Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, 1988-2010 - Analysis
M4B
In your opinion, how important is each of the following principles as a guide for making the laws of our country? Government should implement only the laws of the shari`a.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Very important | 9633 | 32.3% | 32.3% | -1.05 |
| 2) Important | 9434 | 31.6% | 63.9% | -0.29 |
| 3) Somewhat important | 2741 | 9.2% | 73.1% | 0.47 |
| 4) Not important | 5739 | 19.2% | 92.4% | 1.23 |
| 5) Not important at all | 2275 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 1.99 |
| Missing | 25072 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 29822 |
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 | 32.0%2188 | 32.9%2764 | 31.8%2123 | 32.1%1279 | 36.0%717 | 40.5%465 | 97 | 32.8%9536 |
| Important | 30.5%2089 | 31.2%2618 | 30.6%2039 | 30.6%1220 | 29.9%596 | 28.8%330 | 542 | 30.6%8892 |
| Somewhat important | 10.1%690 | 8.6%723 | 9.9%660 | 8.9%356 | 10.1%201 | 7.8%90 | 21 | 9.4%2720 |
| Not important | 20.0%1370 | 19.8%1665 | 19.7%1313 | 19.7%784 | 16.9%336 | 14.6%167 | 104 | 19.4%5635 |
| Not important at all | 7.4%510 | 7.5%627 | 8.1%538 | 8.8%349 | 7.2%144 | 8.3%95 | 12 | 7.8%2263 |
| Missing | 5068 | 6497 | 4926 | 3099 | 1773 | 1111 | 25848 | 2598 |
| Total | 100%6847 | 100%8397 | 100%6673 | 100%3988 | 100%1994 | 100%1147 | 29046 |
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 | 42.3%1929 | 29.3%2425 | 24.8%2021 | 35.6%2442 | 42.2%775 | 41 | 32.3%9592 |
| Important | 32.7%1491 | 31.9%2644 | 33.9%2766 | 29.2%2007 | 26.8%493 | 33 | 31.7%9401 |
| Somewhat important | 9.5%432 | 9.4%779 | 7.8%636 | 10.1%694 | 10.6%195 | 5 | 9.2%2736 |
| Not important | 11.6%527 | 21.3%1767 | 24.6%2007 | 16.9%1157 | 13.4%246 | 35 | 19.2%5704 |
| Not important at all | 3.9%177 | 8.0%662 | 9.0%735 | 8.2%562 | 7.0%129 | 10 | 7.6%2265 |
| Missing | 5138 | 6946 | 6522 | 4980 | 1072 | 25196 | 414 |
| Total | 100%4556 | 100%8277 | 100%8165 | 100%6862 | 100%1838 | 29698 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| First quintile | Second quintile | Third quintile | Fourth quintile | Fifth quintile | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 36.0%1213 | 30.2%1363 | 29.5%1410 | 33.7%1988 | 30.4%2314 | 1345 | 31.7%8288 |
| Important | 30.1%1017 | 32.4%1463 | 33.7%1613 | 30.5%1802 | 27.7%2107 | 1432 | 30.6%8002 |
| Somewhat important | 9.0%302 | 8.7%391 | 12.8%614 | 10.0%591 | 9.8%742 | 101 | 10.1%2640 |
| Not important | 15.2%512 | 21.0%946 | 19.1%916 | 18.8%1111 | 22.9%1738 | 516 | 20.0%5223 |
| Not important at all | 9.8%330 | 7.7%348 | 4.9%234 | 6.9%409 | 9.2%703 | 251 | 7.7%2024 |
| Missing | 2573 | 3967 | 3264 | 5075 | 6797 | 28717 | 3396 |
| Total | 100%3374 | 100%4511 | 100%4787 | 100%5901 | 100%7604 | 26177 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Muslim | Christian | Jew | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 33.2%9518 | 8.8%88 | 0.0%0 | 47.1%8 | 19 | 32.3%9614 |
| Important | 32.5%9298 | 10.6%106 | 2.5%2 | 23.5%4 | 24 | 31.7%9410 |
| Somewhat important | 9.3%2666 | 5.8%58 | 0.0%0 | 17.6%3 | 14 | 9.2%2727 |
| Not important | 19.0%5441 | 24.7%248 | 43.0%34 | 5.9%1 | 15 | 19.3%5724 |
| Not important at all | 6.0%1706 | 50.1%503 | 54.4%43 | 5.9%1 | 22 | 7.6%2253 |
| Missing | 23408 | 428 | 8 | 39 | 25166 | 1189 |
| Total | 100%28629 | 100%1003 | 100%79 | 100%17 | 29728 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 33.7%5110 | 30.9%4519 | 4 | 32.3%9629 |
| Important | 30.5%4621 | 32.8%4802 | 11 | 31.6%9423 |
| Somewhat important | 8.8%1335 | 9.6%1406 | 0 | 9.2%2741 |
| Not important | 18.8%2852 | 19.6%2875 | 12 | 19.2%5727 |
| Not important at all | 8.2%1243 | 7.0%1030 | 2 | 7.6%2273 |
| Missing | 11961 | 13073 | 25101 | 38 |
| Total | 100%15161 | 100%14632 | 29793 |
