Harris 1969 New York City Racial and Religious Survey, No. 1925, Non-Jewish-White - Analysis
POORRICH
Let me read you some statements and for each, tell me if you tend to agree or disagree: The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Agree | 329 | 65.3% | 65.3% | -0.67 |
2) Disagree | 110 | 21.8% | 87.1% | 0.73 |
3) Not sure | 65 | 12.9% | 100.0% | 2.14 |
Missing | 7 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 504 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 68.9%184 | 61.2%145 | 0 | 65.3%329 |
Disagree | 18.7%50 | 25.3%60 | 0 | 21.8%110 |
Not sure | 12.4%33 | 13.5%32 | 0 | 12.9%65 |
Missing | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Total | 100%267 | 100%237 | 504 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 72.1%168 | 57.7%82 | 63.5%33 | 62.5%30 | 60.9%14 | 2 | 65.7%327 |
Disagree | 15.0%35 | 26.8%38 | 26.9%14 | 29.2%14 | 30.4%7 | 2 | 21.7%108 |
Not sure | 12.9%30 | 15.5%22 | 9.6%5 | 8.3%4 | 8.7%2 | 2 | 12.7%63 |
Missing | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%233 | 100%142 | 100%52 | 100%48 | 100%23 | 498 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $5k | $5k through $10k | $10k through 20k | $20k or greater | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 73.1%87 | 61.5%147 | 63.6%70 | 60.0%15 | 10 | 64.7%319 |
Disagree | 11.8%14 | 23.4%56 | 28.2%31 | 36.0%9 | 0 | 22.3%110 |
Not sure | 15.1%18 | 15.1%36 | 8.2%9 | 4.0%1 | 1 | 13.0%64 |
Missing | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Total | 100%119 | 100%239 | 100%110 | 100%25 | 493 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Single | Married | Divorced | Widowed | Separated | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 58.7%61 | 66.8%221 | 53.8%7 | 62.5%20 | 87.5%14 | 6 | 65.1%323 |
Disagree | 25.0%26 | 21.8%72 | 7.7%1 | 25.0%8 | 12.5%2 | 1 | 22.0%109 |
Not sure | 16.3%17 | 11.5%38 | 38.5%5 | 12.5%4 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 12.9%64 |
Missing | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100%104 | 100%331 | 100%13 | 100%32 | 100%16 | 496 |