Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, 1988-2010 - Analysis
M47A
When you consider what a suitable spouse is for your son or daughter, would you say that each of the following is very important, somewhat important, or not important: S/he prays.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important | 3818 | 53.0% | 53.0% | -0.81 |
2) Somewhat important | 1204 | 16.7% | 69.7% | 0.02 |
3) A little important | 733 | 10.2% | 79.8% | 0.85 |
4) Not important at all | 1454 | 20.2% | 100.0% | 1.69 |
Missing | 47685 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 7209 |
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 | 54.9%854 | 55.7%1196 | 51.1%827 | 48.9%499 | 51.7%260 | 47.5%159 | 23 | 52.9%3795 |
Somewhat important | 17.5%273 | 18.0%386 | 17.0%275 | 15.6%159 | 12.9%65 | 12.8%43 | 3 | 16.7%1201 |
A little important | 11.1%173 | 8.4%181 | 10.7%173 | 12.2%124 | 8.3%42 | 11.9%40 | 0 | 10.2%733 |
Not important at all | 16.5%256 | 17.9%384 | 21.2%343 | 23.3%238 | 27.0%136 | 27.8%93 | 4 | 20.2%1450 |
Missing | 10359 | 12747 | 9981 | 6067 | 3264 | 1923 | 47715 | 3344 |
Total | 100%1556 | 100%2147 | 100%1618 | 100%1020 | 100%503 | 100%335 | 7179 |
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 | 52.0%458 | 48.5%1034 | 57.6%1387 | 53.5%794 | 46.3%133 | 12 | 52.9%3806 |
Somewhat important | 11.1%98 | 15.8%337 | 18.2%437 | 19.3%286 | 14.3%41 | 5 | 16.7%1199 |
A little important | 11.1%98 | 10.3%220 | 9.0%216 | 10.5%155 | 15.0%43 | 1 | 10.2%732 |
Not important at all | 25.8%227 | 25.3%540 | 15.2%367 | 16.7%248 | 24.4%70 | 2 | 20.2%1452 |
Missing | 8813 | 13092 | 12280 | 10359 | 2623 | 47705 | 518 |
Total | 100%881 | 100%2131 | 100%2407 | 100%1483 | 100%287 | 7189 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
First quintile | Second quintile | Third quintile | Fourth quintile | Fifth quintile | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 42.2%292 | 53.8%527 | 58.7%303 | 43.5%549 | 37.3%399 | 1748 | 45.8%2070 |
Somewhat important | 13.0%90 | 18.2%178 | 19.0%98 | 15.1%191 | 16.6%177 | 470 | 16.2%734 |
A little important | 13.2%91 | 8.0%78 | 7.9%41 | 13.0%164 | 13.8%148 | 211 | 11.6%522 |
Not important at all | 31.6%219 | 20.1%197 | 14.3%74 | 28.4%358 | 32.3%345 | 261 | 26.4%1193 |
Missing | 5255 | 7498 | 7535 | 9714 | 13332 | 50375 | 4351 |
Total | 100%692 | 100%980 | 100%516 | 100%1262 | 100%1069 | 4519 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Muslim | Christian | Jew | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 57.3%3711 | 15.8%102 | 3.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 53.0%3816 |
Somewhat important | 17.0%1102 | 15.4%99 | 3.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 16.7%1204 |
A little important | 9.1%589 | 22.2%143 | 1.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 10.2%733 |
Not important at all | 16.7%1080 | 46.6%300 | 91.3%73 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 20.2%1453 |
Missing | 45555 | 787 | 7 | 56 | 47688 | 1280 |
Total | 100%6482 | 100%644 | 100%80 | 100%0 | 7206 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 51.9%1937 | 54.1%1879 | 2 | 53.0%3816 |
Somewhat important | 16.2%606 | 17.2%597 | 1 | 16.7%1203 |
A little important | 10.1%377 | 10.3%356 | 0 | 10.2%733 |
Not important at all | 21.8%812 | 18.5%641 | 1 | 20.2%1453 |
Missing | 23390 | 24232 | 47689 | 63 |
Total | 100%3732 | 100%3473 | 7205 |