General Social Survey, 2004

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CRIME $ Spending on halting the rising crime rate (NATCRIME)   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	796	56.8%	56.8%	-.52
RIGHT	490	35%	91.8%	.26
TOO MUCH	72	5.1%	96.9%	1.04
DON'T KNOW	41	2.9%	99.9%	4.95
NO ANSWER	2	.1%	100%	5.74

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	50.9% 329	61.9% 467	56.8% 796
RIGHT	40.6% 263	30.1% 227	35.0% 490
TOO MUCH	6.3% 41	4.1% 31	5.1% 72
DON'T KNOW	2.0% 13	3.7% 28	2.9% 41
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
Missing	633	778	1411
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 754	1401

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	53.7% 595	73.6% 134	60.9% 67	56.8% 796
RIGHT	38.0% 421	18.7% 34	31.8% 35	35.0% 490
TOO MUCH	5.0% 55	6.0% 11	5.5% 6	5.1% 72
DON'T KNOW	3.2% 36	1.6% 3	1.8% 2	2.9% 41
NO ANSWER	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
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	59.7% 445	54.5% 181	52.9% 63	52.3% 104	3	56.8% 793
RIGHT	33.1% 247	38.6% 128	34.5% 41	36.2% 72	2	35.0% 488
TOO MUCH	4.3% 32	3.6% 12	9.2% 11	8.5% 17	0	5.2% 72
DON'T KNOW	2.7% 20	3.3% 11	3.4% 4	3.0% 6	0	2.9% 41
NO ANSWER	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
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	55.5% 167	57.8% 229	55.4% 273	59.4% 123	4	56.7% 792
RIGHT	34.6% 104	35.6% 141	36.9% 182	30.4% 63	0	35.1% 490
TOO MUCH	6.3% 19	5.3% 21	4.9% 24	3.9% 8	0	5.2% 72
DON'T KNOW	3.7% 11	1.3% 5	2.6% 13	5.8% 12	0	2.9% 41
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.5% 1	0	0.1% 2
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	56.5% 126	54.6% 268	59.2% 183	57.8% 215	4	56.8% 792
RIGHT	33.6% 75	38.1% 187	32.4% 100	33.9% 126	2	35.0% 488
TOO MUCH	5.8% 13	5.3% 26	5.5% 17	4.3% 16	0	5.2% 72
DON'T KNOW	4.0% 9	1.6% 8	2.9% 9	4.0% 15	0	2.9% 41
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
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	53.8% 85	61.8% 162	54.7% 133	416	57.3% 380
RIGHT	36.1% 57	29.8% 78	38.3% 93	262	34.4% 228
TOO MUCH	5.1% 8	6.5% 17	4.1% 10	37	5.3% 35
DON'T KNOW	3.8% 6	1.9% 5	2.9% 7	23	2.7% 18
NO ANSWER	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
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	67.7% 128	59.5% 428	52.9% 64	47.3% 112	47.0% 63	1	56.8% 795
RIGHT	20.1% 38	32.7% 235	38.0% 46	44.3% 105	49.3% 66	0	35.0% 490
TOO MUCH	6.9% 13	4.3% 31	8.3% 10	6.8% 16	1.5% 2	0	5.1% 72
DON'T KNOW	5.3% 10	3.3% 24	0.8% 1	1.3% 3	2.2% 3	0	2.9% 41
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Missing	175	716	103	270	147	0	1411
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 719	100.0% 121	100.0% 237	100.0% 134	1	1400