Should the death penalty be abolished? - Belief Statistics Topic
Q37a. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should abolish the death penalty? (DEATHPEN)Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007) - Instructional Dataset)
Should the death penalty be abolished? by Age
| 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 29.8%71 | 42.5%124 | 44.3%133 | 36.5%104 | 33.5%64 | 28.7%47 | 36.9%543 | 0 |
| Disagree | 39.5%94 | 34.6%101 | 35.0%105 | 33.3%95 | 37.7%72 | 43.9%72 | 36.7%539 | 0 |
| Agree | 15.5%37 | 13.7%40 | 11.0%33 | 15.1%43 | 16.2%31 | 16.5%27 | 14.4%211 | 0 |
| Strongly agree | 15.1%36 | 9.2%27 | 9.7%29 | 15.1%43 | 12.6%24 | 11.0%18 | 12.0%177 | 0 |
| Missing | 31 | 21 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 174 | 0 |
| Total | 100%238 | 100%292 | 100%300 | 100%285 | 100%191 | 100%164 | 1470 |
Should the death penalty be abolished? by Education
| No high school diploma | High school graduate | Some college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Postgraduate work/degree | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 32.0%31 | 43.7%180 | 39.4%156 | 38.5%60 | 33.2%66 | 23.5%44 | 37.1%537 | 8 |
| Disagree | 33.0%32 | 36.4%150 | 38.1%151 | 37.8%59 | 38.7%77 | 32.6%61 | 36.6%530 | 10 |
| Agree | 22.7%22 | 12.6%52 | 11.1%44 | 12.2%19 | 14.6%29 | 21.4%40 | 14.2%206 | 3 |
| Strongly agree | 12.4%12 | 7.3%30 | 11.4%45 | 11.5%18 | 13.6%27 | 22.5%42 | 12.0%174 | 2 |
| Missing | 24 | 41 | 40 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 197 | 12 |
| Total | 100%97 | 100%412 | 100%396 | 100%156 | 100%199 | 100%187 | 1447 |
Should the death penalty be abolished? by Gender
| Male | Female | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 41.7%300 | 32.5%244 | 37.0%544 | 0 |
| Disagree | 33.3%240 | 39.8%299 | 36.6%539 | 0 |
| Agree | 13.8%99 | 14.9%112 | 14.3%211 | 0 |
| Strongly agree | 11.3%81 | 12.8%96 | 12.0%177 | 0 |
| Missing | 59 | 115 | 174 | 0 |
| Total | 100%720 | 100%751 | 1471 |
Should the death penalty be abolished? by Region
| East | Mid-West | South | West | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 34.1%107 | 33.1%114 | 42.7%204 | 35.5%119 | 37.0%544 | 0 |
| Disagree | 35.0%110 | 39.5%136 | 36.6%175 | 35.5%119 | 36.7%540 | 0 |
| Agree | 19.7%62 | 13.7%47 | 10.7%51 | 14.9%50 | 14.3%210 | 0 |
| Strongly agree | 11.1%35 | 13.7%47 | 10.0%48 | 14.0%47 | 12.0%177 | 0 |
| Missing | 47 | 43 | 47 | 37 | 174 | 0 |
| Total | 100%314 | 100%344 | 100%478 | 100%335 | 1471 |
Should the death penalty be abolished? by Religion
| Evangelical Protestant | Black Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Catholic | Other | None | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 47.1%224 | 28.3%17 | 30.9%89 | 34.6%110 | 29.8%34 | 32.4%55 | 37.1%529 | 14 |
| Disagree | 39.5%188 | 38.3%23 | 41.0%118 | 36.8%117 | 36.8%42 | 23.5%40 | 37.0%528 | 9 |
| Agree | 7.6%36 | 16.7%10 | 21.2%61 | 17.9%57 | 9.6%11 | 16.5%28 | 14.2%203 | 8 |
| Strongly agree | 5.9%28 | 16.7%10 | 6.9%20 | 10.7%34 | 23.7%27 | 27.6%47 | 11.6%166 | 10 |
| Missing | 46 | 15 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 215 | 9 |
| Total | 100%476 | 100%60 | 100%288 | 100%318 | 100%114 | 100%170 | 1426 |
Should the death penalty be abolished? by Worship attendance
| Less than once a year | Once or twice a year | Several times a year | 1-3 times a month | About weekly | Weekly or more | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 39.0%177 | 42.3%66 | 40.1%63 | 36.8%60 | 35.9%33 | 32.8%142 | 37.2%541 | 5 |
| Disagree | 29.3%133 | 34.0%53 | 35.7%56 | 48.5%79 | 32.6%30 | 42.3%183 | 36.7%534 | 4 |
| Agree | 14.3%65 | 14.1%22 | 15.3%24 | 8.6%14 | 22.8%21 | 14.3%62 | 14.3%208 | 4 |
| Strongly agree | 17.4%79 | 9.6%15 | 8.9%14 | 6.1%10 | 8.7%8 | 10.6%46 | 11.8%172 | 4 |
| Missing | 47 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 52 | 191 | 8 |
| Total | 100%454 | 100%156 | 100%157 | 100%163 | 100%92 | 100%433 | 1455 |
Related variables
A similar question appeared on General Social Survey 2008 Cross-Section and Panel CombinedDo you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? (CAPPUN)
Notes
This file contains all of the cases and variables that are in the original 2007 Baylor Religion Survey, but is prepared for easier use in the classroom. Changes have been made in two areas. First, to avoid confusion when constructing tables or interpreting basic analysis, all missing data codes have been set to system missing. Second, many of the continuous variables have been categorized into fewer categories, and added as additional variables to the file.The Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) received a major three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors, with a specific focus on consumption of religious goods and services. Using a host of new survey items that improve upon previous work, the study will yield new data to more systematically explore and better understand what sometimes appears to be an ambiguous relationship between trust, civic engagement, and religion. In partnering with the Gallup Organization, we believe this cutting-edge study has the potential to generate data that may well cause scholars to rethink our currently used measures of religious commitment or devoutness, as well as various theories linking the influence of religion to civic engagement, spiritual capital, and many other important social and behavioral outcomes.
