Middletown Area Study, 1984 - Analysis
DISARM
I would like to ask you your position on a number of issues which could play a role in this year's election. -- Should the United States and Russia both freeze the development of nuclear weapons now?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 281 | 80.3% | 80.3% | -0.46 |
2) No | 37 | 10.6% | 90.9% | 1.14 |
3) Not sure | 32 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 2.74 |
Missing | 1 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 350 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 81.2%134 | 79.5%147 | 0 | 80.3%281 |
No | 13.3%22 | 8.1%15 | 0 | 10.6%37 |
Not sure | 5.5%9 | 12.4%23 | 0 | 9.1%32 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%165 | 100%185 | 350 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 81.1%176 | 83.8%31 | 100.0%5 | 60.6%20 | 84.5%49 | 0 | 80.3%281 |
No | 9.7%21 | 8.1%3 | 0.0%0 | 15.2%5 | 13.8%8 | 0 | 10.6%37 |
Not sure | 9.2%20 | 8.1%3 | 0.0%0 | 24.2%8 | 1.7%1 | 0 | 9.1%32 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%217 | 100%37 | 100%5 | 100%33 | 100%58 | 350 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Catholic | Protestant | Other Christian | Jewish | None | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 73.5%25 | 79.5%198 | 73.3%22 | 100.0%2 | 97.0%32 | 2 | 80.2%279 |
No | 20.6%7 | 10.4%26 | 10.0%3 | 0.0%0 | 3.0%1 | 0 | 10.6%37 |
Not sure | 5.9%2 | 10.0%25 | 16.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 9.2%32 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 100%34 | 100%249 | 100%30 | 100%2 | 100%33 | 348 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate/professional | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 73.1%49 | 83.5%101 | 75.3%55 | 86.7%39 | 83.7%36 | 1 | 80.2%280 |
No | 9.0%6 | 9.9%12 | 13.7%10 | 8.9%4 | 11.6%5 | 0 | 10.6%37 |
Not sure | 17.9%12 | 6.6%8 | 11.0%8 | 4.4%2 | 4.7%2 | 0 | 9.2%32 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%67 | 100%121 | 100%73 | 100%45 | 100%43 | 349 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $10,000 | $10,001-$20,000 | $20,001-$35,000 | $35,001-$50,000 | $50,001 and up | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 79.8%83 | 80.6%58 | 81.3%78 | 80.0%28 | 86.4%19 | 15 | 80.9%266 |
No | 10.6%11 | 11.1%8 | 10.4%10 | 14.3%5 | 9.1%2 | 1 | 10.9%36 |
Not sure | 9.6%10 | 8.3%6 | 8.3%8 | 5.7%2 | 4.5%1 | 5 | 8.2%27 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100%104 | 100%72 | 100%96 | 100%35 | 100%22 | 329 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-30 | 31-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 84.9%73 | 80.2%81 | 85.7%42 | 78.3%47 | 71.2%37 | 1 | 80.5%280 |
No | 11.6%10 | 10.9%11 | 6.1%3 | 10.0%6 | 13.5%7 | 0 | 10.6%37 |
Not sure | 3.5%3 | 8.9%9 | 8.2%4 | 11.7%7 | 15.4%8 | 1 | 8.9%31 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 100%86 | 100%101 | 100%49 | 100%60 | 100%52 | 348 |