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Survey of Religion and Community Life in Indianapolis, 1999

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How important should it be for religious groups to affect public policy regarding minorities such as blacks and Hispanics in Indianapolis?
  1) Very important
  2) Somewhat important
  3) Not too important
  4) Not at all important
  8) Don't know
  9) Refused

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Very important 357 44.3% 44.3% -.81
Somewhat important 293 36.4% 80.6% .13
Not too important 91 11.3% 91.9% 1.06
Not at all important 59 7.3% 99.3% 1.99
Don't know 3 .4% 99.6% 5.72
Refused 3 .4% 100% 6.66

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Very important 39.8%
134		 47.4%
222		 44.2%
356
Somewhat important 37.7%
127		 35.5%
166		 36.4%
293
Not too important 12.5%
42		 10.5%
49		 11.3%
91
Not at all important 9.5%
32		 5.8%
27		 7.3%
59
Don't know 0.3%
1		 0.4%
2		 0.4%
3
Refused 0.3%
1		 0.4%
2		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
337		 100.0%
468
805


Education (I-EDUC)

Zero to 11 years 12 years Some college College degree or higher Don't know TOTAL
Very important 53.7%
36		 49.1%
115		 41.8%
81		 40.5%
124		 0.0%
0		 44.3%
356
Somewhat important 31.3%
21		 31.6%
74		 36.6%
71		 40.5%
124		 100.0%
3		 36.4%
293
Not too important 6.0%
4		 9.4%
22		 14.9%
29		 11.4%
35		 0.0%
0		 11.2%
90
Not at all important 4.5%
3		 9.0%
21		 6.7%
13		 7.2%
22		 0.0%
0		 7.3%
59
Don't know 3.0%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
Refused 1.5%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
67		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
194		 100.0%
306		 100.0%
3
804


Religious preference (I-REL)

Catholic Protestant Oth Chrstn Oth Rel No pref TOTAL
Very important 39.2%
56		 48.0%
119		 47.8%
98		 48.5%
49		 32.7%
33		 44.5%
355
Somewhat important 41.3%
59		 36.3%
90		 34.6%
71		 30.7%
31		 37.6%
38		 36.2%
289
Not too important 11.9%
17		 10.1%
25		 11.2%
23		 9.9%
10		 15.8%
16		 11.4%
91
Not at all important 7.7%
11		 5.2%
13		 5.4%
11		 8.9%
9		 12.9%
13		 7.1%
57
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.5%
1		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
1		 1.0%
1		 1.0%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
143		 100.0%
248		 100.0%
205		 100.0%
101		 100.0%
101
798


Age (I-AGE)

18-29 30-44 45-65 65 and up Refused TOTAL
Very important 39.4%
65		 38.7%
104		 48.7%
114		 54.5%
73		 0.0%
0		 44.2%
356
Somewhat important 38.2%
63		 39.0%
105		 35.0%
82		 32.1%
43		 0.0%
0		 36.4%
293
Not too important 13.3%
22		 11.2%
30		 10.3%
24		 10.4%
14		 33.3%
1		 11.3%
91
Not at all important 8.5%
14		 10.0%
27		 6.0%
14		 2.2%
3		 33.3%
1		 7.3%
59
Don't know 0.6%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 33.3%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
165		 100.0%
269		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
134		 100.0%
3
805


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Wh and Ind Other Dk/ ref TOTAL
Very important 38.6%
203		 63.1%
94		 44.4%
20		 48.1%
37		 33.3%
2		 44.3%
356
Somewhat important 38.8%
204		 30.2%
45		 35.6%
16		 31.2%
24		 66.7%
4		 36.5%
293
Not too important 13.7%
72		 4.0%
6		 11.1%
5		 9.1%
7		 0.0%
0		 11.2%
90
Not at all important 8.6%
45		 1.3%
2		 8.9%
4		 9.1%
7		 0.0%
0		 7.2%
58
Don't know 0.4%
2		 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
526		 100.0%
149		 100.0%
45		 100.0%
77		 100.0%
6
803


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Cohabiting Widowed Sep/ Div Nvr marry TOTAL
Very important 46.3%
167		 43.6%
17		 50.0%
28		 41.3%
71		 41.4%
72		 44.3%
355
Somewhat important 36.3%
131		 38.5%
15		 30.4%
17		 37.8%
65		 36.8%
64		 36.4%
292
Not too important 9.1%
33		 10.3%
4		 16.1%
9		 12.8%
22		 12.6%
22		 11.2%
90
Not at all important 7.5%
27		 7.7%
3		 1.8%
1		 8.1%
14		 8.0%
14		 7.4%
59
Don't know 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1		 0.4%
3
Refused 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
361		 100.0%
39		 100.0%
56		 100.0%
172		 100.0%
174
802


Political party (I-PARTY)

Republican Democrat Independnt Other Dk/ ref TOTAL
Very important 32.5%
78		 53.1%
147		 46.8%
104		 40.0%
22		 50.0%
5		 44.3%
356
Somewhat important 42.5%
102		 36.1%
100		 32.0%
71		 32.7%
18		 20.0%
2		 36.4%
293
Not too important 17.1%
41		 5.4%
15		 11.3%
25		 14.5%
8		 10.0%
1		 11.2%
90
Not at all important 7.5%
18		 5.1%
14		 9.0%
20		 10.9%
6		 10.0%
1		 7.3%
59
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 10.0%
1		 0.4%
3
Refused 0.4%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
240		 100.0%
277		 100.0%
222		 100.0%
55		 100.0%
10
804


Household income (I-INCOME)

$0-19999 $20-29999 $30-39999 $40-49999 $60000+ TOTAL
Very important 53.7%
72		 47.2%
58		 44.9%
57		 41.6%
74		 39.2%
83		 44.4%
344
Somewhat important 29.9%
40		 30.1%
37		 37.0%
47		 39.9%
71		 40.6%
86		 36.3%
281
Not too important 7.5%
10		 12.2%
15		 11.8%
15		 11.2%
20		 12.7%
27		 11.2%
87
Not at all important 9.0%
12		 8.9%
11		 5.5%
7		 6.7%
12		 7.1%
15		 7.4%
57
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
134		 100.0%
123		 100.0%
127		 100.0%
178		 100.0%
212
774

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