General Social Survey 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Combined

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PADEG IF FINISHED 9TH-12TH GRADE: Did he ever get a high school diploma or a GED certificate?   0) Less than high school   1) High school diploma   2) Associate/Junior college   3) Bachelor's degree   4) Graduate degree   7) Inapplicable   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Less than high school	975	27.4%	27.4%	-.91
High school diploma	1161	32.6%	60%	-.55
Associate/Junior college	74	2.1%	62.1%	-.19
Bachelor's degree	335	9.4%	71.5%	.17
Graduate degree	217	6.1%	77.6%	.53
Inapplicable	587	16.5%	94.1%	1.61
Don't know	201	5.6%	99.7%	1.97
No answer	9	.3%	100%	2.32

Variable Comparisons

Age Worship attendance Education Gender Race Region Religion Political ideology

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Less than high school	14.1% 81	18.2% 177	27.8% 280	42.4% 281	48.9% 149	27.4% 968
High school diploma	40.1% 231	36.0% 351	33.7% 340	27.6% 183	13.8% 42	32.5% 1147
Associate/Junior college	2.4% 14	3.3% 32	1.9% 19	0.9% 6	0.7% 2	2.1% 73
Bachelor's degree	12.7% 73	11.5% 112	10.3% 104	4.7% 31	3.6% 11	9.4% 331
Graduate degree	6.4% 37	8.5% 83	6.2% 63	3.5% 23	3.3% 10	6.1% 216
Inapplicable	21.9% 126	18.0% 175	15.0% 151	13.1% 87	15.1% 46	16.6% 585
Don't know	2.4% 14	4.2% 41	5.1% 51	7.7% 51	13.8% 42	5.6% 199
No answer	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	1.0% 3	0.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 576	100.0% 974	100.0% 1009	100.0% 663	100.0% 305	3527

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Several times a year or less	1-3 times a month	Every week or nearly every week	More than once a week	TOTAL
Less than high school	23.3% 172	26.3% 293	27.3% 148	29.5% 252	35.7% 106	27.4% 971
High school diploma	33.8% 250	33.5% 373	33.0% 179	33.1% 283	24.6% 73	32.6% 1158
Associate/Junior college	1.5% 11	2.3% 26	2.8% 15	1.6% 14	2.4% 7	2.1% 73
Bachelor's degree	10.8% 80	8.7% 97	8.9% 48	9.6% 82	8.8% 26	9.4% 333
Graduate degree	7.0% 52	6.4% 71	5.5% 30	6.2% 53	3.7% 11	6.1% 217
Inapplicable	16.5% 122	17.5% 195	18.6% 101	13.9% 119	16.5% 49	16.5% 586
Don't know	7.0% 52	4.9% 55	3.7% 20	5.7% 49	8.4% 25	5.7% 201
No answer	0.0% 0	0.4% 4	0.2% 1	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 739	100.0% 1114	100.0% 542	100.0% 855	100.0% 297	3547

Education (I-EDUC)

	Left high school	High school	Junior college	Bachelor	Graduate	TOTAL
Less than high school	48.8% 235	29.3% 514	21.5% 65	14.7% 96	17.7% 64	27.4% 974
High school diploma	14.5% 70	36.4% 639	38.9% 118	35.5% 232	28.3% 102	32.6% 1161
Associate/Junior college	0.8% 4	1.4% 24	5.0% 15	2.8% 18	3.6% 13	2.1% 74
Bachelor's degree	1.7% 8	6.1% 107	7.9% 24	20.2% 132	17.7% 64	9.4% 335
Graduate degree	0.2% 1	2.5% 44	5.9% 18	12.4% 81	20.2% 73	6.1% 217
Inapplicable	22.6% 109	17.7% 311	16.5% 50	12.4% 81	10.0% 36	16.5% 587
Don't know	10.8% 52	6.5% 114	4.3% 13	1.8% 12	2.5% 9	5.6% 200
No answer	0.6% 3	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 482	100.0% 1757	100.0% 303	100.0% 654	100.0% 361	3557

