American National Election Studies, Cumulative Data File, 1948-2004

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VCF0015B Abbreviated interview form -- Post   0) Post IW is not abbreviated   1) Abbreviated Post IW   2) Additional abbreviated Post IWs

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Post IW is not abbreviated	41449	95.4%	95.4%	-.22
Abbreviated Post IW	1914	4.4%	99.8%	4.29
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	82	.2%	100%	8.79

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Age Education Religion Church attendance

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Post IW is not abbreviated	95.5% 18348	95.5% 23041	95.5% 41389
Abbreviated Post IW	4.3% 830	4.3% 1041	4.3% 1871
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	0.1% 27	0.2% 55	0.2% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 19205	100.0% 24137	43342

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Native American	Hispanic	Other	TOTAL
Post IW is not abbreviated	95.5% 34304	95.7% 4460	96.5% 332	94.7% 726	95.9% 1266	99.2% 126	95.5% 41214
Abbreviated Post IW	4.3% 1543	4.1% 193	3.5% 12	5.3% 41	3.9% 52	0.8% 1	4.3% 1842
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	0.2% 74	0.1% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 35921	100.0% 4659	100.0% 344	100.0% 767	100.0% 1320	100.0% 127	43138

Age (I-AGE)

	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and older	TOTAL
Post IW is not abbreviated	95.1% 3966	94.9% 8814	95.7% 8692	95.8% 6884	95.5% 5765	96.1% 7095	95.5% 41216
Abbreviated Post IW	4.7% 198	4.9% 459	4.1% 376	4.1% 291	4.2% 252	3.8% 279	4.3% 1855
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	0.1% 5	0.2% 19	0.2% 16	0.1% 10	0.3% 19	0.1% 11	0.2% 80
TOTAL	100.0% 4169	100.0% 9292	100.0% 9084	100.0% 7185	100.0% 6036	100.0% 7385	43151

Education (I-EDUC)

	Grade school or less (0-8 grades)	High school (12 grades or fewer)	Some college (13 grades or more but no degree)	College or advanced degree	TOTAL
Post IW is not abbreviated	94.9% 6552	95.5% 19079	95.6% 8151	95.8% 7298	95.5% 41080
Abbreviated Post IW	5.0% 346	4.3% 851	4.1% 351	4.0% 308	4.3% 1856
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	0.1% 8	0.2% 42	0.2% 21	0.1% 10	0.2% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 6906	100.0% 19972	100.0% 8523	100.0% 7616	43017

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other and none (also includes don't know preference)	TOTAL
Post IW is not abbreviated	95.5% 26818	95.2% 9579	95.2% 995	95.9% 3733	95.5% 41125
Abbreviated Post IW	4.3% 1208	4.6% 458	4.5% 47	3.9% 150	4.3% 1863
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	0.2% 50	0.2% 21	0.3% 3	0.2% 8	0.2% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 28076	100.0% 10058	100.0% 1045	100.0% 3891	43070

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Every week	Almost every week (no cases in 1970)	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Never	No religious preference (1970-1988)	TOTAL
Post IW is not abbreviated	96.0% 8080	95.6% 3314	95.0% 3964	95.4% 6865	96.1% 6182	93.5% 1215	95.6% 29620
Abbreviated Post IW	3.8% 316	4.2% 144	4.8% 199	4.3% 307	3.7% 237	5.9% 77	4.1% 1280
Additional abbreviated Post IWs	0.2% 17	0.2% 8	0.2% 10	0.3% 24	0.2% 15	0.6% 8	0.3% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 8413	100.0% 3466	100.0% 4173	100.0% 7196	100.0% 6434	100.0% 1300	30982