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Middletown Area Study, 1995

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AFFIRM

To what extent are you for or against affirmative action programs that give preference to women and minorities in obtaining jobs and promotions? Are you:
  1) Strongly for these programs
  2) Moderately for
  3) Are you neutral
  4) Moderately against
  5) Strongly against
  6) Don't know

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Strongly for these programs 55 13.3% 13.3% -1.46
Moderately for 126 30.5% 43.8% -.73
Are you neutral 76 18.4% 62.2% -.01
Moderately against 88 21.3% 83.5% .72
Strongly against 52 12.6% 96.1% 1.44
Don't know 16 3.9% 100% 2.17

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Male Female TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 12.6%
23		 13.9%
32		 13.3%
55
Moderately for 26.9%
49		 33.3%
77		 30.5%
126
Are you neutral 12.6%
23		 22.9%
53		 18.4%
76
Moderately against 29.7%
54		 14.7%
34		 21.3%
88
Strongly against 17.0%
31		 9.1%
21		 12.6%
52
Don't know 1.1%
2		 6.1%
14		 3.9%
16
TOTAL 100.0%
182		 100.0%
231
413


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Widowed Div./Sep. Nev. marr. TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 11.3%
27		 17.1%
21		 11.4%
4		 16.7%
2		 13.2%
54
Moderately for 27.2%
65		 31.7%
39		 45.7%
16		 41.7%
5		 30.6%
125
Are you neutral 18.4%
44		 21.1%
26		 14.3%
5		 8.3%
1		 18.6%
76
Moderately against 27.2%
65		 14.6%
18		 11.4%
4		 8.3%
1		 21.5%
88
Strongly against 14.2%
34		 8.1%
10		 14.3%
5		 8.3%
1		 12.2%
50
Don't know 1.7%
4		 7.3%
9		 2.9%
1		 16.7%
2		 3.9%
16
TOTAL 100.0%
239		 100.0%
123		 100.0%
35		 100.0%
12
409


Education (I-EDUCATN)

Lt H.S. H.S. grad SomCol/Trd Coll grad Grad schl TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 14.6%
14		 12.2%
22		 18.0%
11		 12.5%
4		 9.3%
4		 13.3%
55
Moderately for 27.1%
26		 31.7%
57		 31.1%
19		 31.3%
10		 32.6%
14		 30.6%
126
Are you neutral 27.1%
26		 21.7%
39		 13.1%
8		 0.0%
0		 7.0%
3		 18.4%
76
Moderately against 11.5%
11		 19.4%
35		 19.7%
12		 40.6%
13		 37.2%
16		 21.1%
87
Strongly against 14.6%
14		 10.6%
19		 14.8%
9		 15.6%
5		 11.6%
5		 12.6%
52
Don't know 5.2%
5		 4.4%
8		 3.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.3%
1		 3.9%
16
TOTAL 100.0%
96		 100.0%
180		 100.0%
61		 100.0%
32		 100.0%
43
412


Place of birth (I-WHERBORN)

Delaware County Other Indiana county Outside Indiana TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 11.3%
16		 10.2%
13		 18.1%
26		 13.3%
55
Moderately for 26.8%
38		 37.0%
47		 28.5%
41		 30.5%
126
Are you neutral 21.8%
31		 17.3%
22		 16.0%
23		 18.4%
76
Moderately against 21.8%
31		 26.0%
33		 16.7%
24		 21.3%
88
Strongly against 12.7%
18		 8.7%
11		 16.0%
23		 12.6%
52
Don't know 5.6%
8		 0.8%
1		 4.9%
7		 3.9%
16
TOTAL 100.0%
142		 100.0%
127		 100.0%
144
413


