Political Outlook 1

Political Outlook by Age Categories

Assignment #4

Political Outlook by Age Categories Controlling for Respondent’s Race

Clinton W. Ferguson

SOWK 300

Tuskegee University

February 3rd, 2010

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Table 1
Political Outlook by Age Categories of R (%)
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R’s Age Categories
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Politics 18-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals
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Liberal 14.4 12.2 17.3 11.4 13.4
Tend Lib 16.6 16.9 12.5 9.8 13.4
Moderate 37.2 37.9 38.0 34.5 36.5
Tend Cons 17.7 19.2 16.6 25.9 17.2
Conservative 14.1 13.7 25.6 28.4 19.5
Totals 19.2 23.8 20.4 36.6 100.0
(N) (277) (343) (295) (528) (1443)
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Table 2
Political Outlook by Age Categories of R
Controlling for R’s Race (%)
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R’s Age Categories
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Politics 18-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals
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White Respondents
Liberal 14.5 11.2 14.0 10.9 12.3
Tend Lib 17.6 15.4 12.8 10.1 13.3
Moderate 34.8 38.8 40.9 33.9 36.6
Tend Cons 19.0 20.6 16.9 16.1 17.9
Conservative 14.0 14.0 15.3 29.0 20.0
Totals 16.2 23.5 19.9 38.4 100.0
(N) (221) (286) (242) (466) (1215)
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Black Respondents
Liberal 10.5 22.1 35.3 16.7 20.3
Tend Lib 10.5 26.3 8.8 10.4 12.0
Moderate 47.4 31.6 35.3 39.6 38.6
Tend Cons 15.8 13.2 8.8 10.4 12.0
Conservative 15.8 7.9 11.8 22.9 15.2
Totals 24.1 24.1 21.5 30.4 100.0
(N) (38) (38) (34) (48) (153)
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