Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
TCHCREAT (Weighted by TOTWT)
Public schools now teach the scientific theory of evolution, which explains how life developed on Earth. Would you favor or oppose requiring public schools to also teach the Biblical version of how life on Earth was created by God?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Yes, would favor | 746 | 63.8% | 63.8% | |
2) No, would not favor | 423 | 36.2% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 74 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1183 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, would favor | 58.9%305 | 67.7%441 | 0 | 63.8%746 |
No, would not favor | 41.1%213 | 32.3%210 | 0 | 36.2%423 |
Missing | 25 | 49 | 74 | 0 |
Total | 100%518 | 100%651 | 1169 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, would favor | 66.4%472 | 69.0%78 | 76.5%13 | 60.3%41 | 54.1%139 | 6 | 63.7%743 |
No, would not favor | 33.6%239 | 31.0%35 | 23.5%4 | 39.7%27 | 45.9%118 | 0 | 36.3%423 |
Missing | 40 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 80 | 0 |
Total | 100%711 | 100%113 | 100%17 | 100%68 | 100%257 | 1166 |
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, would favor | 89.3%133 | 74.6%235 | 63.6%110 | 56.2%168 | 42.0%95 | 4 | 63.8%741 |
No, would not favor | 10.7%16 | 25.4%80 | 36.4%63 | 43.8%131 | 58.0%131 | 2 | 36.2%421 |
Missing | 1 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 80 | 2 |
Total | 100%149 | 100%315 | 100%173 | 100%299 | 100%226 | 1162 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, would favor | 70.5%241 | 58.4%219 | 60.8%208 | 72.5%37 | 57 | 63.5%705 |
No, would not favor | 29.5%101 | 41.6%156 | 39.2%134 | 27.5%14 | 20 | 36.5%405 |
Missing | 21 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 151 | 10 |
Total | 100%342 | 100%375 | 100%342 | 100%51 | 1110 |
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, would favor | 82.0%82 | 73.5%247 | 74.7%216 | 47.7%116 | 42.5%85 | 3 | 63.9%746 |
No, would not favor | 18.0%18 | 26.5%89 | 25.3%73 | 52.3%127 | 57.5%115 | 0 | 36.1%422 |
Missing | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 0 |
Total | 100%100 | 100%336 | 100%289 | 100%243 | 100%200 | 1168 |
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, would favor | 73.1%76 | 64.9%50 | 69.5%41 | 66.0%33 | 71.4%45 | 53.2%59 | 494 | 65.5%304 |
No, would not favor | 26.9%28 | 35.1%27 | 30.5%18 | 34.0%17 | 28.6%18 | 46.8%52 | 201 | 34.5%160 |
Missing | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 769 | 43 |
Total | 100%104 | 100%77 | 100%59 | 100%50 | 100%63 | 100%111 | 464 |