New Zealand Election Study - The Campaign, Issues, and the Media, 2002

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The Campaign, Issues, and the Media, 2002

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**WINTRST A1: Interest in Politics**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Very Interested	932	16.1	16.3	16.3
	2 Fairly Interested	2862	49.6	50.1	66.4
	3 Slightly Interested	1663	28.8	29.1	95.5
	4 Not at all Interested	258	4.5	4.5	100.0
	Total	5714	98.9	100.0
Missing	System	62	1.1
Total		5776	100.0

**WINTNT A2: Use of Internet**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Don't have access	1854	32.1	32.5	32.5
	2 Have access, didn't use it	2978	51.6	52.2	84.7
	3 Yes, once or twice	519	9.0	9.1	93.8
	4 Yes, many times	252	4.4	4.4	98.2
	5	104	1.8	1.8	100.0
	Total	5706	98.8	100.0
Missing	System	69	1.2
Total		5776	100.0

**WTVON A3. How Often Followed TV One**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Often	1330	23.0	32.8	32.8
	2 Sometimes	1568	27.2	38.7	71.5
	3 Rarely	725	12.6	17.9	89.4
	4 Not at all	432	7.5	10.6	100.0
	Total	4055	70.2	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	219	3.8
	Total	1720	29.8
Total		5776	100.0

**WTVTH A3. How Often Followed TV3**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Often	640	11.1	17.3	17.3
	2 Sometimes	1335	23.1	36.0	53.3
	3 Rarely	863	14.9	23.3	76.6
	4 Not at all	865	15.0	23.4	100.0
	Total	3703	64.1	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	572	9.9
	Total	2073	35.9
Total		5776	100.0

**WNEWS A3. How Often Followed Newspapers**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Often	1184	20.5	30.3	30.3
	2 Sometimes	1415	24.5	36.2	66.5
	3 Rarely	703	12.2	18.0	84.5
	4 Not at all	604	10.5	15.5	100.0
	Total	3907	67.6	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	368	6.4
	Total	1869	32.4
Total		5776	100.0

**WNTRD A3. How Often Followed National Radio**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Often	460	8.0	12.9	12.9
	2 Sometimes	644	11.1	18.0	30.9
	3 Rarely	584	10.1	16.4	47.3
	4 Not at all	1879	32.5	52.7	100.0
	Total	3568	61.8	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	707	12.2
	Total	2208	38.2
Total		5776	100.0

**WTBRD A3. How Often Followed Talkback Radio**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Often	363	6.3	10.0	10.0
	2 Sometimes	511	8.8	14.1	24.2
	3 Rarely	424	7.3	11.7	35.9
	4 Not at all	2318	40.1	64.1	100.0
	Total	3615	62.6	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	660	11.4
	Total	2161	37.4
Total		5776	100.0

