Table 6: Cross-tabulation results for gender and the vote controlling for church
attendance in 1996 Presidential election.
Never attend church
Gender of Voter
Bob Dole Voters
Bill Clinton
Voters
Total
Male Voters
50
(40.32)
74
(59.68)
124
(100)
Female Voters
22
(18.48)
97
(81.51)
119
(100)
Total 72
(29.63)
171
(70.37)
243
(100)
Frequency reported in each cell with row percentages in ( )
Pearson chi2 (1) = 13.8855 Pr = 0.0001
Attend church less than once a week
Gender of Voter
Bob Dole Voters
Bill Clinton
Voters
Total
Male Voters
96
(44.86
118
(55.14)
214
(100)
Female Voters
91
(35.55)
165
(64.45)
256
(100)
Total 187
(39.79)
283
(60.21)
470
(100)
Frequency reported in each cell with row percentages in ( )
Pearson chi2 (1) = 4.2198 Pr = 0.040
Attend church at least once a week
Gender of Voter
Bob Dole Voters
Bill Clinton
Voters
Total
Male Voters
84
(63.64)
48
(36.36)
132
(100)
Female Voters
91
(48.40)
97
(51.60)
188
(100)
Total 175
(54.69)
145
(45.31)
320
(100)
Frequency reported in each cell with row percentages in ( )
Pearson chi2 (1) = 7.2610 Pr = 0.007
In 1996, a significant gender gap is found within each category of church attendance. It
appears that both variables are important in explaining the vote and that even after taking into
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