Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000

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PETITION 26A. Have you signed a petition in the past 12 months?   0) No   1) Yes   8) Don't Know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	17665	60.4%	60.4%	-.57
Yes	11390	39%	99.4%	.73
Don't Know	172	.6%	100%	9.85
Refused	6	0%	100%	11.15

Variable Comparisons

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

Census region (I-CENSREG)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	57.5% 2558	61.2% 5487	68.5% 5949	51.4% 3671	60.4% 17665
Yes	41.9% 1861	38.2% 3428	30.9% 2683	47.9% 3418	39.0% 11390
Don't Know	0.6% 26	0.5% 49	0.5% 46	0.7% 51	0.6% 172
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 3	0.0% 2	0.0% 1	0.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 4445	100.0% 8967	100.0% 8680	100.0% 7141	29233

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No	60.9% 7328	60.1% 10337	60.4% 17665
Yes	38.5% 4639	39.3% 6751	39.0% 11390
Don't Know	0.6% 67	0.6% 105	0.6% 172
Refused	0.0% 3	0.0% 3	0.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 12037	100.0% 17196	29233

Member? (I-RELMEM)

	Yes	No	Don't know	Refused	TOTAL
No	58.5% 9418	66.1% 5863	62.1% 18	71.4% 5	61.2% 15304
Yes	40.9% 6594	33.3% 2953	34.5% 10	28.6% 2	38.2% 9559
Don't Know	0.6% 95	0.6% 52	3.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 148
Refused	0.0% 2	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 3
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	63.3% 5641	55.7% 5285	56.3% 3305	70.0% 2977	80.0% 4	64.3% 453	60.4% 17665
Yes	36.2% 3230	43.7% 4149	43.0% 2525	29.4% 1250	20.0% 1	33.4% 235	39.0% 11390
Don't Know	0.5% 42	0.5% 52	0.7% 41	0.6% 25	0.0% 0	1.7% 12	0.6% 172
Refused	0.0% 1	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 4	0.0% 6
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	58.3% 12835	68.3% 2520	70.6% 480	61.4% 216	67.2% 1217	72.3% 60	56.3% 337	60.4% 17665
Yes	41.1% 9046	31.5% 1164	28.8% 196	37.8% 133	31.7% 574	26.5% 22	42.6% 255	39.0% 11390
Don't Know	0.6% 135	0.2% 6	0.4% 3	0.6% 2	1.1% 20	1.2% 1	0.8% 5	0.6% 172
Refused	0.0% 1	0.0% 1	0.1% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 6
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	61.7% 7996	63.1% 4548	59.0% 1962	51.3% 724	56.4% 2227	60.5% 17457
Yes	37.7% 4886	36.3% 2615	40.4% 1342	48.2% 679	43.1% 1700	38.9% 11222
Don't Know	0.5% 71	0.7% 48	0.6% 19	0.4% 6	0.5% 19	0.6% 163
Refused	0.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1	0.0% 4
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	84.2% 2125	70.6% 5109	57.5% 5398	51.6% 2535	46.7% 2247	60.3% 17414
Yes	15.2% 383	28.8% 2085	41.9% 3932	47.8% 2346	52.7% 2533	39.1% 11279
Don't Know	0.6% 16	0.6% 42	0.6% 54	0.6% 29	0.5% 26	0.6% 167
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 2	0.0% 1	0.0% 4
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	70.7% 5591	59.1% 4483	54.0% 2716	49.6% 2825	67.9% 2050	60.4% 17665
Yes	28.8% 2276	40.3% 3054	45.5% 2288	49.9% 2844	30.8% 928	39.0% 11390
Don't Know	0.5% 36	0.6% 48	0.5% 23	0.5% 28	1.2% 37	0.6% 172
Refused	0.0% 2	0.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 7905	100.0% 7587	100.0% 5027	100.0% 5697	100.0% 3017	29233