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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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Extremely important12932.1%32.1%-1.12
2) Very important12230.3%62.4%-0.20
3) Somewhat important9523.6%86.1%0.72
4) Not important4711.7%97.8%1.64
5) Don't know / No answer92.2%100.0%2.56





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 24 years old25 to 44 years old45 to 64 years old65 years or olderDon't know / RefusedMissingTotal
Extremely important18.5%
10
31.5%
53
34.2%
41
43.4%
23
28.6%
2
032.1%
129
Very important27.8%
15
27.4%
46
35.8%
43
26.4%
14
57.1%
4
030.3%
122
Somewhat important31.5%
17
28.6%
48
16.7%
20
17.0%
9
14.3%
1
023.6%
95
Not important22.2%
12
11.3%
19
9.2%
11
9.4%
5
0.0%
0
011.7%
47
Don't know / No answer0.0%
0
1.2%
2
4.2%
5
3.8%
2
0.0%
0
02.2%
9
Missing0000000
Total 100%
54
100%
168
100%
120
100%
53
100%
7
   
402

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than Grade 9Ninth to eleventh gradeHS gradSome collegeCollege grad or moreMissingTotal
Extremely important14.3%
1
60.0%
9
34.5%
39
30.7%
35
29.4%
45
032.1%
129
Very important28.6%
2
13.3%
2
27.4%
31
30.7%
35
34.0%
52
030.3%
122
Somewhat important28.6%
2
20.0%
3
27.4%
31
24.6%
28
20.3%
31
023.6%
95
Not important28.6%
2
6.7%
1
8.0%
9
14.0%
16
12.4%
19
011.7%
47
Don't know / No answer0.0%
0
0.0%
0
2.7%
3
0.0%
0
3.9%
6
02.2%
9
Missing0000000
Total 100%
7
100%
15
100%
113
100%
114
100%
153
   
402

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 Strong DemocratNot very strong DemocratIndependentNot very strong RepublicanStrong RepublicanMissingTotal
Extremely important25.0%
13
36.1%
30
20.9%
18
26.9%
18
54.7%
29
2131.7%
108
Very important30.8%
16
28.9%
24
31.4%
27
37.3%
25
24.5%
13
1730.8%
105
Somewhat important19.2%
10
24.1%
20
29.1%
25
22.4%
15
18.9%
10
1523.5%
80
Not important17.3%
9
9.6%
8
16.3%
14
13.4%
9
0.0%
0
711.7%
40
Don't know / No answer7.7%
4
1.2%
1
2.3%
2
0.0%
0
1.9%
1
12.3%
8
Missing00000610
Total 100%
52
100%
83
100%
86
100%
67
100%
53
   
341

Race (I-RACE)

 White / CaucasianBlackAfrican-AmericanNative American / American IndianAsian / OrientalMissingTotal
Extremely important29.1%
94
62.5%
10
77.8%
7
100.0%
3
33.3%
3
1232.5%
117
Very important31.3%
101
12.5%
2
22.2%
2
0.0%
0
22.2%
2
1529.7%
107
Somewhat important23.8%
77
18.8%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
22.2%
2
1322.8%
82
Not important13.3%
43
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
22.2%
2
212.5%
45
Don't know / No answer2.5%
8
6.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
02.5%
9
Missing00000420
Total 100%
323
100%
16
100%
9
100%
3
100%
9
   
360

Region (I-REGION)

 New EnglandEast CentralWest CentralMountain StatesMiddle AtlanticPacific CoastMissingTotal
Extremely important36.1%
13
31.5%
23
31.3%
20
52.5%
21
24.5%
25
31.0%
27
032.1%
129
Very important13.9%
5
35.6%
26
35.9%
23
22.5%
9
32.4%
33
29.9%
26
030.3%
122
Somewhat important27.8%
10
20.5%
15
23.4%
15
10.0%
4
28.4%
29
25.3%
22
023.6%
95
Not important19.4%
7
6.8%
5
7.8%
5
12.5%
5
12.7%
13
13.8%
12
011.7%
47
Don't know / No answer2.8%
1
5.5%
4
1.6%
1
2.5%
1
2.0%
2
0.0%
0
02.2%
9
Missing00000000
Total 100%
36
100%
73
100%
64
100%
40
100%
102
100%
87
   
402

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishSome other religion (Specify)No religion (Not religious / Agnostic / Atheist)Christian or just a Christian (Volunteered)MissingTotal
Extremely important38.5%
70
27.7%
33
20.0%
3
38.9%
14
6.9%
2
50.0%
6
132.6%
128
Very important31.9%
58
37.8%
45
20.0%
3
30.6%
11
3.4%
1
8.3%
1
330.3%
119
Somewhat important23.6%
43
22.7%
27
46.7%
7
19.4%
7
13.8%
4
33.3%
4
323.4%
92
Not important5.5%
10
10.1%
12
13.3%
2
8.3%
3
65.5%
19
0.0%
0
111.7%
46
Don't know / No answer0.5%
1
1.7%
2
0.0%
0
2.8%
1
10.3%
3
8.3%
1
12.0%
8
Missing00000090
Total 100%
182
100%
119
100%
15
100%
36
100%
29
100%
12
   
393

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