Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000

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BWELF 55C. Do you have a personal friend who has been on welfare?   0) No   1) Yes   8) Don't Know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	16513	56.5%	56.5%	-.46
Yes	11549	39.5%	96%	.18
Don't Know	1108	3.8%	99.8%	4.62
Refused	63	.2%	100%	5.26

Variable Comparisons

Census region Gender Member? Age Race Religious preference Education Household income

Census region (I-CENSREG)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	54.1% 2404	54.4% 4879	59.4% 5159	57.0% 4071	56.5% 16513
Yes	42.3% 1881	41.9% 3759	36.5% 3168	38.4% 2741	39.5% 11549
Don't Know	3.3% 145	3.5% 314	3.8% 332	4.4% 317	3.8% 1108
Refused	0.3% 15	0.2% 15	0.2% 21	0.2% 12	0.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 4445	100.0% 8967	100.0% 8680	100.0% 7141	29233

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No	60.6% 7297	53.6% 9216	56.5% 16513
Yes	35.1% 4226	42.6% 7323	39.5% 11549
Don't Know	4.1% 490	3.6% 618	3.8% 1108
Refused	0.2% 24	0.2% 39	0.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 12037	100.0% 17196	29233

Member? (I-RELMEM)

	Yes	No	Don't know	Refused	TOTAL
No	55.5% 8939	57.2% 5072	44.8% 13	71.4% 5	56.1% 14029
Yes	40.4% 6506	39.2% 3479	48.3% 14	28.6% 2	40.0% 10001
Don't Know	4.0% 640	3.5% 309	3.4% 1	0.0% 0	3.8% 950
Refused	0.1% 24	0.1% 9	3.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 16109	100.0% 8869	100.0% 29	100.0% 7	25014

Age (I-AGE)

	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	Don't Know	Refused	TOTAL
No	56.1% 4998	52.2% 4951	55.8% 3274	68.4% 2907	100.0% 5	53.7% 378	56.5% 16513
Yes	41.1% 3667	43.7% 4150	40.1% 2356	26.4% 1121	0.0% 0	36.2% 255	39.5% 11549
Don't Know	2.7% 243	3.9% 372	4.0% 236	5.2% 220	0.0% 0	5.3% 37	3.8% 1108
Refused	0.1% 6	0.1% 14	0.1% 5	0.1% 4	0.0% 0	4.8% 34	0.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 8914	100.0% 9487	100.0% 5871	100.0% 4252	100.0% 5	100.0% 704	29233

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian or Pacific Islander	Alaskan Native/Native American	Other	Don't Know	Refused	TOTAL
No	58.8% 12951	43.4% 1601	75.0% 510	45.2% 159	53.7% 973	49.4% 41	46.4% 278	56.5% 16513
Yes	37.1% 8176	53.8% 1986	20.9% 142	51.7% 182	42.2% 765	44.6% 37	43.6% 261	39.5% 11549
Don't Know	4.0% 873	2.6% 97	3.8% 26	3.1% 11	4.0% 72	6.0% 5	4.0% 24	3.8% 1108
Refused	0.1% 17	0.2% 7	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	6.0% 36	0.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 22017	100.0% 3691	100.0% 680	100.0% 352	100.0% 1811	100.0% 83	100.0% 599	29233

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Christian	Other	No Religion	TOTAL
No	55.7% 7218	61.1% 4404	46.6% 1547	56.5% 797	59.3% 2339	56.5% 16305
Yes	40.1% 5196	35.2% 2541	49.9% 1658	39.7% 560	37.0% 1461	39.6% 11416
Don't Know	4.1% 525	3.6% 256	3.4% 114	3.7% 52	3.4% 135	3.8% 1082
Refused	0.1% 16	0.1% 10	0.1% 4	0.1% 1	0.3% 12	0.1% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 12955	100.0% 7211	100.0% 3323	100.0% 1410	100.0% 3947	28846

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Some college	Graduated from college	Post college graduate studies	TOTAL
No	57.6% 1455	56.3% 4071	52.5% 4925	61.4% 3014	59.2% 2847	56.5% 16312
Yes	38.5% 972	40.2% 2910	43.7% 4105	34.3% 1685	36.5% 1756	39.6% 11428
Don't Know	3.8% 95	3.4% 247	3.6% 341	4.2% 208	4.1% 197	3.8% 1088
Refused	0.1% 2	0.1% 8	0.1% 14	0.1% 5	0.1% 7	0.1% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 2524	100.0% 7236	100.0% 9385	100.0% 4912	100.0% 4807	28864

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $30,000	> $30,000 < $50,000	> $50,000 < $75,000	> $75,000	Don't know or refused to answer	TOTAL
No	52.2% 4125	55.8% 4233	56.4% 2837	61.2% 3487	60.7% 1831	56.5% 16513
Yes	44.5% 3515	40.6% 3081	40.0% 2012	34.7% 1975	32.0% 966	39.5% 11549
Don't Know	3.3% 258	3.5% 269	3.5% 177	4.1% 233	5.7% 171	3.8% 1108
Refused	0.1% 7	0.1% 4	0.0% 1	0.0% 2	1.6% 49	0.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 7905	100.0% 7587	100.0% 5027	100.0% 5697	100.0% 3017	29233