Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
RELIGIMP
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 | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Extremely important | 129 | 32.1% | 32.1% | -1.12 |
2) Very important | 122 | 30.3% | 62.4% | -0.20 |
3) Somewhat important | 95 | 23.6% | 86.1% | 0.72 |
4) Not important | 47 | 11.7% | 97.8% | 1.64 |
5) Don't know / No answer | 9 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 2.56 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 18.5%10 | 31.5%53 | 34.2%41 | 43.4%23 | 28.6%2 | 0 | 32.1%129 |
Very important | 27.8%15 | 27.4%46 | 35.8%43 | 26.4%14 | 57.1%4 | 0 | 30.3%122 |
Somewhat important | 31.5%17 | 28.6%48 | 16.7%20 | 17.0%9 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 23.6%95 |
Not important | 22.2%12 | 11.3%19 | 9.2%11 | 9.4%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 11.7%47 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 1.2%2 | 4.2%5 | 3.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.2%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 14.3%1 | 60.0%9 | 34.5%39 | 30.7%35 | 29.4%45 | 0 | 32.1%129 |
Very important | 28.6%2 | 13.3%2 | 27.4%31 | 30.7%35 | 34.0%52 | 0 | 30.3%122 |
Somewhat important | 28.6%2 | 20.0%3 | 27.4%31 | 24.6%28 | 20.3%31 | 0 | 23.6%95 |
Not important | 28.6%2 | 6.7%1 | 8.0%9 | 14.0%16 | 12.4%19 | 0 | 11.7%47 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 3.9%6 | 0 | 2.2%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 25.0%13 | 36.1%30 | 20.9%18 | 26.9%18 | 54.7%29 | 21 | 31.7%108 |
Very important | 30.8%16 | 28.9%24 | 31.4%27 | 37.3%25 | 24.5%13 | 17 | 30.8%105 |
Somewhat important | 19.2%10 | 24.1%20 | 29.1%25 | 22.4%15 | 18.9%10 | 15 | 23.5%80 |
Not important | 17.3%9 | 9.6%8 | 16.3%14 | 13.4%9 | 0.0%0 | 7 | 11.7%40 |
Don't know / No answer | 7.7%4 | 1.2%1 | 2.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.9%1 | 1 | 2.3%8 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 29.1%94 | 62.5%10 | 77.8%7 | 100.0%3 | 33.3%3 | 12 | 32.5%117 |
Very important | 31.3%101 | 12.5%2 | 22.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 22.2%2 | 15 | 29.7%107 |
Somewhat important | 23.8%77 | 18.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 22.2%2 | 13 | 22.8%82 |
Not important | 13.3%43 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 22.2%2 | 2 | 12.5%45 |
Don't know / No answer | 2.5%8 | 6.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.5%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 36.1%13 | 31.5%23 | 31.3%20 | 52.5%21 | 24.5%25 | 31.0%27 | 0 | 32.1%129 |
Very important | 13.9%5 | 35.6%26 | 35.9%23 | 22.5%9 | 32.4%33 | 29.9%26 | 0 | 30.3%122 |
Somewhat important | 27.8%10 | 20.5%15 | 23.4%15 | 10.0%4 | 28.4%29 | 25.3%22 | 0 | 23.6%95 |
Not important | 19.4%7 | 6.8%5 | 7.8%5 | 12.5%5 | 12.7%13 | 13.8%12 | 0 | 11.7%47 |
Don't know / No answer | 2.8%1 | 5.5%4 | 1.6%1 | 2.5%1 | 2.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.2%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely important | 38.5%70 | 27.7%33 | 20.0%3 | 38.9%14 | 6.9%2 | 50.0%6 | 1 | 32.6%128 |
Very important | 31.9%58 | 37.8%45 | 20.0%3 | 30.6%11 | 3.4%1 | 8.3%1 | 3 | 30.3%119 |
Somewhat important | 23.6%43 | 22.7%27 | 46.7%7 | 19.4%7 | 13.8%4 | 33.3%4 | 3 | 23.4%92 |
Not important | 5.5%10 | 10.1%12 | 13.3%2 | 8.3%3 | 65.5%19 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 11.7%46 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.5%1 | 1.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 2.8%1 | 10.3%3 | 8.3%1 | 1 | 2.0%8 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%182 | 100%119 | 100%15 | 100%36 | 100%29 | 100%12 | 393 |