**WHTNWS A4. Which Newspaper Read Most**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 None	777	13.5	13.5	13.5
	1 Ashburton Guardian	14	.2	.2	13.8
	2 Auckland City Harbour News	1	.0	.0	13.8
	3 Bay News	1	.0	.0	13.8
	4 Bay of Plenty Times	117	2.0	2.0	15.8
	5 Bush Telegraph	2	.0	.0	15.9
	6 Cambridge Edition	2	.0	.0	15.9
	7 Canterbury Times	2	.0	.0	15.9
	8 Central Canterbury News	1	.0	.0	16.0
	9 Central Leader	3	.0	.1	16.0
	12 Christchurch Star	35	.6	.6	16.6
	13 Chronicle, The	1	.0	.0	16.6
	16 Coastal News	1	.0	.0	16.6
	20 Daily News, The	144	2.5	2.5	19.1
	21 Daily Post, The	55	1.0	1.0	20.1
	23 Dominion, The	593	10.3	10.3	30.4
	26 Eastern Bay News	5	.1	.1	30.5
	27 Eastern Courier	1	.0	.0	30.5
	29 Ensign, The	6	.1	.1	30.6
	30 Evening News	3	.1	.1	30.7
	31 Evening Post, The	97	1.7	1.7	32.4
	33 Franklin County News	4	.1	.1	32.5
	35 Gisborne Herald, The	50	.9	.9	33.3
	36 Greymouth Evening Star	22	.4	.4	33.7
	39 Hamilton Press	1	.0	.0	33.7
	41 Hauraki Herald	6	.1	.1	33.9
	43 Hawkes Bay Today	143	2.5	2.5	36.3
	46 Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle	5	.1	.1	36.4
	48 Howick & Pakuranga Times	8	.1	.1	36.6
	49 Hutt News, The	4	.1	.1	36.6
	50 Independent Business Weekly, The	1	.0	.0	36.6
	51 Independent Herald	1	.0	.0	36.7
	54 Kapiti Observer	2	.0	.0	36.7
	57 Katikati Advertiser	1	.0	.0	36.7
	58 Leader , The	1	.0	.0	36.7
	59 Manawatu Evening Standard	129	2.2	2.2	39.0
	60 Manukau Courier	9	.2	.2	39.1
	62 Marlborough Express, The	27	.5	.5	39.6
	68 Nelson Mail, The	92	1.6	1.6	41.2
	69 New Zealand Herald, The	1678	29.0	29.2	70.4
	71 News Advertiser	1	.0	.0	70.4
	75 North Shore Times Advertiser	20	.4	.4	70.7
	78 Northern Advocate, The	71	1.2	1.2	72.0
	79 Northern Mail	1	.0	.0	72.0
	80 Northern News, The	4	.1	.1	72.1
	81 Northern Outlook, The	1	.0	.0	72.1
	82 Northland Age	4	.1	.1	72.1
	85 Oamaru Mail, The	5	.1	.1	72.2
	87 Opotiki News	1	.0	.0	72.2
	88 Otago Daily Times	281	4.9	4.9	77.1
	91 Papakura Courier	1	.0	.0	77.1
	94 Piako Post	2	.0	.0	77.2
	97 Press, The	626	10.8	10.9	88.1
	100 Rodney Times	9	.2	.2	88.2
	101 Rotorua Review	1	.0	.0	88.2
	103 Ruapehu Press	2	.0	.0	88.3
	105 Shore News	1	.0	.0	88.3
	106 South Waikato News	2	.0	.0	88.3
	110 Southland Times, The	157	2.7	2.7	91.0
	112 Sunday News	18	.3	.3	91.3
	113 Sunday Star-Times	27	.5	.5	91.8
	115 Taupo Times	5	.1	.1	91.9
	117 Te Awamutu Courier	2	.0	.0	91.9
	121 Timaru Herald, The	70	1.2	1.2	93.2
124 Upper Hutt Leader	0	.0	.0	93.2
126 Waikato Times	240	4.2	4.2	97.3
129 Wairarapa Times-Age	18	.3	.3	97.7
132 Waitomo News	1	.0	.0	97.7
133 Waiuku & Districts Post	1	.0	.0	97.7
134 Wanganui Chronicle	61	1.1	1.1	98.8
136 Weekender	1	.0	.0	98.8
137 Weekly News, The	1	.0	.0	98.8
139 West Weekly	1	.0	.0	98.8
140 Western Leader	20	.3	.3	99.2
143 Whakatane Beacon, The	13	.2	.2	99.4
145 Whangarei Report	2	.0	.0	99.4
146 Unspecified Community paper	18	.3	.3	99.7
147 NZER(Education Review)	1	.0	.0	99.7
148 New Times, The (Chinese Weekly)	3	.1	.1	99.8
149 New Zealand News UK	2	.0	.0	99.8
150 Westport News	8	.1	.1	100.0
151 Challenge(Christian Weekly)	1	.0	.0	100.0
152 Christchurch Citizen	1	.0	.0	100.0
Total	5748	99.5	100.0
Missing	System	27	.5
Total		5776	100.0

**ONEFV A5. TV One Biased Towards**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 None	2421	41.9	69.4	69.4
	1 Labour	766	13.3	22.0	91.4
	2 National	228	4.0	6.5	98.0
	3 Green	33	.6	.9	98.9
	4 NZ First	7	.1	.2	99.1
	5 Act	4	.1	.1	99.2
	6 Other	28	.5	.8	100.0
	Total	3486	60.4	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	788	13.7
	Total	2289	39.6
Total		5776	100.0

