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Table 12

Published: August 03, 1999
Last Updated: January 03, 2000
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Table 12
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Total Public
Total Newsroom
Age 18-24 12% 3%
25-34 20 27
35-44 22 35
45-54 17 26
55-64 11 8
65 and older 18 1
Median age 42 40
Some high school or less 8 <
High school graduate 31 1
Some college/trade school 27 10
College graduate or more 34 89
Democrat 35 25
Lean toward Democrat1 - 28
Independent 26 17
Lean toward Republican1 - 9
Republican 31 6
Libertarian1 - 2
No party affiliation 8 13
White 84 89
African-American 9 5
Hispanic 4 3
Other 3 3
1 Option offered in newsroom survey only

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