American National Election Studies, Cumulative Data File, 1948-2004

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VCF0157 During the last six months, have you had a reduction in your work hours or had to take a cut in pay at any time for reasons other than illness or personal choice?   0) Respondent is not currently working   1) Yes   5) No   8) Don't know   9) NA

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Respondent is not currently working	6627	35.3%	35.3%	-1.23
Yes	1258	6.7%	42.1%	-.82
No	10813	57.7%	99.7%	.84
Don't know	2	0%	99.7%	2.08
NA	47	.3%	100%	2.49

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Age Education Religion Church attendance

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Respondent is not currently working	25.9% 2173	43.1% 4454	35.3% 6627
Yes	7.7% 646	5.9% 612	6.7% 1258
No	66.1% 5551	50.9% 5262	57.7% 10813
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 2	0.0% 2
NA	0.4% 31	0.2% 16	0.3% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 8401	100.0% 10346	18747

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Native American	Hispanic	Other	TOTAL
Respondent is not currently working	35.0% 4958	40.7% 977	17.7% 51	32.3% 191	34.5% 398	0.00% 0	35.3% 6575
Yes	6.4% 902	7.6% 182	8.0% 23	9.3% 55	7.6% 88	0.00% 0	6.7% 1250
No	58.4% 8272	51.5% 1236	74.3% 214	57.9% 343	57.5% 664	0.00% 0	57.7% 10729
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.00% 0	0.0% 2
NA	0.2% 32	0.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.5% 3	0.3% 3	0.00% 0	0.2% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 14164	100.0% 2402	100.0% 288	100.0% 592	100.0% 1154	100.0% 0	18600

Age (I-AGE)

	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and older	TOTAL
Respondent is not currently working	30.6% 582	20.7% 853	16.7% 686	19.0% 524	42.2% 996	86.0% 2957	35.3% 6598
Yes	9.8% 186	9.3% 383	8.3% 343	8.0% 221	4.0% 94	0.8% 27	6.7% 1254
No	59.3% 1128	69.7% 2870	74.7% 3076	72.8% 2014	53.4% 1259	13.0% 446	57.7% 10793
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 2
NA	0.3% 5	0.2% 9	0.3% 12	0.2% 6	0.3% 8	0.2% 7	0.3% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 1902	100.0% 4115	100.0% 4117	100.0% 2765	100.0% 2358	100.0% 3437	18694

Education (I-EDUC)

	Grade school or less (0-8 grades)	High school (12 grades or fewer)	Some college (13 grades or more but no degree)	College or advanced degree	TOTAL
Respondent is not currently working	74.7% 1001	40.9% 3331	28.1% 1316	20.2% 878	35.2% 6526
Yes	2.9% 39	7.2% 589	8.0% 377	5.6% 241	6.7% 1246
No	22.2% 298	51.7% 4212	63.6% 2985	73.9% 3209	57.8% 10704
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 2
NA	0.1% 2	0.2% 16	0.3% 13	0.3% 12	0.2% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 1340	100.0% 8150	100.0% 4691	100.0% 4340	18521

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other and none (also includes don't know preference)	TOTAL
Respondent is not currently working	37.6% 4172	33.4% 1547	31.9% 119	29.0% 715	35.3% 6553
Yes	6.2% 685	6.7% 308	5.9% 22	9.4% 231	6.7% 1246
No	56.1% 6227	59.7% 2762	61.4% 229	61.4% 1511	57.8% 10729
Don't know	0.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 2
NA	0.2% 23	0.3% 12	0.8% 3	0.2% 5	0.2% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 11109	100.0% 4629	100.0% 373	100.0% 2462	18573

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Every week	Almost every week (no cases in 1970)	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Never	No religious preference (1970-1988)	TOTAL
Respondent is not currently working	42.1% 2037	33.0% 697	31.7% 822	30.3% 1139	36.2% 1714	25.7% 135	35.2% 6544
Yes	5.2% 250	5.8% 122	8.0% 206	6.6% 247	7.9% 375	8.7% 46	6.7% 1246
No	52.6% 2547	61.0% 1287	60.1% 1555	62.8% 2359	55.7% 2639	65.4% 344	57.8% 10731
Don't know	0.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 2
NA	0.2% 8	0.2% 5	0.2% 6	0.4% 14	0.2% 9	0.2% 1	0.2% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 4844	100.0% 2111	100.0% 2589	100.0% 3759	100.0% 4737	100.0% 526	18566