General Social Survey, 2000 - Analysis
GRASS
Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Should | 597 | 31.5% | 31.5% | -0.66 |
| 2) Should not | 1183 | 62.4% | 93.9% | -0.03 |
| 8) Don't know | 111 | 5.9% | 99.7% | 3.72 |
| 9) No answer | 5 | 0.3% | 100.0% | 4.35 |
| Missing | 921 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1896 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 41.3%166 | 34.0%204 | 30.0%169 | 18.0%58 | 0 | 31.6%597 |
| Should not | 53.7%216 | 60.7%364 | 62.8%354 | 75.5%244 | 5 | 62.4%1178 |
| Don't know | 5.0%20 | 5.3%32 | 6.7%38 | 5.9%19 | 2 | 5.8%109 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%3 | 0.6%2 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Missing | 186 | 294 | 280 | 160 | 928 | 1 |
| Total | 100%402 | 100%600 | 100%564 | 100%323 | 1889 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 36.3%305 | 27.7%292 | 0 | 31.5%597 |
| Should not | 57.9%487 | 66.0%696 | 0 | 62.4%1183 |
| Don't know | 5.6%47 | 6.1%64 | 0 | 5.9%111 |
| No answer | 0.2%2 | 0.3%3 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Missing | 388 | 533 | 921 | 0 |
| Total | 100%841 | 100%1055 | 1896 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 25.4%223 | 21.8%37 | 37.0%107 | 25.3%19 | 43.5%211 | 0 | 31.5%597 |
| Should not | 69.8%612 | 68.8%117 | 56.1%162 | 60.0%45 | 50.9%247 | 0 | 62.4%1183 |
| Don't know | 4.7%41 | 8.8%15 | 6.2%18 | 13.3%10 | 5.6%27 | 0 | 5.9%111 |
| No answer | 0.1%1 | 0.6%1 | 0.7%2 | 1.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Missing | 401 | 103 | 152 | 37 | 227 | 921 | 1 |
| Total | 100%877 | 100%170 | 100%289 | 100%75 | 100%485 | 1896 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Liberal | Moderate, middle of the road | Conservative | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 46.5%217 | 30.3%210 | 23.3%143 | 27 | 32.1%570 |
| Should not | 47.8%223 | 63.3%439 | 71.5%438 | 83 | 62.0%1100 |
| Don't know | 5.6%26 | 6.1%42 | 5.1%31 | 12 | 5.6%99 |
| No answer | 0.2%1 | 0.4%3 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Missing | 233 | 360 | 277 | 1043 | 51 |
| Total | 100%467 | 100%694 | 100%613 | 1774 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 25.8%262 | 28.1%130 | 47.6%20 | 52.8%141 | 38.3%41 | 3 | 31.4%594 |
| Should not | 68.4%694 | 64.1%296 | 47.6%20 | 41.9%112 | 56.1%60 | 1 | 62.5%1182 |
| Don't know | 5.4%55 | 7.4%34 | 4.8%2 | 5.2%14 | 5.6%6 | 0 | 5.9%111 |
| No answer | 0.3%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Missing | 507 | 217 | 21 | 131 | 45 | 925 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1014 | 100%462 | 100%42 | 100%267 | 100%107 | 1892 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school | Associate/Junior college | Bachelor's | Graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should | 25.5%73 | 30.7%308 | 33.8%50 | 34.3%98 | 40.3%64 | 4 | 31.5%593 |
| Should not | 67.5%193 | 62.7%630 | 62.2%92 | 62.6%179 | 50.9%81 | 8 | 62.4%1175 |
| Don't know | 6.3%18 | 6.3%63 | 4.1%6 | 3.1%9 | 8.8%14 | 1 | 5.8%110 |
| No answer | 0.7%2 | 0.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%5 |
| Missing | 153 | 497 | 58 | 149 | 59 | 934 | 5 |
| Total | 100%286 | 100%1004 | 100%148 | 100%286 | 100%159 | 1883 |
