Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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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/No answer/Neither

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Closer to Republican Party	48	32.2%	32.2%	-1.26
Closer to Democratic Party	45	30.2%	62.4%	-.06
Don't know/No answer/Neither	56	37.6%	100%	1.13

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24 years old	25 to 44 years old	45 to 64 years old	65 years or older	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	37.0% 10	33.3% 21	31.4% 11	22.7% 5	32.0% 47
Closer to Democratic Party	33.3% 9	31.7% 20	17.1% 6	45.5% 10	30.6% 45
Don't know/No answer/Neither	29.6% 8	34.9% 22	51.4% 18	31.8% 7	37.4% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 63	100.0% 35	100.0% 22	147

Education (I-EDUC)

	1st-11th grade	12th grade (High school)	Some college (Two year degree)	4 year college graduate	Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	40.0% 4	23.3% 10	20.5% 8	46.2% 18	50.0% 8	32.7% 48
Closer to Democratic Party	20.0% 2	32.6% 14	41.0% 16	20.5% 8	25.0% 4	29.9% 44
Don't know/No answer/Neither	40.0% 4	44.2% 19	38.5% 15	33.3% 13	25.0% 4	37.4% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 43	100.0% 39	100.0% 39	100.0% 16	147

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	35.8% 24	29.3% 24	32.2% 48
Closer to Democratic Party	31.3% 21	29.3% 24	30.2% 45
Don't know/No answer/Neither	32.8% 22	41.5% 34	37.6% 56
TOTAL	100.0% 67	100.0% 82	149

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Closer to Republican Party	32.6% 30	33.3% 11	0.00% 0	30.0% 3	36.4% 4	32.9% 48
Closer to Democratic Party	29.3% 27	24.2% 8	0.00% 0	30.0% 3	45.5% 5	29.5% 43
Don't know/No answer/Neither	38.0% 35	42.4% 14	0.00% 0	40.0% 4	18.2% 2	37.7% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 92	100.0% 33	100.0% 0	100.0% 10	100.0% 11	146