Middletown Area Study, 1994 - Analysis
RESPAUTH
Obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues children should learn. Do you:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 244 | 42.4% | 42.4% | -0.84 |
2) Agree | 237 | 41.1% | 83.5% | 0.10 |
3) Are you neutral | 27 | 4.7% | 88.2% | 1.04 |
4) Disagree | 52 | 9.0% | 97.2% | 1.98 |
5) Strongly disagree | 11 | 1.9% | 99.1% | 2.91 |
6) Don't know | 5 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 3.85 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 35.3%79 | 46.9%165 | 0 | 42.4%244 |
Agree | 46.0%103 | 38.1%134 | 0 | 41.1%237 |
Are you neutral | 6.7%15 | 3.4%12 | 0 | 4.7%27 |
Disagree | 8.9%20 | 9.1%32 | 0 | 9.0%52 |
Strongly disagree | 2.2%5 | 1.7%6 | 0 | 1.9%11 |
Don't know | 0.9%2 | 0.9%3 | 0 | 0.9%5 |
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 | 43.4%137 | 54.7%47 | 32.9%23 | 35.9%37 | 0 | 42.4%244 |
Agree | 41.1%130 | 33.7%29 | 42.9%30 | 45.6%47 | 1 | 41.0%236 |
Are you neutral | 4.4%14 | 3.5%3 | 7.1%5 | 4.9%5 | 0 | 4.7%27 |
Disagree | 8.2%26 | 5.8%5 | 15.7%11 | 9.7%10 | 0 | 9.0%52 |
Strongly disagree | 1.9%6 | 2.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 2.9%3 | 0 | 1.9%11 |
Don't know | 0.9%3 | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 1.0%1 | 0 | 0.9%5 |
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 | 57.4%58 | 48.1%90 | 35.6%57 | 36.8%28 | 20.0%10 | 1 | 42.3%243 |
Agree | 37.6%38 | 38.0%71 | 43.8%70 | 46.1%35 | 44.0%22 | 1 | 41.1%236 |
Are you neutral | 2.0%2 | 4.3%8 | 5.0%8 | 6.6%5 | 8.0%4 | 0 | 4.7%27 |
Disagree | 2.0%2 | 8.0%15 | 11.9%19 | 5.3%4 | 24.0%12 | 0 | 9.1%52 |
Strongly disagree | 0.0%0 | 1.1%2 | 3.1%5 | 2.6%2 | 4.0%2 | 0 | 1.9%11 |
Don't know | 1.0%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.6%1 | 2.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%5 |
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 | 38.3%46 | 40.7%37 | 28.0%21 | 38.1%43 | 54.9%96 | 1 | 42.3%243 |
Agree | 44.2%53 | 42.9%39 | 45.3%34 | 42.5%48 | 35.4%62 | 1 | 41.1%236 |
Are you neutral | 5.8%7 | 5.5%5 | 8.0%6 | 4.4%5 | 2.3%4 | 0 | 4.7%27 |
Disagree | 8.3%10 | 11.0%10 | 16.0%12 | 8.8%10 | 5.7%10 | 0 | 9.1%52 |
Strongly disagree | 2.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%2 | 3.5%4 | 1.1%2 | 0 | 1.9%11 |
Don't know | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%3 | 0.6%1 | 0 | 0.9%5 |
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 | 49.6%56 | 40.0%42 | 46.3%38 | 31.2%34 | 37.6%38 | 36 | 40.8%208 |
Agree | 37.2%42 | 41.9%44 | 40.2%33 | 48.6%53 | 42.6%43 | 22 | 42.2%215 |
Are you neutral | 3.5%4 | 5.7%6 | 6.1%5 | 5.5%6 | 5.0%5 | 1 | 5.1%26 |
Disagree | 9.7%11 | 12.4%13 | 2.4%2 | 11.9%13 | 9.9%10 | 3 | 9.6%49 |
Strongly disagree | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.4%2 | 2.8%3 | 3.0%3 | 3 | 1.6%8 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%2 | 1 | 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 | 30.0%12 | 41.9%104 | 48.1%103 | 24.5%12 | 52.2%12 | 1 | 42.3%243 |
Agree | 45.0%18 | 40.7%101 | 41.1%88 | 46.9%23 | 26.1%6 | 1 | 41.1%236 |
Are you neutral | 5.0%2 | 4.8%12 | 4.2%9 | 6.1%3 | 4.3%1 | 0 | 4.7%27 |
Disagree | 12.5%5 | 9.3%23 | 5.6%12 | 18.4%9 | 13.0%3 | 0 | 9.1%52 |
Strongly disagree | 5.0%2 | 2.0%5 | 0.9%2 | 2.0%1 | 4.3%1 | 0 | 1.9%11 |
Don't know | 2.5%1 | 1.2%3 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%40 | 100%248 | 100%214 | 100%49 | 100%23 | 574 |