National Adults
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Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 38% 20% 19% 7% 11% 5%
Region Northeast 36% 26% 19% 8% 8% 2%
Midwest 38% 19% 19% 7% 10% 7%
South 40% 18% 20% 5% 12% 5%
West 35% 20% 17% 10% 13% 5%
Household Income Less than $50,000 41% 16% 21% 7% 11% 5%
$50,000 or more 35% 24% 18% 8% 12% 3%
Education Not college graduate 42% 17% 18% 7% 11% 5%
College graduate 30% 26% 22% 7% 11% 4%
Age Under 45 39% 28% 9% 8% 14% 1%
45 or older 38% 17% 24% 6% 10% 6%
Age 18 to 29 39% 31% 10% 7% 14% <1%
30 to 44 39% 25% 9% 10% 15% 3%
45 to 59 41% 19% 19% 6% 12% 2%
60 or older 35% 15% 27% 6% 8% 9%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 39% 29% 9% 8% 14% <1%
Gen X (31-46) 37% 24% 11% 7% 17% 4%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 43% 20% 19% 6% 9% 3%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 31% 13% 30% 7% 8% 11%
Race White 33% 22% 21% 8% 11% 5%
Non-white 49% 17% 14% 6% 12% 3%
Gender Men 35% 20% 20% 7% 13% 6%
Women 40% 21% 19% 7% 9% 4%
Interview Type Landline 39% 18% 21% 7% 10% 6%
Cell Phone 33% 28% 12% 8% 17% 2%
Marist Poll National Adults: Interviews conducted November 8th through 10th, 2011, N=1026 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.