December 2006 Values Update Survey - Analysis
JUSTPREM (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Do you think that using military force against countries that may seriously threaten our country, but have not attacked us, can often be justified, sometimes be justified, rarely be justified, or never be justified?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Often justified | 16.0% | 16.0% |
2) Sometimes justified | 38.7% | 54.6% |
3) Rarely justified | 24.4% | 79.1% |
4) Never justified | 17.0% | 96.1% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 3.9% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Often justified | 14.2% | 20.6% | 18.2% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 11.8% | 2 | 16.1% |
Sometimes justified | 38.1% | 38.9% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 34.1% | 35.8% | 16 | 38.6% |
Rarely justified | 27.6% | 22.0% | 24.1% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 13 | 24.3% |
Never justified | 16.0% | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 20.3% | 19.1% | 4 | 17.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 3 | 3.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Often justified | 19.9% | 12.2% | 0 | 16.0% |
Sometimes justified | 38.6% | 38.7% | 0 | 38.7% |
Rarely justified | 24.4% | 24.5% | 0 | 24.4% |
Never justified | 14.5% | 19.3% | 0 | 17.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.5% | 5.3% | 0 | 3.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate and above | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Often justified | 16.9% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 12.9% | 2 | 15.9% |
Sometimes justified | 28.9% | 37.7% | 39.7% | 44.0% | 5 | 38.7% |
Rarely justified | 13.8% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 28.3% | 3 | 24.4% |
Never justified | 30.7% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 2 | 17.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 9.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1 | 3.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Often justified | 30.4% | 6.9% | 15.0% | 19 | 16.1% |
Sometimes justified | 51.7% | 28.7% | 39.5% | 51 | 38.9% |
Rarely justified | 10.9% | 37.0% | 24.5% | 19 | 25.4% |
Never justified | 5.5% | 23.0% | 18.1% | 27 | 16.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.6% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 21 | 3.1% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White non-Hispanic | Black non-Hispanic | Hispanic or other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Often justified | 16.5% | 9.5% | 17.2% | 5 | 15.8% |
Sometimes justified | 41.9% | 28.8% | 32.3% | 8 | 38.7% |
Rarely justified | 25.0% | 32.0% | 17.7% | 5 | 24.5% |
Never justified | 13.3% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 2 | 17.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.3% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 2 | 3.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |