General Social Survey, 2004

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DEFENSE $

Spending on the military, armaments and defense (NATARMS)
  1) TOO LITTLE
  2) RIGHT
  3) TOO MUCH
  8) DON'T KNOW

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
TOO LITTLE 464 33.1% 33.1% -.89
RIGHT 540 38.5% 71.7% -.06
TOO MUCH 363 25.9% 97.6% .77
DON'T KNOW 34 2.4% 100% 4.91

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-SEX)

MALE FEMALE TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 33.1%
214
33.2%
250
33.1%
464
RIGHT 39.4%
255
37.8%
285
38.5%
540
TOO MUCH 25.8%
167
26.0%
196
25.9%
363
DON'T KNOW 1.7%
11
3.1%
23
2.4%
34
Missing
633

778

1411
TOTAL 100.0%
647
100.0%
754

1401


Race (I-RACE)

WHITE BLACK OTHER TOTAL
TOO LITTLE 35.1%
389
30.2%
55
18.2%
20
33.1%
464
RIGHT 40.6%
450
29.1%
53
33.6%
37
38.5%
540
TOO MUCH 22.0%
244
37.4%
68
46.4%
51
25.9%
363
DON'T KNOW 2.3%
26
3.3%
6
1.8%
2
2.4%
34
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 38.7%
289
30.7%
102
25.2%
30
20.6%
41

2
33.1%
462
RIGHT 36.1%
269
44.3%
147
39.5%
47
38.7%
77

0
38.7%
540
TOO MUCH 22.5%
168
23.2%
77
34.5%
41
37.2%
74

3
25.8%
360
DON'T KNOW 2.7%
20
1.8%
6
0.8%
1
3.5%
7

0
2.4%
34
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 23.3%
70
27.5%
109
39.1%
193
44.0%
91

1
33.1%
463
RIGHT 43.9%
132
40.7%
161
35.1%
173
34.8%
72

2
38.5%
538
TOO MUCH 29.9%
90
31.1%
123
22.9%
113
17.4%
36

1
25.9%
362
DON'T KNOW 3.0%
9
0.8%
3
2.8%
14
3.9%
8

0
2.4%
34
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 28.7%
64
33.2%
163
33.0%
102
35.8%
133

2
33.1%
462
RIGHT 36.3%
81
38.7%
190
38.2%
118
40.6%
151

0
38.7%
540
TOO MUCH 30.9%
69
26.7%
131
25.9%
80
21.2%
79

4
25.7%
359
DON'T KNOW 4.0%
9
1.4%
7
2.9%
9
2.4%
9

0
2.4%
34
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 19.6%
31
35.1%
92
39.5%
96

245
33.0%
219
RIGHT 41.1%
65
38.2%
100
43.2%
105

270
40.7%
270
TOO MUCH 36.7%
58
24.0%
63
15.2%
37

205
23.8%
158
DON'T KNOW 2.5%
4
2.7%
7
2.1%
5

18
2.4%
16
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 31.2%
59
37.6%
270
33.9%
41
27.8%
66
20.9%
28

0
33.1%
464
RIGHT 36.0%
68
38.8%
279
40.5%
49
39.7%
94
37.3%
50

0
38.6%
540
TOO MUCH 26.5%
50
21.1%
152
25.6%
31
31.6%
75
40.3%
54

1
25.9%
362
DON'T KNOW 6.3%
12
2.5%
18
0.0%
0
0.8%
2
1.5%
2

0
2.4%
34
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

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