Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
EDBOYTC (Weighted by TOTWT)
Would you like to have a son of yours go into teaching?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 732 | 61.4% | 61.4% | |
2) No | 320 | 26.8% | 88.2% | |
3) It depends | 141 | 11.9% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 45 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1212 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 58.9%303 | 63.1%429 | 0 | 61.3%732 |
No | 28.2%145 | 25.7%175 | 0 | 26.8%320 |
It depends | 12.8%66 | 11.2%76 | 0 | 11.9%142 |
Missing | 22 | 23 | 45 | 0 |
Total | 100%514 | 100%680 | 1194 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 62.4%446 | 53.4%62 | 70.6%12 | 70.3%52 | 59.0%157 | 4 | 61.4%729 |
No | 26.3%188 | 30.2%35 | 17.6%3 | 21.6%16 | 28.9%77 | 1 | 26.9%319 |
It depends | 11.3%81 | 16.4%19 | 11.8%2 | 8.1%6 | 12.0%32 | 1 | 11.8%140 |
Missing | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
Total | 100%715 | 100%116 | 100%17 | 100%74 | 100%266 | 1188 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 57.1%80 | 66.6%221 | 60.6%106 | 61.6%188 | 56.7%131 | 4 | 61.4%726 |
No | 25.7%36 | 24.1%80 | 26.9%47 | 24.9%76 | 32.9%76 | 4 | 26.6%315 |
It depends | 17.1%24 | 9.3%31 | 12.6%22 | 13.4%41 | 10.4%24 | 0 | 12.0%142 |
Missing | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 0 |
Total | 100%140 | 100%332 | 100%175 | 100%305 | 100%231 | 1183 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 59.4%199 | 62.3%238 | 64.9%231 | 55.8%29 | 43 | 62.0%697 |
No | 26.9%90 | 26.7%102 | 23.6%84 | 32.7%17 | 28 | 26.0%293 |
It depends | 13.7%46 | 11.0%42 | 11.5%41 | 11.5%6 | 12 | 12.0%135 |
Missing | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 128 | 4 |
Total | 100%335 | 100%382 | 100%356 | 100%52 | 1125 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 62.7%69 | 57.1%193 | 56.7%166 | 62.4%153 | 73.2%150 | 0 | 61.4%731 |
No | 30.9%34 | 27.5%93 | 28.7%84 | 30.2%74 | 16.6%34 | 3 | 26.8%319 |
It depends | 6.4%7 | 15.4%52 | 14.7%43 | 7.3%18 | 10.2%21 | 0 | 11.8%141 |
Missing | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 0 |
Total | 100%110 | 100%338 | 100%293 | 100%245 | 100%205 | 1191 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 69.4%75 | 48.1%38 | 75.9%44 | 60.4%32 | 59.6%34 | 55.1%65 | 421 | 60.9%288 |
No | 19.4%21 | 34.2%27 | 17.2%10 | 18.9%10 | 35.1%20 | 28.8%34 | 209 | 25.8%122 |
It depends | 11.1%12 | 17.7%14 | 6.9%4 | 20.8%11 | 5.3%3 | 16.1%19 | 83 | 13.3%63 |
Missing | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 758 | 25 |
Total | 100%108 | 100%79 | 100%58 | 100%53 | 100%57 | 100%118 | 473 |