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Other TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 11.6%
45		 42.9%
9		 100.0%
1		 13.4%
55
Moderately for 30.8%
120		 23.8%
5		 0.0%
0		 30.4%
125
Are you neutral 18.8%
73		 14.3%
3		 0.0%
0		 18.5%
76
Moderately against 22.4%
87		 4.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 21.4%
88
Strongly against 13.4%
52		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 12.7%
52
Don't know 3.1%
12		 14.3%
3		 0.0%
0		 3.6%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
389		 100.0%
21		 100.0%
1
411


Age (I-AGE)

60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80 & up TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 9.3%
10		 16.3%
17		 11.0%
10		 13.0%
7		 20.8%
11		 13.4%
55
Moderately for 29.6%
32		 35.6%
37		 30.8%
28		 22.2%
12		 32.1%
17		 30.7%
126
Are you neutral 16.7%
18		 15.4%
16		 18.7%
17		 29.6%
16		 17.0%
9		 18.5%
76
Moderately against 29.6%
32		 20.2%
21		 18.7%
17		 18.5%
10		 15.1%
8		 21.5%
88
Strongly against 13.9%
15		 8.7%
9		 16.5%
15		 13.0%
7		 9.4%
5		 12.4%
51
Don't know 0.9%
1		 3.8%
4		 4.4%
4		 3.7%
2		 5.7%
3		 3.4%
14
TOTAL 100.0%
108		 100.0%
104		 100.0%
91		 100.0%
54		 100.0%
53
410


Household income (I-INCOME)

10K & less 10-20K 20-30K 30-50K 50K & up TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 22.0%
18		 11.4%
12		 11.5%
7		 8.3%
4		 7.3%
3		 13.1%
44
Moderately for 30.5%
25		 29.5%
31		 36.1%
22		 37.5%
18		 29.3%
12		 32.0%
108
Are you neutral 24.4%
20		 23.8%
25		 14.8%
9		 12.5%
6		 7.3%
3		 18.7%
63
Moderately against 11.0%
9		 18.1%
19		 24.6%
15		 20.8%
10		 41.5%
17		 20.8%
70
Strongly against 4.9%
4		 14.3%
15		 13.1%
8		 20.8%
10		 14.6%
6		 12.8%
43
Don't know 7.3%
6		 2.9%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.7%
9
TOTAL 100.0%
82		 100.0%
105		 100.0%
61		 100.0%
48		 100.0%
41
337


Political party (I-PARTY)

Republican Independnt Democrat Varies/Oth TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 9.8%
12		 12.0%
6		 21.1%
23		 10.4%
12		 13.4%
53
Moderately for 20.5%
25		 28.0%
14		 40.4%
44		 33.0%
38		 30.6%
121
Are you neutral 13.9%
17		 22.0%
11		 16.5%
18		 23.5%
27		 18.4%
73
Moderately against 31.1%
38		 28.0%
14		 12.8%
14		 19.1%
22		 22.2%
88
Strongly against 20.5%
25		 8.0%
4		 6.4%
7		 11.3%
13		 12.4%
49
Don't know 4.1%
5		 2.0%
1		 2.8%
3		 2.6%
3		 3.0%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
122		 100.0%
50		 100.0%
109		 100.0%
115
396


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Catholic Protestant Christian None Other/DK TOTAL
Strongly for these programs 8.8%
3		 13.2%
34		 12.0%
9		 23.1%
6		 20.0%
3		 13.5%
55
Moderately for 35.3%
12		 29.8%
77		 34.7%
26		 30.8%
8		 13.3%
2		 30.6%
125
Are you neutral 20.6%
7		 19.4%
50		 21.3%
16		 0.0%
0		 13.3%
2		 18.4%
75
Moderately against 23.5%
8		 20.2%
52		 21.3%
16		 34.6%
9		 6.7%
1		 21.1%
86
Strongly against 8.8%
3		 15.1%
39		 5.3%
4		 7.7%
2		 26.7%
4		 12.7%
52
Don't know 2.9%
1		 2.3%
6		 5.3%
4		 3.8%
1		 20.0%
3		 3.7%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
34		 100.0%
258		 100.0%
75		 100.0%
26		 100.0%
15
408

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