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Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 2002 -- Peacemaking, International Conflict and Related Issues, Clergy

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Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: The potential long-run benefits of developing a missile defense shield for the United States outweigh any short-run problems from break the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty with Russia.

	1) Strongly Agree
	2) Agree
	3) Neither agree nor disagree
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree
	6) Not sure

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly Agree	46	5.8%	5.8%	-2.04
Agree	109	13.7%	19.4%	-1.35
Neither agree nor disagree	131	16.4%	35.8%	-.65
Disagree	194	24.3%	60.2%	.04
Strongly disagree	198	24.8%	85%	.74
Not sure	120	15%	100%	1.43

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	6.1% 6	4.8% 13	5.8% 21	7.3% 4	5.6% 44
Agree	10.2% 10	15.5% 42	13.6% 49	9.1% 5	13.5% 106
Neither agree nor disagree	17.3% 17	19.2% 52	14.4% 52	12.7% 7	16.3% 128
Disagree	23.5% 23	21.0% 57	26.7% 96	25.5% 14	24.2% 190
Strongly disagree	21.4% 21	21.4% 58	28.9% 104	23.6% 13	25.0% 196
Not sure	21.4% 21	18.1% 49	10.6% 38	21.8% 12	15.3% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 98	100.0% 271	100.0% 360	100.0% 55	784

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	0.0% 0	7.4% 44	5.6% 44
Agree	5.8% 11	16.1% 96	13.6% 107
Neither agree nor disagree	13.2% 25	17.3% 103	16.3% 128
Disagree	25.4% 48	23.8% 142	24.2% 190
Strongly disagree	34.4% 65	22.1% 132	25.1% 197
Not sure	21.2% 40	13.4% 80	15.3% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 597	786

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Under $20,000	$20K-S49,999	$50K-$99,999	$100+	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	0.0% 0	5.0% 11	6.3% 28	4.3% 5	5.6% 44
Agree	0.0% 0	14.7% 32	12.4% 55	17.2% 20	13.7% 107
Neither agree nor disagree	0.0% 0	16.1% 35	16.9% 75	14.7% 17	16.3% 127
Disagree	0.0% 0	24.3% 53	24.7% 110	20.7% 24	23.9% 187
Strongly disagree	50.0% 1	23.9% 52	25.2% 112	26.7% 31	25.1% 196
Not sure	50.0% 1	16.1% 35	14.6% 65	16.4% 19	15.4% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 2	100.0% 218	100.0% 445	100.0% 116	781

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	1.4% 6	4.9% 7	15.7% 30	7.7% 1	5.6% 44
Agree	4.1% 18	18.2% 26	31.4% 60	7.7% 1	13.4% 105
Neither agree nor disagree	12.0% 52	14.7% 21	25.7% 49	46.2% 6	16.4% 128
Disagree	30.3% 132	27.3% 39	8.9% 17	7.7% 1	24.2% 189
Strongly disagree	38.9% 169	13.3% 19	3.1% 6	15.4% 2	25.1% 196
Not sure	13.3% 58	21.7% 31	15.2% 29	15.4% 2	15.3% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 435	100.0% 143	100.0% 191	100.0% 13	782

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Indian	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	5.6% 42	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.5% 43
Agree	13.7% 103	0.0% 0	66.7% 2	9.1% 1	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	13.7% 107
Neither agree nor disagree	15.5% 117	55.6% 5	0.0% 0	27.3% 3	25.0% 1	50.0% 1	16.2% 127
Disagree	24.3% 183	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	36.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.1% 189
Strongly disagree	25.2% 190	11.1% 1	33.3% 1	18.2% 2	50.0% 2	50.0% 1	25.2% 197
Not sure	15.8% 119	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.3% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 754	100.0% 9	100.0% 3	100.0% 11	100.0% 4	100.0% 2	783