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Conservatives and Liberals on the Issues, Campus Laboratory Beginning Survey
Students were asked to choose among five ideological categories: liberal, conservative, middle-of-the-road, “I don’t have strong views,” and “my views don’t fit easily into the labels of ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative.’” Though the latter two groups are not included in the chart below, their responses were generally similar to those of middle-of-the-road students. The t-values and p-values are based on a comparison of conservative and liberal students.
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|
% of conservative students who agree |
% of liberal students who agree |
% of middle of the road students who agree |
t-value |
p-value |
|
Same-sex couples should have the right to legal marital status. |
23.2% |
91.7% |
62.0% |
12.256 |
.000 |
|
Same-sex couples should be able to receive the same employment benefits and inheritance rights as married heterosexual couples. |
39.2% |
89.4% |
70.0% |
7.973 |
.000 |
|
It is important to have laws prohibiting homosexual relationships. |
23.2% |
2.3% |
4.0% |
7.837 |
.000 |
|
Abortion should be legal. |
23.3% |
68.6% |
28.0% |
7.472 |
.000 |
|
Wealthy people should pay a larger share of taxes than they do now. |
30.3% |
70.9% |
42.0% |
7.240 |
.000 |
|
A national health care plan is needed to cover everybody’s costs. |
35.7% |
79.1% |
52.0% |
6.598 |
.000 |
|
Through hard work, everybody can succeed in American society. |
83.6% |
33.7% |
62.0% |
6.590 |
.000 |
|
Economic inequality is a major problem in American society. |
41.1% |
82.5% |
56.0% |
6.353 |
.000 |
|
The Catholic Church should ordain women. |
37.5% |
77.9% |
46.0% |
6.169 |
.000 |
|
The Catholic Church should not ordain men with strong homosexual tendencies. |
37.5% |
11.7% |
28.0% |
5.363 |
.000 |
|
The government should redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor. |
8.9% |
32.6% |
24.0% |
5.147 |
.000 |
|
The government should do more to promote gender equality. |
37.5% |
80.2% |
49.0% |
5.126 |
.000 |
|
The primary responsibilities of married women are in the realm of home and family. |
14.3% |
0.0% |
18.0% |
4.452 |
.000 |
|
GLBT persons should be welcome to participate fully in the life of the Catholic Church. |
50.0% |
82.6% |
58.0% |
4.312 |
.000 |
|
The government should do more to ensure equal opportunity to all people regardless of race. |
64.3% |
86.0% |
66.0% |
4.299 |
.000 |
|
Sexism is still a major problem in American society. |
48.2% |
74.4% |
54.0% |
4.058 |
.000 |
|
GLBT persons should be protected from discrimination in the workplace. |
78.5% |
94.1% |
80.0% |
3.889 |
.000 |
|
The government should guarantee the basic necessities of life to all Americans. |
64.3% |
77.9% |
60.0% |
3.388 |
.001 |
|
Racism is still a major problem in American society. |
64.3% |
82.6% |
70.0% |
3.040 |
.003 |
|
The capitalist system is harmful to working class people. |
11.2% |
27.0% |
6.0% |
3.001 |
.003 |
|
A person working full time should earn enough to support a family. |
67.8% |
88.4% |
72.0% |
2.872 |
.005 |
|
The descendents of slaves should receive reparations from the United States government. |
10.7% |
11.7% |
16.0% |
2.578 |
.011 |
|
Men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. |
91.1% |
98.8% |
91.8% |
2.148 |
.032 |
|
Affirmative action in college admissions should not be practiced. |
33.9% |
20.2% |
34.0% |
2.009 |
.046 |
|
Men and women should participate equally in caring for children. |
92.8% |
93.1% |
92.0% |
1.335 |
Not sig. |