General Social Survey, 2004

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HEALTH $

Spending on improving and protecting the nation's health (NATHEAL)
  1) TOO LITTLE
  2) RIGHT
  3) TOO MUCH
  8) DON'T KNOW

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
TOO LITTLE 1081 77.2% 77.2% -.38
RIGHT 238 17% 94.1% .68
TOO MUCH 63 4.5% 98.6% 1.74
DON'T KNOW 19 1.4% 100% 7.05

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-SEX)

MALE FEMALE TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 73.0%
472
80.8%
609
77.2%
1081
RIGHT 18.7%
121
15.5%
117
17.0%
238
TOO MUCH 6.6%
43
2.7%
20
4.5%
63
DON'T KNOW 1.7%
11
1.1%
8
1.4%
19
Missing
633

778

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
647
100.0%
754

1401


Race (I-RACE)

WHITE BLACK OTHER TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 76.1%
844
87.4%
159
70.9%
78
77.2%
1081
RIGHT 17.9%
199
7.7%
14
22.7%
25
17.0%
238
TOO MUCH 4.5%
50
3.8%
7
5.5%
6
4.5%
63
DON'T KNOW 1.4%
16
1.1%
2
0.9%
1
1.4%
19
Missing
1125

195

91

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
1109
100.0%
182
100.0%
110

1401


Religion (I-RELIGION)

PROTESTANT CATHOLIC OTHER NONE Missing TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 77.1%
575
75.0%
249
80.7%
96
78.4%
156

5
77.1%
1076
RIGHT 17.4%
130
20.2%
67
12.6%
15
13.1%
26

0
17.0%
238
TOO MUCH 3.9%
29
3.3%
11
5.9%
7
8.0%
16

0
4.5%
63
DON'T KNOW 1.6%
12
1.5%
5
0.8%
1
0.5%
1

0
1.4%
19
Missing
737

324

139

204

7

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
746
100.0%
332
100.0%
119
100.0%
199

12

1396


Age (I-AGE)

18-30 31-44 45-64 65+ Missing TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 75.4%
227
78.8%
312
79.3%
391
72.0%
149

2
77.2%
1079
RIGHT 16.9%
51
16.9%
67
14.8%
73
21.7%
45

2
16.9%
236
TOO MUCH 5.0%
15
3.8%
15
4.3%
21
5.8%
12

0
4.5%
63
DON'T KNOW 2.7%
8
0.5%
2
1.6%
8
0.5%
1

0
1.4%
19
Missing
295

414

474

223

5

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
301
100.0%
396
100.0%
493
100.0%
207

9

1397


Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

NEVER < 1 A MNTH < 1 A WEEK WEEKLY + Missing TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 81.6%
182
79.0%
388
76.1%
235
72.6%
270

6
77.1%
1075
RIGHT 13.0%
29
15.3%
75
18.8%
58
20.4%
76

0
17.1%
238
TOO MUCH 4.9%
11
4.7%
23
4.2%
13
4.3%
16

0
4.5%
63
DON'T KNOW 0.4%
1
1.0%
5
1.0%
3
2.7%
10

0
1.4%
19
Missing
248

474

306

378

5

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
223
100.0%
491
100.0%
309
100.0%
372

11

1395


Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

LIBERAL MODERATE CONSERV Missing TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 81.6%
129
84.4%
221
67.1%
163

568
77.4%
513
RIGHT 14.6%
23
11.8%
31
25.1%
61

123
17.3%
115
TOO MUCH 3.2%
5
3.1%
8
7.0%
17

33
4.5%
30
DON'T KNOW 0.6%
1
0.8%
2
0.8%
2

14
0.8%
5
Missing
161

235

250

765

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
158
100.0%
262
100.0%
243

1503

663


Education (I-DEGREE)

LESS HS HS DEGREE JR COLL BA DEGREE GRAD DEGRE Missing TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 77.2%
146
79.3%
570
75.2%
91
74.7%
177
72.4%
97

0
77.2%
1081
RIGHT 18.5%
35
15.0%
108
21.5%
26
17.7%
42
19.4%
26

1
16.9%
237
TOO MUCH 2.1%
4
4.6%
33
3.3%
4
5.9%
14
6.0%
8

0
4.5%
63
DON'T KNOW 2.1%
4
1.1%
8
0.0%
0
1.7%
4
2.2%
3

0
1.4%
19
Missing
175

716

103

270

147

0

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
189
100.0%
719
100.0%
121
100.0%
237
100.0%
134

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