Middletown Area Study, 1994 - Analysis
PHYPUN
One reason we have so many troublemakers in our society nowadays is that parents and other authorities have forgotten that good old-fashioned physical punishment is still one of the best ways to make people behave properly. Do you:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 132 | 22.9% | 22.9% | -1.23 |
2) Agree | 186 | 32.3% | 55.2% | -0.50 |
3) Are you neutral | 60 | 10.4% | 65.6% | 0.23 |
4) Disagree | 134 | 23.3% | 88.9% | 0.96 |
5) Strongly disagree | 58 | 10.1% | 99.0% | 1.69 |
6) Don't know | 6 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 2.42 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 19.2%43 | 25.3%89 | 0 | 22.9%132 |
Agree | 33.5%75 | 31.5%111 | 0 | 32.3%186 |
Are you neutral | 11.2%25 | 9.9%35 | 0 | 10.4%60 |
Disagree | 24.1%54 | 22.7%80 | 0 | 23.3%134 |
Strongly disagree | 11.2%25 | 9.4%33 | 0 | 10.1%58 |
Don't know | 0.9%2 | 1.1%4 | 0 | 1.0%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%224 | 100%352 | 576 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced or Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 23.7%75 | 37.2%32 | 21.4%15 | 9.7%10 | 0 | 23.0%132 |
Agree | 31.6%100 | 40.7%35 | 22.9%16 | 33.0%34 | 1 | 32.2%185 |
Are you neutral | 11.4%36 | 5.8%5 | 10.0%7 | 11.7%12 | 0 | 10.4%60 |
Disagree | 22.5%71 | 15.1%13 | 28.6%20 | 29.1%30 | 0 | 23.3%134 |
Strongly disagree | 10.1%32 | 0.0%0 | 12.9%9 | 16.5%17 | 0 | 10.1%58 |
Don't know | 0.6%2 | 1.2%1 | 4.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%316 | 100%86 | 100%70 | 100%103 | 575 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/Trade school | College graduate | Graduate school | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 45.5%46 | 27.3%51 | 13.8%22 | 14.5%11 | 2.0%1 | 1 | 22.8%131 |
Agree | 34.7%35 | 36.9%69 | 26.9%43 | 26.3%20 | 36.0%18 | 1 | 32.2%185 |
Are you neutral | 3.0%3 | 10.7%20 | 14.4%23 | 13.2%10 | 8.0%4 | 0 | 10.5%60 |
Disagree | 10.9%11 | 17.1%32 | 31.3%50 | 31.6%24 | 34.0%17 | 0 | 23.3%134 |
Strongly disagree | 5.9%6 | 7.0%13 | 12.5%20 | 13.2%10 | 18.0%9 | 0 | 10.1%58 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.1%2 | 1.3%2 | 1.3%1 | 2.0%1 | 0 | 1.0%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%101 | 100%187 | 100%160 | 100%76 | 100%50 | 574 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65 & over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 12.5%15 | 14.3%13 | 17.3%13 | 29.2%33 | 32.6%57 | 1 | 22.8%131 |
Agree | 30.0%36 | 33.0%30 | 24.0%18 | 33.6%38 | 36.6%64 | 0 | 32.4%186 |
Are you neutral | 14.2%17 | 13.2%12 | 12.0%9 | 7.1%8 | 7.4%13 | 1 | 10.3%59 |
Disagree | 27.5%33 | 26.4%24 | 32.0%24 | 18.6%21 | 18.3%32 | 0 | 23.3%134 |
Strongly disagree | 15.8%19 | 12.1%11 | 13.3%10 | 10.6%12 | 3.4%6 | 0 | 10.1%58 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.1%1 | 1.3%1 | 0.9%1 | 1.7%3 | 0 | 1.0%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%120 | 100%91 | 100%75 | 100%113 | 100%175 | 574 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
10K & less | 10-20K | 20-30K | 30-50K | 50K & up | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 29.2%33 | 22.9%24 | 22.0%18 | 19.3%21 | 14.9%15 | 21 | 21.8%111 |
Agree | 25.7%29 | 35.2%37 | 36.6%30 | 28.4%31 | 24.8%25 | 34 | 29.8%152 |
Are you neutral | 9.7%11 | 8.6%9 | 14.6%12 | 8.3%9 | 13.9%14 | 5 | 10.8%55 |
Disagree | 24.8%28 | 21.0%22 | 19.5%16 | 28.4%31 | 33.7%34 | 3 | 25.7%131 |
Strongly disagree | 8.8%10 | 12.4%13 | 7.3%6 | 13.8%15 | 12.9%13 | 1 | 11.2%57 |
Don't know | 1.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 0.8%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
Total | 100%113 | 100%105 | 100%82 | 100%109 | 100%101 | 510 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Catholic | Protestant | Christian | None | Other/Don't know | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 5.0%2 | 23.4%58 | 29.4%63 | 14.3%7 | 8.7%2 | 0 | 23.0%132 |
Agree | 32.5%13 | 33.5%83 | 32.2%69 | 22.4%11 | 39.1%9 | 1 | 32.2%185 |
Are you neutral | 12.5%5 | 11.3%28 | 8.9%19 | 12.2%6 | 4.3%1 | 1 | 10.3%59 |
Disagree | 25.0%10 | 23.8%59 | 21.5%46 | 32.7%16 | 13.0%3 | 0 | 23.3%134 |
Strongly disagree | 25.0%10 | 7.7%19 | 6.5%14 | 16.3%8 | 30.4%7 | 0 | 10.1%58 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 1.4%3 | 2.0%1 | 4.3%1 | 0 | 1.0%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%40 | 100%248 | 100%214 | 100%49 | 100%23 | 574 |