Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, 1988-2010 - Analysis
M35A
People sometimes talk about the factors that make a person qualified for national leadership. Please state which one of these you, yourself, consider the most important: Previous political experience
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Very important | 6704 | 50.4% | 50.4% | -0.82 |
| 2) Rather important | 3424 | 25.7% | 76.1% | 0.12 |
| 3) Not very important | 1362 | 10.2% | 86.3% | 1.06 |
| 4) Not important at all | 1818 | 13.7% | 100.0% | 2.00 |
| Missing | 41586 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 13308 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-24 years old | 25-34 years old | 35-44 years old | 45-54 years old | 55-64 years old | 65+ years old | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 50.7%1706 | 48.5%1831 | 51.1%1483 | 49.8%888 | 56.5%525 | 48.8%253 | 18 | 50.4%6686 |
| Rather important | 24.6%827 | 27.6%1041 | 25.5%740 | 26.7%475 | 21.3%198 | 24.7%128 | 15 | 25.7%3409 |
| Not very important | 11.4%384 | 9.8%369 | 10.2%295 | 9.3%166 | 10.3%96 | 9.7%50 | 2 | 10.2%1360 |
| Not important at all | 13.4%450 | 14.1%533 | 13.2%382 | 14.2%253 | 11.9%111 | 16.8%87 | 2 | 13.7%1816 |
| Missing | 8548 | 11120 | 8699 | 5305 | 2837 | 1740 | 41623 | 3337 |
| Total | 100%3367 | 100%3774 | 100%2900 | 100%1782 | 100%930 | 100%518 | 13271 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Illiterate | Elementary and primary (includes elementary school so goes from first grade to eighth grade) | Secondary | BA (completion of college degree) | MA or higher | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 43.1%823 | 50.4%1994 | 51.9%2275 | 52.4%1372 | 57.0%219 | 21 | 50.4%6683 |
| Rather important | 21.6%412 | 26.9%1064 | 25.7%1129 | 26.7%700 | 28.6%110 | 9 | 25.8%3415 |
| Not very important | 15.2%290 | 10.0%395 | 9.3%407 | 9.0%235 | 7.3%28 | 7 | 10.2%1355 |
| Not important at all | 20.2%385 | 12.7%504 | 13.1%576 | 11.9%312 | 7.0%27 | 14 | 13.6%1804 |
| Missing | 7784 | 11266 | 10300 | 9223 | 2526 | 41637 | 487 |
| Total | 100%1910 | 100%3957 | 100%4387 | 100%2619 | 100%384 | 13257 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| First quintile | Second quintile | Third quintile | Fourth quintile | Fifth quintile | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 49.3%726 | 45.2%765 | 47.4%964 | 49.8%1006 | 48.4%1595 | 1648 | 48.1%5056 |
| Rather important | 28.7%422 | 24.9%422 | 23.0%468 | 23.9%483 | 23.0%760 | 869 | 24.3%2555 |
| Not very important | 13.7%201 | 8.7%147 | 12.3%251 | 9.0%181 | 11.5%379 | 203 | 11.0%1159 |
| Not important at all | 8.4%123 | 21.2%358 | 17.2%350 | 17.3%350 | 17.1%564 | 73 | 16.6%1745 |
| Missing | 4475 | 6786 | 6018 | 8956 | 11103 | 44379 | 4248 |
| Total | 100%1472 | 100%1692 | 100%2033 | 100%2020 | 100%3298 | 10515 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Muslim | Christian | Jew | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 49.5%6178 | 62.9%452 | 86.3%69 | 33.3%2 | 3 | 50.4%6701 |
| Rather important | 26.0%3243 | 23.2%167 | 13.8%11 | 16.7%1 | 2 | 25.7%3422 |
| Not very important | 10.5%1309 | 6.8%49 | 0.0%0 | 16.7%1 | 3 | 10.2%1359 |
| Not important at all | 14.1%1761 | 7.1%51 | 0.0%0 | 33.3%2 | 4 | 13.6%1814 |
| Missing | 39546 | 712 | 7 | 50 | 41598 | 1271 |
| Total | 100%12491 | 100%719 | 100%80 | 100%6 | 13296 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 51.1%3483 | 49.7%3220 | 1 | 50.4%6703 |
| Rather important | 25.6%1744 | 25.8%1676 | 4 | 25.7%3420 |
| Not very important | 10.7%727 | 9.8%635 | 0 | 10.2%1362 |
| Not important at all | 12.7%865 | 14.7%953 | 0 | 13.7%1818 |
| Missing | 20303 | 21221 | 41591 | 62 |
| Total | 100%6819 | 100%6484 | 13303 |
