Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
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[ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "ILLEGAL" TO HOMOLAW.] Is your view that homosexual marriage should not be legal based at all on your religious beliefs, such as what the Bible or church teaches?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 133 | 69.6% | 69.6% | -0.64 |
2) No | 56 | 29.3% | 99.0% | 1.41 |
3) Don't know / No answer | 2 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 3.46 |
Missing | 211 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 191 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 63.2%12 | 73.2%52 | 65.7%44 | 71.0%22 | 100.0%3 | 0 | 69.6%133 |
No | 36.8%7 | 23.9%17 | 34.3%23 | 29.0%9 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 29.3%56 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 2.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%2 |
Missing | 35 | 97 | 53 | 22 | 4 | 211 | 0 |
Total | 100%19 | 100%71 | 100%67 | 100%31 | 100%3 | 191 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than Grade 9 | Ninth to eleventh grade | HS grad | Some college | College grad or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 50.0%2 | 45.5%5 | 71.2%42 | 75.0%42 | 68.9%42 | 0 | 69.6%133 |
No | 50.0%2 | 45.5%5 | 28.8%17 | 25.0%14 | 29.5%18 | 0 | 29.3%56 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 9.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.6%1 | 0 | 1.0%2 |
Missing | 3 | 4 | 54 | 58 | 92 | 211 | 0 |
Total | 100%4 | 100%11 | 100%59 | 100%56 | 100%61 | 191 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Strong Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Independent | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 62.5%10 | 73.1%19 | 52.6%20 | 65.9%29 | 88.4%38 | 17 | 69.5%116 |
No | 37.5%6 | 23.1%6 | 47.4%18 | 31.8%14 | 11.6%5 | 7 | 29.3%49 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 3.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.2%2 |
Missing | 36 | 57 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 235 | 37 |
Total | 100%16 | 100%26 | 100%38 | 100%44 | 100%43 | 167 |
Race (I-RACE)
White / Caucasian | Black | African-American | Native American / American Indian | Asian / Oriental | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 68.6%105 | 87.5%7 | 100.0%3 | 100.0%1 | 80.0%4 | 13 | 70.6%120 |
No | 30.1%46 | 12.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 20.0%1 | 8 | 28.2%48 |
Don't know / No answer | 1.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.2%2 |
Missing | 170 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 232 | 21 |
Total | 100%153 | 100%8 | 100%3 | 100%1 | 100%5 | 170 |
Region (I-REGION)
New England | East Central | West Central | Mountain States | Middle Atlantic | Pacific Coast | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 80.0%8 | 67.4%31 | 73.3%22 | 87.0%20 | 64.1%25 | 62.8%27 | 0 | 69.6%133 |
No | 20.0%2 | 30.4%14 | 26.7%8 | 13.0%3 | 33.3%13 | 37.2%16 | 0 | 29.3%56 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 2.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%2 |
Missing | 26 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 63 | 44 | 211 | 0 |
Total | 100%10 | 100%46 | 100%30 | 100%23 | 100%39 | 100%43 | 191 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Some other religion (Specify) | No religion (Not religious / Agnostic / Atheist) | Christian or just a Christian (Volunteered) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 75.2%79 | 61.2%30 | 33.3%1 | 73.3%11 | 0.0%0 | 90.0%9 | 3 | 69.5%130 |
No | 24.8%26 | 36.7%18 | 33.3%1 | 26.7%4 | 100.0%5 | 10.0%1 | 1 | 29.4%55 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 2.0%1 | 33.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.1%2 |
Missing | 77 | 70 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 215 | 5 |
Total | 100%105 | 100%49 | 100%3 | 100%15 | 100%5 | 100%10 | 187 |