American National Election Studies, 2004 - Analysis
AIDPOOR
Should federal spending on AID TO POOR PEOPLE be INCREASED, DECREASED, or kept ABOUT THE SAME?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Increased | 676 | 55.8% | 55.8% | -0.84 |
| 3) Decreased | 95 | 7.8% | 63.6% | 0.17 |
| 5) Kept about the same | 421 | 34.7% | 98.3% | 1.18 |
| 8) Don't know | 17 | 1.4% | 99.8% | 2.68 |
| 9) Refused | 3 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 3.19 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increased | 53.0%300 | 58.2%376 | 0 | 55.8%676 |
| Decreased | 9.7%55 | 6.2%40 | 0 | 7.8%95 |
| Kept about the same | 36.0%204 | 33.6%217 | 0 | 34.7%421 |
| Don't know | 1.2%7 | 1.5%10 | 0 | 1.4%17 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.5%3 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%566 | 100%646 | 1212 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 years | 31-45 | 46-60 | 61+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increased | 61.4%156 | 57.2%182 | 56.1%192 | 49.0%146 | 0 | 55.8%676 |
| Decreased | 8.7%22 | 9.1%29 | 6.4%22 | 7.4%22 | 0 | 7.8%95 |
| Kept about the same | 29.1%74 | 33.0%105 | 35.1%120 | 40.9%122 | 0 | 34.7%421 |
| Don't know | 0.8%2 | 0.6%2 | 1.8%6 | 2.3%7 | 0 | 1.4%17 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%2 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%254 | 100%318 | 100%342 | 100%298 | 1212 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increased | 49.4%163 | 49.8%107 | 43.3%13 | 71.4%162 | 231 | 55.5%445 |
| Decreased | 8.2%27 | 8.8%19 | 10.0%3 | 4.8%11 | 35 | 7.5%60 |
| Kept about the same | 40.6%134 | 40.5%87 | 43.3%13 | 22.5%51 | 136 | 35.5%285 |
| Don't know | 1.2%4 | 0.9%2 | 3.3%1 | 1.3%3 | 7 | 1.2%10 |
| Refused | 0.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 0 |
| Total | 100%330 | 100%215 | 100%30 | 100%227 | 802 |
Region (I-REGION)
| Northeast | North Central | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increased | 60.6%132 | 53.2%167 | 59.0%246 | 49.8%131 | 0 | 55.8%676 |
| Decreased | 8.7%19 | 6.4%20 | 7.2%30 | 9.9%26 | 0 | 7.8%95 |
| Kept about the same | 28.9%63 | 38.9%122 | 32.1%134 | 38.8%102 | 0 | 34.7%421 |
| Don't know | 1.8%4 | 1.6%5 | 1.2%5 | 1.1%3 | 0 | 1.4%17 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%2 | 0.4%1 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%218 | 100%314 | 100%417 | 100%263 | 1212 |
