Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
ACCENTS
[INTERVIEWER: CODE RESPONDENT'S ACCENT]
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strong Southern accent | 4 | 1.0% | 1.0% | -7.38 |
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 13 | 3.2% | 4.2% | -3.59 |
3) No Southern accent | 384 | 95.8% | 100.0% | 0.20 |
Missing | 1 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 401 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 years old | 25 to 44 years old | 45 to 64 years old | 65 years or older | Don't know / Refused | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Southern accent | 1.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%4 |
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 7.5%4 | 2.4%4 | 1.7%2 | 5.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 3.2%13 |
No Southern accent | 90.6%48 | 97.6%164 | 95.8%115 | 94.3%50 | 100.0%7 | 0 | 95.8%384 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%53 | 100%168 | 100%120 | 100%53 | 100%7 | 401 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than Grade 9 | Ninth to eleventh grade | HS grad | Some college | College grad or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Southern accent | 28.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%1 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 1.0%4 |
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 0.0%0 | 6.7%1 | 4.4%5 | 3.5%4 | 2.0%3 | 0 | 3.2%13 |
No Southern accent | 71.4%5 | 93.3%14 | 95.6%108 | 95.6%108 | 97.4%149 | 0 | 95.8%384 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%7 | 100%15 | 100%113 | 100%113 | 100%153 | 401 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Strong Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Independent | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Southern accent | 3.8%2 | 1.2%1 | 1.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.2%4 |
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 1.9%1 | 1.2%1 | 3.5%3 | 1.5%1 | 5.7%3 | 4 | 2.6%9 |
No Southern accent | 94.2%49 | 97.6%81 | 95.3%82 | 98.5%66 | 94.3%50 | 56 | 96.2%328 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
Total | 100%52 | 100%83 | 100%86 | 100%67 | 100%53 | 341 |
Race (I-RACE)
White / Caucasian | Black | African-American | Native American / American Indian | Asian / Oriental | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Southern accent | 1.2%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.1%4 |
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 3.1%10 | 6.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 33.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 3.3%12 |
No Southern accent | 95.7%308 | 93.8%15 | 100.0%9 | 66.7%2 | 100.0%9 | 41 | 95.5%343 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Total | 100%322 | 100%16 | 100%9 | 100%3 | 100%9 | 359 |
Region (I-REGION)
New England | East Central | West Central | Mountain States | Middle Atlantic | Pacific Coast | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Southern accent | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 1.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%4 |
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 0.0%0 | 5.5%4 | 6.3%4 | 7.5%3 | 2.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 3.2%13 |
No Southern accent | 100.0%36 | 93.2%68 | 92.2%59 | 92.5%37 | 96.1%98 | 100.0%86 | 0 | 95.8%384 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%73 | 100%64 | 100%40 | 100%102 | 100%86 | 401 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Some other religion (Specify) | No religion (Not religious / Agnostic / Atheist) | Christian or just a Christian (Volunteered) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Southern accent | 1.6%3 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%4 |
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong | 3.8%7 | 1.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 8.3%3 | 3.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 3.3%13 |
No Southern accent | 94.5%172 | 97.5%116 | 100.0%15 | 91.7%33 | 96.4%27 | 100.0%12 | 9 | 95.7%375 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 100%182 | 100%119 | 100%15 | 100%36 | 100%28 | 100%12 | 392 |