Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
EDUCDIPL
Should all high school students in the United States be required to pass a standard nationwide examination in order to get a high school diploma?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) YES | 611 | 75.0% | 75.0% | -0.58 |
2) NO | 204 | 25.0% | 100.0% | 1.73 |
Missing | 29 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 815 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 73.8%256 | 75.9%355 | 0 | 75.0%611 |
NO | 26.2%91 | 24.1%113 | 0 | 25.0%204 |
Missing | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0 |
Total | 100%347 | 100%468 | 815 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 76.3%480 | 67.6%71 | 72.6%45 | 15 | 74.9%596 |
NO | 23.7%149 | 32.4%34 | 27.4%17 | 4 | 25.1%200 |
Missing | 24 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 1 |
Total | 100%629 | 100%105 | 100%62 | 796 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 78.5%350 | 75.3%70 | 63.0%17 | 73.7%56 | 68.0%115 | 3 | 75.0%608 |
NO | 21.5%96 | 24.7%23 | 37.0%10 | 26.3%20 | 32.0%54 | 1 | 25.0%203 |
Missing | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
Total | 100%446 | 100%93 | 100%27 | 100%76 | 100%169 | 811 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 74.1%423 | 79.0%109 | 100.0%12 | 69.8%30 | 69.2%27 | 10 | 74.8%601 |
NO | 25.9%148 | 21.0%29 | 0.0%0 | 30.2%13 | 30.8%12 | 2 | 25.2%202 |
Missing | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
Total | 100%571 | 100%138 | 100%12 | 100%43 | 100%39 | 803 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 75.5%200 | 76.0%200 | 73.9%147 | 65.0%13 | 51 | 75.0%560 |
NO | 24.5%65 | 24.0%63 | 26.1%52 | 35.0%7 | 17 | 25.0%187 |
Missing | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 97 | 4 |
Total | 100%265 | 100%263 | 100%199 | 100%20 | 747 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 75.3%73 | 79.2%183 | 76.4%172 | 71.8%112 | 67.0%69 | 2 | 75.0%609 |
NO | 24.7%24 | 20.8%48 | 23.6%53 | 28.2%44 | 33.0%34 | 1 | 25.0%203 |
Missing | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 100%97 | 100%231 | 100%225 | 100%156 | 100%103 | 812 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $10,000 | Less than $30,000 | Less than $40,000 | Less then $60,000 | $60,000 or greater | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | 65.5%19 | 74.8%77 | 87.0%40 | 76.6%59 | 75.8%72 | 344 | 76.3%267 |
NO | 34.5%10 | 25.2%26 | 13.0%6 | 23.4%18 | 24.2%23 | 121 | 23.7%83 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 494 | 24 |
Total | 100%29 | 100%103 | 100%46 | 100%77 | 100%95 | 350 |