Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998

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BLFHELL (Weighted by TOTWT) Do you believe that after people die, some souls go to Heaven and others go to Hell?   1) Believe   2) Don't Believe

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Believe	795	72.1%	72.1%
Don't Believe	308	27.9%	100.0%
Missing	144

* The number of missing cases reported above is unweighted. Missing cases are not displayed in tables below.

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Religion Political party Education Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Believe	68.1% 314	74.9% 480	72.1% 794
Don't Believe	31.9% 147	25.1% 161	27.9% 308
TOTAL	100.0% 461	100.0% 641	1102

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Single	TOTAL
Believe	74.9% 499	65.0% 67	66.7% 10	62.7% 42	70.4% 176	72.1% 794
Don't Believe	25.1% 167	35.0% 36	33.3% 5	37.3% 25	29.6% 74	27.9% 307
TOTAL	100.0% 666	100.0% 103	100.0% 15	100.0% 67	100.0% 250	1101

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	More than once a week	Once a week	Two to three times a month	Several times a year	Never	TOTAL
Believe	86.7% 124	81.0% 252	75.2% 121	72.0% 188	47.0% 101	72.0% 786
Don't Believe	13.3% 19	19.0% 59	24.8% 40	28.0% 73	53.0% 114	28.0% 305
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 311	100.0% 161	100.0% 261	100.0% 215	1091

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other	TOTAL
Believe	77.4% 250	69.8% 243	68.9% 219	68.6% 35	71.8% 747
Don't Believe	22.6% 73	30.2% 105	31.1% 99	31.4% 16	28.2% 293
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 348	100.0% 318	100.0% 51	1040

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	12th grade (high school)	Some college	4 year college graduate	Advanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)	TOTAL
Believe	85.2% 92	81.3% 248	82.7% 229	57.6% 132	50.3% 92	72.0% 793
Don't Believe	14.8% 16	18.7% 57	17.3% 48	42.4% 97	49.7% 91	28.0% 309
TOTAL	100.0% 108	100.0% 305	100.0% 277	100.0% 229	100.0% 183	1102

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20,000 to $29,999	$30,000 to $39,999	$40,000 to $49,999	$50,000 to $59,999	More than $60,000	TOTAL
Believe	78.4% 80	78.1% 50	76.8% 43	79.6% 39	70.5% 43	61.2% 60	73.3% 315
Don't Believe	21.6% 22	21.9% 14	23.2% 13	20.4% 10	29.5% 18	38.8% 38	26.7% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 64	100.0% 56	100.0% 49	100.0% 61	100.0% 98	430