Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
EDGRLCOL (Weighted by TOTWT)
If you had a girl graduating from high school, would you personally like to have her go on to college, or would you rather have her do something else?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Go to college | 1099 | 88.3% | 88.3% | |
2) Do something else | 24 | 1.9% | 90.2% | |
3) It depends | 121 | 9.7% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 14 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1243 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Go to college | 86.6%466 | 89.6%632 | 0 | 88.3%1098 |
Do something else | 1.9%10 | 2.0%14 | 0 | 1.9%24 |
It depends | 11.5%62 | 8.4%59 | 0 | 9.7%121 |
Missing | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Total | 100%538 | 100%705 | 1243 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Go to college | 88.5%670 | 90.7%107 | 100.0%18 | 80.3%61 | 88.2%240 | 6 | 88.3%1096 |
Do something else | 1.8%14 | 1.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 2.6%2 | 2.2%6 | 0 | 1.9%24 |
It depends | 9.6%73 | 7.6%9 | 0.0%0 | 17.1%13 | 9.6%26 | 0 | 9.8%121 |
Missing | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
Total | 100%757 | 100%118 | 100%18 | 100%76 | 100%272 | 1241 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Go to college | 85.8%127 | 86.3%297 | 92.8%168 | 91.1%288 | 84.8%207 | 8 | 88.2%1087 |
Do something else | 0.0%0 | 2.3%8 | 0.6%1 | 3.2%10 | 2.0%5 | 0 | 1.9%24 |
It depends | 14.2%21 | 11.3%39 | 6.6%12 | 5.7%18 | 13.1%32 | 0 | 9.9%122 |
Missing | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100%148 | 100%344 | 100%181 | 100%316 | 100%244 | 1233 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Go to college | 90.2%321 | 88.4%350 | 91.8%337 | 64.3%36 | 70 | 88.9%1044 |
Do something else | 1.1%4 | 3.3%13 | 1.1%4 | 3.6%2 | 3 | 2.0%23 |
It depends | 8.7%31 | 8.3%33 | 7.1%26 | 32.1%18 | 11 | 9.2%108 |
Missing | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 3 |
Total | 100%356 | 100%396 | 100%367 | 100%56 | 1175 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Go to college | 88.8%103 | 83.9%291 | 92.2%284 | 85.7%222 | 93.4%198 | 2 | 88.4%1098 |
Do something else | 2.6%3 | 3.2%11 | 0.3%1 | 3.1%8 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.9%23 |
It depends | 8.6%10 | 13.0%45 | 7.5%23 | 11.2%29 | 6.6%14 | 1 | 9.7%121 |
Missing | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 100%116 | 100%347 | 100%308 | 100%259 | 100%212 | 1242 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Go to college | 81.6%93 | 79.2%61 | 89.2%58 | 92.5%49 | 96.9%62 | 90.8%109 | 642 | 87.6%432 |
Do something else | 4.4%5 | 3.9%3 | 0.0%0 | 3.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 12 | 2.2%11 |
It depends | 14.0%16 | 16.9%13 | 10.8%7 | 3.8%2 | 3.1%2 | 8.3%10 | 76 | 10.1%50 |
Missing | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 744 | 8 |
Total | 100%114 | 100%77 | 100%65 | 100%53 | 100%64 | 100%120 | 493 |