Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998

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EDUCOLLG(Percentages are unweighted) Some people say that colleges should raise their entrance requirements, making it harder for high school graduates to enter. Do you think colleges should do this, or not?   1) SHOULD   2) SHOULD NOT

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
SHOULD	125	34.2%	34.2%	-1.39
SHOULD NOT	240	65.8%	100.0%	0.72

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Marital status Religion Political party Education Household income

Sex (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
SHOULD	40.9% 63	29.4% 62	34.2% 125
SHOULD NOT	59.1% 91	70.6% 149	65.8% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 154	100.0% 211	365

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Native American	Asian	Other	TOTAL
SHOULD	33.1% 103	29.4% 5	25.0% 1	60.0% 6	41.2% 7	34.0% 122
SHOULD NOT	66.9% 208	70.6% 12	75.0% 3	40.0% 4	58.8% 10	66.0% 237
TOTAL	100.0% 311	100.0% 17	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	100.0% 17	359

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	MARRIED	DIVORCED	SEPARATED	WIDOWED	SINGLE	TOTAL
SHOULD	35.1% 71	34.0% 16	0.0% 0	25.9% 7	38.3% 31	34.4% 125
SHOULD NOT	64.9% 131	66.0% 31	100.0% 6	74.1% 20	61.7% 50	65.6% 238
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 47	100.0% 6	100.0% 27	100.0% 81	363

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
SHOULD	33.5% 54	34.7% 42	40.0% 4	40.0% 10	31.8% 7	34.5% 117
SHOULD NOT	66.5% 107	65.3% 79	60.0% 6	60.0% 15	68.2% 15	65.5% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 121	100.0% 10	100.0% 25	100.0% 22	339

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	REPUBLICAN	DEMOCRAT	INDEPENDENT	OTHER	TOTAL
SHOULD	39.6% 40	29.3% 36	36.1% 39	26.3% 5	34.2% 120
SHOULD NOT	60.4% 61	70.7% 87	63.9% 69	73.7% 14	65.8% 231
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 123	100.0% 108	100.0% 19	351

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School graduate	Some college	College graduate	Post college graduate	TOTAL
SHOULD	30.8% 8	24.2% 24	33.0% 30	30.4% 24	55.9% 38	34.2% 124
SHOULD NOT	69.2% 18	75.8% 75	67.0% 61	69.6% 55	44.1% 30	65.8% 239
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 99	100.0% 91	100.0% 79	100.0% 68	363

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	Less than $20,000	Less than $40,000	Less than $60,000	$60,000 or greater	TOTAL
SHOULD	28.6% 4	37.5% 9	30.2% 13	48.5% 16	32.4% 11	35.8% 53
SHOULD NOT	71.4% 10	62.5% 15	69.8% 30	51.5% 17	67.6% 23	64.2% 95
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 24	100.0% 43	100.0% 33	100.0% 34	148