Survey On the Beliefs and Moral Values of America's Children, 1989

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PAUSBORN (Weighted by WEIGHT) Was your father born in the United States?   1) Yes   2) No   3) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	4457	82.5%	82.5%
No	731	13.5%	96%
Don't know	214	4%	100%
Missing	19

* The number of missing cases reported above is unweighted. Missing cases are not displayed in tables below.

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religious preference Grade Median income

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	82.9% 2083	82.3% 2366	82.6% 4449
No	13.6% 341	13.5% 387	13.5% 728
Don't know	3.5% 89	4.3% 123	3.9% 212
TOTAL	100.0% 2513	100.0% 2876	5389

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	Don't know	TOTAL
Yes	90.3% 3326	81.5% 565	53.6% 437	57.9% 77	82.7% 4405
No	6.9% 256	11.1% 77	42.3% 345	22.6% 30	13.3% 708
Don't know	2.8% 102	7.4% 51	4.2% 34	19.5% 26	4.0% 213
TOTAL	100.0% 3684	100.0% 693	100.0% 816	100.0% 133	5326

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	Don't know	TOTAL
Yes	91.9% 2123	75.0% 1210	79.8% 91	78.0% 521	73.4% 488	82.5% 4433
No	6.1% 142	21.8% 351	13.2% 15	17.5% 117	15.3% 102	13.5% 727
Don't know	2.0% 46	3.2% 52	7.0% 8	4.5% 30	11.3% 75	3.9% 211
TOTAL	100.0% 2311	100.0% 1613	100.0% 114	100.0% 668	100.0% 665	5371

Grade (I-GRADE)

	Elem schl	Middle sch	High schl	TOTAL
Yes	77.8% 1520	83.2% 1450	87.2% 1487	82.5% 4457
No	13.7% 267	14.3% 249	12.6% 215	13.5% 731
Don't know	8.5% 167	2.5% 43	0.2% 4	4.0% 214
TOTAL	100.0% 1954	100.0% 1742	100.0% 1706	5402

Median income (I-MEDINC)

	$10K-19999	$20K-29999	$30K-39999	$40K-49999	$50K and a	TOTAL
Yes	74.7% 634	84.1% 2052	87.1% 1200	78.3% 238	76.9% 333	82.5% 4457
No	19.4% 165	12.2% 298	9.4% 130	18.4% 56	18.9% 82	13.5% 731
Don't know	5.9% 50	3.6% 89	3.4% 47	3.3% 10	4.2% 18	4.0% 214
TOTAL	100.0% 849	100.0% 2439	100.0% 1377	100.0% 304	100.0% 433	5402