QA9g/b/f/e: Still imagining that you are moving to another community. In deciding where to live, would each of the following be important, or not too important to you. (% important shown here. “High-quality public schools” based on those under 55.)
These questions are discussed in Section 3 of the report.
Being near extended family % | Having high-quality public schools % | Having easy access to the outdoors % | Being near art museums and theaters % | (N) | |
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TOTAL | 71 | 84 | 67 | 46 | 3,341 |
PARTY WITH LEANERS | |||||
Rep/Rep lean | 73 | 83 | 72 | 34 | 1,340 |
Dem/Dem lean | 69 | 87 | 62 | 56 | 1,572 |
PARTY ID | |||||
Republican | 74 | 83 | 72 | 33 | 788 |
Democrat | 72 | 87 | 57 | 55 | 1,036 |
Independent | 69 | 85 | 71 | 46 | 1,320 |
Lean Republican | 72 | 83 | 73 | 35 | 552 |
Lean Democrat | 64 | 88 | 70 | 57 | 536 |
IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY | |||||
Consistent conservative | 73 | 86 | 73 | 23 | 347 |
Mostly conservative | 71 | 89 | 69 | 31 | 625 |
Mixed | 73 | 84 | 67 | 41 | 1,179 |
Mostly liberal | 72 | 77 | 65 | 59 | 698 |
Consistent liberal | 64 | 79 | 65 | 73 | 492 |
SEX | |||||
Men | 67 | 85 | 74 | 44 | 1,631 |
Women | 75 | 84 | 61 | 47 | 1,710 |
AGE | |||||
18-49 | 68 | 85 | 70 | 48 | 1,336 |
50+ | 75 | – – | 63 | 43 | 1,960 |
DETAILED AGE | |||||
18-29 | 71 | 87 | 69 | 50 | 483 |
30-49 | 67 | 84 | 71 | 47 | 853 |
50-64 | 72 | – – | 69 | 43 | 1,028 |
65+ | 78 | – – | 54 | 42 | 932 |
SEX BY AGE | |||||
Men 18-49 | 65 | 86 | 74 | 48 | 692 |
Men 50+ | 69 | – – | 73 | 40 | 922 |
Women 18-49 | 72 | 84 | 67 | 49 | 644 |
Women 50+ | 79 | – – | 54 | 45 | 1,038 |
RACE | |||||
White, non-Hispanic | 72 | 83 | 71 | 41 | 2,407 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 66 | 86 | 46 | 60 | 348 |
Hispanic | 77 | 87 | 68 | 59 | 301 |
EDUCATION | |||||
College grad+ | 67 | 84 | 66 | 57 | 1,378 |
Post grad | 68 | 87 | 66 | 62 | 491 |
College grad | 67 | 82 | 66 | 55 | 887 |
Some college | 70 | 84 | 67 | 44 | 977 |
HS or less | 75 | 85 | 67 | 40 | 972 |
FAMILY INCOME | |||||
$75,000+ | 68 | 83 | 71 | 51 | 1,020 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 69 | 85 | 68 | 42 | 1,026 |
<$30,000 | 74 | 85 | 66 | 46 | 971 |
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE | |||||
Total Protestant | 73 | 83 | 66 | 39 | 1,673 |
White NH evang. Prot. | 77 | 81 | 69 | 28 | 624 |
White NH mainline Prot. | 72 | 83 | 72 | 35 | 583 |
Total Catholic | 78 | 87 | 68 | 49 | 715 |
White NH Cath. | 78 | 82 | 70 | 43 | 496 |
Unaffiliated | 59 | 85 | 71 | 52 | 591 |
ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES | |||||
Weekly or more | 75 | 83 | 66 | 41 | 1,270 |
Less than weekly | 69 | 85 | 68 | 48 | 2,031 |
REGION | |||||
Northeast | 75 | 88 | 65 | 48 | 606 |
Midwest | 73 | 81 | 67 | 40 | 724 |
South | 69 | 84 | 67 | 46 | 1,240 |
West | 71 | 85 | 69 | 48 | 771 |
AMONG REP/LEAN REP | |||||
Men | 70 | 85 | 80 | 32 | 721 |
Women | 77 | 81 | 64 | 36 | 619 |
18-29 | 75 | 86 | 80 | 39 | 163 |
30-49 | 68 | 84 | 77 | 31 | 315 |
50-64 | 75 | – – | 73 | 31 | 430 |
65+ | 76 | – – | 57 | 36 | 417 |
Agree with Tea Party | 74 | 80 | 75 | 27 | 555 |
Disagree/No opinion | 73 | 84 | 71 | 38 | 761 |
AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM | |||||
Men | 65 | 89 | 67 | 56 | 709 |
Women | 73 | 86 | 58 | 55 | 863 |
18-29 | 69 | 89 | 62 | 60 | 240 |
30-49 | 64 | 86 | 64 | 56 | 409 |
50-64 | 69 | – – | 66 | 55 | 467 |
65+ | 78 | – – | 52 | 50 | 441 |
AMONG WHITES | |||||
Men | 67 | 84 | 77 | 40 | 1,177 |
Women | 76 | 82 | 64 | 41 | 1,230 |
18-29 | 70 | 87 | 80 | 46 | 274 |
30-49 | 68 | 83 | 74 | 42 | 561 |
50-64 | 72 | – – | 72 | 37 | 761 |
65+ | 79 | – – | 55 | 39 | 790 |
College grad | 67 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 1,091 |
Some college or less | 74 | 82 | 71 | 34 | 1,311 |
College grad men | 62 | 83 | 73 | 56 | 566 |
College grad women | 71 | 85 | 66 | 57 | 525 |
Some col or less men | 69 | 84 | 79 | 33 | 609 |
Some col or less women | 79 | 81 | 63 | 35 | 702 |
$75,000+ | 69 | 84 | 73 | 50 | 839 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 73 | 84 | 72 | 35 | 760 |
<$30,000 | 73 | 82 | 69 | 38 | 578 |