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Less than high school	27.4% 430	27.4% 545	27.4% 975
High school diploma	33.6% 527	31.9% 634	32.6% 1161
Associate/Junior college	2.2% 34	2.0% 40	2.1% 74
Bachelor's degree	10.1% 158	8.9% 177	9.4% 335
Graduate degree	6.2% 97	6.0% 120	6.1% 217
Inapplicable	15.5% 243	17.3% 344	16.5% 587
Don't know	4.8% 76	6.3% 125	5.6% 201
No answer	0.3% 4	0.3% 5	0.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 1569	100.0% 1990	3559

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Less than high school	26.6% 736	25.7% 126	37.5% 113	27.4% 975
High school diploma	35.3% 977	24.4% 120	21.3% 64	32.6% 1161
Associate/Junior college	2.2% 61	1.2% 6	2.3% 7	2.1% 74
Bachelor's degree	10.2% 282	3.9% 19	11.3% 34	9.4% 335
Graduate degree	6.8% 188	2.0% 10	6.3% 19	6.1% 217
Inapplicable	13.3% 369	34.8% 171	15.6% 47	16.5% 587
Don't know	5.3% 147	7.7% 38	5.3% 16	5.6% 201
No answer	0.3% 7	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	0.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 2767	100.0% 491	100.0% 301	3559

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Less than high school	25.0% 152	27.9% 219	30.1% 397	24.4% 207	27.4% 975
High school diploma	33.1% 201	37.2% 292	27.9% 368	35.4% 300	32.6% 1161
Associate/Junior college	2.6% 16	2.2% 17	2.0% 26	1.8% 15	2.1% 74
Bachelor's degree	9.0% 55	7.9% 62	8.5% 112	12.5% 106	9.4% 335
Graduate degree	7.4% 45	5.3% 42	5.3% 70	7.0% 59	6.1% 216
Inapplicable	15.5% 94	14.2% 112	20.0% 263	13.9% 118	16.5% 587
Don't know	6.6% 40	5.2% 41	6.1% 80	4.7% 40	5.6% 201
No answer	0.8% 5	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.2% 2	0.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 608	100.0% 786	100.0% 1317	100.0% 847	3558

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other (specify)	TOTAL
Less than high school	28.8% 525	34.4% 289	9.7% 6	17.7% 103	19.8% 48	27.4% 971
High school diploma	32.4% 590	31.4% 264	30.6% 19	36.4% 212	30.5% 74	32.7% 1159
Associate/Junior college	1.9% 34	2.5% 21	4.8% 3	2.2% 13	0.8% 2	2.1% 73
Bachelor's degree	8.3% 151	8.3% 70	16.1% 10	11.2% 65	15.2% 37	9.4% 333
Graduate degree	4.8% 88	5.2% 44	22.6% 14	8.1% 47	9.5% 23	6.1% 216
Inapplicable	17.0% 310	13.1% 110	12.9% 8	19.8% 115	18.1% 44	16.5% 587
Don't know	6.4% 116	5.1% 43	3.2% 2	4.6% 27	4.9% 12	5.6% 200
No answer	0.3% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 3	0.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 1820	100.0% 841	100.0% 62	100.0% 582	100.0% 243	3548

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative	TOTAL
Less than high school	23.4% 225	28.5% 375	28.7% 330	27.1% 930
High school diploma	31.7% 305	34.1% 448	33.0% 379	33.0% 1132
Associate/Junior college	2.3% 22	2.1% 28	2.0% 23	2.1% 73
Bachelor's degree	12.3% 118	6.9% 91	10.8% 124	9.7% 333
Graduate degree	8.6% 83	4.1% 54	7.0% 80	6.3% 217
Inapplicable	17.1% 164	18.1% 238	13.5% 155	16.3% 557
Don't know	4.4% 42	5.9% 77	5.0% 57	5.1% 176
No answer	0.2% 2	0.3% 4	0.2% 2	0.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 961	100.0% 1315	100.0% 1150	3426