Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
BLFPOSSD (Weighted by TOTWT)
Do you believe that people on this Earth are sometimes possessed by the Devil?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Believe | 610 | 54.6% | 54.6% | |
2) Don't Believe | 508 | 45.4% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 132 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1125 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 53.4%265 | 55.5%346 | 0 | 54.6%611 |
Don't Believe | 46.6%231 | 44.5%277 | 0 | 45.4%508 |
Missing | 47 | 85 | 132 | 0 |
Total | 100%496 | 100%623 | 1119 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 58.5%402 | 50.9%54 | 76.5%13 | 50.0%33 | 44.8%107 | 2 | 54.6%609 |
Don't Believe | 41.5%285 | 49.1%52 | 23.5%4 | 50.0%33 | 55.2%132 | 3 | 45.4%506 |
Missing | 72 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 137 | 1 |
Total | 100%687 | 100%106 | 100%17 | 100%66 | 100%239 | 1115 |
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 | 83.4%121 | 62.9%195 | 53.8%92 | 45.8%124 | 33.3%71 | 4 | 54.3%603 |
Don't Believe | 16.6%24 | 37.1%115 | 46.2%79 | 54.2%147 | 66.7%142 | 2 | 45.7%507 |
Missing | 10 | 40 | 14 | 37 | 29 | 138 | 2 |
Total | 100%145 | 100%310 | 100%171 | 100%271 | 100%213 | 1110 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 58.0%192 | 52.1%186 | 50.6%163 | 54.4%31 | 51 | 53.6%572 |
Don't Believe | 42.0%139 | 47.9%171 | 49.4%159 | 45.6%26 | 17 | 46.4%495 |
Missing | 35 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 200 | 19 |
Total | 100%331 | 100%357 | 100%322 | 100%57 | 1067 |
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 | 69.5%73 | 64.2%204 | 61.6%172 | 40.0%90 | 37.2%71 | 2 | 54.6%610 |
Don't Believe | 30.5%32 | 35.8%114 | 38.4%107 | 60.0%135 | 62.8%120 | 0 | 45.4%508 |
Missing | 15 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 134 | 1 |
Total | 100%105 | 100%318 | 100%279 | 100%225 | 100%191 | 1118 |
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 | 47.2%50 | 59.7%40 | 63.2%36 | 48.0%24 | 60.0%33 | 47.8%54 | 418 | 52.9%237 |
Don't Believe | 52.8%56 | 40.3%27 | 36.8%21 | 52.0%26 | 40.0%22 | 52.2%59 | 242 | 47.1%211 |
Missing | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 792 | 78 |
Total | 100%106 | 100%67 | 100%57 | 100%50 | 100%55 | 100%113 | 448 |