Harris 1969 New York City Racial and Religious Survey, No. 1925, Non-Jewish-White - Analysis
PAYTAXES
Now let me ask you about a number of different things people say are problems they face. For each, tell me if that is a big problem for you, a little problem, or no problem at all as far as you personally are concerned: How much you pay in taxes.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Big problem | 264 | 52.2% | 52.2% | -0.88 |
2) Little problem | 62 | 12.3% | 64.4% | 0.12 |
3) No problem | 157 | 31.0% | 95.5% | 1.12 |
4) Not sure | 23 | 4.5% | 100.0% | 2.12 |
Missing | 5 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 506 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big problem | 52.2%141 | 52.1%123 | 0 | 52.2%264 |
Little problem | 12.6%34 | 11.9%28 | 0 | 12.3%62 |
No problem | 32.2%87 | 29.7%70 | 0 | 31.0%157 |
Not sure | 3.0%8 | 6.4%15 | 0 | 4.5%23 |
Missing | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 100%270 | 100%236 | 506 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big problem | 45.5%106 | 61.8%89 | 63.5%33 | 42.6%20 | 50.0%12 | 4 | 52.0%260 |
Little problem | 9.9%23 | 12.5%18 | 9.6%5 | 21.3%10 | 20.8%5 | 1 | 12.2%61 |
No problem | 36.9%86 | 22.9%33 | 25.0%13 | 36.2%17 | 29.2%7 | 1 | 31.2%156 |
Not sure | 7.7%18 | 2.8%4 | 1.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.6%23 |
Missing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100%233 | 100%144 | 100%52 | 100%47 | 100%24 | 500 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $5k | $5k through $10k | $10k through 20k | $20k or greater | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big problem | 41.2%49 | 55.5%132 | 61.1%69 | 40.0%10 | 4 | 52.5%260 |
Little problem | 7.6%9 | 13.4%32 | 14.2%16 | 16.0%4 | 1 | 12.3%61 |
No problem | 42.9%51 | 26.5%63 | 24.8%28 | 36.0%9 | 6 | 30.5%151 |
Not sure | 8.4%10 | 4.6%11 | 0.0%0 | 8.0%2 | 0 | 4.6%23 |
Missing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 100%119 | 100%238 | 100%113 | 100%25 | 495 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Single | Married | Divorced | Widowed | Separated | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big problem | 49.0%51 | 54.4%181 | 61.5%8 | 46.9%15 | 37.5%6 | 3 | 52.4%261 |
Little problem | 15.4%16 | 11.4%38 | 23.1%3 | 9.4%3 | 6.3%1 | 1 | 12.2%61 |
No problem | 29.8%31 | 30.3%101 | 7.7%1 | 37.5%12 | 50.0%8 | 4 | 30.7%153 |
Not sure | 5.8%6 | 3.9%13 | 7.7%1 | 6.3%2 | 6.3%1 | 0 | 4.6%23 |
Missing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%104 | 100%333 | 100%13 | 100%32 | 100%16 | 498 |