CSB/SJU Students Views on the Issues
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Initial Campus-Wide Survey |
Campus Laboratory Beginning Survey |
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% agree |
% disagree |
Mean |
% agree |
% disagree |
Mean |
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Abortion should be legal. |
32.1% |
51.0% |
2.64 |
42.9% |
39.5% |
2.97 |
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The death penalty should be abolished. |
51.1% |
27.1% |
3.46 |
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Wealthy people should pay a larger share of taxes than they do now. |
55.4% |
19.3% |
3.52 |
50.5% |
23.7% |
3.39 |
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The Catholic Church should ordain women. |
59.5% |
16.8% |
3.63 |
56.6% |
14.5% |
3.63 |
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Affirmative action in college admissions should not be practiced. |
29.0% |
18.8% |
3.18 |
27.4% |
28.4% |
3.02 |
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Same-sex couples should have the right to legal marital status. |
60.7% |
27.1% |
3.59 |
64.3% |
22.5% |
3.70 |
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The primary responsibilities of married women are in the realm of home and family. |
8.3% |
79.3% |
1.74 |
9.2% |
78.1% |
1.85 |
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It is important to have laws prohibiting homosexual relationships. |
6.6% |
80.3% |
1.71 |
9.2% |
74.6% |
1.86 |
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It is important that the United States maintain a strong military. |
58.2% |
16.7% |
3.64 |
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A national health care plan is needed to cover everybody’s costs. |
65.5% |
12.5% |
3.84 |
60.5% |
18.0% |
3.57 |
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Through hard work, everybody can succeed in American society. |
51.3% |
28.2% |
3.39 |
56.8% |
30.3% |
3.34 |
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Dissent is a critical component of the political process. |
37.1% |
4.3% |
3.47 |
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If two people really like each other, it’s all right for them to have sex even if they have known each other for only a short time. |
19.3% |
59.4% |
2.40 |
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You can disagree with the church’s official teaching and still be a good Catholic. |
67.6% |
9.9% |
3.91 |
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The government should do more to ensure equal opportunity to all people regardless of race. |
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74.5% |
7.9% |
4.00 |
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Same-sex couples should be able to receive the same employment benefits and inheritance rights as married heterosexual couples. |
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70.9% |
13.3% |
3.98 |
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The government should redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor. |
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24.2% |
40.8% |
2.74 |
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GLBT persons should be protected from discrimination in the workplace. |
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86.3% |
3.6% |
4.28 |
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Economic inequality is a major problem in American society. |
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64.4% |
12.8% |
3.73 |
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Men and women should participate equally in caring for children. |
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92.1% |
1.3% |
4.45 |
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GLBT persons should be welcome to participate fully in the life of the Catholic Church. |
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67.4% |
9.7% |
3.93 |
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Racism is still a major problem in American society. |
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74.4% |
8.3% |
3.85 |
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The government should guarantee the basic necessities of life to all Americans. |
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69.2% |
9.3% |
3.88 |
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The Catholic Church should not ordain men with strong homosexual tendencies. |
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26.9% |
44.0% |
2.67 |
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Men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. |
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94.3% |
0.4% |
4.64 |
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The descendents of slaves should receive reparations from the United States government. |
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12.8% |
53.7% |
2.39 |
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A person working full time should earn enough to support a family. |
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79.8% |
4.4% |
4.14 |
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The capitalist system is harmful to working class people. |
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17.9% |
20.5% |
2.99 |
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Sexism is still a major problem in American society. |
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63.9% |
13.3% |
3.67 |
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The government should do more to promote gender equality. |
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62.8% |
10.6% |
3.71 |