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Middletown Area Study, 1985

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > General Population > Local/Regional > Middletown Data > Analysis

QUITFIRE

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO LOST A JOB WITHIN THE LAST YEAR: Did you quit or were you let go?

	1) Quit
	2) Let go
	3) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Quit	27	58.7%	58.7%	-.78
Let go	17	37%	95.7%	.93
Don't know	2	4.3%	100%	2.64

Variable Comparisons

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Quit	44.4% 12	78.9% 15	58.7% 27
Let go	48.1% 13	21.1% 4	37.0% 17
Don't know	7.4% 2	0.0% 0	4.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 19	46

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Marr/Lv w	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Never marr	TOTAL
Quit	66.7% 18	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	69.2% 9	58.7% 27
Let go	29.6% 8	0.00% 0	83.3% 5	30.8% 4	37.0% 17
Don't know	3.7% 1	0.00% 0	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	4.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 0	100.0% 6	100.0% 13	46

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS	HS grad	SmeCol/Trd	Coll grad	Grad schl	TOTAL
Quit	12.5% 1	33.3% 3	77.8% 14	87.5% 7	66.7% 2	58.7% 27
Let go	75.0% 6	55.6% 5	22.2% 4	12.5% 1	33.3% 1	37.0% 17
Don't know	12.5% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 9	100.0% 18	100.0% 8	100.0% 3	46

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Quit	61.0% 25	50.0% 2	0.0% 0	58.7% 27
Let go	34.1% 14	50.0% 2	100.0% 1	37.0% 17
Don't know	4.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 41	100.0% 4	100.0% 1	46

Age (I-AGE)

	17-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65 & older	TOTAL
Quit	65.4% 17	66.7% 6	50.0% 3	20.0% 1	0.00% 0	58.7% 27
Let go	30.8% 8	22.2% 2	50.0% 3	80.0% 4	0.00% 0	37.0% 17
Don't know	3.8% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	4.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 9	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	100.0% 0	46

Household income (I-INCOME)

	10K & less	20K & less	30K & less	Over 30K	TOTAL
Quit	37.5% 3	46.2% 6	66.7% 6	92.3% 12	62.8% 27
Let go	50.0% 4	46.2% 6	33.3% 3	7.7% 1	32.6% 14
Don't know	12.5% 1	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.7% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 13	100.0% 9	100.0% 13	43

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Christian	None	Other/DK	TOTAL
Quit	50.0% 3	54.8% 17	100.0% 1	66.7% 4	100.0% 2	58.7% 27
Let go	33.3% 2	41.9% 13	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0.0% 0	37.0% 17
Don't know	16.7% 1	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 31	100.0% 1	100.0% 6	100.0% 2	46