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Middletown Area Study, 1995

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One reason we have so many troublemakers in our society nowadays is that parents and other authorities have forgotten that good old-fashioned physical punishment is still one of the best ways to make people behave properly. Do you:
  1) Strongly agree with the statement
  2) Agree
  3) Are you neutral
  4) Disagree
  5) Strongly disagree
  6) Don't know

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Strongly agree with the statement 136 32.5% 32.5% -1
Agree 148 35.4% 67.9% -.24
Are you neutral 36 8.6% 76.6% .52
Disagree 71 17% 93.5% 1.27
Strongly disagree 17 4.1% 97.6% 2.03
Don't know 10 2.4% 100% 2.79

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Male Female TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 30.6%
56		 34.0%
80		 32.5%
136
Agree 37.7%
69		 33.6%
79		 35.4%
148
Are you neutral 6.0%
11		 10.6%
25		 8.6%
36
Disagree 20.8%
38		 14.0%
33		 17.0%
71
Strongly disagree 2.7%
5		 5.1%
12		 4.1%
17
Don't know 2.2%
4		 2.6%
6		 2.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
183		 100.0%
235
418


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Widowed Div./Sep. Nev. marr. TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 31.8%
76		 32.8%
42		 28.6%
10		 41.7%
5		 32.1%
133
Agree 36.8%
88		 33.6%
43		 34.3%
12		 41.7%
5		 35.7%
148
Are you neutral 7.9%
19		 11.7%
15		 2.9%
1		 8.3%
1		 8.7%
36
Disagree 17.6%
42		 14.1%
18		 28.6%
10		 8.3%
1		 17.1%
71
Strongly disagree 3.8%
9		 5.5%
7		 2.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.1%
17
Don't know 2.1%
5		 2.3%
3		 2.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.2%
9
TOTAL 100.0%
239		 100.0%
128		 100.0%
35		 100.0%
12
414


Education (I-EDUCATN)

Lt H.S. H.S. grad SomCol/Trd Coll grad Grad schl TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 44.6%
45		 31.5%
57		 36.7%
22		 15.6%
5		 16.3%
7		 32.6%
136
Agree 39.6%
40		 35.9%
65		 33.3%
20		 34.4%
11		 27.9%
12		 35.5%
148
Are you neutral 6.9%
7		 8.3%
15		 6.7%
4		 9.4%
3		 16.3%
7		 8.6%
36
Disagree 5.0%
5		 16.0%
29		 20.0%
12		 37.5%
12		 27.9%
12		 16.8%
70
Strongly disagree 2.0%
2		 5.0%
9		 1.7%
1		 3.1%
1		 9.3%
4		 4.1%
17
Don't know 2.0%
2		 3.3%
6		 1.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.3%
1		 2.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
101		 100.0%
181		 100.0%
60		 100.0%
32		 100.0%
43
417


Place of birth (I-WHERBORN)

Delaware County Other Indiana county Outside Indiana TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 33.3%
48		 29.5%
38		 34.5%
50		 32.5%
136
Agree 36.8%
53		 38.8%
50		 31.0%
45		 35.4%
148
Are you neutral 7.6%
11		 7.8%
10		 10.3%
15		 8.6%
36
Disagree 16.7%
24		 16.3%
21		 17.9%
26		 17.0%
71
Strongly disagree 2.1%
3		 5.4%
7		 4.8%
7		 4.1%
17
Don't know 3.5%
5		 2.3%
3		 1.4%
2		 2.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
144		 100.0%
129		 100.0%
145
418


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Other TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 32.8%
129		 27.3%
6		 100.0%
1		 32.7%
136
Agree 34.1%
134		 54.5%
12		 0.0%
0		 35.1%
146
Are you neutral 8.7%
34		 9.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 8.7%
36
Disagree 18.1%
71		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 17.1%
71
Strongly disagree 4.1%
16		 4.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.1%
17
Don't know 2.3%
9		 4.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
393		 100.0%
22		 100.0%
1
416


Age (I-AGE)

60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80 & up TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 27.1%
29		 34.3%
36		 31.5%
29		 29.8%
17		 42.6%
23		 32.3%
134
Agree 30.8%
33		 36.2%
38		 35.9%
33		 40.4%
23		 37.0%
20		 35.4%
147
Are you neutral 10.3%
11		 5.7%
6		 4.3%
4		 15.8%
9		 11.1%
6		 8.7%
36
Disagree 24.3%
26		 16.2%
17		 19.6%
18		 10.5%
6		 7.4%
4		 17.1%
71
Strongly disagree 4.7%
5		 5.7%
6		 4.3%
4		 1.8%
1		 1.9%
1		 4.1%
17
Don't know 2.8%
3		 1.9%
2		 4.3%
4		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
107		 100.0%
105		 100.0%
92		 100.0%
57		 100.0%
54
415


Household income (I-INCOME)

10K & less 10-20K 20-30K 30-50K 50K & up TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 46.4%
39		 35.5%
38		 27.9%
17		 22.9%
11		 19.5%
8		 33.1%
113
Agree 35.7%
30		 34.6%
37		 31.1%
19		 37.5%
18		 19.5%
8		 32.8%
112
Are you neutral 4.8%
4		 9.3%
10		 9.8%
6		 10.4%
5		 14.6%
6		 9.1%
31
Disagree 10.7%
9		 13.1%
14		 19.7%
12		 22.9%
11		 34.1%
14		 17.6%
60
Strongly disagree 1.2%
1		 4.7%
5		 6.6%
4		 4.2%
2		 9.8%
4		 4.7%
16
Don't know 1.2%
1		 2.8%
3		 4.9%
3		 2.1%
1		 2.4%
1		 2.6%
9
TOTAL 100.0%
84		 100.0%
107		 100.0%
61		 100.0%
48		 100.0%
41
341


Political party (I-PARTY)

Republican Independnt Democrat Varies/Oth TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 33.6%
41		 10.0%
5		 37.5%
42		 35.9%
42		 32.4%
130
Agree 28.7%
35		 60.0%
30		 37.5%
42		 32.5%
38		 36.2%
145
Are you neutral 10.7%
13		 2.0%
1		 6.3%
7		 10.3%
12		 8.2%
33
Disagree 23.8%
29		 18.0%
9		 12.5%
14		 13.7%
16		 17.0%
68
Strongly disagree 1.6%
2		 8.0%
4		 2.7%
3		 6.0%
7		 4.0%
16
Don't know 1.6%
2		 2.0%
1		 3.6%
4		 1.7%
2		 2.2%
9
TOTAL 100.0%
122		 100.0%
50		 100.0%
112		 100.0%
117
401


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Catholic Protestant Christian None Other/DK TOTAL
Strongly agree with the statement 20.0%
7		 35.8%
93		 34.2%
26		 18.5%
5		 33.3%
5		 32.9%
136
Agree 31.4%
11		 33.8%
88		 34.2%
26		 44.4%
12		 46.7%
7		 34.9%
144
Are you neutral 14.3%
5		 8.5%
22		 9.2%
7		 3.7%
1		 6.7%
1		 8.7%
36
Disagree 22.9%
8		 16.5%
43		 13.2%
10		 33.3%
9		 0.0%
0		 16.9%
70
Strongly disagree 5.7%
2		 3.5%
9		 6.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 6.7%
1		 4.1%
17
Don't know 5.7%
2		 1.9%
5		 2.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 6.7%
1		 2.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
35		 100.0%
260		 100.0%
76		 100.0%
27		 100.0%
15
413

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