Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
ENVIRON (Weighted by TOTWT)
Here are two statements which people sometimes make when discussing the environment and economic growth. Which of these statements comes closer to your own point of view? Protection of the environment should be given priority, even at the risk of curbing economic growth. Economic growth should be given priority even if the environment suffers to some extent.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Protection should be priority | 920 | 75.3% | 75.3% | |
2) Economic growth should be priority | 197 | 16.2% | 91.5% | |
3) Can't decide | 104 | 8.5% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 39 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1218 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Protection should be priority | 73.1%389 | 77.0%531 | 0 | 75.3%920 |
Economic growth should be priority | 20.3%108 | 13.0%90 | 0 | 16.2%198 |
Can't decide | 6.6%35 | 10.0%69 | 0 | 8.5%104 |
Missing | 11 | 28 | 39 | 0 |
Total | 100%532 | 100%690 | 1222 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protection should be priority | 78.2%581 | 75.4%89 | 76.5%13 | 65.3%47 | 70.3%189 | 3 | 75.4%919 |
Economic growth should be priority | 13.5%100 | 11.0%13 | 23.5%4 | 20.8%15 | 24.2%65 | 0 | 16.2%197 |
Can't decide | 8.3%62 | 13.6%16 | 0.0%0 | 13.9%10 | 5.6%15 | 3 | 8.4%103 |
Missing | 19 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
Total | 100%743 | 100%118 | 100%17 | 100%72 | 100%269 | 1219 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protection should be priority | 74.6%106 | 74.6%249 | 78.2%140 | 75.9%236 | 73.6%181 | 6 | 75.2%912 |
Economic growth should be priority | 16.2%23 | 17.7%59 | 15.1%27 | 15.4%48 | 16.3%40 | 0 | 16.3%197 |
Can't decide | 9.2%13 | 7.8%26 | 6.7%12 | 8.7%27 | 10.2%25 | 0 | 8.5%103 |
Missing | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
Total | 100%142 | 100%334 | 100%179 | 100%311 | 100%246 | 1212 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protection should be priority | 69.5%244 | 81.4%319 | 77.5%282 | 62.7%32 | 55 | 75.7%877 |
Economic growth should be priority | 21.1%74 | 11.5%45 | 16.2%59 | 17.6%9 | 13 | 16.1%187 |
Can't decide | 9.4%33 | 7.1%28 | 6.3%23 | 19.6%10 | 10 | 8.1%94 |
Missing | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 117 | 9 |
Total | 100%351 | 100%392 | 100%364 | 100%51 | 1158 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protection should be priority | 69.2%74 | 73.0%251 | 75.3%226 | 76.5%195 | 81.2%173 | 3 | 75.4%919 |
Economic growth should be priority | 21.5%23 | 18.3%63 | 17.0%51 | 13.7%35 | 11.7%25 | 0 | 16.2%197 |
Can't decide | 9.3%10 | 8.7%30 | 7.7%23 | 9.8%25 | 7.0%15 | 0 | 8.4%103 |
Missing | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%107 | 100%344 | 100%300 | 100%255 | 100%213 | 1219 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protection should be priority | 77.3%85 | 80.3%61 | 87.5%56 | 81.1%43 | 70.3%45 | 83.5%101 | 503 | 80.1%391 |
Economic growth should be priority | 16.4%18 | 14.5%11 | 6.3%4 | 17.0%9 | 10.9%7 | 9.9%12 | 131 | 12.5%61 |
Can't decide | 6.4%7 | 5.3%4 | 6.3%4 | 1.9%1 | 18.8%12 | 6.6%8 | 77 | 7.4%36 |
Missing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 750 | 27 |
Total | 100%110 | 100%76 | 100%64 | 100%53 | 100%64 | 100%121 | 488 |