.0% 44	100.0% 57	100.0% 160	1910

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other (Specify)	None	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	33.5% 432	20.3% 101	11.5% 7	30.8% 4	17.0% 8	28.9% 552
Important - agree with Johnson	35.5% 458	45.6% 227	37.7% 23	30.8% 4	44.7% 21	38.4% 733
Important - Don't know, NA	12.8% 165	12.0% 60	6.6% 4	7.7% 1	19.1% 9	12.5% 239
Not important - agree with Goldwater	2.6% 34	2.6% 13	3.3% 2	7.7% 1	2.1% 1	2.7% 51
Not important - agree with Johnson	9.0% 116	12.7% 63	31.1% 19	0.0% 0	10.6% 5	10.6% 203
Not important - Don't know, NA	6.7% 86	6.8% 34	9.8% 6	23.1% 3	6.4% 3	6.9% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 1291	100.0% 498	100.0% 61	100.0% 13	100.0% 47	1910

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Independent - Republican	Independent - Won't choose	Independent - Democrat	Democrat	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	56.3% 279	63.0% 75	22.8% 36	21.0% 34	13.2% 120	29.5% 544
Important - agree with Johnson	16.7% 83	12.6% 15	29.1% 46	40.7% 66	54.9% 500	38.5% 710
Important - Don't know, NA	13.3% 66	12.6% 15	22.8% 36	14.8% 24	10.2% 93	12.7% 234
Not important - agree with Goldwater	4.2% 21	3.4% 4	1.3% 2	2.5% 4	2.0% 18	2.7% 49
Not important - agree with Johnson	3.6% 18	5.9% 7	5.7% 9	11.7% 19	14.3% 130	9.9% 183
Not important - Don't know, NA	5.8% 29	2.5% 3	18.4% 29	9.3% 15	5.4% 49	6.8% 125
TOTAL	100.0% 496	100.0% 119	100.0% 158	100.0% 162	100.0% 910	1845

Household income (I-INCOME)

	To $4,999	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	Over $15,000	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	23.1% 172	29.5% 202	41.1% 109	58.6% 41	29.7% 524
Important - agree with Johnson	43.1% 321	37.2% 255	34.7% 92	22.9% 16	38.8% 684
Important - Don't know, NA	13.6% 101	13.0% 89	9.1% 24	7.1% 5	12.4% 219
Not important - agree with Goldwater	2.3% 17	3.4% 23	2.6% 7	1.4% 1	2.7% 48
Not important - agree with Johnson	10.3% 77	9.8% 67	8.3% 22	4.3% 3	9.6% 169
Not important - Don't know, NA	7.7% 57	7.2% 49	4.2% 11	5.7% 4	6.9% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 745	100.0% 685	100.0% 265	100.0% 70	1765

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 34 years	35 to 49 years	50 and more years	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	27.9% 152	28.7% 169	31.2% 224	29.5% 545
Important - agree with Johnson	39.9% 217	42.5% 250	33.9% 243	38.4% 710
Important - Don't know, NA	12.3% 67	11.7% 69	13.8% 99	12.7% 235
Not important - agree with Goldwater	3.1% 17	3.1% 18	2.0% 14	2.7% 49
Not important - agree with Johnson	8.5% 46	9.4% 55	11.6% 83	10.0% 184
Not important - Don't know, NA	8.3% 45	4.6% 27	7.5% 54	6.8% 126
TOTAL	100.0% 544	100.0% 588	100.0% 717	1849

Education (I-EDUC)

	No schooling; through 8th grade	9th through high school	1 to 3 years of college	Graduate and postgraduate work	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	18.7% 95	28.4% 265	43.0% 92	48.4% 93	29.5% 545
Important - agree with Johnson	43.2% 219	38.2% 357	35.5% 76	29.7% 57	38.4% 709
Important - Don't know, NA	14.4% 73	13.3% 124	10.3% 22	8.3% 16	12.7% 235
Not important - agree with Goldwater	1.4% 7	3.3% 31	2.3% 5	3.1% 6	2.7% 49
Not important - agree with Johnson	13.4% 68	9.7% 91	5.6% 12	6.3% 12	9.9% 183
Not important - Don't know, NA	8.9% 45	7.1% 66	3.3% 7	4.2% 8	6.8% 126
TOTAL	100.0% 507	100.0% 934	100.0% 214	100.0% 192	1847

Region (I-REGION)

	South - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, N. Carolina, Florida, Texas, W. Virginia, Oklahoma, Missouri	Deep South - Alabama, Georgia, S. Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi	All other states	TOTAL
Important - agree with Goldwater	29.5% 134	31.6% 42	29.3% 369	29.5% 545
Important - agree with Johnson	42.4% 193	25.6% 34	38.3% 483	38.4% 710
Important - Don't know, NA	11.4% 52	9.8% 13	13.5% 170	12.7% 235
Not important - agree with Goldwater	2.4% 11	0.8% 1	2.9% 37	2.7% 49
Not important - agree with Johnson	8.8% 40	19.5% 26	9.4% 118	10.0% 184
Not important - Don't know, NA	5.5% 25	12.8% 17	6.7% 84	6.8% 126
TOTAL	100.0% 455	100.0% 133	100.0% 1261	1849