Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
CIVIC
If you personally were unsure what was right or wrong in a particular situation, how important would each of the following be in deciding what to do? Would it be absolutely essential to you, very important, only somewhat important, or not important at all? D. Do what would be best for everyone involved.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Absolutely essential | 595 | 27.7% | 27.7% | -1.30 |
2) Very important | 1264 | 58.8% | 86.5% | 0.18 |
3) Only somewhat important | 251 | 11.7% | 98.2% | 1.67 |
4) Not important at all | 39 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 3.16 |
Missing | 25 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2149 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely essential | 25.1%103 | 26.8%199 | 28.9%121 | 30.8%129 | 26.5%39 | 4 | 27.6%591 |
Very important | 60.6%249 | 58.7%436 | 57.8%242 | 58.9%247 | 59.2%87 | 3 | 59.0%1261 |
Only somewhat important | 11.9%49 | 12.7%94 | 12.2%51 | 8.4%35 | 12.9%19 | 3 | 11.6%248 |
Not important at all | 2.4%10 | 1.9%14 | 1.2%5 | 1.9%8 | 1.4%2 | 0 | 1.8%39 |
Missing | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 1 |
Total | 100%411 | 100%743 | 100%419 | 100%419 | 100%147 | 2139 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Never | Once a month or less | Once a week or less | Several times a week | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely essential | 29.2%107 | 29.2%196 | 29.5%236 | 18.4%52 | 4 | 27.9%591 |
Very important | 55.9%205 | 58.0%390 | 59.4%475 | 62.2%176 | 18 | 58.7%1246 |
Only somewhat important | 11.7%43 | 11.5%77 | 9.8%78 | 16.6%47 | 6 | 11.6%245 |
Not important at all | 3.3%12 | 1.3%9 | 1.3%10 | 2.8%8 | 0 | 1.8%39 |
Missing | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 4 |
Total | 100%367 | 100%672 | 100%799 | 100%283 | 2121 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/trade/technical school | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely essential | 23.8%91 | 27.3%193 | 29.4%173 | 29.6%137 | 1 | 27.8%594 |
Very important | 63.4%242 | 58.6%414 | 57.5%338 | 57.0%264 | 6 | 58.8%1258 |
Only somewhat important | 10.7%41 | 11.3%80 | 12.1%71 | 12.3%57 | 2 | 11.6%249 |
Not important at all | 2.1%8 | 2.8%20 | 1.0%6 | 1.1%5 | 0 | 1.8%39 |
Missing | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
Total | 100%382 | 100%707 | 100%588 | 100%463 | 2140 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely essential | 26.6%148 | 24.7%141 | 26.9%179 | 35.7%127 | 0 | 27.7%595 |
Very important | 59.0%328 | 60.9%348 | 60.7%404 | 51.7%184 | 0 | 58.8%1264 |
Only somewhat important | 12.8%71 | 13.3%76 | 10.2%68 | 10.1%36 | 0 | 11.7%251 |
Not important at all | 1.6%9 | 1.1%6 | 2.3%15 | 2.5%9 | 0 | 1.8%39 |
Missing | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
Total | 100%556 | 100%571 | 100%666 | 100%356 | 2149 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely essential | 27.4%284 | 28.0%300 | 11 | 27.7%584 |
Very important | 59.6%617 | 58.2%624 | 23 | 58.9%1241 |
Only somewhat important | 11.3%117 | 11.8%127 | 7 | 11.6%244 |
Not important at all | 1.6%17 | 2.1%22 | 0 | 1.9%39 |
Missing | 10 | 14 | 66 | 1 |
Total | 100%1035 | 100%1073 | 2108 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely essential | 26.9%309 | 27.8%183 | 34.5%19 | 34.4%31 | 53 | 27.8%542 |
Very important | 61.4%705 | 57.3%377 | 45.5%25 | 48.9%44 | 113 | 59.0%1151 |
Only somewhat important | 10.2%117 | 12.9%85 | 16.4%9 | 16.7%15 | 25 | 11.6%226 |
Not important at all | 1.6%18 | 2.0%13 | 3.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 6 | 1.7%33 |
Missing | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 5 |
Total | 100%1149 | 100%658 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1952 |