General Social Survey, 1978

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CAPPUN Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?   1) Favor   2) Oppose   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Favor	1016	66.3%	66.3%	-.42
Oppose	427	27.9%	94.2%	.19
Don't know	89	5.8%	100%	3.87

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Race Religion Political party Region Worship attendance

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-59	60-74	75+	TOTAL
Favor	63.0% 281	67.4% 288	68.1% 213	68.9% 166	63.3% 62	66.2% 1010
Oppose	32.1% 143	26.9% 115	27.8% 87	23.2% 56	25.5% 25	27.9% 426
Don't know	4.9% 22	5.6% 24	4.2% 13	7.9% 19	11.2% 11	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 446	100.0% 427	100.0% 313	100.0% 241	100.0% 98	1525

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Favor	73.6% 473	61.1% 543	66.3% 1016
Oppose	23.6% 152	30.9% 275	27.9% 427
Don't know	2.8% 18	8.0% 71	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 643	100.0% 889	1532

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Favor	59.4% 279	71.0% 571	66.7% 28	66.2% 100	58.1% 36	66.3% 1014
Oppose	33.0% 155	24.0% 193	26.2% 11	29.1% 44	37.1% 23	27.9% 426
Don't know	7.7% 36	5.0% 40	7.1% 3	4.6% 7	4.8% 3	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 804	100.0% 42	100.0% 151	100.0% 62	1529

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Favor	69.1% 939	43.0% 68	56.3% 9	66.3% 1016
Oppose	25.3% 343	50.6% 80	25.0% 4	27.9% 427
Don't know	5.6% 76	6.3% 10	18.8% 3	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 1358	100.0% 158	100.0% 16	1532

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Favor	66.7% 653	67.7% 260	79.3% 23	58.0% 69	52.9% 9	66.4% 1014
Oppose	27.1% 265	26.6% 102	20.7% 6	37.8% 45	41.2% 7	27.8% 425
Don't know	6.2% 61	5.7% 22	0.0% 0	4.2% 5	5.9% 1	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 979	100.0% 384	100.0% 29	100.0% 119	100.0% 17	1528

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Favor	62.8% 380	66.1% 367	72.8% 260	70.0% 7	66.4% 1014
Oppose	31.4% 190	27.0% 150	23.0% 82	30.0% 3	27.8% 425
Don't know	5.8% 35	6.8% 38	4.2% 15	0.0% 0	5.8% 88
TOTAL	100.0% 605	100.0% 555	100.0% 357	100.0% 10	1527

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Favor	67.2% 225	69.3% 307	64.5% 324	63.5% 160	66.3% 1016
Oppose	27.8% 93	24.4% 108	29.5% 148	31.0% 78	27.9% 427
Don't know	5.1% 17	6.3% 28	6.0% 30	5.6% 14	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 443	100.0% 502	100.0% 252	1532

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	TOTAL
Favor	63.6% 152	72.2% 369	62.5% 222	64.2% 271	66.4% 1014
Oppose	31.4% 75	24.1% 123	29.0% 103	29.1% 123	27.8% 424
Don't know	5.0% 12	3.7% 19	8.5% 30	6.6% 28	5.8% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 511	100.0% 355	100.0% 422	1527