July 2003 Values Update Survey

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AGREE1CC (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) [ASK ONLY IF FORM=1 '1']Now I am going to read you another series of statements on some different topics. For each statement, please tell me if you completely agree with it, mostly agree with it, mostly DISagree with it or completely disagree with it. : The criminal justice system should try to rehabilitate criminals, not just punish them   1) Completely agree   2) Mostly agree   3) Mostly disagree   4) Completely disagree   9) Don't know/Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Completely agree	28.7%	28.7%
Mostly agree	43.4%	72.1%
Mostly disagree	13.6%	85.7%
Completely disagree	10.9%	96.6%
Don't know/Refused	3.5%	100.1%
Total N = 1284

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Gender

Age (I-AGE)

	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Completely agree	36.1%	33.6%	29.6%	25.6%	25.9%	23.8%	29.0%
Mostly agree	35.0%	42.2%	46.1%	47.6%	41.8%	43.7%	43.4%
Mostly disagree	14.2%	11.7%	12.5%	13.3%	18.8%	12.3%	13.5%
Completely disagree	11.6%	10.5%	7.2%	8.9%	11.2%	16.1%	10.6%
Don't know/Refused	3.1%	1.9%	4.5%	4.6%	2.3%	4.1%	3.5%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1269

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)	Business, Technical, or vocational school AFTER high school or some college, no 4-year degree	College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)	Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)	TOTAL
Completely agree	37.4%	20.5%	30.4%	29.6%	37.1%	28.7%
Mostly agree	34.9%	45.5%	41.8%	49.8%	42.5%	43.4%
Mostly disagree	9.3%	17.8%	12.5%	12.7%	9.7%	13.6%
Completely disagree	13.9%	12.1%	12.9%	4.8%	7.3%	10.9%
Don't know/Refused	4.5%	4.2%	2.5%	3.1%	3.4%	3.5%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1282

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced or separated	Widowed	Never been married	TOTAL
Completely agree	22.9%	37.0%	24.2%	37.4%	28.7%
Mostly agree	47.4%	38.5%	32.7%	41.7%	43.4%
Mostly disagree	15.5%	11.6%	17.5%	9.5%	13.6%
Completely disagree	11.6%	7.9%	21.1%	7.6%	10.8%
Don't know/Refused	2.6%	4.9%	4.4%	3.8%	3.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1277

Race (I-RACE)

	White/White Hispanic	Black/Black Hispanic	Other or mixed race	TOTAL
Completely agree	26.7%	39.1%	32.2%	28.6%
Mostly agree	44.1%	39.2%	47.5%	43.7%
Mostly disagree	13.8%	12.8%	11.0%	13.5%
Completely disagree	11.6%	6.9%	7.1%	10.7%
Don't know/Refused	3.7%	2.0%	2.3%	3.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1262

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Completely agree	30.0%	27.5%	28.7%
Mostly agree	43.6%	43.2%	43.4%
Mostly disagree	11.6%	15.3%	13.6%
Completely disagree	12.2%	9.7%	10.9%
Don't know/Refused	2.6%	4.4%	3.5%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1284