General Social Survey, 2004

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WORK GOVT? RESPONDENT'S EMPLOYER (WRKGOVT)   1) GOVERNMENT   2) PRIVATE   8) DONT KNOW   9) NO ANSWER

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
GOVERNMENT	507	18.8%	18.8%	-1.18
PRIVATE	2167	80.3%	99.1%	.17
DONT KNOW	16	.6%	99.7%	8.28
NO ANSWER	9	.3%	100%	9.63

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	18.3% 229	19.2% 278	18.8% 507
PRIVATE	80.6% 1009	80.0% 1158	80.3% 2167
DONT KNOW	0.5% 6	0.7% 10	0.6% 16
NO ANSWER	0.6% 8	0.1% 1	0.3% 9
Missing	28	85	113
TOTAL	100.0% 1252	100.0% 1447	2699

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	18.7% 403	22.3% 81	12.4% 23	18.8% 507
PRIVATE	80.3% 1727	77.4% 281	85.9% 159	80.3% 2167
DONT KNOW	0.6% 13	0.3% 1	1.1% 2	0.6% 16
NO ANSWER	0.4% 8	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.3% 9
Missing	83	14	16	113
TOTAL	100.0% 2151	100.0% 363	100.0% 185	2699

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	PROTESTANT	CATHOLIC	OTHER	NONE	Missing	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	18.8% 270	18.3% 114	16.6% 41	21.4% 82	0	18.9% 507
PRIVATE	80.3% 1151	80.4% 502	82.6% 204	77.8% 298	12	80.2% 2155
DONT KNOW	0.6% 9	0.8% 5	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0	0.6% 16
NO ANSWER	0.2% 3	0.5% 3	0.4% 1	0.5% 2	0	0.3% 9
Missing	50	32	11	20	0	113
TOTAL	100.0% 1433	100.0% 624	100.0% 247	100.0% 383	12	2687

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	13.8% 76	17.8% 141	20.0% 189	25.2% 101	0	18.8% 507
PRIVATE	85.1% 470	81.2% 644	79.1% 747	74.3% 298	8	80.3% 2159
DONT KNOW	0.9% 5	0.8% 6	0.5% 5	0.0% 0	0	0.6% 16
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.3% 3	0.5% 2	1	0.3% 8
Missing	44	17	23	29	0	113
TOTAL	100.0% 552	100.0% 793	100.0% 944	100.0% 401	9	2690

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NEVER	< 1 A MNTH	< 1 A WEEK	WEEKLY +	Missing	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	18.0% 81	16.3% 150	20.0% 119	21.8% 157	0	18.9% 507
PRIVATE	80.9% 365	82.9% 765	79.1% 470	77.2% 556	11	80.2% 2156
DONT KNOW	0.9% 4	0.5% 5	0.7% 4	0.4% 3	0	0.6% 16
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.3% 3	0.2% 1	0.6% 4	0	0.3% 9
Missing	20	42	21	30	0	113
TOTAL	100.0% 451	100.0% 923	100.0% 594	100.0% 720	11	2688

Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

	LIBERAL	MODERATE	CONSERV	Missing	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	18.8% 58	20.3% 96	18.7% 87	266	19.3% 241
PRIVATE	79.9% 246	78.5% 372	80.7% 376	1173	79.6% 994
DONT KNOW	1.3% 4	1.1% 5	0.2% 1	6	0.8% 10
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	6	0.2% 3
Missing	11	23	27	52	113
TOTAL	100.0% 308	100.0% 474	100.0% 466	1503	1248

Education (I-DEGREE)

	LESS HS	HS DEGREE	JR COLL	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	TOTAL
GOVERNMENT	10.4% 34	14.4% 197	21.3% 47	24.8% 124	37.9% 105	18.8% 507
PRIVATE	88.4% 290	84.4% 1158	78.3% 173	74.9% 375	61.7% 171	80.3% 2167
DONT KNOW	1.2% 4	0.8% 11	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 16
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.4% 6	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.4% 1	0.3% 9
Missing	36	63	3	6	4	112
TOTAL	100.0% 328	100.0% 1372	100.0% 221	100.0% 501	100.0% 277	2699