Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998

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EDUCOST(Percentages are unweighted) Do you think a college education is worth what it costs in time and money to persons who are not going into professions?   2) NOT WORTH IT   1) WORTH THE COST

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
NOT WORTH IT	173	47.5%	47.5%	1.05
WORTH THE COST	191	52.5%	100.0%	-0.95

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Marital status Religion Political party Education Household income

Sex (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
NOT WORTH IT	46.8% 73	48.1% 100	47.5% 173
WORTH THE COST	53.2% 83	51.9% 108	52.5% 191
TOTAL	100.0% 156	100.0% 208	364

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Native American	Asian	Other	TOTAL
NOT WORTH IT	48.1% 150	52.9% 9	60.0% 3	36.4% 4	35.7% 5	47.6% 171
WORTH THE COST	51.9% 162	47.1% 8	40.0% 2	63.6% 7	64.3% 9	52.4% 188
TOTAL	100.0% 312	100.0% 17	100.0% 5	100.0% 11	100.0% 14	359

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	MARRIED	DIVORCED	SEPARATED	WIDOWED	SINGLE	TOTAL
NOT WORTH IT	48.7% 96	50.0% 26	0.0% 0	43.3% 13	48.1% 37	47.5% 172
WORTH THE COST	51.3% 101	50.0% 26	100.0% 6	56.7% 17	51.9% 40	52.5% 190
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 52	100.0% 6	100.0% 30	100.0% 77	362

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
NOT WORTH IT	52.8% 85	39.5% 49	40.0% 4	36.4% 8	52.4% 11	46.4% 157
WORTH THE COST	47.2% 76	60.5% 75	60.0% 6	63.6% 14	47.6% 10	53.6% 181
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 124	100.0% 10	100.0% 22	100.0% 21	338

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	REPUBLICAN	DEMOCRAT	INDEPENDENT	OTHER	TOTAL
NOT WORTH IT	50.5% 51	44.1% 56	45.8% 49	57.9% 11	47.2% 167
WORTH THE COST	49.5% 50	55.9% 71	54.2% 58	42.1% 8	52.8% 187
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 127	100.0% 107	100.0% 19	354

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School graduate	Some college	College graduate	Post college graduate	TOTAL
NOT WORTH IT	68.0% 17	61.4% 62	52.3% 45	36.3% 29	26.8% 19	47.4% 172
WORTH THE COST	32.0% 8	38.6% 39	47.7% 41	63.8% 51	73.2% 52	52.6% 191
TOTAL	100.0% 25	100.0% 101	100.0% 86	100.0% 80	100.0% 71	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
NOT WORTH IT	36.4% 4	46.4% 13	51.2% 22	51.5% 17	39.4% 13	46.6% 69
WORTH THE COST	63.6% 7	53.6% 15	48.8% 21	48.5% 16	60.6% 20	53.4% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 28	100.0% 43	100.0% 33	100.0% 33	148