Sunday, February 6, 2005

The values agenda

A Detroit News poll: Discrimination against religious people by area

How to read crosstabs

     Crosstabs are two-way tables that allow researches to break down data into categories simultaneously, and compare results by number and by percentage. In all, 600 people were polled in Michigan. The crosstabs show both percentages and numbers of individuals. When you see a partial percentage in the tables below, you may need to look up -- or across -- to find what that partial percentage represents. The data has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.

Mitchell Research & Communications, Inc. Detroit News Michigan Values Survey January 26-31, 2005

N=600		20. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: "People who have strong religious beliefs are discriminated against in this country"?
		Strongly agree	Somewh- at agree	Somewh- at disagree	Strongly disagree	DK/ Refused
Total		117	128	149	180	26
		19.5%	21.3%	24.8%	30.0%	4.3%
		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
37. Area
City of Detroit		6	11	4	18	5
		13.6%	25.0%	9.1%	40.9%	11.4%
		5.1%	8.6%	2.7%	10.0%	19.2%
Oakland		55	34	49	64	4
		26.7%	16.5%	23.8%	31.1%	1.9%
		47.0%	26.6%	32.9%	35.6%	15.4%
Outstate Michigan		56	83	96	98	17
		16.0%	23.7%	27.4%	28.0%	4.9%
		47.9%	64.8%	64.4%	54.4%	65.4%