Carnegie Foundation National Survey of Higher Education, Faculty Sample (1975) - Analysis
AFIRMMRT (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements -- Affirmative action labels members of minority groups in such a way that they can never be judged on merit alone.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly agree | 3413 | 14.2% | 14.2% | |
| 2) Agree with reservations | 10065 | 41.9% | 56.1% | |
| 3) Disagree with reservations | 7583 | 31.5% | 87.6% | |
| 4) Strongly disagree | 2974 | 12.4% | 100.0% | |
| Missing | 945 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 24317 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 15.3%2767 | 10.5%592 | 53 | 14.2%3359 |
| Agree with reservations | 44.1%7961 | 34.9%1972 | 127 | 41.9%9933 |
| Disagree with reservations | 30.3%5472 | 35.7%2013 | 92 | 31.6%7485 |
| Strongly disagree | 10.3%1869 | 18.9%1069 | 36 | 12.4%2938 |
| Missing | 577 | 211 | 1253 | 157 |
| Total | 100%18069 | 100%5646 | 23715 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 13.9%3092 | 14.0%101 | 18.8%156 | 59 | 14.1%3349 |
| Agree with reservations | 42.3%9369 | 34.2%246 | 39.9%330 | 115 | 41.9%9945 |
| Disagree with reservations | 31.8%7057 | 26.7%192 | 29.1%241 | 80 | 31.6%7490 |
| Strongly disagree | 12.0%2653 | 25.0%180 | 12.2%101 | 37 | 12.4%2934 |
| Missing | 700 | 27 | 52 | 1236 | 166 |
| Total | 100%22171 | 100%719 | 100%828 | 23718 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Married twice | Single, never married | Single, divorced | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 14.4%2406 | 13.8%267 | 14.3%492 | 11.7%134 | 14.3%85 | 28 | 14.2%3384 |
| Agree with reservations | 42.8%7131 | 39.9%771 | 39.8%1372 | 42.2%483 | 36.1%215 | 85 | 41.9%9972 |
| Disagree with reservations | 31.2%5206 | 31.8%615 | 32.5%1123 | 31.3%358 | 32.6%194 | 66 | 31.5%7496 |
| Strongly disagree | 11.5%1920 | 14.5%281 | 13.4%464 | 14.8%170 | 17.1%102 | 34 | 12.3%2937 |
| Missing | 548 | 71 | 128 | 29 | 15 | 1158 | 154 |
| Total | 100%16663 | 100%1934 | 100%3451 | 100%1145 | 100%596 | 23789 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other/NA | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 14.3%1399 | 15.1%539 | 18.2%278 | 13.9%378 | 12.6%759 | 59 | 14.2%3353 |
| Agree with reservations | 43.1%4228 | 39.2%1404 | 39.1%598 | 42.4%1149 | 42.4%2557 | 133 | 42.0%9936 |
| Disagree with reservations | 31.3%3075 | 33.4%1196 | 27.8%426 | 32.0%869 | 31.4%1897 | 117 | 31.5%7463 |
| Strongly disagree | 11.4%1115 | 12.3%441 | 14.9%228 | 11.7%317 | 13.6%819 | 50 | 12.3%2920 |
| Missing | 295 | 109 | 57 | 114 | 185 | 1304 | 185 |
| Total | 100%9817 | 100%3580 | 100%1530 | 100%2713 | 100%6032 | 23672 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Left | Liberal | Middle of the road | Moderately conservative | Strongly conservative | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 10.9%139 | 10.3%862 | 13.6%905 | 18.9%1221 | 29.0%212 | 82 | 14.2%3339 |
| Agree with reservations | 31.1%398 | 41.4%3470 | 43.7%2906 | 43.7%2825 | 34.8%255 | 193 | 41.9%9854 |
| Disagree with reservations | 33.9%434 | 34.6%2898 | 32.1%2133 | 27.6%1788 | 22.5%165 | 168 | 31.6%7418 |
| Strongly disagree | 24.2%310 | 13.7%1149 | 10.5%700 | 9.8%635 | 13.7%100 | 77 | 12.3%2894 |
| Missing | 32 | 257 | 238 | 200 | 23 | 1465 | 195 |
| Total | 100%1281 | 100%8379 | 100%6644 | 100%6469 | 100%732 | 23505 |
