Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998

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EDUCOLJO(Percentages are unweighted) Generally speaking, which of the following best represents your opinion about getting a college education? A person has to have a college education in order to get and keep a really good job. Having a college education makes it easier for a person to get and keep a really good job. A person can do just as well or better by spending those years on something else.   2) COLLEGE HELPS   1) COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB   3) PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
COLLEGE HELPS	263	66.8%	66.8%	0.17
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	85	21.6%	88.3%	-1.58
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	46	11.7%	100.0%	1.93

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Marital status Religion Political party Education Household income

Sex (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
COLLEGE HELPS	68.9% 115	65.2% 148	66.8% 263
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	21.6% 36	21.6% 49	21.6% 85
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	9.6% 16	13.2% 30	11.7% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 227	394

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Native American	Asian	Other	TOTAL
COLLEGE HELPS	66.7% 224	77.8% 14	60.0% 3	54.5% 6	61.1% 11	66.5% 258
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	21.4% 72	11.1% 2	0.0% 0	36.4% 4	38.9% 7	21.9% 85
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	11.9% 40	11.1% 2	40.0% 2	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	11.6% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 336	100.0% 18	100.0% 5	100.0% 11	100.0% 18	388

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	MARRIED	DIVORCED	SEPARATED	WIDOWED	SINGLE	TOTAL
COLLEGE HELPS	65.1% 138	75.0% 39	60.0% 3	57.1% 20	70.5% 62	66.8% 262
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	22.6% 48	17.3% 9	40.0% 2	31.4% 11	15.9% 14	21.4% 84
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	12.3% 26	7.7% 4	0.0% 0	11.4% 4	13.6% 12	11.7% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 212	100.0% 52	100.0% 5	100.0% 35	100.0% 88	392

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
COLLEGE HELPS	69.7% 122	65.6% 86	76.9% 10	64.0% 16	50.0% 12	66.8% 246
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	18.3% 32	24.4% 32	23.1% 3	28.0% 7	25.0% 6	21.7% 80
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	12.0% 21	9.9% 13	0.0% 0	8.0% 2	25.0% 6	11.4% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 131	100.0% 13	100.0% 25	100.0% 24	368

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	REPUBLICAN	DEMOCRAT	INDEPENDENT	OTHER	TOTAL
COLLEGE HELPS	73.8% 76	70.1% 94	61.5% 75	57.1% 12	67.6% 257
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	15.5% 16	20.1% 27	27.0% 33	19.0% 4	21.1% 80
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	10.7% 11	9.7% 13	11.5% 14	23.8% 5	11.3% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 134	100.0% 122	100.0% 21	380

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School graduate	Some college	College graduate	Post college graduate	TOTAL
COLLEGE HELPS	63.0% 17	59.5% 66	60.4% 58	77.6% 66	75.3% 55	66.8% 262
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	18.5% 5	24.3% 27	26.0% 25	16.5% 14	17.8% 13	21.4% 84
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	18.5% 5	16.2% 18	13.5% 13	5.9% 5	6.8% 5	11.7% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 111	100.0% 96	100.0% 85	100.0% 73	392

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
COLLEGE HELPS	71.4% 10	64.3% 18	60.4% 29	64.7% 22	66.7% 22	64.3% 101
COLLEGE NECESSARY TO GOOD JOB	21.4% 3	25.0% 7	22.9% 11	17.6% 6	27.3% 9	22.9% 36
PERSON CAN DO AS WELL SPENDING YEARS ON SOMETHING ELSE	7.1% 1	10.7% 3	16.7% 8	17.6% 6	6.1% 2	12.7% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	100.0% 48	100.0% 34	100.0% 33	157