**THRFV A5. TV3 Biased Towards**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 None	2193	38.0	75.1	75.1
	1 Labour	402	7.0	13.8	88.8
	2 National	227	3.9	7.8	96.6
	3 Green	77	1.3	2.6	99.2
	4 NZ First	13	.2	.4	99.6
	5 Act	2	.0	.1	99.7
	6 Other	8	.1	.3	100.0
	Total	2922	50.6	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	1352	23.4
	Total	2853	49.4
Total		5776	100.0

**NEWSFV A5. Newspaper read most often Biased Towards**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 None	2331	40.4	71.5	71.5
	1 Labour	516	8.9	15.8	87.3
	2 National	316	5.5	9.7	97.0
	3 Green	47	.8	1.4	98.4
	4 NZ First	29	.5	.9	99.3
	5 Act	10	.2	.3	99.6
	6 Other	13	.2	.4	100.0
	Total	3262	56.5	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	1013	17.5
	Total	2514	43.5
Total		5776	100.0

**NRDFV A5. National Radio Biased Towards**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 None	2090	36.2	83.9	83.9
	1 Labour	253	4.4	10.1	94.1
	2 National	90	1.6	3.6	97.7
	3 Green	20	.4	.8	98.5
	4 NZ First	17	.3	.7	99.2
	5 Act	10	.2	.4	99.6
	6 Other	10	.2	.4	100.0
	Total	2489	43.1	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	1786	30.9
	Total	3287	56.9
Total		5776	100.0

**WHOLDB A6. Watched Holmes 8 Party Debate 15/7/02**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 Negative	16	.3	.8	.8
	1 Positive	2014	34.9	99.2	100.0
	Total	2030	35.2	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	2244	38.9
	Total	3746	64.8
Total		5776	100.0

**WHOLPM A6. Watched Holmes Debate Clark v English 22/7/02**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 Negative	13	.2	.8	.8
	1 Positive	1767	30.6	99.2	100.0
	Total	1781	30.8	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	2494	43.2
	Total	3995	69.2
Total		5776	100.0

**WCAMGM A6. Watched TV3 Campbell v Clark on GM 10/7/02**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 Negative	17	.3	1.8	1.8
	1 Positive	894	15.5	98.2	100.0
	Total	911	15.8	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	3364	58.2
	Total	4865	84.2
Total		5776	100.0

**WCAMDB A6. Watched TV3 Debate 25/7/02**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 Negative	16	.3	1.6	1.6
	1 Positive	1025	17.7	98.4	100.0
	Total	1041	18.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	3234	56.0
	Total	4735	82.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WNTRDB A6. Listened to National Radio Leaders' Forum 30/6/02**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 Negative	18	.3	2.9	2.9
	1 Positive	625	10.8	97.1	100.0
	2	0	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	643	11.1	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
	System	3631	62.9
	Total	5132	88.9
Total		5776	100.0

**WPTYCN A7. General Party Contact During Campaign**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 Negative	0	.0	.0	.0
	1 Positive	1090	18.9	19.2	19.2
	2	4507	78.0	79.5	98.7
	9 Don't Know	73	1.3	1.3	100.0
	Total	5670	98.2	100.0
Missing	System	106	1.8
Total		5776	100.0

**WLBTL A8. Telephoned at home by Labour**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	4204	72.8	98.3	98.3
	1 One contact	71	1.2	1.7	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WLBVS A8. Visited by Labour**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	4221	73.1	98.7	98.7
	1 One contact	54	.9	1.3	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WLBLT A8. Sent Letter by Labour**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	3522	61.0	82.4	82.4
	1 One contact	752	13.0	17.6	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WLBPM A8. Pamphlet by Labour**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	1943	33.6	45.5	45.5
	1 One contact	2327	40.3	54.4	99.9
	2 Two Contacts	4	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WNTTL A8. Telephoned by National**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	4218	73.0	98.7	98.7
	1 One contact	57	1.0	1.3	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WNTVS A8. Visit by National**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	4208	72.9	98.4	98.4
	1 One contact	64	1.1	1.5	99.9
	2 Two Contacts	3	.0	.1	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0
Missing	817	1501	26.0
Total		5776	100.0

**WNTLT A8. Letter by National**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 No Contact	3630	62.8	84.9	84.9
	1 One contact	642	11.1	15.0	99.9
	2 Two Contacts	3	.0	.1	100.0
	Total	4275	74.0	100.0