Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
ABDEFORM
Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements. C. A woman who gives birth to a handicapped child rather than having an abortion is doing the right thing.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 363 | 19.2% | 19.2% | -1.44 |
2) Agree | 930 | 49.2% | 68.4% | -0.24 |
3) Disagree | 452 | 23.9% | 92.4% | 0.96 |
4) Strongly disagree | 144 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 2.16 |
Missing | 285 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1889 |
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 | 21.9%81 | 19.4%126 | 18.4%67 | 17.6%65 | 17.1%22 | 2 | 19.2%361 |
Agree | 49.7%184 | 52.6%341 | 45.9%167 | 46.9%173 | 47.3%61 | 4 | 49.3%926 |
Disagree | 22.4%83 | 22.5%146 | 28.8%105 | 23.0%85 | 23.3%30 | 3 | 23.9%449 |
Strongly disagree | 5.9%22 | 5.4%35 | 6.9%25 | 12.5%46 | 12.4%16 | 0 | 7.7%144 |
Missing | 43 | 100 | 60 | 53 | 27 | 294 | 2 |
Total | 100%370 | 100%648 | 100%364 | 100%369 | 100%129 | 1880 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Never | Once a month or less | Once a week or less | Several times a week | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 14.4%45 | 13.5%77 | 21.2%152 | 31.3%84 | 5 | 19.2%358 |
Agree | 44.4%139 | 49.3%282 | 51.5%369 | 48.9%131 | 9 | 49.3%921 |
Disagree | 29.7%93 | 30.4%174 | 21.1%151 | 11.2%30 | 4 | 24.0%448 |
Strongly disagree | 11.5%36 | 6.8%39 | 6.1%44 | 8.6%23 | 2 | 7.6%142 |
Missing | 58 | 104 | 92 | 19 | 305 | 12 |
Total | 100%313 | 100%572 | 100%716 | 100%268 | 1869 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/trade/technical school | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 25.5%87 | 17.7%111 | 19.1%99 | 16.0%63 | 3 | 19.1%360 |
Agree | 43.1%147 | 51.1%321 | 54.1%280 | 45.7%180 | 2 | 49.3%928 |
Disagree | 22.9%78 | 22.9%144 | 20.8%108 | 30.5%120 | 2 | 23.9%450 |
Strongly disagree | 8.5%29 | 8.3%52 | 6.0%31 | 7.9%31 | 1 | 7.6%143 |
Missing | 51 | 84 | 77 | 72 | 293 | 1 |
Total | 100%341 | 100%628 | 100%518 | 100%394 | 1881 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 22.3%108 | 16.3%86 | 20.8%120 | 16.3%49 | 0 | 19.2%363 |
Agree | 47.0%228 | 50.6%266 | 50.7%293 | 47.7%143 | 0 | 49.2%930 |
Disagree | 25.6%124 | 26.2%138 | 19.4%112 | 26.0%78 | 0 | 23.9%452 |
Strongly disagree | 5.2%25 | 6.8%36 | 9.2%53 | 10.0%30 | 0 | 7.6%144 |
Missing | 75 | 57 | 94 | 59 | 285 | 0 |
Total | 100%485 | 100%526 | 100%578 | 100%300 | 1889 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 17.9%164 | 20.1%189 | 10 | 19.0%353 |
Agree | 49.1%451 | 49.5%465 | 14 | 49.3%916 |
Disagree | 25.2%231 | 22.7%213 | 8 | 23.9%444 |
Strongly disagree | 7.8%72 | 7.7%72 | 0 | 7.8%144 |
Missing | 127 | 148 | 317 | 10 |
Total | 100%918 | 100%939 | 1857 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 19.0%192 | 21.1%124 | 14.9%7 | 22.6%19 | 21 | 19.8%342 |
Agree | 49.2%497 | 52.7%310 | 29.8%14 | 42.9%36 | 73 | 49.5%857 |
Disagree | 24.2%245 | 20.7%122 | 40.4%19 | 23.8%20 | 46 | 23.5%406 |
Strongly disagree | 7.6%77 | 5.4%32 | 14.9%7 | 10.7%9 | 19 | 7.2%125 |
Missing | 153 | 75 | 8 | 6 | 444 | 43 |
Total | 100%1011 | 100%588 | 100%47 | 100%84 | 1730 |