General Social Survey, 2004

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WORK GOVT?

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

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 (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