Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1996

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INDEP ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT: Do you usually think of yourself as closer to the Republican party or as closer to the Democratic party?   1) Closer to Republican Party   2) Closer to Democratic Party   3) Don't Know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Closer to Republican Party	47	29.4%	29.4%	-1.3
Closer to Democratic Party	63	39.4%	68.8%	-.02
Don't Know	50	31.3%	100%	1.26

Variable Comparisons

Church attendance Education Gender Household income Political party Race

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Attend 0-2 hours	Attend 3-4 hours	Attend over 5 hours	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	29.4% 5	38.1% 8	22.7% 5	30.0% 18
Closer to Democratic Party	47.1% 8	33.3% 7	36.4% 8	38.3% 23
Don't Know	23.5% 4	28.6% 6	40.9% 9	31.7% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 17	100.0% 21	100.0% 22	60

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than Grade 9	Grade 9 to 11	High School Grad	Some College	College Grad or More	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	40.0% 2	20.0% 2	15.6% 7	29.2% 14	42.0% 21	29.1% 46
Closer to Democratic Party	20.0% 1	30.0% 3	48.9% 22	39.6% 19	36.0% 18	39.9% 63
Don't Know	40.0% 2	50.0% 5	35.6% 16	31.3% 15	22.0% 11	31.0% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 5	100.0% 10	100.0% 45	100.0% 48	100.0% 50	158

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	33.8% 27	25.0% 20	29.4% 47
Closer to Democratic Party	33.8% 27	45.0% 36	39.4% 63
Don't Know	32.5% 26	30.0% 24	31.3% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 80	160

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $19,999	$20,000 up to $29,999	$30,000 up to $39,999	$40,000 up to $49,999	$50,000 up to $59,999	More than $60,000	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	17.2% 5	21.7% 5	41.7% 10	36.8% 7	26.7% 4	29.4% 10	28.5% 41
Closer to Democratic Party	34.5% 10	39.1% 9	41.7% 10	31.6% 6	53.3% 8	44.1% 15	40.3% 58
Don't Know	48.3% 14	39.1% 9	16.7% 4	31.6% 6	20.0% 3	26.5% 9	31.3% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 23	100.0% 24	100.0% 19	100.0% 15	100.0% 34	144

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other Party	Don't Know	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	29.4% 47	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	29.4% 47
Closer to Democratic Party	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	39.4% 63	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	39.4% 63
Don't Know	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	31.3% 50	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	31.3% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 160	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	160

Race (I-RACE)

	White/Caucasian	Black, African-American, Colored, Etc.	Native American/Indian	Asian/Oriental	Other	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	31.4% 43	7.7% 1	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	29.7% 47
Closer to Democratic Party	40.1% 55	38.5% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	38.6% 61
Don't Know	28.5% 39	53.8% 7	50.0% 1	100.0% 1	40.0% 2	31.6% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 13	100.0% 2	100.0% 1	100.0% 5	158