General Social Survey, 2004

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DEFENSE $2 Spending on national defense (NATARMSY)   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	445	31.5%	31.5%	-.89
RIGHT	538	38.1%	69.7%	-.1
TOO MUCH	388	27.5%	97.2%	.68
DON'T KNOW	37	2.6%	99.8%	4.61
NO ANSWER	3	.2%	100%	5.39

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	32.5% 206	30.7% 239	31.5% 445
RIGHT	37.3% 236	38.8% 302	38.1% 538
TOO MUCH	28.4% 180	26.7% 208	27.5% 388
DON'T KNOW	1.4% 9	3.6% 28	2.6% 37
NO ANSWER	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 3
Missing	647	754	1401
TOTAL	100.0% 633	100.0% 778	1411

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
TOO LITTLE	33.6% 378	22.6% 44	25.3% 23	31.5% 445
RIGHT	39.1% 440	35.9% 70	30.8% 28	38.1% 538
TOO MUCH	24.6% 277	38.5% 75	39.6% 36	27.5% 388
DON'T KNOW	2.4% 27	3.1% 6	4.4% 4	2.6% 37
NO ANSWER	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
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	37.9% 279	28.7% 93	22.3% 31	19.1% 39	3	31.5% 442
RIGHT	39.8% 293	39.2% 127	34.5% 48	33.8% 69	1	38.2% 537
TOO MUCH	19.3% 142	29.6% 96	41.0% 57	44.1% 90	3	27.4% 385
DON'T KNOW	3.1% 23	1.9% 6	2.2% 3	2.5% 5	0	2.6% 37
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0	0.2% 3
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	23.4% 69	31.9% 132	32.1% 152	39.9% 89	3	31.4% 442
RIGHT	41.7% 123	36.0% 149	40.3% 191	33.6% 75	0	38.3% 538
TOO MUCH	31.2% 92	31.2% 129	23.6% 112	23.8% 53	2	27.5% 386
DON'T KNOW	3.4% 10	1.0% 4	3.8% 18	2.2% 5	0	2.6% 37
NO ANSWER	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0	0.2% 3
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	27.0% 67	27.8% 132	31.4% 96	38.9% 147	3	31.4% 442
RIGHT	33.5% 83	39.7% 188	36.9% 113	40.5% 153	1	38.2% 537
TOO MUCH	34.7% 86	28.9% 137	29.7% 91	19.3% 73	1	27.5% 387
DON'T KNOW	4.4% 11	3.2% 15	2.0% 6	1.3% 5	0	2.6% 37
NO ANSWER	0.4% 1	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 3
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	20.5% 33	33.6% 79	43.2% 108	225	34.1% 220
RIGHT	28.6% 46	38.3% 90	36.4% 91	311	35.1% 227
TOO MUCH	46.6% 75	26.0% 61	17.6% 44	208	27.9% 180
DON'T KNOW	4.3% 7	2.1% 5	2.4% 6	19	2.8% 18
NO ANSWER	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	2	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	28.0% 49	32.8% 235	31.1% 32	33.3% 90	26.5% 39	31.5% 445
RIGHT	41.1% 72	38.7% 277	39.8% 41	35.9% 97	34.7% 51	38.1% 538
TOO MUCH	24.0% 42	25.4% 182	28.2% 29	29.6% 80	37.4% 55	27.5% 388
DON'T KNOW	6.3% 11	2.8% 20	1.0% 1	1.1% 3	1.4% 2	2.6% 37
NO ANSWER	0.6% 1	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Missing	189	719	121	237	134	1400
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 716	100.0% 103	100.0% 270	100.0% 147	1411