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?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Extremely important | 361 | 29.1% | 29.1% | |
2) Very important | 501 | 40.3% | 69.4% | |
3) Somewhat important | 273 | 22.0% | 91.4% | |
4) Not important | 107 | 8.7% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 9 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1248 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 21.7%117 | 34.8%244 | 0 | 29.1%361 |
Very important | 39.6%214 | 40.7%286 | 0 | 40.3%500 |
Somewhat important | 24.8%134 | 19.9%140 | 0 | 22.1%274 |
Not important | 13.9%75 | 4.6%32 | 0 | 8.6%107 |
Missing | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%540 | 100%702 | 1242 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 33.6%253 | 33.3%40 | 29.4%5 | 26.3%20 | 15.4%42 | 1 | 29.1%360 |
Very important | 40.4%304 | 35.0%42 | 41.2%7 | 53.9%41 | 38.5%105 | 1 | 40.3%499 |
Somewhat important | 19.5%147 | 20.0%24 | 29.4%5 | 17.1%13 | 30.4%83 | 2 | 22.0%272 |
Not important | 6.4%48 | 11.7%14 | 0.0%0 | 2.6%2 | 15.8%43 | 2 | 8.6%107 |
Missing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100%752 | 100%120 | 100%17 | 100%76 | 100%273 | 1238 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 73.8%110 | 39.1%134 | 22.5%40 | 13.5%43 | 12.1%30 | 2 | 28.9%357 |
Very important | 24.2%36 | 50.4%173 | 55.6%99 | 40.3%128 | 24.7%61 | 3 | 40.2%497 |
Somewhat important | 2.0%3 | 10.5%36 | 20.8%37 | 36.8%117 | 32.8%81 | 1 | 22.2%274 |
Not important | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.1%2 | 9.4%30 | 30.4%75 | 0 | 8.7%107 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
Total | 100%149 | 100%343 | 100%178 | 100%318 | 100%247 | 1235 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 35.9%128 | 26.9%106 | 20.4%75 | 52.6%30 | 30 | 28.9%339 |
Very important | 38.4%137 | 42.1%166 | 41.1%151 | 35.1%20 | 29 | 40.3%474 |
Somewhat important | 20.7%74 | 21.8%86 | 27.0%99 | 8.8%5 | 16 | 22.5%264 |
Not important | 5.0%18 | 9.1%36 | 11.4%42 | 3.5%2 | 11 | 8.3%98 |
Missing | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 1 |
Total | 100%357 | 100%394 | 100%367 | 100%57 | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 27.2%31 | 31.7%110 | 34.0%105 | 24.8%64 | 23.8%51 | 2 | 29.1%361 |
Very important | 39.5%45 | 40.6%141 | 43.0%133 | 39.9%103 | 36.4%78 | 1 | 40.3%500 |
Somewhat important | 27.2%31 | 19.3%67 | 17.8%55 | 24.8%64 | 26.2%56 | 0 | 22.0%273 |
Not important | 6.1%7 | 8.4%29 | 5.2%16 | 10.5%27 | 13.6%29 | 0 | 8.7%108 |
Missing | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
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 $59,999 | More than $60,000 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 23.4%26 | 28.4%23 | 29.2%19 | 28.3%15 | 31.3%20 | 27.3%33 | 258 | 27.5%136 |
Very important | 39.6%44 | 38.3%31 | 35.4%23 | 35.8%19 | 35.9%23 | 34.7%42 | 288 | 36.8%182 |
Somewhat important | 23.4%26 | 16.0%13 | 21.5%14 | 34.0%18 | 29.7%19 | 21.5%26 | 142 | 23.4%116 |
Not important | 13.5%15 | 17.3%14 | 13.8%9 | 1.9%1 | 3.1%2 | 16.5%20 | 43 | 12.3%61 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 740 | 7 |
Total | 100%111 | 100%81 | 100%65 | 100%53 | 100%64 | 100%121 | 495 |