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Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis

UTILIND

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? B. Doing what would improve your situation or get you ahead.
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Absolutely essential27312.8%12.8%-1.66
2) Very important105349.3%62.1%-0.42
3) Only somewhat important63629.8%91.9%0.83
4) Not important at all1748.1%100.0%2.08
Missing38
Total Unweighted N = 2136





Age (I-AGE)

 18-29 years old30-44 years old45-59 years old60-74 years old75 years and olderMissingTotal
Absolutely essential19.5%
80
13.0%
96
11.4%
48
8.2%
34
9.8%
14
112.8%
272
Very important50.7%
208
49.1%
363
51.9%
218
49.2%
203
39.2%
56
549.3%
1048
Only somewhat important25.4%
104
30.9%
229
27.4%
115
33.2%
137
33.6%
48
329.8%
633
Not important at all4.4%
18
7.0%
52
9.3%
39
9.4%
39
17.5%
25
18.1%
173
Missing384913481
Total 100%
410
100%
740
100%
420
100%
413
100%
143
   
2126

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 NeverOnce a month or lessOnce a week or lessSeveral times a weekMissingTotal
Absolutely essential15.2%
55
14.0%
94
12.4%
99
8.4%
23
212.9%
271
Very important53.2%
193
52.8%
354
48.4%
386
37.5%
103
1749.2%
1036
Only somewhat important25.9%
94
27.0%
181
31.7%
253
36.4%
100
829.8%
628
Not important at all5.8%
21
6.3%
42
7.5%
60
17.8%
49
28.2%
172
Missing851012673
Total 100%
363
100%
671
100%
798
100%
275
   
2107

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college/trade/technical schoolCollege graduateMissingTotal
Absolutely essential14.4%
54
13.7%
97
13.2%
77
9.8%
45
012.8%
273
Very important52.4%
197
50.1%
354
48.2%
282
46.3%
213
749.2%
1046
Only somewhat important23.9%
90
28.3%
200
31.6%
185
34.6%
159
229.8%
634
Not important at all9.3%
35
7.8%
55
7.0%
41
9.3%
43
08.2%
174
Missing166106470
Total 100%
376
100%
706
100%
585
100%
460
   
2127

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Absolutely essential12.8%
71
10.1%
58
14.2%
93
14.5%
51
012.8%
273
Very important53.5%
297
51.2%
293
44.7%
294
48.0%
169
049.3%
1053
Only somewhat important26.7%
148
31.6%
181
31.2%
205
29.0%
102
029.8%
636
Not important at all7.0%
39
7.0%
40
9.9%
65
8.5%
30
08.1%
174
Missing511157380
Total 100%
555
100%
572
100%
657
100%
352
   
2136

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Absolutely essential13.6%
140
11.5%
122
1112.5%
262
Very important50.0%
515
48.8%
520
1849.4%
1035
Only somewhat important28.8%
297
30.9%
329
1029.9%
626
Not important at all7.6%
78
8.8%
94
28.2%
172
Missing1522791
Total 100%
1030
100%
1065
   
2095

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOtherMissingTotal
Absolutely essential11.3%
129
14.0%
92
14.5%
8
18.0%
16
2812.6%
245
Very important48.6%
553
51.7%
341
54.5%
30
37.1%
33
9649.3%
957
Only somewhat important31.2%
355
27.5%
181
20.0%
11
34.8%
31
5829.8%
578
Not important at all8.9%
101
6.8%
45
10.9%
6
10.1%
9
138.3%
161
Missing264012337
Total 100%
1138
100%
659
100%
55
100%
89
   
1941

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