[Last revised 12/8/05]

St. Cloud State University SURVEY

2005

STATEWIDE SURVEY OF MINNESOTA ADULTS

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Frequencies

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GENDER

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 male	278	49.0	49.0	49.0
	3 female	289	51.0	51.0	100.0
	Total	567	100.0	100.0

direction of state

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 right dir	259	45.7	46.3	46.3
	2 neau	51	9.0	9.1	55.4
	3 wrong dir	215	38.0	38.5	93.9
	8 dk	34	6.1	6.1	100.0
	Total	560	98.8	100.0
Missing	9 ref	7	1.2
Total		567	100.0

most impor problem facing state

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 abor	8	1.4	1.4	1.4
	2 ag gen	2	.3	.3	1.8
	3 bud-def	46	8.1	8.1	9.9
	4 corp leader	4	.7	.7	10.6
	5 crimes gang viole	9	1.6	1.6	12.2
	6 drug use	17	3.0	3.0	15.2
	7 econ issues jobs wages	21	3.8	3.8	19.0
	8 ed funding	104	18.3	18.5	37.5
	9 envir issue	7	1.2	1.2	38.8
	10 fam issues	8	1.4	1.4	40.2
	11 gambling	11	1.9	2.0	42.2
	12 health issues	49	8.7	8.8	50.9
	13 affor housing	7	1.2	1.3	52.2
	15 natural disaster	1	.2	.2	52.4
	16 pol/politicians/gov/legis	29	5.2	5.2	57.6
	17 poverty poor	8	1.4	1.4	59.0
	18 pres drugs	2	.3	.3	59.3
	19 relig-moral issues	4	.7	.7	60.0
	20 road highways	10	1.8	1.8	61.8
	21 senior issues	5	.9	.9	62.7
	22 sports issues stad	4	.7	.7	63.4
	23 state service cuts	2	.4	.4	63.8
	25 taxes	70	12.3	12.4	76.2
	27 util-prices energy	5	.9	.9	77.1
	28 wel waste-oth	10	1.8	1.8	78.9
	29 other	54	9.5	9.6	88.5
	30 no prob facing state	4	.7	.7	89.3
	31 dk	60	10.7	10.7	100.0
	Total	562	99.1	100.0
Missing	32 ref	5	.9
Total		567	100.0

party best able to deal with problem

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 rep	114	20.1	23.5	23.5
	2 dem	185	32.6	38.0	61.4
	3 Inde Part	44	7.8	9.1	70.5
	4 Green	8	1.5	1.7	72.3
	5 other	11	1.9	2.3	74.5
	6 same	33	5.8	6.8	81.3
	7 neither	48	8.4	9.8	91.1
	8 dk	43	7.7	8.9	100.0
	Total	487	85.8	100.0
Missing	9 ref	11	1.9
	System	70	12.3
	Total	81	14.2
Total		567	100.0

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rate cell phone danger moving traffic

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 not dangerous at all	8	1.4	1.4	1.4
	1 na	8	1.5	1.5	2.9
	2 na	8	1.4	1.4	4.3
	3 na	10	1.8	1.8	6.0
	4 na	10	1.8	1.8	7.8
	5 na	49	8.7	8.7	16.5
	6 na	39	6.9	6.9	23.4
	7 na	56	9.8	9.8	33.2
	8 na	90	15.8	15.8	49.0
	9 na	42	7.4	7.4	56.5
	10 very dangerous	246	43.4	43.4	99.8
	11 dont know	1	.2	.2	100.0
	Total	567	100.0	100.0

rare hands free danger moving traffic

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 not danerous at all	19	3.4	3.4	3.4
	1 na	12	2.1	2.1	5.5
	2 na	30	5.3	5.3	10.8
	3 na	44	7.7	7.7	18.5
	4 na	35	6.2	6.2	24.7
	5 na	101	17.8	17.8	42.6
	6 na	44	7.8	7.8	50.4
	7 na	68	11.9	11.9	62.3
	8 na	68	12.1	12.1	74.4
	9 na	27	4.8	4.8	79.1
	10 very dangerous	113	20.0	20.0	99.1
	11 dont know	5	.9	.9	100.0
	Total	567	100.0	100.0

what should be done about cell phone driving

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 nothing	60	10.6	10.6	10.6
	2 make all cell phone use ill while driv	200	35.4	35.4	46.0
	3 limit to hands free	276	48.6	48.7	94.7
	8 dk	30	5.3	5.3	100.0
	Total	566	99.8	100.0
Missing	9 ref miss oth	1	.2
Total		567	100.0

mn abortion should allow

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 never allow	66	11.7	12.0	12.0
	2 only rape incen moth life	172	30.3	31.1	43.1
	3 rape incen moth life+	70	12.4	12.7	55.8
	4 personal choice	228	40.2	41.2	96.9
	8 dk	17	3.0	3.1	100.0
	Total	553	97.6	100.0
Missing	9 ref miss oth	14	2.4
Total		567	100.0

favor completely overturning Roe

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 yes overturn	155	27.3	28.0	28.0
	5 no dont overturn	343	60.4	62.1	90.1
	6 modify	12	2.1	2.1	92.3
	8 dk	43	7.5	7.7	100.0
	Total	552	97.3	100.0
Missing	9 ref miss oth	15	2.7
Total		567	100.0

favor death penalty for murder

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 strong favor	119	21.0	21.3	21.3
	2 favor	201	35.5	36.0	57.2
	3 oppose	132	23.3	23.6	80.9
	4 strong oppose	64	11.3	11.4	92.3
	8 dk	43	7.6	7.7	100.0
	Total	560	98.8	100.0
Missing	9 ref miss oth	7	1.2
Total		567	100.0

why favor death penalty

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 a deter to others	47	8.4	15.0	15.0
	2 revenge is needed	8	1.4	2.5	17.4
	3 fitting punish for the crime	108	19.1	34.1	51.5
	4 rehab doesnt work	31	5.5	9.7	61.3
	5 life in prison too easy	31	5.5	9.9	71.2
	6 survivor cloture	12	2.1	3.8	74.9
	7 some murd need to be executed	52	9.1	16.3	91.2
	8 oth vol	19	3.4	6.0	97.2
	9 dont know	9	1.6	2.8	100.0
	Total	318	56.0	100.0
Missing	10 ref miss oth	3	.5
	System	246	43.5
	Total	249	44.0
Total		567	100.0

why oppose death penalty

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 moral relig reasons	63	11.2	32.4	32.4
	2 fear of exec innon persons	40	7.1	20.5	52.9
	3 life is harsher punish	25	4.4	12.8	65.8
	4 death is cruel and unusual pun	12	2.1	6.1	71.8
	5 not a deterrant	11	2.0	5.9	77.7
	6 its not applied fairly	18	3.1	9.1	86.8
	7 too expensive	7	1.2	3.6	90.4
	8 rehab can work	6	1.0	3.0	93.4
	9 other vol	7	1.2	3.5	96.9
	10 dk	6	1.1	3.1	100.0
	Total	195	34.5	100.0
Missing	11 ref miss oth	1	.2
	System	371	65.4
	Total	372	65.5
Total		567	100.0

bush action katrina

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 did all he could do	188	33.2	33.4	33.4
	2 could have done much more	332	58.5	58.8	92.2
	3 did too much	18	3.2	3.2	95.4
	8 dk	26