China/WTO poll

[Doug Henwood]

People have been speculating wildly about the demographics of support 
for and opposition to China's admission to the WTO. Here are some 
figs from a March Gallup/CNN poll. Some of the racial claims seem a 
bit off base.

Doug

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"Do you favor or oppose the recent agreement between the United 
States and China that would allow China to join the World Trade 
Organization?"

                       favor     oppose    DK/NA
total                   48        38        14

sex

   male                  52        39         9

   female                44        38        18

race

   white                 49        38        13

   nonwhite              44        37        19

   black                 41        39        20

age

   18-29                 61        26        13

   30-49                 49        39        12

   50-64                 48        41        11

   65+                   34        45        21

education

   postgrad              51        37        12

   college grad          57        35         8

   some college          45        43        12

   HS or less            47        36        17

income

   $75k+                 60        32         8

   50k+                  53        38         9

   30-50k                47        37        16

   20-30k                47        39        14

   less than 20k         45        38        17

religious right

   part of               42        44        14

   support               36        53        11

   oppose                53        39         8