General Social Survey, 2006

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NATFARE Are we spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on (ITEM)? K. Welfare   1) Too little   2) About right   3) Too much   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Too little	380	25.6%	25.6%	-.99
About right	515	34.7%	60.3%	-.23
Too much	539	36.3%	96.6%	.52
Don't know	48	3.2%	99.9%	4.29
No answer	2	.1%	100%	5.05

Variable Comparisons

Age Church attendance Education Gender Religion Region Race

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Too little	26.7% 63	29.0% 138	22.5% 94	23.7% 55	24.8% 30	25.6% 380
About right	39.4% 93	32.1% 153	34.3% 143	33.2% 77	39.7% 48	34.7% 514
Too much	31.8% 75	35.5% 169	41.5% 173	37.1% 86	28.9% 35	36.3% 538
Don't know	2.1% 5	3.4% 16	1.4% 6	6.0% 14	5.8% 7	3.2% 48
No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 236	100.0% 476	100.0% 417	100.0% 232	100.0% 121	1482

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Less than once a year	About once or twice a year	Several times a year	1-3 times a month	Nearly every week	Weekly or more	TOTAL
Too little	28.0% 130	26.1% 47	24.1% 38	29.0% 62	19.0% 15	22.5% 87	25.6% 379
About right	37.5% 174	37.2% 67	29.1% 46	34.6% 74	36.7% 29	32.1% 124	34.7% 514
Too much	30.8% 143	33.9% 61	43.7% 69	34.6% 74	40.5% 32	41.2% 159	36.3% 538
Don't know	3.4% 16	2.8% 5	3.2% 5	1.9% 4	3.8% 3	3.9% 15	3.2% 48
No answer	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 464	100.0% 180	100.0% 158	100.0% 214	100.0% 79	100.0% 386	1481

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Too little	36.0% 77	23.3% 170	25.0% 35	25.5% 65	22.9% 33	25.6% 380
About right	30.8% 66	33.7% 246	30.7% 43	36.5% 93	46.5% 67	34.7% 515
Too much	28.5% 61	40.2% 294	41.4% 58	34.1% 87	27.1% 39	36.3% 539
Don't know	4.7% 10	2.9% 21	2.1% 3	3.5% 9	3.5% 5	3.2% 48
No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 214	100.0% 731	100.0% 140	100.0% 255	100.0% 144	1484

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Too little	22.3% 143	28.1% 237	25.6% 380
About right	33.2% 213	35.9% 302	34.7% 515
Too much	41.6% 267	32.3% 272	36.3% 539
Don't know	2.8% 18	3.6% 30	3.2% 48
No answer	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 642	100.0% 842	1484

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Too little	24.9% 191	23.6% 83	31.6% 6	28.2% 71	30.7% 27	25.6% 378
About right	33.6% 257	34.9% 123	31.6% 6	37.7% 95	37.5% 33	34.8% 514
Too much	39.0% 299	36.9% 130	31.6% 6	30.6% 77	26.1% 23	36.2% 535
Don't know	2.3% 18	4.3% 15	5.3% 1	3.6% 9	5.7% 5	3.2% 48
No answer	0.1% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 766	100.0% 352	100.0% 19	100.0% 252	100.0% 88	1477

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Too little	24.0% 55	24.9% 85	29.7% 168	20.7% 72	25.6% 380
About right	31.0% 71	38.6% 132	32.6% 184	36.8% 128	34.7% 515
Too much	39.7% 91	33.6% 115	34.0% 192	40.5% 141	36.3% 539
Don't know	4.8% 11	2.9% 10	3.5% 20	2.0% 7	3.2% 48
No answer	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 229	100.0% 342	100.0% 565	100.0% 348	1484

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Too little	21.9% 237	41.1% 88	29.1% 55	25.6% 380
About right	35.4% 383	30.4% 65	35.4% 67	34.7% 515
Too much	39.6% 428	25.7% 55	29.6% 56	36.3% 539
Don't know	2.9% 31	2.8% 6	5.8% 11	3.2% 48
No answer	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 1081	100.0% 214	100.0% 189	1484