Middletown Area Study, 1979

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > General Population > Local/Regional > Middletown Data > Analysis


SHOMP

How about five years ago? Were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with your house or apartment then?
  1) Very dissatisfied
  2) Moderately dissatisfied
  3) A little dissatisfied
  4) Neutral
  5) A little satisfied
  6) Moderately satisfied
  7) Very satisfied
  8) Other

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Very dissatisfied 16 3.2% 3.2% -3.06
Moderately dissatisfied 27 5.5% 8.7% -2.44
A little dissatisfied 19 3.9% 12.6% -1.83
Neutral 2 .4% 13% -1.21
A little satisfied 24 4.9% 17.8% -.6
Moderately satisfied 148 30% 47.9% .02
Very satisfied 254 51.5% 99.4% .63
Other 3 .6% 100% 1.25

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Male Female TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 1.7%
3
4.1%
13
3.2%
16
Moderately dissatisfied 8.0%
14
4.1%
13
5.5%
27
A little dissatisfied 4.0%
7
3.8%
12
3.9%
19
Neutral 0.6%
1
0.3%
1
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 6.3%
11
4.1%
13
4.9%
24
Moderately satisfied 30.5%
53
29.8%
95
30.0%
148
Very satisfied 47.7%
83
53.6%
171
51.5%
254
Other 1.1%
2
0.3%
1
0.6%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
174
100.0%
319

493


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Other TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 3.0%
14
7.1%
2
0.0%
0
3.2%
16
Moderately dissatisfied 4.7%
22
17.9%
5
0.0%
0
5.5%
27
A little dissatisfied 3.7%
17
3.6%
1
100.0%
1
3.9%
19
Neutral 0.4%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 5.0%
23
3.6%
1
0.0%
0
4.9%
24
Moderately satisfied 30.4%
141
25.0%
7
0.0%
0
30.0%
148
Very satisfied 52.2%
242
42.9%
12
0.0%
0
51.5%
254
Other 0.6%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
464
100.0%
28
100.0%
1

493


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Widowed Separated Divorced Single TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 3.0%
10
1.1%
1
0.0%
0
11.8%
4
3.8%
1
3.3%
16
Moderately dissatisfied 6.6%
22
5.3%
5
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
5.5%
27
A little dissatisfied 3.6%
12
1.1%
1
33.3%
1
5.9%
2
11.5%
3
3.9%
19
Neutral 0.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3.8%
1
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 5.4%
18
3.2%
3
0.0%
0
2.9%
1
7.7%
2
4.9%
24
Moderately satisfied 30.6%
102
26.6%
25
0.0%
0
32.4%
11
30.8%
8
29.8%
146
Very satisfied 50.2%
167
61.7%
58
66.7%
2
44.1%
15
42.3%
11
51.6%
253
Other 0.3%
1
1.1%
1
0.0%
0
2.9%
1
0.0%
0
0.6%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
333
100.0%
94
100.0%
3
100.0%
34
100.0%
26

490


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Protestant Catholic Jewish None Other TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 2.6%
10
5.5%
3
0.0%
0
7.5%
3
0.0%
0
3.3%
16
Moderately dissatisfied 5.5%
21
3.6%
2
100.0%
1
2.5%
1
16.7%
2
5.5%
27
A little dissatisfied 3.7%
14
3.6%
2
0.0%
0
7.5%
3
0.0%
0
3.9%
19
Neutral 0.5%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 5.5%
21
3.6%
2
0.0%
0
2.5%
1
0.0%
0
4.9%
24
Moderately satisfied 27.7%
106
27.3%
15
0.0%
0
50.0%
20
41.7%
5
29.8%
146
Very satisfied 53.9%
206
56.4%
31
0.0%
0
30.0%
12
33.3%
4
51.6%
253
Other 0.5%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
8.3%
1
0.6%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
382
100.0%
55
100.0%
1
100.0%
40
100.0%
12

490


Education (I-EDUC)

Less than High School High School graduate Some college College graduate Post graduate/professional TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 6.5%
10
1.9%
3
0.0%
0
2.3%
1
3.4%
2
3.3%
16
Moderately dissatisfied 3.2%
5
8.4%
13
3.9%
3
7.0%
3
5.1%
3
5.5%
27
A little dissatisfied 4.5%
7
3.2%
5
5.3%
4
4.7%
2
1.7%
1
3.9%
19
Neutral 0.6%
1
0.0%
0
1.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 5.2%
8
5.2%
8
6.6%
5
2.3%
1
1.7%
1
4.7%
23
Moderately satisfied 29.2%
45
32.9%
51
35.5%
27
25.6%
11
20.3%
12
30.0%
146
Very satisfied 50.6%
78
47.7%
74
46.1%
35
58.1%
25
67.8%
40
51.7%
252
Other 0.0%
0
0.6%
1
1.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
TOTAL 100.0%
154
100.0%
155
100.0%
76
100.0%
43
100.0%
59

487


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than $5,000 $5,000-$15,000 $15,001-$25,000 $25,001-$50,000 $50,000+ TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 4.9%
4
3.8%
6
3.1%
4
2.4%
2
0.0%
0
3.5%
16
Moderately dissatisfied 4.9%
4
4.5%
7
6.3%
8
8.5%
7
0.0%
0
5.6%
26
A little dissatisfied 2.5%
2
3.2%
5
5.5%
7
2.4%
2
0.0%
0
3.5%
16
Neutral 0.0%
0
0.6%
1
0.0%
0
1.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 1.2%
1
7.0%
11
4.7%
6
2.4%
2
0.0%
0
4.3%
20
Moderately satisfied 32.1%
26
28.7%
45
34.6%
44
28.0%
23
20.0%
3
30.5%
141
Very satisfied 54.3%
44
51.6%
81
44.1%
56
54.9%
45
80.0%
12
51.5%
238
Other 0.0%
0
0.6%
1
1.6%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
81
100.0%
157
100.0%
127
100.0%
82
100.0%
15

462


Age (I-AGE)

Age 17-30 Age 31-45 Age 46-55 Age 56-65 Age 65+ TOTAL
Very dissatisfied 4.1%
3
4.3%
5
7.4%
7
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3.1%
15
Moderately dissatisfied 5.4%
4
6.8%
8
7.4%
7
2.5%
2
5.2%
6
5.6%
27
A little dissatisfied 5.4%
4
6.8%
8
2.1%
2
2.5%
2
1.7%
2
3.7%
18
Neutral 0.0%
0
0.9%
1
0.0%
0
1.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
A little satisfied 8.1%
6
5.1%
6
6.4%
6
6.3%
5
0.9%
1
5.0%
24
Moderately satisfied 45.9%
34
41.0%
48
14.9%
14
26.3%
21
25.0%
29
30.4%
146
Very satisfied 31.1%
23
33.3%
39
60.6%
57
61.3%
49
67.2%
78
51.1%
246
Other 0.0%
0
1.7%
2
1.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
74
100.0%
117
100.0%
94
100.0%
80
100.0%
116

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