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Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis

RELIGIMP (Weighted by TOTWT)

How important would you say your religious faith is in your own life these days -- extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not important?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Extremely important36129.1%29.1%
2) Very important50140.3%69.4%
3) Somewhat important27322.0%91.4%
4) Not important1078.7%100.0%
Missing9
Total Unweighted N = 1248





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Extremely important21.7%
117
34.8%
244
029.1%
361
Very important39.6%
214
40.7%
286
040.3%
500
Somewhat important24.8%
134
19.9%
140
022.1%
274
Not important13.9%
75
4.6%
32
08.6%
107
Missing4590
Total 100%
540
100%
702
   
1242

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
Extremely important33.6%
253
33.3%
40
29.4%
5
26.3%
20
15.4%
42
129.1%
360
Very important40.4%
304
35.0%
42
41.2%
7
53.9%
41
38.5%
105
140.3%
499
Somewhat important19.5%
147
20.0%
24
29.4%
5
17.1%
13
30.4%
83
222.0%
272
Not important6.4%
48
11.7%
14
0.0%
0
2.6%
2
15.8%
43
28.6%
107
Missing70002150
Total 100%
752
100%
120
100%
17
100%
76
100%
273
   
1238

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekTwo to three times a monthSeveral times a yearNeverMissingTotal
Extremely important73.8%
110
39.1%
134
22.5%
40
13.5%
43
12.1%
30
228.9%
357
Very important24.2%
36
50.4%
173
55.6%
99
40.3%
128
24.7%
61
340.2%
497
Somewhat important2.0%
3
10.5%
36
20.8%
37
36.8%
117
32.8%
81
122.2%
274
Not important0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.1%
2
9.4%
30
30.4%
75
08.7%
107
Missing01114152
Total 100%
149
100%
343
100%
178
100%
318
100%
247
   
1235

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
Extremely important35.9%
128
26.9%
106
20.4%
75
52.6%
30
3028.9%
339
Very important38.4%
137
42.1%
166
41.1%
151
35.1%
20
2940.3%
474
Somewhat important20.7%
74
21.8%
86
27.0%
99
8.8%
5
1622.5%
264
Not important5.0%
18
9.1%
36
11.4%
42
3.5%
2
118.3%
98
Missing0350951
Total 100%
357
100%
394
100%
367
100%
57
   
1175

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high school12th grade (high school)Some college4 year college graduateAdvanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)MissingTotal
Extremely important27.2%
31
31.7%
110
34.0%
105
24.8%
64
23.8%
51
229.1%
361
Very important39.5%
45
40.6%
141
43.0%
133
39.9%
103
36.4%
78
140.3%
500
Somewhat important27.2%
31
19.3%
67
17.8%
55
24.8%
64
26.2%
56
022.0%
273
Not important6.1%
7
8.4%
29
5.2%
16
10.5%
27
13.6%
29
08.7%
108
Missing14121120
Total 100%
114
100%
347
100%
309
100%
258
100%
214
   
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 $59,999More than $60,000MissingTotal
Extremely important23.4%
26
28.4%
23
29.2%
19
28.3%
15
31.3%
20
27.3%
33
25827.5%
136
Very important39.6%
44
38.3%
31
35.4%
23
35.8%
19
35.9%
23
34.7%
42
28836.8%
182
Somewhat important23.4%
26
16.0%
13
21.5%
14
34.0%
18
29.7%
19
21.5%
26
14223.4%
116
Not important13.5%
15
17.3%
14
13.8%
9
1.9%
1
3.1%
2
16.5%
20
4312.3%
61
Missing1000017407
Total 100%
111
100%
81
100%
65
100%
53
100%
64
100%
121
   
495

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