Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
MARITAL
Are you currently
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Married | 213 | 53.0% | 53.0% | -0.82 |
2) Divorced | 44 | 10.9% | 63.9% | -0.25 |
3) Separated | 9 | 2.2% | 66.2% | 0.31 |
4) Widowed | 29 | 7.2% | 73.4% | 0.87 |
5) Have you never been married? | 100 | 24.9% | 98.3% | 1.43 |
6) No answer | 7 | 1.7% | 100.0% | 1.99 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 16.7%9 | 56.0%94 | 65.8%79 | 49.1%26 | 71.4%5 | 0 | 53.0%213 |
Divorced | 0.0%0 | 10.7%18 | 19.2%23 | 5.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 10.9%44 |
Separated | 0.0%0 | 4.2%7 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 2.2%9 |
Widowed | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 5.8%7 | 41.5%22 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 7.2%29 |
Have you never been married? | 81.5%44 | 28.0%47 | 6.7%8 | 1.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 24.9%100 |
No answer | 1.9%1 | 1.2%2 | 1.7%2 | 1.9%1 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 1.7%7 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%54 | 100%168 | 100%120 | 100%53 | 100%7 | 402 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than Grade 9 | Ninth to eleventh grade | HS grad | Some college | College grad or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 28.6%2 | 40.0%6 | 54.0%61 | 45.6%52 | 60.1%92 | 0 | 53.0%213 |
Divorced | 28.6%2 | 6.7%1 | 11.5%13 | 14.0%16 | 7.8%12 | 0 | 10.9%44 |
Separated | 0.0%0 | 6.7%1 | 4.4%5 | 0.9%1 | 1.3%2 | 0 | 2.2%9 |
Widowed | 28.6%2 | 13.3%2 | 10.6%12 | 6.1%7 | 3.9%6 | 0 | 7.2%29 |
Have you never been married? | 14.3%1 | 26.7%4 | 17.7%20 | 30.7%35 | 26.1%40 | 0 | 24.9%100 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 6.7%1 | 1.8%2 | 2.6%3 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 1.7%7 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%7 | 100%15 | 100%113 | 100%114 | 100%153 | 402 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Strong Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Independent | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 51.9%27 | 49.4%41 | 50.0%43 | 56.7%38 | 58.5%31 | 33 | 52.8%180 |
Divorced | 15.4%8 | 9.6%8 | 12.8%11 | 6.0%4 | 9.4%5 | 8 | 10.6%36 |
Separated | 1.9%1 | 4.8%4 | 1.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 1.9%1 | 2 | 2.1%7 |
Widowed | 5.8%3 | 8.4%7 | 7.0%6 | 4.5%3 | 9.4%5 | 5 | 7.0%24 |
Have you never been married? | 23.1%12 | 26.5%22 | 26.7%23 | 31.3%21 | 18.9%10 | 12 | 25.8%88 |
No answer | 1.9%1 | 1.2%1 | 2.3%2 | 1.5%1 | 1.9%1 | 1 | 1.8%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 54.5%176 | 50.0%8 | 55.6%5 | 66.7%2 | 33.3%3 | 19 | 53.9%194 |
Divorced | 10.8%35 | 12.5%2 | 11.1%1 | 33.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 5 | 10.8%39 |
Separated | 1.2%4 | 6.3%1 | 11.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 3 | 1.7%6 |
Widowed | 8.0%26 | 6.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 7.5%27 |
Have you never been married? | 23.5%76 | 25.0%4 | 22.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 66.7%6 | 12 | 24.4%88 |
No answer | 1.9%6 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.7%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%323 | 100%16 | 100%9 | 100%3 | 100%9 | 360 |
Region (I-REGION)
New England | East Central | West Central | Mountain States | Middle Atlantic | Pacific Coast | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 61.1%22 | 63.0%46 | 54.7%35 | 60.0%24 | 47.1%48 | 43.7%38 | 0 | 53.0%213 |
Divorced | 11.1%4 | 6.8%5 | 9.4%6 | 22.5%9 | 4.9%5 | 17.2%15 | 0 | 10.9%44 |
Separated | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.5%1 | 6.9%7 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.2%9 |
Widowed | 11.1%4 | 9.6%7 | 3.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 11.8%12 | 4.6%4 | 0 | 7.2%29 |
Have you never been married? | 16.7%6 | 19.2%14 | 31.3%20 | 15.0%6 | 26.5%27 | 31.0%27 | 0 | 24.9%100 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.9%3 | 3.4%3 | 0 | 1.7%7 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%73 | 100%64 | 100%40 | 100%102 | 100%87 | 402 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Some other religion (Specify) | No religion (Not religious / Agnostic / Atheist) | Christian or just a Christian (Volunteered) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 54.9%100 | 51.3%61 | 60.0%9 | 50.0%18 | 44.8%13 | 41.7%5 | 7 | 52.4%206 |
Divorced | 12.6%23 | 10.1%12 | 6.7%1 | 8.3%3 | 10.3%3 | 16.7%2 | 0 | 11.2%44 |
Separated | 1.6%3 | 3.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 2.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 8.3%1 | 0 | 2.3%9 |
Widowed | 9.3%17 | 8.4%10 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 3.4%1 | 8.3%1 | 0 | 7.4%29 |
Have you never been married? | 18.7%34 | 26.9%32 | 33.3%5 | 38.9%14 | 37.9%11 | 25.0%3 | 1 | 25.2%99 |
No answer | 2.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 3.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.5%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%182 | 100%119 | 100%15 | 100%36 | 100%29 | 100%12 | 393 |