Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010 - Analysis
POVERTY
As a national program, do you think we're now spending too little, too much, or about the right amount of money on improving the conditions of the poor? (82-10)
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1) RF/DK | 1018 | 5.5% | 5.5% | -2.73 |
| 1) Too little | 11529 | 62.2% | 67.7% | -0.36 |
| 2) About right | 4391 | 23.7% | 91.4% | 0.83 |
| 3) Too much | 1601 | 8.6% | 100.0% | 2.01 |
| Missing | 4 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 18539 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-93 | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF/DK | 4.3%182 | 4.6%282 | 5.0%218 | 8.6%273 | 63 | 5.3%955 |
| Too little | 66.4%2800 | 64.8%3976 | 61.7%2699 | 53.5%1698 | 356 | 62.4%11173 |
| About right | 23.1%974 | 22.6%1384 | 23.2%1013 | 27.3%867 | 153 | 23.7%4238 |
| Too much | 6.2%263 | 8.1%494 | 10.1%443 | 10.6%338 | 63 | 8.6%1538 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 639 | 4 |
| Total | 100%4219 | 100%6136 | 100%4373 | 100%3176 | 17904 |
Race (I-RACE)
| Anglos | Blacks | Hispanics | Asians | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF/DK | 5.7%620 | 2.9%92 | 6.4%211 | 10.2%45 | 5.6%26 | 24 | 5.4%994 |
| Too little | 55.6%6058 | 83.4%2652 | 64.6%2133 | 51.9%229 | 65.0%303 | 154 | 62.2%11375 |
| About right | 27.2%2965 | 11.3%359 | 23.9%789 | 32.4%143 | 19.1%89 | 46 | 23.8%4345 |
| Too much | 11.5%1253 | 2.5%78 | 5.1%170 | 5.4%24 | 10.3%48 | 28 | 8.6%1573 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 4 |
| Total | 100%10896 | 100%3181 | 100%3303 | 100%441 | 100%466 | 18287 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Prostestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF/DK | 5.2%504 | 5.5%272 | 5.5%13 | 6.4%103 | 5.4%91 | 35 | 5.4%983 |
| Too little | 61.4%5922 | 63.0%3117 | 62.0%147 | 65.2%1052 | 62.2%1055 | 236 | 62.2%11293 |
| About right | 24.1%2327 | 24.1%1193 | 22.8%54 | 21.7%350 | 22.4%379 | 88 | 23.7%4303 |
| Too much | 9.3%896 | 7.4%367 | 9.7%23 | 6.7%108 | 10.0%170 | 37 | 8.6%1564 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 4 |
| Total | 100%9649 | 100%4949 | 100%237 | 100%1613 | 100%1695 | 18143 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF/DK | 5.7%563 | 5.2%455 | 0 | 5.5%1018 |
| Too little | 65.4%6409 | 58.6%5106 | 14 | 62.2%11515 |
| About right | 21.6%2118 | 26.0%2262 | 11 | 23.7%4380 |
| Too much | 7.3%715 | 10.1%883 | 3 | 8.6%1598 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Total | 100%9805 | 100%8706 | 18511 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF/DK | 5.5%413 | 5.0%304 | 3.8%123 | 178 | 5.0%840 |
| Too little | 54.6%4132 | 65.2%4003 | 75.6%2430 | 964 | 62.4%10565 |
| About right | 27.5%2079 | 23.7%1455 | 15.6%502 | 355 | 23.8%4036 |
| Too much | 12.5%949 | 6.1%377 | 5.0%160 | 115 | 8.8%1486 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1616 | 4 |
| Total | 100%7573 | 100%6139 | 100%3215 | 16927 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than 12th grade | 12th grade | 1-3 years of college | Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) | Some graduate level work | Graduate degree (MA, MS, MBA, Med, MSW, PhD, JD, MD, DDS) | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF/DK | 7.7%165 | 4.8%203 | 5.0%270 | 5.4%221 | 5.4%34 | 5.8%110 | 15 | 5.4%1003 |
| Too little | 58.9%1269 | 68.5%2907 | 64.3%3505 | 57.6%2351 | 54.2%344 | 58.4%1099 | 54 | 62.2%11475 |
| About right | 26.3%567 | 20.0%850 | 21.6%1175 | 26.9%1096 | 29.8%189 | 26.1%491 | 23 | 23.7%4368 |
| Too much | 7.1%153 | 6.7%284 | 9.1%497 | 10.1%413 | 10.7%68 | 9.7%182 | 4 | 8.7%1597 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 |
| Total | 100%2154 | 100%4244 | 100%5447 | 100%4081 | 100%635 | 100%1882 | 18443 |
