Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q38A Q38 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the war in Iraq and the Middle East.. a. The United States was justified in entering Iraq   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Disagree   4) Strongly disagree   5) Undecided

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	412	24.2%	24.2%	-1.36
Agree	348	20.4%	44.6%	-.61
Disagree	218	12.8%	57.4%	.15
Strongly disagree	610	35.8%	93.2%	.9
Undecided	115	6.8%	100%	1.65

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	29.5% 217	20.2% 195	24.2% 412
Agree	18.9% 139	21.6% 209	20.4% 348
Disagree	11.4% 84	13.9% 134	12.8% 218
Strongly disagree	35.7% 263	35.9% 347	35.8% 610
Undecided	4.5% 33	8.5% 82	6.8% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 736	100.0% 967	1703

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	25.4% 381	6.3% 4	15.8% 16	24.1% 401
Agree	22.3% 334	6.3% 4	8.9% 9	20.9% 347
Disagree	12.3% 185	17.5% 11	14.9% 15	12.7% 211
Strongly disagree	34.2% 512	52.4% 33	50.5% 51	35.8% 596
Undecided	5.8% 87	17.5% 11	9.9% 10	6.5% 108
TOTAL	100.0% 1499	100.0% 63	100.0% 101	1663

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Strongly agree	28.0% 106	27.8% 272	9.2% 12	8.2% 15	24.2% 405
Agree	18.3% 69	24.3% 238	15.4% 20	9.8% 18	20.6% 345
Disagree	13.0% 49	14.0% 137	10.8% 14	8.7% 16	12.9% 216
Strongly disagree	33.1% 125	26.4% 259	63.1% 82	68.5% 126	35.4% 592
Undecided	7.7% 29	7.6% 74	1.5% 2	4.9% 9	6.8% 114
TOTAL	100.0% 378	100.0% 980	100.0% 130	100.0% 184	1672

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	25.4% 33	21.3% 80	24.1% 179	26.4% 115	24.2% 407
Agree	20.0% 26	24.2% 91	20.3% 151	17.5% 76	20.4% 344
Disagree	15.4% 20	11.2% 42	13.8% 103	12.2% 53	12.9% 218
Strongly disagree	32.3% 42	33.8% 127	36.2% 269	38.6% 168	36.0% 606
Undecided	6.9% 9	9.6% 36	5.6% 42	5.3% 23	6.5% 110
TOTAL	100.0% 130	100.0% 376	100.0% 744	100.0% 435	1685

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Strongly agree	13.7% 49	20.3% 95	28.4% 55	31.4% 208	24.2% 407
Agree	14.5% 52	20.3% 95	25.3% 49	22.2% 147	20.4% 343
Disagree	11.2% 40	12.8% 60	13.4% 26	13.4% 89	12.8% 215
Strongly disagree	55.6% 199	40.7% 191	27.8% 54	24.1% 160	35.9% 604
Undecided	5.0% 18	6.0% 28	5.2% 10	8.9% 59	6.8% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 358	100.0% 469	100.0% 194	100.0% 663	1684

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Strongly agree	46.5% 383	1.8% 12	8.3% 2	6.3% 8	7.9% 3	24.2% 408
Agree	35.1% 289	4.0% 27	8.3% 2	14.8% 19	21.1% 8	20.4% 345
Disagree	6.6% 54	18.7% 126	25.0% 6	18.8% 24	15.8% 6	12.8% 216
Strongly disagree	3.3% 27	72.3% 488	54.2% 13	53.9% 69	23.7% 9	35.9% 606
Undecided	8.6% 71	3.3% 22	4.2% 1	6.3% 8	31.6% 12	6.7% 114
TOTAL	100.0% 824	100.0% 675	100.0% 24	100.0% 128	100.0% 38	1689

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Strongly agree	24.6% 15	28.9% 73	27.0% 110	25.2% 35	26.5% 109	15.6% 63	24.2% 405
Agree	13.1% 8	18.2% 46	22.5% 92	26.6% 37	21.4% 88	18.8% 76	20.7% 347
Disagree	11.5% 7	14.2% 36	12.5% 51	10.8% 15	12.2% 50	13.3% 54	12.7% 213
Strongly disagree	32.8% 20	29.6% 75	32.1% 131	29.5% 41	33.3% 137	49.1% 199	36.0% 603
Undecided	18.0% 11	9.1% 23	5.9% 24	7.9% 11	6.6% 27	3.2% 13	6.5% 109
TOTAL	100.0% 61	100.0% 253	100.0% 408	100.0% 139	100.0% 411	100.0% 405	1677

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	19.9% 38	28.0% 290	18.0% 11	14.2% 34	21.5% 32	24.2% 405
Agree	18.3% 35	22.0% 228	13.1% 8	20.9% 50	18.1% 27	20.8% 348
Disagree	11.5% 22	12.9% 134	9.8% 6	12.1% 29	14.1% 21	12.6% 212
Strongly disagree	42.9% 82	31.2% 324	57.4% 35	43.5% 104	38.9% 58	36.0% 603
Undecided	7.3% 14	5.9% 61	1.6% 1	9.2% 22	7.4% 11	6.5% 109
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 1037	100.0% 61	100.0% 239	100.0% 149	1677

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	22.4% 43	21.3% 49	25.2% 76	24.1% 132	23.7% 78	23.6% 378
Agree	17.2% 33	19.1% 44	21.6% 65	22.3% 122	20.1% 66	20.6% 330
Disagree	17.2% 33	15.2% 35	9.0% 27	12.4% 68	12.8% 42	12.8% 205
Strongly disagree	35.9% 69	37.4% 86	36.5% 110	35.1% 192	38.9% 128	36.6% 585
Undecided	7.3% 14	7.0% 16	7.6% 23	6.0% 33	4.6% 15	6.3% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 230	100.0% 301	100.0% 547	100.0% 329	1599