General Social Survey, 2004

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EDUCATE $ Spending on improving the nation's education system (NATEDUC)   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	1001	71.4%	71.4%	-.44
RIGHT	310	22.1%	93.6%	.62
TOO MUCH	72	5.1%	98.7%	1.68
DON'T KNOW	17	1.2%	99.9%	6.96
NO ANSWER	1	.1%	100%	8.02

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	68.2% 441	74.3% 560	71.4% 1001
RIGHT	23.2% 150	21.2% 160	22.1% 310
TOO MUCH	7.4% 48	3.2% 24	5.1% 72
DON'T KNOW	1.2% 8	1.2% 9	1.2% 17
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
Missing	633	778	1411
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 754	1401

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	69.3% 769	80.8% 147	77.3% 85	71.4% 1001
RIGHT	23.4% 260	16.5% 30	18.2% 20	22.1% 310
TOO MUCH	5.7% 63	2.7% 5	3.6% 4	5.1% 72
DON'T KNOW	1.4% 16	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	1.2% 17
NO ANSWER	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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	71.7% 535	66.9% 222	77.3% 92	73.9% 147	5	71.3% 996
RIGHT	21.7% 162	27.1% 90	14.3% 17	20.6% 41	0	22.2% 310
TOO MUCH	5.0% 37	5.1% 17	6.7% 8	5.0% 10	0	5.2% 72
DON'T KNOW	1.5% 11	0.9% 3	1.7% 2	0.5% 1	0	1.2% 17
NO ANSWER	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
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	74.4% 224	74.5% 295	69.8% 344	64.7% 134	4	71.4% 997
RIGHT	20.6% 62	19.9% 79	22.7% 112	27.5% 57	0	22.2% 310
TOO MUCH	3.3% 10	4.5% 18	6.3% 31	6.3% 13	0	5.2% 72
DON'T KNOW	1.7% 5	1.0% 4	1.2% 6	1.0% 2	0	1.2% 17
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0	0.1% 1
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	73.1% 163	72.5% 356	72.8% 225	67.5% 251	6	71.3% 995
RIGHT	21.5% 48	20.6% 101	20.4% 63	26.3% 98	0	22.2% 310
TOO MUCH	3.6% 8	6.1% 30	6.1% 19	4.0% 15	0	5.2% 72
DON'T KNOW	1.8% 4	0.6% 3	0.6% 2	2.2% 8	0	1.2% 17
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
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	72.2% 114	78.6% 206	64.2% 156	525	71.8% 476
RIGHT	23.4% 37	17.9% 47	25.5% 62	164	22.0% 146
TOO MUCH	4.4% 7	2.7% 7	9.1% 22	36	5.4% 36
DON'T KNOW	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	1.2% 3	12	0.8% 5
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.0% 0
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	72.0% 136	70.7% 508	74.4% 90	69.6% 165	76.1% 102	0	71.5% 1001
RIGHT	22.8% 43	22.7% 163	19.8% 24	22.4% 53	19.4% 26	1	22.1% 309
TOO MUCH	4.2% 8	5.4% 39	5.8% 7	5.5% 13	3.7% 5	0	5.1% 72
DON'T KNOW	1.1% 2	1.1% 8	0.0% 0	2.5% 6	0.7% 1	0	1.2% 17
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
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