Anti-Semitism in the United States, 1964

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USMORAL Which of the statements on this card comes closest to expressing how you feel about the state of morals in this country at the present time?   1) They are pretty bad, and getting worse   2) They are pretty bad, but getting better   3) They are pretty good, but getting worse   4) They are pretty good, and getting better   5) Indifferent

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	810	43%	43%	-.97
They are pretty bad, but getting better	285	15.1%	58.1%	-.18
They are pretty good, but getting worse	405	21.5%	79.6%	.61
They are pretty good, and getting better	315	16.7%	96.3%	1.4
Indifferent	70	3.7%	100%	2.19

Variable Comparisons

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

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	41.9% 381	44.0% 429	43.0% 810
They are pretty bad, but getting better	13.4% 122	16.7% 163	15.1% 285
They are pretty good, but getting worse	21.8% 198	21.2% 207	21.5% 405
They are pretty good, and getting better	18.4% 167	15.2% 148	16.7% 315
Indifferent	4.6% 42	2.9% 28	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 910	100.0% 975	1885

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Negro	Oriental	Other	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	44.5% 731	31.2% 72	0.0% 0	77.8% 7	43.0% 810
They are pretty bad, but getting better	13.6% 223	26.4% 61	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	15.1% 285
They are pretty good, but getting worse	22.5% 370	13.9% 32	66.7% 2	0.0% 0	21.4% 404
They are pretty good, and getting better	15.1% 248	28.1% 65	33.3% 1	11.1% 1	16.7% 315
Indifferent	4.2% 69	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 1641	100.0% 231	100.0% 3	100.0% 9	1884

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Presently married and living with spouse	Separated	Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	31.9% 43	43.7% 648	42.2% 19	50.0% 29	43.0% 71	43.0% 810
They are pretty bad, but getting better	17.0% 23	14.9% 221	17.8% 8	10.3% 6	16.4% 27	15.1% 285
They are pretty good, but getting worse	25.9% 35	21.6% 320	20.0% 9	22.4% 13	17.0% 28	21.5% 405
They are pretty good, and getting better	22.2% 30	16.1% 239	17.8% 8	10.3% 6	19.4% 32	16.7% 315
Indifferent	3.0% 4	3.6% 54	2.2% 1	6.9% 4	4.2% 7	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 135	100.0% 1482	100.0% 45	100.0% 58	100.0% 165	1885

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other (Specify)	None	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	44.6% 572	39.8% 194	34.5% 19	46.2% 6	40.4% 19	43.0% 810
They are pretty bad, but getting better	14.0% 179	18.2% 89	14.5% 8	15.4% 2	14.9% 7	15.1% 285
They are pretty good, but getting worse	20.4% 262	22.3% 109	34.5% 19	23.1% 3	25.5% 12	21.5% 405
They are pretty good, and getting better	17.4% 223	16.2% 79	9.1% 5	15.4% 2	12.8% 6	16.7% 315
Indifferent	3.6% 46	3.5% 17	7.3% 4	0.0% 0	6.4% 3	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 1282	100.0% 488	100.0% 55	100.0% 13	100.0% 47	1885

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Independent - Republican	Independent - Won't choose	Independent - Democrat	Democrat	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	50.7% 251	45.3% 53	49.0% 75	41.4% 65	38.3% 346	43.3% 790
They are pretty bad, but getting better	11.9% 59	15.4% 18	12.4% 19	15.9% 25	17.3% 156	15.2% 277
They are pretty good, but getting worse	23.6% 117	20.5% 24	17.6% 27	21.0% 33	20.2% 182	21.0% 383
They are pretty good, and getting better	11.7% 58	12.8% 15	12.4% 19	19.7% 31	20.7% 187	17.0% 310
Indifferent	2.0% 10	6.0% 7	8.5% 13	1.9% 3	3.5% 32	3.6% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 495	100.0% 117	100.0% 153	100.0% 157	100.0% 903	1825

Household income (I-INCOME)

	To $4,999	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	Over $15,000	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	40.7% 300	46.1% 316	40.7% 105	48.5% 33	43.1% 754
They are pretty bad, but getting better	16.6% 122	13.3% 91	15.5% 40	17.6% 12	15.2% 265
They are pretty good, but getting worse	19.8% 146	21.8% 149	24.0% 62	22.1% 15	21.3% 372
They are pretty good, and getting better	20.2% 149	14.9% 102	14.7% 38	7.4% 5	16.8% 294
Indifferent	2.7% 20	3.9% 27	5.0% 13	4.4% 3	3.6% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 737	100.0% 685	100.0% 258	100.0% 68	1748

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 34 years	35 to 49 years	50 and more years	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	36.8% 197	42.9% 251	48.3% 343	43.2% 791
They are pretty bad, but getting better	15.7% 84	15.0% 88	14.8% 105	15.1% 277
They are pretty good, but getting worse	27.3% 146	22.7% 133	15.1% 107	21.1% 386
They are pretty good, and getting better	17.2% 92	16.1% 94	17.5% 124	16.9% 310
Indifferent	3.0% 16	3.2% 19	4.4% 31	3.6% 66
TOTAL	100.0% 535	100.0% 585	100.0% 710	1830

Education (I-EDUC)

	No schooling; through 8th grade	9th through high school	1 to 3 years of college	Graduate and postgraduate work	TOTAL
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	44.8% 223	43.5% 403	44.1% 98	36.5% 66	43.2% 790
They are pretty bad, but getting better	15.5% 77	15.0% 139	15.8% 35	14.4% 26	15.2% 277
They are pretty good, but getting worse	15.5% 77	21.5% 199	23.9% 53	30.9% 56	21.1% 385
They are pretty good, and getting better	21.1% 105	16.8% 156	12.6% 28	11.6% 21	17.0% 310
Indifferent	3.2% 16	3.2% 30	3.6% 8	6.6% 12	3.6% 66
TOTAL	100.0% 498	100.0% 927	100.0% 222	100.0% 181	1828

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
They are pretty bad, and getting worse	43.4% 201	37.7% 49	43.7% 541	43.2% 791
They are pretty bad, but getting better	16.2% 75	21.5% 28	14.1% 174	15.1% 277
They are pretty good, but getting worse	17.7% 82	17.7% 23	22.7% 281	21.1% 386
They are pretty good, and getting better	19.9% 92	22.3% 29	15.3% 189	16.9% 310
Indifferent	2.8% 13	0.8% 1	4.2% 52	3.6% 66
TOTAL	100.0% 463	100.0% 130	100.0% 1237	1830