Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000

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BGAY 55J. Do you have a personal friend who is gay or lesbian?   0) No   1) Yes   8) Don't Know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	16595	56.8%	56.8%	-.46
Yes	11817	40.4%	97.2%	.27
Don't Know	721	2.5%	99.7%	5.4
Refused	100	.3%	100%	6.13

Variable Comparisons

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

Census region (I-CENSREG)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	51.9% 2308	60.9% 5464	59.8% 5191	50.9% 3632	56.8% 16595
Yes	45.2% 2008	36.2% 3250	37.4% 3249	46.4% 3310	40.4% 11817
Don't Know	2.5% 109	2.5% 226	2.4% 205	2.5% 181	2.5% 721
Refused	0.4% 20	0.3% 27	0.4% 35	0.3% 18	0.3% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 4445	100.0% 8967	100.0% 8680	100.0% 7141	29233

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No	60.8% 7323	53.9% 9272	56.8% 16595
Yes	35.6% 4283	43.8% 7534	40.4% 11817
Don't Know	3.2% 384	2.0% 337	2.5% 721
Refused	0.4% 47	0.3% 53	0.3% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 12037	100.0% 17196	29233

Member? (I-RELMEM)

	Yes	No	Don't know	Refused	TOTAL
No	59.1% 9520	57.7% 5119	62.1% 18	42.9% 3	58.6% 14660
Yes	37.9% 6099	40.0% 3544	37.9% 11	57.1% 4	38.6% 9658
Don't Know	2.8% 451	2.1% 184	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.5% 635
Refused	0.2% 39	0.2% 22	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 61
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	53.8% 4799	52.9% 5015	56.4% 3314	72.2% 3070	60.0% 3	56.0% 394	56.8% 16595
Yes	45.0% 4008	44.6% 4230	40.1% 2354	23.1% 984	40.0% 2	33.9% 239	40.4% 11817
Don't Know	1.1% 95	2.3% 218	3.2% 188	4.4% 188	0.0% 0	4.5% 32	2.5% 721
Refused	0.1% 12	0.3% 24	0.3% 15	0.2% 10	0.0% 0	5.5% 39	0.3% 100
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	55.9% 12305	62.0% 2289	64.1% 436	49.4% 174	59.1% 1071	48.2% 40	46.7% 280	56.8% 16595
Yes	41.4% 9115	35.7% 1316	33.8% 230	48.6% 171	39.0% 707	42.2% 35	40.6% 243	40.4% 11817
Don't Know	2.6% 563	2.1% 78	1.9% 13	2.0% 7	1.6% 29	8.4% 7	4.0% 24	2.5% 721
Refused	0.2% 34	0.2% 8	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 4	1.2% 1	8.7% 52	0.3% 100
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	60.9% 7892	58.0% 4182	57.5% 1912	43.1% 608	46.5% 1837	57.0% 16431
Yes	36.1% 4672	39.5% 2849	40.0% 1328	54.4% 767	51.3% 2026	40.4% 11642
Don't Know	2.8% 360	2.3% 166	2.2% 73	2.2% 31	1.8% 70	2.4% 700
Refused	0.2% 31	0.2% 14	0.3% 10	0.3% 4	0.4% 14	0.3% 73
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	77.5% 1955	66.9% 4844	55.3% 5189	48.2% 2369	42.0% 2018	56.7% 16375
Yes	20.6% 519	30.1% 2176	42.2% 3961	49.2% 2418	54.8% 2635	40.6% 11709
Don't Know	1.9% 47	2.8% 199	2.2% 207	2.3% 111	3.0% 144	2.5% 708
Refused	0.1% 3	0.2% 17	0.3% 28	0.3% 14	0.2% 10	0.2% 72
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	65.5% 5177	56.3% 4271	53.2% 2672	45.4% 2587	62.6% 1888	56.8% 16595
Yes	32.1% 2541	41.1% 3119	44.6% 2241	52.3% 2979	31.1% 937	40.4% 11817
Don't Know	2.2% 173	2.4% 185	2.2% 112	2.1% 121	4.3% 130	2.5% 721
Refused	0.2% 14	0.2% 12	0.0% 2	0.2% 10	2.1% 62	0.3% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 7905	100.0% 7587	100.0% 5027	100.0% 5697	100.0% 3017	29233