Survey of Religion and Community Life in Indianapolis, 1999

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LEADERS2 How much would you say elected government officials are doing 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

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
A lot	168	20.8%	20.8%	-1.26
A moderate amount	414	51.4%	72.2%	-.16
A little	187	23.2%	95.4%	.95
Nothing at all	32	4%	99.4%	2.05
Don't know	4	.5%	99.9%	6.47
Refused	1	.1%	100%	7.58

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A lot	21.1% 71	20.7% 97	20.9% 168
A moderate amount	49.0% 165	53.2% 249	51.4% 414
A little	24.9% 84	21.8% 102	23.1% 186
Nothing at all	4.5% 15	3.6% 17	4.0% 32
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.6% 3	0.5% 4
Refused	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	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	16.4% 11	16.7% 39	17.5% 34	27.1% 83	33.3% 1	20.9% 168
A moderate amount	40.3% 27	53.8% 126	54.1% 105	50.3% 154	33.3% 1	51.4% 413
A little	35.8% 24	24.8% 58	21.6% 42	19.9% 61	33.3% 1	23.1% 186
Nothing at all	7.5% 5	3.8% 9	5.7% 11	2.3% 7	0.0% 0	4.0% 32
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
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	25.2% 36	25.8% 64	13.2% 27	19.8% 20	19.8% 20	20.9% 167
A moderate amount	52.4% 75	49.6% 123	57.6% 118	48.5% 49	44.6% 45	51.4% 410
A little	21.0% 30	21.8% 54	21.5% 44	24.8% 25	31.7% 32	23.2% 185
Nothing at all	1.4% 2	2.8% 7	6.3% 13	5.9% 6	4.0% 4	4.0% 32
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 3	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
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	12.1% 20	20.1% 54	27.4% 64	22.4% 30	0.0% 0	20.9% 168
A moderate amount	57.0% 94	53.2% 143	44.9% 105	52.2% 70	66.7% 2	51.4% 414
A little	26.1% 43	21.9% 59	23.9% 56	20.9% 28	0.0% 0	23.1% 186
Nothing at all	4.2% 7	4.5% 12	3.4% 8	3.0% 4	33.3% 1	4.0% 32
Don't know	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
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	24.0% 126	13.4% 20	13.3% 6	19.5% 15	16.7% 1	20.9% 168
A moderate amount	51.3% 270	53.0% 79	51.1% 23	50.6% 39	33.3% 2	51.4% 413
A little	21.7% 114	24.8% 37	26.7% 12	26.0% 20	33.3% 2	23.0% 185
Nothing at all	2.5% 13	7.4% 11	8.9% 4	3.9% 3	16.7% 1	4.0% 32
Don't know	0.4% 2	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
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	23.3% 84	20.5% 8	23.2% 13	17.4% 30	19.0% 33	20.9% 168
A moderate amount	50.4% 182	56.4% 22	50.0% 28	52.3% 90	51.7% 90	51.4% 412
A little	23.0% 83	12.8% 5	21.4% 12	26.2% 45	23.6% 41	23.2% 186
Nothing at all	2.2% 8	10.3% 4	5.4% 3	4.1% 7	5.2% 9	3.9% 31
Don't know	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.5% 4
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	26.7% 64	18.8% 52	19.8% 44	12.7% 7	10.0% 1	20.9% 168
A moderate amount	53.8% 129	55.6% 154	46.4% 103	40.0% 22	50.0% 5	51.4% 413
A little	16.3% 39	22.7% 63	28.4% 63	34.5% 19	20.0% 2	23.1% 186
Nothing at all	2.9% 7	2.2% 6	5.4% 12	9.1% 5	20.0% 2	4.0% 32
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
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	14.2% 19	21.1% 26	18.1% 23	18.5% 33	29.2% 62	21.1% 163
A moderate amount	44.8% 60	49.6% 61	58.3% 74	55.6% 99	49.5% 105	51.6% 399
A little	34.3% 46	23.6% 29	18.1% 23	23.6% 42	17.9% 38	23.0% 178
Nothing at all	6.0% 8	4.9% 6	4.7% 6	2.2% 4	2.4% 5	3.7% 29
Don't know	0.7% 1	0.8% 1	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.5% 4
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 127	100.0% 178	100.0% 212	774