Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
BLFEXTRA
Do you believe that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth at some time in the past?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) BELIEVE | 146 | 48.2% | 48.2% | -1.04 |
2) DON'T BELIEVE | 157 | 51.8% | 100.0% | 0.96 |
Missing | 110 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 303 |
Sex (I-SEX)
MALE | FEMALE | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 55.1%76 | 42.4%70 | 0 | 48.2%146 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 44.9%62 | 57.6%95 | 0 | 51.8%157 |
Missing | 33 | 77 | 110 | 0 |
Total | 100%138 | 100%165 | 303 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Native American | Asian | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 47.1%123 | 50.0%6 | 60.0%3 | 62.5%5 | 53.8%7 | 2 | 48.2%144 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 52.9%138 | 50.0%6 | 40.0%2 | 37.5%3 | 46.2%6 | 2 | 51.8%155 |
Missing | 92 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 114 | 3 |
Total | 100%261 | 100%12 | 100%5 | 100%8 | 100%13 | 299 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
MARRIED | DIVORCED | SEPARATED | WIDOWED | SINGLE | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 49.4%79 | 54.8%23 | 66.7%2 | 34.5%10 | 47.8%32 | 0 | 48.5%146 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 50.6%81 | 45.2%19 | 33.3%1 | 65.5%19 | 52.2%35 | 2 | 51.5%155 |
Missing | 64 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 112 | 0 |
Total | 100%160 | 100%42 | 100%3 | 100%29 | 100%67 | 301 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | None | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 41.6%52 | 54.1%60 | 22.2%2 | 56.5%13 | 50.0%8 | 11 | 47.5%135 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 58.4%73 | 45.9%51 | 77.8%7 | 43.5%10 | 50.0%8 | 8 | 52.5%149 |
Missing | 59 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 129 | 9 |
Total | 100%125 | 100%111 | 100%9 | 100%23 | 100%16 | 284 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
REPUBLICAN | DEMOCRAT | INDEPENDENT | OTHER | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 54.2%45 | 42.4%42 | 52.7%49 | 29.4%5 | 5 | 48.3%141 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 45.8%38 | 57.6%57 | 47.3%44 | 70.6%12 | 6 | 51.7%151 |
Missing | 26 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 121 | 4 |
Total | 100%83 | 100%99 | 100%93 | 100%17 | 292 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than High School | High School graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 45.8%11 | 52.7%48 | 47.9%35 | 44.4%28 | 45.1%23 | 1 | 48.0%145 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 54.2%13 | 47.3%43 | 52.1%38 | 55.6%35 | 54.9%28 | 0 | 52.0%157 |
Missing | 5 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 111 | 2 |
Total | 100%24 | 100%91 | 100%73 | 100%63 | 100%51 | 302 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $10,000 | Less than $20,000 | Less than $40,000 | Less than $60,000 | $60,000 or greater | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 45.5%5 | 47.6%10 | 47.2%17 | 50.0%13 | 54.8%17 | 84 | 49.6%62 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 54.5%6 | 52.4%11 | 52.8%19 | 50.0%13 | 45.2%14 | 94 | 50.4%63 |
Missing | 3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 288 | 71 |
Total | 100%11 | 100%21 | 100%36 | 100%26 | 100%31 | 125 |