General Social Survey, 2004

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CRIME $2 Spending on law enforcement (NATCRIMY)   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	738	52.3%	52.3%	-.6
RIGHT	506	35.9%	88.2%	.24
TOO MUCH	133	9.4%	97.6%	1.08
DON'T KNOW	33	2.3%	99.9%	5.28
NO ANSWER	1	.1%	100%	6.13

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	49.9% 316	54.2% 422	52.3% 738
RIGHT	38.5% 244	33.7% 262	35.9% 506
TOO MUCH	10.0% 63	9.0% 70	9.4% 133
DON'T KNOW	1.4% 9	3.1% 24	2.3% 33
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	647	754	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 633	100.0% 778	1411

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	52.2% 587	59.5% 116	38.5% 35	52.3% 738
RIGHT	37.3% 420	20.5% 40	50.5% 46	35.9% 506
TOO MUCH	8.4% 94	17.4% 34	5.5% 5	9.4% 133
DON'T KNOW	2.0% 23	2.6% 5	5.5% 5	2.3% 33
NO ANSWER	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	1109	182	110	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 1125	100.0% 195	100.0% 91	1411

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	PROTESTANT	CATHOLIC	OTHER	NONE	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	56.3% 415	48.1% 156	48.9% 68	45.6% 93	6	52.1% 732
RIGHT	33.1% 244	39.2% 127	38.1% 53	39.7% 81	1	36.0% 505
TOO MUCH	8.1% 60	10.5% 34	9.4% 13	12.7% 26	0	9.5% 133
DON'T KNOW	2.4% 18	1.9% 6	3.6% 5	2.0% 4	0	2.4% 33
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	746	332	119	199	5	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 737	100.0% 324	100.0% 139	100.0% 204	12	1404

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	46.1% 136	55.1% 228	54.9% 260	50.2% 112	2	52.3% 736
RIGHT	39.7% 117	32.9% 136	35.4% 168	37.7% 84	1	35.9% 505
TOO MUCH	12.5% 37	9.7% 40	8.2% 39	6.7% 15	2	9.3% 131
DON'T KNOW	1.7% 5	2.4% 10	1.5% 7	4.9% 11	0	2.3% 33
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0	0.1% 1
Missing	301	396	493	207	4	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 295	100.0% 414	100.0% 474	100.0% 223	9	1406

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NEVER	< 1 A MNTH	< 1 A WEEK	WEEKLY +	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	51.2% 127	50.8% 241	54.6% 167	52.9% 200	3	52.3% 735
RIGHT	35.1% 87	38.6% 183	33.7% 103	34.7% 131	2	35.8% 504
TOO MUCH	11.7% 29	8.2% 39	9.8% 30	9.3% 35	0	9.5% 133
DON'T KNOW	1.6% 4	2.3% 11	2.0% 6	3.2% 12	0	2.3% 33
NO ANSWER	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	223	491	309	372	6	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 248	100.0% 474	100.0% 306	100.0% 378	11	1406

Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

	LIBERAL	MODERATE	CONSERV	Missing	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	43.5% 70	46.8% 110	54.4% 136	422	48.9% 316
RIGHT	43.5% 70	38.7% 91	36.0% 90	255	38.9% 251
TOO MUCH	11.8% 19	11.5% 27	7.6% 19	68	10.1% 65
DON'T KNOW	1.2% 2	3.0% 7	1.6% 4	20	2.0% 13
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0	0.2% 1
Missing	158	262	243	738	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 235	100.0% 250	1503	646

Education (I-DEGREE)

	LESS HS	HS DEGREE	JR COLL	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	45.1% 79	55.0% 394	58.3% 60	49.6% 134	48.3% 71	52.3% 738
RIGHT	34.9% 61	33.1% 237	28.2% 29	43.0% 116	42.9% 63	35.9% 506
TOO MUCH	13.7% 24	9.9% 71	12.6% 13	5.2% 14	7.5% 11	9.4% 133
DON'T KNOW	5.7% 10	2.0% 14	1.0% 1	2.2% 6	1.4% 2	2.3% 33
NO ANSWER	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	189	719	121	237	134	1400
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 716	100.0% 103	100.0% 270	100.0% 147	1411