Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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NATPOL Generally speaking, how interested are you in current national politics - very interested, somewhat interested or not so interested?   1) Very interested   2) Somewhat   3) Not interested   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very interested	1356	40.3%	40.3%	-.93
Somewhat	1436	42.7%	83%	.24
Not interested	552	16.4%	99.4%	1.41
Don't know	19	.6%	100%	7.27

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
Very interested	49.0% 934	29.0% 421	40.3% 1355
Somewhat	38.7% 739	47.9% 695	42.7% 1434
Not interested	11.7% 224	22.6% 328	16.4% 552
Don't know	0.6% 11	0.6% 8	0.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 1908	100.0% 1452	3360

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
Very interested	15.3% 29	26.5% 57	42.9% 1270	40.3% 1356
Somewhat	46.3% 88	45.1% 97	42.3% 1251	42.7% 1436
Not interested	37.4% 71	28.4% 61	14.2% 420	16.4% 552
Don't know	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 17	0.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2958	3363

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
Very interested	37.5% 650	37.7% 327	74.3% 127	38.3% 90	45.5% 162	40.3% 1356
Somewhat	45.7% 793	44.6% 387	21.1% 36	40.0% 94	35.4% 126	42.7% 1436
Not interested	16.1% 279	17.3% 150	3.5% 6	20.9% 49	19.1% 68	16.4% 552
Don't know	0.7% 12	0.3% 3	1.2% 2	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 1734	100.0% 867	100.0% 171	100.0% 235	100.0% 356	3363

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Democrat	Independen	Other	TOTAL
Very interested	41.7% 473	43.0% 522	39.1% 292	26.0% 69	40.3% 1356
Somewhat	46.0% 522	41.8% 508	39.9% 298	40.8% 108	42.7% 1436
Not interested	11.5% 131	14.7% 179	20.6% 154	32.5% 86	16.4% 550
Don't know	0.8% 9	0.5% 6	0.3% 2	0.8% 2	0.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 1135	100.0% 1215	100.0% 746	100.0% 265	3361

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
Very interested	36.6% 209	39.4% 363	41.7% 472	42.3% 312	40.3% 1356
Somewhat	44.8% 256	46.9% 432	41.3% 468	38.0% 280	42.7% 1436
Not interested	17.3% 99	13.6% 125	16.3% 185	19.4% 143	16.4% 552
Don't know	1.2% 7	0.2% 2	0.7% 8	0.3% 2	0.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 571	100.0% 922	100.0% 1133	100.0% 737	3363

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<$20,000	$20K-40000	$40K-80000	>$80000	DK/Refused	TOTAL
Very interested	31.6% 231	36.5% 459	49.3% 399	64.1% 182	30.1% 85	40.3% 1356
Somewhat	41.9% 306	47.1% 591	42.2% 342	26.8% 76	42.9% 121	42.7% 1436
Not interested	25.3% 185	15.8% 199	8.4% 68	8.8% 25	26.6% 75	16.4% 552
Don't know	1.2% 9	0.6% 7	0.1% 1	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 1256	100.0% 810	100.0% 284	100.0% 282	3363

Age (I-AGE1)

	<23 yrs	23-49 yrs	50+ yrs	TOTAL
Very interested	18.2% 177	30.6% 298	44.7% 248	28.9% 723
Somewhat	51.8% 502	52.7% 514	40.5% 225	49.6% 1241
Not interested	28.9% 280	16.5% 161	13.9% 77	20.7% 518
Don't know	1.1% 11	0.2% 2	0.9% 5	0.7% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 975	100.0% 555	2500