General Social Survey, 2004

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WELFARE $2 Spending on assistance to the poor (NATFAREY)   1) TOO LITTLE   2) RIGHT   3) TOO MUCH   8) DON'T KNOW   9) NO ANSWER

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
TOO LITTLE	968	68.6%	68.6%	-.46
RIGHT	324	23%	91.6%	.5
TOO MUCH	97	6.9%	98.4%	1.47
DON'T KNOW	19	1.3%	99.8%	6.3
NO ANSWER	3	.2%	100%	7.26

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	65.9% 417	70.8% 551	68.6% 968
RIGHT	25.1% 159	21.2% 165	23.0% 324
TOO MUCH	7.6% 48	6.3% 49	6.9% 97
DON'T KNOW	1.3% 8	1.4% 11	1.3% 19
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.2% 3
Missing	647	754	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 633	100.0% 778	1411

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	64.4% 724	90.3% 176	74.7% 68	68.6% 968
RIGHT	25.8% 290	9.2% 18	17.6% 16	23.0% 324
TOO MUCH	8.2% 92	0.5% 1	4.4% 4	6.9% 97
DON'T KNOW	1.4% 16	0.0% 0	3.3% 3	1.3% 19
NO ANSWER	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Missing	1109	182	110	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 1125	100.0% 195	100.0% 91	1411

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	PROTESTANT	CATHOLIC	OTHER	NONE	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	66.8% 492	69.1% 224	71.9% 100	71.6% 146	6	68.5% 962
RIGHT	24.4% 180	23.1% 75	20.1% 28	20.1% 41	0	23.1% 324
TOO MUCH	7.5% 55	6.2% 20	5.8% 8	6.9% 14	0	6.9% 97
DON'T KNOW	1.4% 10	1.2% 4	1.4% 2	1.5% 3	0	1.4% 19
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	1	0.1% 2
Missing	746	332	119	199	5	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 737	100.0% 324	100.0% 139	100.0% 204	12	1404

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	71.5% 211	68.6% 284	69.4% 329	62.8% 140	4	68.6% 964
RIGHT	22.0% 65	21.5% 89	22.6% 107	28.3% 63	0	23.0% 324
TOO MUCH	5.8% 17	8.5% 35	6.5% 31	5.8% 13	1	6.8% 96
DON'T KNOW	0.7% 2	1.2% 5	1.3% 6	2.7% 6	0	1.4% 19
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0	0.2% 3
Missing	301	396	493	207	4	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 295	100.0% 414	100.0% 474	100.0% 223	9	1406

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NEVER	< 1 A MNTH	< 1 A WEEK	WEEKLY +	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	71.4% 177	67.3% 319	73.9% 226	64.3% 243	3	68.6% 965
RIGHT	18.5% 46	24.7% 117	18.3% 56	27.2% 103	2	22.9% 322
TOO MUCH	8.1% 20	6.5% 31	6.2% 19	7.1% 27	0	6.9% 97
DON'T KNOW	1.2% 3	1.5% 7	1.3% 4	1.3% 5	0	1.4% 19
NO ANSWER	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 3
Missing	223	491	309	372	6	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 248	100.0% 474	100.0% 306	100.0% 378	11	1406

Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

	LIBERAL	MODERATE	CONSERV	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	80.7% 130	71.1% 167	51.6% 129	542	65.9% 426
RIGHT	13.7% 22	22.1% 52	35.6% 89	161	25.2% 163
TOO MUCH	2.5% 4	3.8% 9	11.6% 29	55	6.5% 42
DON'T KNOW	3.1% 5	3.0% 7	0.8% 2	5	2.2% 14
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	2	0.2% 1
Missing	158	262	243	738	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 235	100.0% 250	1503	646

Education (I-DEGREE)

	LESS HS	HS DEGREE	JR COLL	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	80.0% 140	70.5% 505	68.0% 70	58.9% 159	63.9% 94	68.6% 968
RIGHT	16.6% 29	20.8% 149	23.3% 24	30.7% 83	26.5% 39	23.0% 324
TOO MUCH	1.7% 3	7.0% 50	6.8% 7	8.5% 23	9.5% 14	6.9% 97
DON'T KNOW	1.1% 2	1.5% 11	1.0% 1	1.9% 5	0.0% 0	1.3% 19
NO ANSWER	0.6% 1	0.1% 1	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Missing	189	719	121	237	134	1400
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 716	100.0% 103	100.0% 270	100.0% 147	1411