Survey of Religion and Community Life in Indianapolis, 1999

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ORGAN2 How much would you say government agencies have been doing in the past year to make Indianapolis a better place?   1) A lot   2) A moderate amount   3) A little   4) Nothing at all   8) Don't know   9) Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
A lot	147	18.2%	18.2%	-1.3
A moderate amount	425	52.7%	71%	-.2
A little	200	24.8%	95.8%	.9
Nothing at all	28	3.5%	99.3%	2.01
Don't know	5	.6%	99.9%	6.42
Refused	1	.1%	100%	7.52

Variable Comparisons

Gender Education Religious preference Age Race Marital status Political party Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A lot	19.0% 64	17.5% 82	18.1% 146
A moderate amount	50.4% 170	54.5% 255	52.8% 425
A little	25.5% 86	24.4% 114	24.8% 200
Nothing at all	4.5% 15	2.8% 13	3.5% 28
Don't know	0.6% 2	0.6% 3	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 1
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
A lot	14.9% 10	12.8% 30	14.4% 28	25.2% 77	33.3% 1	18.2% 146
A moderate amount	49.3% 33	57.7% 135	55.2% 107	48.7% 149	33.3% 1	52.9% 425
A little	29.9% 20	25.2% 59	24.7% 48	23.2% 71	33.3% 1	24.8% 199
Nothing at all	4.5% 3	3.0% 7	5.7% 11	2.3% 7	0.0% 0	3.5% 28
Don't know	1.5% 1	1.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
A lot	23.1% 33	16.9% 42	15.6% 32	19.8% 20	18.8% 19	18.3% 146
A moderate amount	54.5% 78	57.3% 142	48.8% 100	48.5% 49	50.5% 51	52.6% 420
A little	21.0% 30	23.4% 58	29.3% 60	22.8% 23	26.7% 27	24.8% 198
Nothing at all	1.4% 2	1.2% 3	5.9% 12	7.9% 8	3.0% 3	3.5% 28
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.5% 1	1.0% 1	1.0% 1	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
A lot	15.2% 25	19.3% 52	21.8% 51	12.7% 17	33.3% 1	18.1% 146
A moderate amount	54.5% 90	49.1% 132	48.7% 114	65.7% 88	33.3% 1	52.8% 425
A little	26.7% 44	26.8% 72	24.4% 57	19.4% 26	33.3% 1	24.8% 200
Nothing at all	3.6% 6	4.1% 11	4.3% 10	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	3.5% 28
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.9% 2	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
A lot	18.6% 98	20.8% 31	22.2% 10	9.1% 7	0.0% 0	18.2% 146
A moderate amount	54.2% 285	49.0% 73	40.0% 18	61.0% 47	33.3% 2	52.9% 425
A little	24.0% 126	26.8% 40	28.9% 13	22.1% 17	33.3% 2	24.7% 198
Nothing at all	2.1% 11	3.4% 5	8.9% 4	7.8% 6	33.3% 2	3.5% 28
Don't know	1.0% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
A lot	18.6% 67	28.2% 11	14.3% 8	13.4% 23	21.3% 37	18.2% 146
A moderate amount	50.7% 183	43.6% 17	58.9% 33	56.4% 97	53.4% 93	52.7% 423
A little	26.6% 96	28.2% 11	23.2% 13	23.8% 41	21.8% 38	24.8% 199
Nothing at all	3.3% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.8% 10	3.4% 6	3.5% 28
Don't know	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
A lot	19.6% 47	17.0% 47	18.5% 41	14.5% 8	30.0% 3	18.2% 146
A moderate amount	56.3% 135	55.2% 153	51.4% 114	36.4% 20	30.0% 3	52.9% 425
A little	20.8% 50	25.3% 70	24.3% 54	38.2% 21	40.0% 4	24.8% 199
Nothing at all	2.9% 7	1.4% 4	5.4% 12	9.1% 5	0.0% 0	3.5% 28
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.1% 3	0.5% 1	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
A lot	12.7% 17	17.9% 22	11.0% 14	17.4% 31	27.4% 58	18.3% 142
A moderate amount	55.2% 74	57.7% 71	60.6% 77	52.2% 93	44.8% 95	53.0% 410
A little	26.1% 35	18.7% 23	24.4% 31	27.0% 48	24.5% 52	24.4% 189
Nothing at all	5.2% 7	4.1% 5	3.1% 4	3.4% 6	2.4% 5	3.5% 27
Don't know	0.7% 1	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 127	100.0% 178	100.0% 212	774