Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
ABADOPT
Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements. A. Abortion is usually a better option than giving a child up for adoption
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 92 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -2.87 |
2) Agree | 164 | 8.0% | 12.5% | -1.61 |
3) Disagree | 882 | 43.1% | 55.6% | -0.34 |
4) Strongly disagree | 907 | 44.4% | 100.0% | 0.92 |
Missing | 129 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2045 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 years old | 30-44 years old | 45-59 years old | 60-74 years old | 75 years and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 3.4%13 | 5.3%38 | 3.7%15 | 4.0%16 | 7.0%10 | 0 | 4.5%92 |
Agree | 10.2%39 | 6.3%45 | 8.4%34 | 9.1%36 | 6.3%9 | 1 | 8.0%163 |
Disagree | 41.0%157 | 44.2%314 | 43.4%175 | 42.4%168 | 45.1%64 | 4 | 43.1%878 |
Strongly disagree | 45.4%174 | 44.2%314 | 44.4%179 | 44.4%176 | 41.5%59 | 5 | 44.3%902 |
Missing | 30 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 139 | 1 |
Total | 100%383 | 100%711 | 100%403 | 100%396 | 100%142 | 2035 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Never | Once a month or less | Once a week or less | Several times a week | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 7.4%25 | 4.0%25 | 3.9%30 | 3.3%9 | 3 | 4.4%89 |
Agree | 13.9%47 | 10.1%64 | 5.3%41 | 2.5%7 | 5 | 7.9%159 |
Disagree | 46.0%156 | 50.1%316 | 40.6%314 | 31.5%87 | 9 | 43.2%873 |
Strongly disagree | 32.7%111 | 35.8%226 | 50.2%388 | 62.7%173 | 9 | 44.5%898 |
Missing | 32 | 45 | 35 | 11 | 155 | 6 |
Total | 100%339 | 100%631 | 100%773 | 100%276 | 2019 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/trade/technical school | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 3.3%12 | 3.8%26 | 5.9%33 | 4.8%21 | 0 | 4.5%92 |
Agree | 8.5%31 | 6.2%42 | 9.6%54 | 8.5%37 | 0 | 8.1%164 |
Disagree | 41.5%151 | 42.9%290 | 41.0%231 | 47.8%207 | 3 | 43.2%879 |
Strongly disagree | 46.7%170 | 47.0%318 | 43.6%246 | 38.8%168 | 5 | 44.3%902 |
Missing | 28 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 137 | 1 |
Total | 100%364 | 100%676 | 100%564 | 100%433 | 2037 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 3.8%20 | 4.3%24 | 4.3%27 | 6.4%21 | 0 | 4.5%92 |
Agree | 9.0%47 | 6.0%34 | 7.1%45 | 11.5%38 | 0 | 8.0%164 |
Disagree | 43.5%226 | 46.3%261 | 41.7%263 | 40.0%132 | 0 | 43.1%882 |
Strongly disagree | 43.7%227 | 43.4%245 | 46.9%296 | 42.1%139 | 0 | 44.4%907 |
Missing | 40 | 19 | 41 | 29 | 129 | 0 |
Total | 100%520 | 100%564 | 100%631 | 100%330 | 2045 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 4.5%45 | 4.5%46 | 1 | 4.5%91 |
Agree | 8.1%80 | 7.9%80 | 4 | 8.0%160 |
Disagree | 47.9%474 | 38.8%395 | 13 | 43.3%869 |
Strongly disagree | 39.5%391 | 48.8%497 | 19 | 44.2%888 |
Missing | 55 | 69 | 166 | 5 |
Total | 100%990 | 100%1018 | 2008 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 4.3%48 | 4.3%27 | 8.9%4 | 2.3%2 | 11 | 4.3%81 |
Agree | 7.9%87 | 7.0%44 | 17.8%8 | 5.7%5 | 20 | 7.7%144 |
Disagree | 44.7%494 | 38.3%241 | 46.7%21 | 37.5%33 | 93 | 42.3%789 |
Strongly disagree | 43.0%475 | 50.4%317 | 26.7%12 | 54.5%48 | 55 | 45.7%852 |
Missing | 60 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 308 | 23 |
Total | 100%1104 | 100%629 | 100%45 | 100%88 | 1866 |