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RACE Whatisyourrace?Areyouwhite,black,Asian,orsomeother?
1 White
2 Black
3 Asian
4 Otherormixedrace
9 Don'tknow/Refused(VOL.)
POLITICALPARTY InpoliticsTODAY,doyouconsideryourselfaRepublican,Democrat,or Independent?{02-07}
1Republican
2Democrat
3Independent
4Nopreference (VOL.)
5Otherparty (VOL.)
9Don'tknow/Refused
INCOME Lastyear,thatisin2006,whatwasyourtotalfamilyincomefromallsources,beforetaxes?JuststopmewhenIgettotherightcategory.[READ]
1 Lessthan$10,000
2 10tounder$20,000
3 20tounder$30,000
4 30tounder$40,000
5 40tounder$50,000
6 50tounder$75,000
7 75tounder$100,000
8 100tounder$150,000
9 150,000$ormore
10 (VOL.DONOTREAD)don’tknow/Refused
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Firstly,thetopicofmyresearchpaperis“Families’incomeandraceaffects
whichpoliticalpartytheysupport”Ihypothesizethatthehigherafamiliesincomeis
themoretheywilltendtosupporttherepublicanparty,AlsoIstronglyfeelthatthere
willbealargedisparityinAfricanAmericanfamilieswhosupportthedemocraticparty
thenwhitefamilies.Iamcontrollingforraceandmyindependentvariableispolitical
partyitsvaluesareRepublican,Democrat,Independent,Nopreference,otherparty,
don’tknoworrefused.Mydependentvariableisfamilyincomeitsvaluesareasfollows
Lessthan$10,000,10tounder$20,000,20tounder$30,000,30tounder$40,000,40to
under$50,000,50tounder$75,000,75tounder$100,000,100tounder
$150,0009$150,000ormore,Don’tknoworRefused.
Secondly,Istronglyfeelthatmydependentvariablehasamajorinfluenceonmy
independentvariablebecauseinthesocietyweallliveinthesecircumstancesarekey
factorsinshapingonesviews.Alsosomearguethatpoliticalpartiesactuallytarget
certainincomeclassificationsinourcommunitiesandthusfarlettingtheirpartyget
stereotypedasapartyfortherichorapartyforthepoorormiddleclass.Furthermore
thishasarippleeffectandleadstosomebeliefthatmostAfricanAmericanssupportthe
DemocratpartyAndmostWhiteAmericanssupporttheRepublicanpartymyresearch
willshowthatthisisnottruebutincomedoeshaveaninfluenceIhypothesizethat
mosthouseholdsover50,000willsupporttheRepublicanparty.
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FamilyIncome
Lessthen10,000$20,000$30,000$50,00070,000100,000ormore
Democrat
white
Black
Republican
White
Black
Other
White
Black
16
29.6%
34.2%
2723.3%43.3%
30
27.3
23.4%
46
33.6
16.2%
68
34.9%10%
54
42.5%8.5%
24
33%
23%
34
44%
21.4%
22
23%18.7%
45
33%
10,8%
54
12%
70.5%
12
32%34.6%
2321%33.5%
6578%21.5%
5667%
16.3%
4532%12.2%
4765%8.4%
6582%5.3%
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FurthermoreImustconcludethatmyhypothesesistrueandnotonlyduemost
Familieswithincomesover50,000supporttherepublicanpartybutalsomostAfrican
Americanshouseholdsunder50,000supportthedemocraticpartyasIstatedearlieritmay
havealottodowiththefactthatthesepoliticalpartiesappealtoacertainclassandincome
structure.Althoughmostwhiteshouseholdsmakesupporttherepublicanpartyasawholeit
isstillmanythatsupportthedemocraticpartythatmakealittleover50,000ayear.this
showsthatalthoughhouseholdincomemaybeafactortherearestillmanydetermining
factorsthathouseholdsusewhendeterminingwhichpartytosupport.
MyfindingsalsoshowthatAfricanAmericansingeneralstronglysupportthe
Democraticpartyandformalmosta65%disparityintheresupportfortherepublicanparty
withevenweighinginthefamiliesincomelevelsthereforeitssafetosaythatmostAfrican
Americanfamiliessupportthedemocraticpartywiththeexceptionofafewhouseholds.
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Case Processing Summary
CasesValid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Pe
PARTY In politics TODAY,
do you consider yourself a
Republican, Democrat, or
Independent? * INC1 Last
year, that is in 2006, was
your total family income
from all sources beforetaxes, over or under
$50,000?
1616.500a 48.5% 1714.341 51.5% 3330.841 1
a. Number of valid cases is different from the total count in the crosstabulation table because the cel
counts have been rounded.
Chi-Square Tests
Value df
Asymp. Sig. (2-
sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 122.603a 15 .000
Likelihood Ratio 104.658 15 .000
Linear-by-Linear
Association
58.964 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 1617
a. 5 cells (20.8%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum
expected count is .20.
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Symmetric Measures
Value
Asymp. Std.
Error a Approx. Tb Approx. Sig.
Ordinal by Ordinal Gamma .149 .033 4.431 .00
N of Valid Cases 1617
a. Not assuming the null hypothesis.
b. Using the asymptotic standard error assuming the null hypothesis.
Symmetric Measures
CE What is your race? Are you white, black, Asian, or some other?
Value
Asymp. Std.
Error a A
Ordinal by Ordinal Gamma -.040 .029White
N of Valid Cases 1303
Ordinal by Ordinal Gamma .289 .089Black
N of Valid Cases 214
Ordinal by Ordinal Gamma .729 .187Asian
N of Valid Cases 22
Ordinal by Ordinal Gamma .224 .070Other or mixed race
N of Valid Cases 137
Ordinal by Ordinal Gamma .142 .157Don't know/Refused
VOL.) N of Valid Cases 44
ot assuming the null hypothesis.
sing the asymptotic standard error assuming the null hypothesis.
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