General Social Survey, 1996 - Analysis
GRASS
Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Should | 492 | 25.6% | 25.6% | -0.72 |
| 2) Should not | 1332 | 69.2% | 94.8% | -0.04 |
| 8) Don't know | 99 | 5.1% | 99.9% | 4.05 |
| 9) No answer | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 4.73 |
| Missing | 979 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1925 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 30.2%130 | 30.2%190 | 23.1%128 | 13.6%42 | 2 | 25.5%490 |
| Should not | 65.1%280 | 65.3%411 | 70.9%392 | 79.9%247 | 2 | 69.2%1330 |
| Don't know | 4.4%19 | 4.5%28 | 5.8%32 | 6.5%20 | 0 | 5.2%99 |
| No answer | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 233 | 320 | 289 | 135 | 983 | 2 |
| Total | 100%430 | 100%629 | 100%553 | 100%309 | 1921 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 30.2%259 | 21.9%233 | 0 | 25.6%492 |
| Should not | 65.8%565 | 72.0%767 | 0 | 69.2%1332 |
| Don't know | 4.1%35 | 6.0%64 | 0 | 5.1%99 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.2%2 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 426 | 553 | 979 | 0 |
| Total | 100%859 | 100%1066 | 1925 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 26.4%415 | 23.0%59 | 18.9%18 | 0 | 25.6%492 |
| Should not | 69.0%1085 | 67.7%174 | 76.8%73 | 0 | 69.2%1332 |
| Don't know | 4.5%71 | 9.3%24 | 4.2%4 | 0 | 5.1%99 |
| No answer | 0.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 776 | 145 | 58 | 979 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1573 | 100%257 | 100%95 | 1925 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school | Associate/Junior college | Bachelor's | Graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 20.9%60 | 24.9%260 | 32.1%42 | 28.1%90 | 27.2%37 | 3 | 25.5%489 |
| Should not | 72.8%209 | 70.7%739 | 61.8%81 | 66.6%213 | 64.0%87 | 3 | 69.3%1329 |
| Don't know | 5.9%17 | 4.4%46 | 5.3%7 | 5.3%17 | 8.8%12 | 0 | 5.2%99 |
| No answer | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 161 | 522 | 56 | 151 | 88 | 985 | 1 |
| Total | 100%287 | 100%1045 | 100%131 | 100%320 | 100%136 | 1919 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 19.3%214 | 29.2%130 | 37.0%17 | 41.6%89 | 37.4%40 | 2 | 25.5%490 |
| Should not | 74.3%824 | 67.9%302 | 54.3%25 | 54.2%116 | 59.8%64 | 1 | 69.3%1331 |
| Don't know | 6.3%70 | 2.9%13 | 8.7%4 | 3.7%8 | 2.8%3 | 1 | 5.1%98 |
| No answer | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 555 | 240 | 22 | 125 | 36 | 983 | 1 |
| Total | 100%1109 | 100%445 | 100%46 | 100%214 | 100%107 | 1921 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Less than once a year | About once or twice a year | Several times a year | About once a month | 2-3 times a month | Once or more a week | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 37.6%171 | 33.1%90 | 29.3%82 | 22.0%28 | 18.4%50 | 12.4%57 | 14 | 25.6%478 |
| Should not | 57.4%261 | 62.5%170 | 65.4%183 | 74.0%94 | 73.9%201 | 83.0%381 | 42 | 69.2%1290 |
| Don't know | 4.8%22 | 4.4%12 | 5.4%15 | 3.9%5 | 7.7%21 | 4.4%20 | 4 | 5.1%95 |
| No answer | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 236 | 128 | 136 | 63 | 159 | 236 | 1039 | 21 |
| Total | 100%455 | 100%272 | 100%280 | 100%127 | 100%272 | 100%459 | 1865 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Liberal or extremely liberal | Slightly liberal | Moderate, middle of the road | Slightly conservative | Conservative or extremely conservative | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 42.4%97 | 31.8%71 | 25.0%177 | 18.6%58 | 21.0%74 | 15 | 26.2%477 |
| Should not | 51.5%118 | 62.3%139 | 70.7%500 | 77.5%241 | 75.1%265 | 69 | 69.3%1263 |
| Don't know | 6.1%14 | 5.8%13 | 4.1%29 | 3.9%12 | 4.0%14 | 17 | 4.5%82 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.1%1 |
| Missing | 133 | 111 | 338 | 140 | 198 | 1081 | 59 |
| Total | 100%229 | 100%223 | 100%707 | 100%311 | 100%353 | 1823 |
