Coverage of Cancer Prevention Research Institute (February 2013)

Coverage of Cancer Prevention Research Institute (February 2013)

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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." 
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categorycolumn-1
Mostly positive31%
Mostly negative26%
Neutral32%
Don't know11%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." 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.
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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Mostly positive37%15%28%
Mostly negative30%25%23%
Neutral23%57%36%
Don't know11%3%13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Mostly positive27%32%28%
Mostly negative34%11%21%
Neutral30%40%38%
Don't know9%17%13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Mostly positive39%33%37%
Mostly negative21%37%32%
Neutral25%23%21%
Don't know15%7%10%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." 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.
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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Mostly positive26%41%30%
Mostly negative38%18%23%
Neutral24%33%37%
Don't know12%8%11%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." 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.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Mostly positive28%29%33%
Mostly negative27%28%14%
Neutral34%31%45%
Don't know11%13%8%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." 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.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Mostly positive16%21%39%
Mostly negative52%41%23%
Neutral16%38%15%
Don't know15%0%23%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." 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.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Mostly positive41%29%30%
Mostly negative30%19%25%
Neutral20%43%31%
Don't know9%9%13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Mostly positive21%51%49%
Mostly negative34%18%10%
Neutral32%23%37%
Don't know13%7%5%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Mostly positive28%35%
Mostly negative25%27%
Neutral38%25%
Don't know9%13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Mostly positive39%25%31%
Mostly negative26%31%17%
Neutral28%30%43%
Don't know7%15%9%
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    Respondents who indicated that they "have heard of the CRIT" in Q53 were asked, " Is what you have heard about the Cancer Prevention Research Institute (CPRIT):" "mostly positive", "mostly negative", "neutral", or " Don't know." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Mostly positive40%47%30%18%22%26%
Mostly negative5%10%19%46%36%48%
Neutral43%35%34%22%35%21%
Don't know12%8%17%14%7%5%

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