Category Archives: data

The ends of liberty

Posted on October 28, 2009 by David Hume

In Reason, Are Property Rights Enough? Should libertarians care about cultural values? A reason debate. If politics are dispositions, then at the end of the day they still have to “point” to the “Good Life.” The norms that one’s ideology … Continue reading →

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Protestants like Israel; Midwesterners not so much

Posted on October 27, 2009 by David Hume

At The American Scene there’s a post about WASPs and their relationship to Israel. Of course, that begs the question, what do you mean by WASP? WASP = White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, but that is a plain and broad-church definition which … Continue reading →

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What We Do, Not What We Say

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Bradlaugh

From an academic friend who knows a very great deal indeed about polls, voting, and public opinion (as in: he’s written books about them). There are two ways to find out what people think, believe, want, and like:  (1) Ask … Continue reading →

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Attitudes toward immigration

Posted on October 18, 2009 by David Hume

Below, Art says: Of course the Republican and conservative segment of the population is strongly anti-immigration … They are strongly anti-illegal immigration. Most conservatives favor legal immigration, particularly skilled immigrants. This is not really true, depending on how you interpret … Continue reading →

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How the states align on liberalism & conservatism

Posted on October 18, 2009 by David Hume

Economic, social, and foreign policy congressional conservatism by state, 2008.

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Teen birthrates, the relation to religion is real

Posted on October 2, 2009 by David Hume

A few weeks ago I reported on data which showed a close relationship between conservative religious views and high teen birthrates on the state level. I asked about controlling for race, since blacks have high teen birthrates, and are very … Continue reading →

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Who are the cafeteria Catholics?

Posted on September 30, 2009 by David Hume

I was curious as to the effect of Catholicism, especially when it comes to “life” issues. The GSS has a range of questions on capital punishment and abortion. I looked at ABRAPE, which basically asks if you think abortion should … Continue reading →

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Attitudes of Republicans & Conservatives by demographic to evolution

Posted on September 29, 2009 by David Hume

Update: Welcome Hot Air readers! This post reports data from the The General Social Survey, it is *not* a post to debate the presumed merits of the Creationist controversy! I used the EVOLVED variable, which asked: Human beings, as we … Continue reading →

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Conservative elites are conflicted on evolution, liberals are not

Posted on September 29, 2009 by David Hume

On one of my other weblogs I point out how anti-evolutionary sentiment seems particularly contingent on two variables: 1) Literalism about the Bible (a rough measure of “fundamentalism”). 2) Lack of educational socialization (i.e., not going to college and learning … Continue reading →

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The rise of the Secular Left, II

Posted on September 26, 2009 by David Hume

Chris below has an excellent comment: Drawing the stacked-bars equally high when the total size of the groups they represent is substantially different creates a very misleading visual perception. I suggest redrawing with the y-axis “% of total population” – … Continue reading →

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