General Social Survey, 1978

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MAWKBABY If yes to MAWORK: Did she work for as long as a year before you started first grade?   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	318	42.1%	42.1%	-.58
No	404	53.4%	95.5%	.09
Don't know	24	3.2%	98.7%	4.14
No answer	10	1.3%	100%	4.82

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
Yes	44.3% 133	44.4% 114	33.1% 42	36.8% 21	58.3% 7	42.1% 317
No	50.7% 152	51.8% 133	63.0% 80	56.1% 32	41.7% 5	53.4% 402
Don't know	3.3% 10	3.5% 9	2.4% 3	3.5% 2	0.0% 0	3.2% 24
No answer	1.7% 5	0.4% 1	1.6% 2	3.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 300	100.0% 257	100.0% 127	100.0% 57	100.0% 12	753

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	41.8% 133	42.2% 185	42.1% 318
No	52.8% 168	53.9% 236	53.4% 404
Don't know	4.1% 13	2.5% 11	3.2% 24
No answer	1.3% 4	1.4% 6	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 318	100.0% 438	756

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	45.2% 71	41.0% 181	45.8% 11	40.6% 39	42.1% 16	42.1% 318
No	45.9% 72	55.1% 243	45.8% 11	58.3% 56	57.9% 22	53.4% 404
Don't know	5.7% 9	2.7% 12	8.3% 2	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.2% 24
No answer	3.2% 5	1.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 441	100.0% 24	100.0% 96	100.0% 38	756

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	38.9% 258	65.1% 56	57.1% 4	42.1% 318
No	57.2% 379	25.6% 22	42.9% 3	53.4% 404
Don't know	3.2% 21	3.5% 3	0.0% 0	3.2% 24
No answer	0.8% 5	5.8% 5	0.0% 0	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 86	100.0% 7	756

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	43.3% 203	38.9% 77	26.7% 4	46.9% 30	40.0% 4	42.1% 318
No	52.5% 246	54.5% 108	73.3% 11	51.6% 33	60.0% 6	53.4% 404
Don't know	2.3% 11	6.1% 12	0.0% 0	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	3.2% 24
No answer	1.9% 9	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 469	100.0% 198	100.0% 15	100.0% 64	100.0% 10	756

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Yes	43.7% 128	39.7% 119	43.7% 69	50.0% 2	42.1% 318
No	50.5% 148	56.7% 170	52.5% 83	50.0% 2	53.4% 403
Don't know	4.1% 12	2.7% 8	2.5% 4	0.0% 0	3.2% 24
No answer	1.7% 5	1.0% 3	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 293	100.0% 300	100.0% 158	100.0% 4	755

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	40.2% 70	35.5% 75	48.8% 117	42.7% 56	42.1% 318
No	51.7% 90	61.1% 129	47.9% 115	53.4% 70	53.4% 404
Don't know	5.2% 9	2.4% 5	2.9% 7	2.3% 3	3.2% 24
No answer	2.9% 5	0.9% 2	0.4% 1	1.5% 2	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 174	100.0% 211	100.0% 240	100.0% 131	756

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	TOTAL
Yes	40.9% 47	44.2% 122	41.5% 71	40.4% 78	42.1% 318
No	52.2% 60	50.4% 139	56.1% 96	56.0% 108	53.4% 403
Don't know	5.2% 6	2.9% 8	2.3% 4	3.1% 6	3.2% 24
No answer	1.7% 2	2.5% 7	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 276	100.0% 171	100.0% 193	755