American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996 - Analysis
PRESCATH (Weighted by WEIGHT2)
If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for President would you vote for the following if that person happened to be the following -- Catholic.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes | 583 | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2) No | 35 | 5.3% | 94.9% |
| 3) Don't know/No answer | 33 | 5.0% | 100.0% |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 91.0%232 | 88.7%352 | 0 | 89.6%584 |
| No | 6.3%16 | 4.8%19 | 0 | 5.4%35 |
| Don't know/No answer | 2.7%7 | 6.5%26 | 0 | 5.1%33 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%255 | 100%397 | 652 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | African American/Black | Some other race (includes 'Hispanic') | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 91.8%468 | 82.9%63 | 81.7%49 | 6 | 89.8%580 |
| No | 3.9%20 | 7.9%6 | 13.3%8 | 1 | 5.3%34 |
| Don't know/No answer | 4.3%22 | 9.2%7 | 5.0%3 | 1 | 5.0%32 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 100%510 | 100%76 | 100%60 | 646 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Widowed | Separated or divorced | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 91.4%338 | 89.7%35 | 89.9%80 | 84.3%129 | 4 | 89.4%582 |
| No | 3.0%11 | 5.1%2 | 5.6%5 | 11.8%18 | 0 | 5.5%36 |
| Don't know/No answer | 5.7%21 | 5.1%2 | 4.5%4 | 3.9%6 | 1 | 5.1%33 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 100%370 | 100%39 | 100%89 | 100%153 | 651 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Other (includes 'Jewish' and 'non-denominational') | No religion | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 90.9%301 | 92.3%132 | 85.0%85 | 85.7%66 | 0 | 89.7%584 |
| No | 4.2%14 | 3.5%5 | 10.0%10 | 6.5%5 | 0 | 5.2%34 |
| Don't know/No answer | 4.8%16 | 4.2%6 | 5.0%5 | 7.8%6 | 0 | 5.1%33 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%331 | 100%143 | 100%100 | 100%77 | 651 |
Region (I-REGION)
| East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 86.2%125 | 92.4%158 | 90.4%206 | 87.9%94 | 0 | 89.6%583 |
| No | 7.6%11 | 2.3%4 | 5.7%13 | 6.5%7 | 0 | 5.4%35 |
| Don't know/No answer | 6.2%9 | 5.3%9 | 3.9%9 | 5.6%6 | 0 | 5.1%33 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%145 | 100%171 | 100%228 | 100%107 | 651 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school graduate (grades 0-11) | High school graduate (grade 12) | Some college/trade or vocational school | College graduate | Postgraduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 85.5%53 | 85.7%144 | 90.8%178 | 93.0%146 | 90.9%60 | 3 | 89.5%581 |
| No | 8.1%5 | 7.7%13 | 4.6%9 | 3.2%5 | 4.5%3 | 0 | 5.4%35 |
| Don't know/No answer | 6.5%4 | 6.5%11 | 4.6%9 | 3.8%6 | 4.5%3 | 0 | 5.1%33 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 100%62 | 100%168 | 100%196 | 100%157 | 100%66 | 649 |
