Project Canada 1980 - Analysis
CERTMEA2 (Weighted by WT2)
How sure are you that you have found the answer to the meaning of life?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Very certain | 125 | 9.7% | 9.7% | |
| 2) Quite certain | 276 | 21.5% | 31.2% | |
| 3) Rather uncertain | 342 | 26.7% | 57.9% | |
| 4) I don't think there is an answer to such a question. | 538 | 41.9% | 99.8% | |
| 8) Undecided | 1 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 9) Varied | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | |
| Missing | 19 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1463 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very certain | 9.0%58 | 10.4%67 | 0 | 9.7%125 |
| Quite certain | 19.8%127 | 23.2%149 | 0 | 21.5%276 |
| Rather uncertain | 27.3%175 | 26.0%167 | 0 | 26.6%342 |
| I don't think there is an answer to such a question. | 43.4%278 | 40.4%260 | 0 | 41.9%538 |
| Undecided | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Varied | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 100%641 | 100%643 | 1284 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Widowed | Divorced/Separated | Never married | Cohabiting | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very certain | 10.1%83 | 12.0%14 | 4.9%4 | 10.6%22 | 2.2%1 | 1 | 9.8%124 |
| Quite certain | 22.2%182 | 23.9%28 | 14.8%12 | 17.4%36 | 32.6%15 | 2 | 21.5%273 |
| Rather uncertain | 26.4%216 | 24.8%29 | 29.6%24 | 26.6%55 | 28.3%13 | 7 | 26.6%337 |
| I don't think there is an answer to such a question. | 40.8%334 | 39.3%46 | 50.6%41 | 45.4%94 | 37.0%17 | 8 | 41.9%532 |
| Undecided | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Varied | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Total | 100%818 | 100%117 | 100%81 | 100%207 | 100%46 | 1269 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very certain | 12.8%79 | 7.6%35 | 3.1%1 | 4.6%6 | 12.5%3 | 2 | 9.8%124 |
| Quite certain | 20.1%124 | 26.3%121 | 3.1%1 | 12.3%16 | 33.3%8 | 6 | 21.4%270 |
| Rather uncertain | 27.6%170 | 27.0%124 | 18.8%6 | 23.1%30 | 20.8%5 | 4 | 26.5%335 |
| I don't think there is an answer to such a question. | 39.2%242 | 38.9%179 | 75.0%24 | 60.0%78 | 33.3%8 | 12 | 42.0%531 |
| Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Varied | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Total | 100%617 | 100%460 | 100%32 | 100%130 | 100%24 | 1263 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Grade school | High school | Tech school | College | Graduate degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very certain | 10.7%22 | 9.4%41 | 7.0%16 | 11.1%24 | 11.6%19 | 3 | 9.8%122 |
| Quite certain | 26.2%54 | 20.9%91 | 22.5%51 | 18.1%39 | 21.3%35 | 8 | 21.6%270 |
| Rather uncertain | 19.4%40 | 26.6%116 | 30.8%70 | 27.3%59 | 27.4%45 | 9 | 26.4%330 |
| I don't think there is an answer to such a question. | 42.7%88 | 42.9%187 | 39.6%90 | 43.5%94 | 39.6%65 | 16 | 42.0%524 |
| Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Varied | 1.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 2 |
| Total | 100%206 | 100%436 | 100%227 | 100%216 | 100%164 | 1249 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| Less than $10,000 | $10K-19,999 | $20K-29,999 | $30K-50,000 | Greater than $50,000 | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very certain | 8.4%17 | 10.7%41 | 7.6%26 | 10.4%26 | 4.8%3 | 11 | 9.1%113 |
| Quite certain | 25.1%51 | 21.4%82 | 20.6%71 | 20.5%51 | 22.6%14 | 6 | 21.7%269 |
| Rather uncertain | 29.1%59 | 25.1%96 | 27.6%95 | 25.7%64 | 35.5%22 | 9 | 27.1%336 |
| I don't think there is an answer to such a question. | 37.4%76 | 42.8%164 | 43.6%150 | 43.0%107 | 37.1%23 | 23 | 41.9%520 |
| Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| Varied | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
| Total | 100%203 | 100%383 | 100%344 | 100%249 | 100%62 | 1241 |
