How Important is it for You to Live in a Legislative District with People Like You? (May 2011)
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Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?"
Very important 16%
Somewhat important 39%
Not at all important 34%
Don't know 12%
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
Very important 12% 7% 22%
Somewhat important 37% 37% 40%
Not at all important 38% 37% 30%
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Lean Republican
Not very strong Republican
Strong Republican
Very important 18% 10% 28%
Don't know 6% 4% 11%
Lean Democrat
Not very strong Democrat
Strong Democrat
Very important 9% 10% 15%
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Moderates
Very important 9% 9% 23%
Don't know 8% 20% 8%
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
Leaning conservative
Somewhat conservative
Extremely conservative
Leaning liberal
Somewhat liberal
Extremely liberal
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
Very important 15% 17%
Somewhat important 35% 42%
Not at all important 44% 25%
Don't know 7% 16%
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Location is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
Don't know 12% 9% 14%
Respondents were asked, "How important is it for you to live in a legislative district with people like you?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
No high school
Post-grad
Very important 29% 17% 15% 8% 17% 14%
Somewhat important 31% 36% 37% 53% 43% 32%
Not at all important 21% 31% 36% 35% 30% 52%
Don't know 19% 15% 12% 4% 10% 2%
Party ID
Republican Identification
Democratic Identification
Tea Party Identification
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