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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis

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If you had a girl graduating from high school, would you personally like to have her go on to college, or would you rather have her do something else?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) GO TO COLLEGE74189.1%89.1%-0.34
2) DO SOMETHING ELSE141.7%90.7%1.35
3) IT DEPENDS779.3%100.0%3.05
Missing12
Total Unweighted N = 832





Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE86.6%
305
90.8%
436
089.1%
741
DO SOMETHING ELSE2.3%
8
1.3%
6
01.7%
14
IT DEPENDS11.1%
39
7.9%
38
09.3%
77
Missing48120
Total 100%
352
100%
480
   
832

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteAfrican American/BlackOtherMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE88.2%
568
93.4%
99
92.1%
58
1689.2%
725
DO SOMETHING ELSE1.9%
12
0.9%
1
1.6%
1
01.7%
14
IT DEPENDS9.9%
64
5.7%
6
6.3%
4
39.1%
74
Missing902311
Total 100%
644
100%
106
100%
63
   
813

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE90.3%
411
82.1%
78
93.1%
27
82.5%
66
91.7%
155
489.0%
737
DO SOMETHING ELSE1.1%
5
6.3%
6
0.0%
0
3.8%
3
0.0%
0
01.7%
14
IT DEPENDS8.6%
39
11.6%
11
6.9%
2
13.8%
11
8.3%
14
09.3%
77
Missing63012160
Total 100%
455
100%
95
100%
29
100%
80
100%
169
   
828

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOther religionNo religionMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE88.9%
519
90.8%
129
100.0%
12
81.8%
36
92.3%
36
989.2%
732
DO SOMETHING ELSE1.9%
11
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
4.5%
2
2.6%
1
01.7%
14
IT DEPENDS9.2%
54
9.2%
13
0.0%
0
13.6%
6
5.1%
2
29.1%
75
Missing90011231
Total 100%
584
100%
142
100%
12
100%
44
100%
39
   
821

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE90.5%
247
91.0%
242
87.7%
178
76.2%
16
5889.5%
683
DO SOMETHING ELSE0.7%
2
1.9%
5
2.0%
4
0.0%
0
31.4%
11
IT DEPENDS8.8%
24
7.1%
19
10.3%
21
23.8%
5
89.0%
69
Missing1431813
Total 100%
273
100%
266
100%
203
100%
21
   
763

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduatePost college degreeMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE83.5%
81
87.8%
209
90.9%
211
89.7%
139
92.5%
99
289.1%
739
DO SOMETHING ELSE5.2%
5
2.1%
5
0.4%
1
1.3%
2
0.9%
1
01.7%
14
IT DEPENDS11.3%
11
10.1%
24
8.6%
20
9.0%
14
6.5%
7
19.2%
76
Missing31233150
Total 100%
97
100%
238
100%
232
100%
155
100%
107
   
829

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $10,000Less than $30,000Less than $40,000Less then $60,000$60,000 or greaterMissingTotal
GO TO COLLEGE82.8%
24
86.3%
88
93.6%
44
93.6%
73
92.6%
87
42590.3%
316
DO SOMETHING ELSE3.4%
1
2.9%
3
2.1%
1
0.0%
0
1.1%
1
81.7%
6
IT DEPENDS13.8%
4
10.8%
11
4.3%
2
6.4%
5
6.4%
6
498.0%
28
Missing020034947
Total 100%
29
100%
102
100%
47
100%
78
100%
94
   
350

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