General Social Survey, 1978

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I-EDUC Highest educational degree earned by respondent (Recoded for use with online analysis)   0) Less than high school   1) High school   2) Associate/Junior college   3) Bachelor's   4) Graduate

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Less than high school	470	30.7%	30.7%	-.99
High school	804	52.6%	83.3%	-.04
Associate/Junior college	42	2.7%	86.1%	.92
Bachelor's	151	9.9%	95.9%	1.87
Graduate	62	4.1%	100%	2.83

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
Less than high school	18.2% 81	19.2% 82	35.3% 110	55.2% 133	63.9% 62	30.7% 468
High school	62.8% 280	60.2% 257	49.0% 153	37.3% 90	20.6% 20	52.5% 800
Associate/Junior college	3.1% 14	3.5% 15	3.2% 10	0.4% 1	2.1% 2	2.8% 42
Bachelor's	13.7% 61	10.1% 43	8.7% 27	4.6% 11	9.3% 9	9.9% 151
Graduate	2.2% 10	7.0% 30	3.8% 12	2.5% 6	4.1% 4	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 446	100.0% 427	100.0% 312	100.0% 241	100.0% 97	1523

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Less than high school	27.6% 177	33.0% 293	30.7% 470
High school	52.2% 335	52.9% 469	52.6% 804
Associate/Junior college	1.9% 12	3.4% 30	2.7% 42
Bachelor's	12.1% 78	8.2% 73	9.9% 151
Graduate	6.2% 40	2.5% 22	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 642	100.0% 887	1529

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Less than high school	100.0% 470	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	30.7% 470
High school	0.0% 0	100.0% 804	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	52.6% 804
Associate/Junior college	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 42	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 42
Bachelor's	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 151	0.0% 0	9.9% 151
Graduate	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 62	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 804	100.0% 42	100.0% 151	100.0% 62	1529

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Less than high school	29.4% 398	42.4% 67	31.3% 5	30.7% 470
High school	53.6% 726	46.2% 73	31.3% 5	52.6% 804
Associate/Junior college	2.5% 34	4.4% 7	6.3% 1	2.7% 42
Bachelor's	10.3% 139	5.7% 9	18.8% 3	9.9% 151
Graduate	4.3% 58	1.3% 2	12.5% 2	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 1355	100.0% 158	100.0% 16	1529

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Less than high school	34.5% 338	26.6% 102	14.3% 4	21.0% 25	5.9% 1	30.8% 470
High school	50.9% 498	58.1% 223	42.9% 12	48.7% 58	64.7% 11	52.5% 802
Associate/Junior college	2.5% 24	2.6% 10	3.6% 1	5.0% 6	5.9% 1	2.8% 42
Bachelor's	8.6% 84	9.4% 36	25.0% 7	18.5% 22	11.8% 2	9.9% 151
Graduate	3.6% 35	3.4% 13	14.3% 4	6.7% 8	11.8% 2	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 979	100.0% 384	100.0% 28	100.0% 119	100.0% 17	1527

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Less than high school	35.9% 217	26.3% 146	29.7% 106	0.0% 0	30.7% 469
High school	50.8% 307	53.9% 299	53.2% 190	70.0% 7	52.6% 803
Associate/Junior college	2.0% 12	3.1% 17	3.6% 13	0.0% 0	2.8% 42
Bachelor's	8.1% 49	11.9% 66	9.5% 34	10.0% 1	9.8% 150
Graduate	3.1% 19	4.9% 27	3.9% 14	20.0% 2	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 604	100.0% 555	100.0% 357	100.0% 10	1526

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Less than high school	26.0% 87	28.7% 127	39.1% 196	23.9% 60	30.7% 470
High school	54.2% 181	54.6% 242	47.9% 240	56.2% 141	52.6% 804
Associate/Junior college	3.3% 11	2.3% 10	2.6% 13	3.2% 8	2.7% 42
Bachelor's	9.9% 33	11.1% 49	7.6% 38	12.4% 31	9.9% 151
Graduate	6.6% 22	3.4% 15	2.8% 14	4.4% 11	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 334	100.0% 443	100.0% 501	100.0% 251	1529

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	TOTAL
Less than high school	33.9% 81	32.1% 164	26.8% 95	30.8% 130	30.8% 470
High school	47.7% 114	53.6% 274	55.4% 196	51.9% 219	52.6% 803
Associate/Junior college	3.3% 8	2.2% 11	3.4% 12	2.6% 11	2.8% 42
Bachelor's	9.2% 22	9.0% 46	9.9% 35	10.9% 46	9.8% 149
Graduate	5.9% 14	3.1% 16	4.5% 16	3.8% 16	4.1% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 511	100.0% 354	100.0% 422	1526