Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
BLFHEAL (Weighted by TOTWT)
Do you believe in psychic or spiritual healing, that is, the power of the human mind to heal the human body?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Believe | 735 | 66.4% | 66.4% | |
2) Don't Believe | 372 | 33.6% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 144 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1113 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 65.1%321 | 67.4%414 | 0 | 66.4%735 |
Don't Believe | 34.9%172 | 32.6%200 | 0 | 33.6%372 |
Missing | 53 | 91 | 144 | 0 |
Total | 100%493 | 100%614 | 1107 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 68.3%464 | 66.0%70 | 81.3%13 | 60.3%38 | 61.6%149 | 3 | 66.4%734 |
Don't Believe | 31.7%215 | 34.0%36 | 18.8%3 | 39.7%25 | 38.4%93 | 2 | 33.6%372 |
Missing | 74 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 149 | 1 |
Total | 100%679 | 100%106 | 100%16 | 100%63 | 100%242 | 1106 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 53.1%68 | 65.0%202 | 70.1%110 | 73.3%200 | 65.5%150 | 4 | 66.5%730 |
Don't Believe | 46.9%60 | 35.0%109 | 29.9%47 | 26.7%73 | 34.5%79 | 3 | 33.5%368 |
Missing | 21 | 36 | 20 | 44 | 22 | 151 | 1 |
Total | 100%128 | 100%311 | 100%157 | 100%273 | 100%229 | 1098 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 61.7%198 | 68.8%234 | 72.0%247 | 56.0%28 | 36 | 67.1%707 |
Don't Believe | 38.3%123 | 31.2%106 | 28.0%96 | 44.0%22 | 36 | 32.9%347 |
Missing | 42 | 52 | 28 | 7 | 216 | 15 |
Total | 100%321 | 100%340 | 100%343 | 100%50 | 1054 |
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.) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 50.0%51 | 66.8%201 | 65.6%181 | 69.1%163 | 72.6%138 | 1 | 66.4%734 |
Don't Believe | 50.0%51 | 33.2%100 | 34.4%95 | 30.9%73 | 27.4%52 | 2 | 33.6%371 |
Missing | 16 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 147 | 0 |
Total | 100%102 | 100%301 | 100%276 | 100%236 | 100%190 | 1105 |
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 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 54.0%54 | 62.9%44 | 69.0%40 | 60.5%26 | 67.8%40 | 70.9%83 | 396 | 64.2%287 |
Don't Believe | 46.0%46 | 37.1%26 | 31.0%18 | 39.5%17 | 32.2%19 | 29.1%34 | 250 | 35.8%160 |
Missing | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 790 | 92 |
Total | 100%100 | 100%70 | 100%58 | 100%43 | 100%59 | 100%117 | 447 |