Sunday, February 6, 2005

The values agenda

A Detroit News poll: Displaying the Ten Commandments in government buildings by frequency of church attendance

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		27. Do you believe that it is proper or improper for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in government buildings?
		Proper	Improper	DK/ Refused
Total		447	122	31
		74.5%	20.3%	5.2%
		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
32. Church Frequency
More than once a week		72	3	1
		94.7%	3.9%	1.3%
		16.1%	2.5%	3.2%
Once a week		145	30	9
		78.8%	16.3%	4.9%
		32.4%	24.8%	29.0%
Once or twice a month		61	18	4
		73.5%	21.7%	4.8%
		13.6%	14.9%	12.9%
A few times a year		114	38	6
		72.2%	24.1%	3.8%
		25.5%	31.4%	19.4%
Never		51	28	10
		57.3%	31.5%	11.2%
		11.4%	23.1%	32.3%
DK/Refused		4	4	1
		44.4%	44.4%	11.1%
		0.9%	3.3%	3.2%