Anti-Semitism in the United States, 1964

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DPFEEL Do you think that having a death penalty for the worst crimes is a good idea, or are you against the death penalty?   1) A good idea   2) Against

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
A good idea	1008	54.6%	54.6%	-.91
Against	837	45.4%	100%	1.1

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Marital status Religious preference Political party Household income Age Education Region

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A good idea	62.2% 560	47.4% 448	54.6% 1008
Against	37.8% 340	52.6% 497	45.4% 837
TOTAL	100.0% 900	100.0% 945	1845

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Negro	Oriental	Other	TOTAL
A good idea	57.0% 913	38.5% 89	33.3% 1	50.0% 4	54.6% 1007
Against	43.0% 689	61.5% 142	66.7% 2	50.0% 4	45.4% 837
TOTAL	100.0% 1602	100.0% 231	100.0% 3	100.0% 8	1844

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Presently married and living with spouse	Separated	Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
A good idea	50.0% 70	56.3% 812	43.2% 19	44.2% 23	50.6% 84	54.6% 1008
Against	50.0% 70	43.7% 631	56.8% 25	55.8% 29	49.4% 82	45.4% 837
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 1443	100.0% 44	100.0% 52	100.0% 166	1845

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other (Specify)	None	TOTAL
A good idea	52.6% 664	60.1% 280	55.6% 30	61.5% 8	53.1% 26	54.6% 1008
Against	47.4% 599	39.9% 186	44.4% 24	38.5% 5	46.9% 23	45.4% 837
TOTAL	100.0% 1263	100.0% 466	100.0% 54	100.0% 13	100.0% 49	1845

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Independent - Republican	Independent - Won't choose	Independent - Democrat	Democrat	TOTAL
A good idea	60.2% 290	53.6% 60	51.0% 79	55.9% 85	52.3% 462	54.7% 976
Against	39.8% 192	46.4% 52	49.0% 76	44.1% 67	47.7% 422	45.3% 809
TOTAL	100.0% 482	100.0% 112	100.0% 155	100.0% 152	100.0% 884	1785

Household income (I-INCOME)

	To $4,999	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	Over $15,000	TOTAL
A good idea	49.2% 359	57.5% 376	64.5% 165	48.6% 34	54.6% 934
Against	50.8% 371	42.5% 278	35.5% 91	51.4% 36	45.4% 776
TOTAL	100.0% 730	100.0% 654	100.0% 256	100.0% 70	1710

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 34 years	35 to 49 years	50 and more years	TOTAL
A good idea	52.6% 274	56.6% 322	54.5% 382	54.6% 978
Against	47.4% 247	43.4% 247	45.5% 319	45.4% 813
TOTAL	100.0% 521	100.0% 569	100.0% 701	1791

Education (I-EDUC)

	No schooling; through 8th grade	9th through high school	1 to 3 years of college	Graduate and postgraduate work	TOTAL
A good idea	52.3% 260	56.4% 503	49.8% 107	57.8% 107	54.6% 977
Against	47.7% 237	43.6% 389	50.2% 108	42.2% 78	45.4% 812
TOTAL	100.0% 497	100.0% 892	100.0% 215	100.0% 185	1789

Region (I-REGION)

	South - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, N. Carolina, Florida, Texas, W. Virginia, Oklahoma, Missouri	Deep South - Alabama, Georgia, S. Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi	All other states	TOTAL
A good idea	50.8% 228	47.3% 62	56.8% 688	54.6% 978
Against	49.2% 221	52.7% 69	43.2% 523	45.4% 813
TOTAL	100.0% 449	100.0% 131	100.0% 1211	1791