General Social Survey, 2004

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WELFARE $ Spending on welfare (NATFARE)   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	331	23.6%	23.6%	-1.06
RIGHT	475	33.9%	57.5%	-.27
TOO MUCH	554	39.5%	97.1%	.53
DON'T KNOW	40	2.9%	99.9%	4.5
NO ANSWER	1	.1%	100%	5.3

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	21.8% 141	25.2% 190	23.6% 331
RIGHT	34.9% 226	33.0% 249	33.9% 475
TOO MUCH	40.3% 261	38.9% 293	39.5% 554
DON'T KNOW	2.8% 18	2.9% 22	2.9% 40
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	633	778	1411
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 754	1401

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	19.6% 217	44.0% 80	30.9% 34	23.6% 331
RIGHT	34.8% 386	26.4% 48	37.3% 41	33.9% 475
TOO MUCH	42.6% 472	27.5% 50	29.1% 32	39.5% 554
DON'T KNOW	3.0% 33	2.2% 4	2.7% 3	2.9% 40
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	23.9% 178	19.9% 66	29.4% 35	26.1% 52	0	23.7% 331
RIGHT	33.4% 249	37.0% 123	28.6% 34	32.7% 65	4	33.7% 471
TOO MUCH	39.8% 297	40.4% 134	40.3% 48	37.7% 75	0	39.7% 554
DON'T KNOW	2.8% 21	2.7% 9	1.7% 2	3.5% 7	1	2.8% 39
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	23.9% 72	25.3% 100	22.1% 109	24.2% 50	0	23.7% 331
RIGHT	34.6% 104	31.8% 126	34.7% 171	35.3% 73	1	33.9% 474
TOO MUCH	38.9% 117	40.7% 161	41.0% 202	34.3% 71	3	39.4% 551
DON'T KNOW	2.7% 8	2.3% 9	2.2% 11	5.8% 12	0	2.9% 40
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	29.1% 65	22.4% 110	20.1% 62	25.0% 93	1	23.7% 330
RIGHT	32.7% 73	33.0% 162	35.9% 111	33.6% 125	4	33.8% 471
TOO MUCH	35.0% 78	40.7% 200	41.4% 128	39.5% 147	1	39.6% 553
DON'T KNOW	3.1% 7	3.9% 19	2.6% 8	1.6% 6	0	2.9% 40
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	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	30.4% 48	20.2% 53	14.0% 34	196	20.4% 135
RIGHT	38.0% 60	33.2% 87	30.9% 75	253	33.5% 222
TOO MUCH	28.5% 45	43.1% 113	52.3% 127	269	43.0% 285
DON'T KNOW	3.2% 5	3.4% 9	2.5% 6	20	3.0% 20
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0	0.2% 1
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	25.9% 49	24.2% 174	19.0% 23	21.9% 52	23.9% 32	1	23.6% 330
RIGHT	36.0% 68	32.5% 234	28.9% 35	36.3% 86	38.8% 52	0	33.9% 475
TOO MUCH	33.3% 63	40.8% 293	49.6% 60	39.2% 93	33.6% 45	0	39.6% 554
DON'T KNOW	4.8% 9	2.5% 18	1.7% 2	2.5% 6	3.7% 5	0	2.9% 40
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	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