Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
I-INCOME
BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: I am going to read you a list of income categories. Please stop me when a category best describes your total household income before taxes. (Recoded for use with on-line analysis)
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Less than $10,000 | 29 | 8.2% | 8.2% | -1.70 |
2) Less than $30,000 | 104 | 29.3% | 37.5% | -0.97 |
3) Less than $40,000 | 47 | 13.2% | 50.7% | -0.23 |
4) Less then $60,000 | 78 | 22.0% | 72.7% | 0.51 |
5) $60,000 or greater | 97 | 27.3% | 100.0% | 1.25 |
Missing | 489 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 355 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 3.7%6 | 12.0%23 | 0 | 8.2%29 |
Less than $30,000 | 28.0%46 | 30.4%58 | 0 | 29.3%104 |
Less than $40,000 | 16.5%27 | 10.5%20 | 0 | 13.2%47 |
Less then $60,000 | 23.8%39 | 20.4%39 | 0 | 22.0%78 |
$60,000 or greater | 28.0%46 | 26.7%51 | 0 | 27.3%97 |
Missing | 192 | 297 | 489 | 0 |
Total | 100%164 | 100%191 | 355 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 5.3%14 | 21.3%10 | 17.9%5 | 0 | 8.5%29 |
Less than $30,000 | 26.7%71 | 44.7%21 | 25.0%7 | 5 | 29.0%99 |
Less than $40,000 | 12.4%33 | 19.1%9 | 10.7%3 | 2 | 13.2%45 |
Less then $60,000 | 25.9%69 | 6.4%3 | 17.9%5 | 1 | 22.6%77 |
$60,000 or greater | 29.7%79 | 8.5%4 | 28.6%8 | 6 | 26.7%91 |
Missing | 387 | 59 | 37 | 503 | 6 |
Total | 100%266 | 100%47 | 100%28 | 341 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 2.1%4 | 7.0%3 | 7.1%1 | 22.7%5 | 19.0%16 | 0 | 8.2%29 |
Less than $30,000 | 20.4%39 | 30.2%13 | 57.1%8 | 45.5%10 | 40.5%34 | 0 | 29.4%104 |
Less than $40,000 | 14.1%27 | 18.6%8 | 7.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 11.9%10 | 1 | 13.0%46 |
Less then $60,000 | 24.6%47 | 30.2%13 | 14.3%2 | 18.2%4 | 14.3%12 | 0 | 22.0%78 |
$60,000 or greater | 38.7%74 | 14.0%6 | 14.3%2 | 13.6%3 | 14.3%12 | 0 | 27.4%97 |
Missing | 270 | 55 | 15 | 59 | 87 | 490 | 3 |
Total | 100%191 | 100%43 | 100%14 | 100%22 | 100%84 | 354 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 9.3%23 | 4.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 5.6%1 | 10.0%2 | 0 | 8.3%29 |
Less than $30,000 | 31.3%77 | 22.6%14 | 20.0%1 | 27.8%5 | 30.0%6 | 1 | 29.3%103 |
Less than $40,000 | 12.2%30 | 19.4%12 | 0.0%0 | 16.7%3 | 10.0%2 | 0 | 13.4%47 |
Less then $60,000 | 21.1%52 | 24.2%15 | 20.0%1 | 16.7%3 | 25.0%5 | 2 | 21.7%76 |
$60,000 or greater | 26.0%64 | 29.0%18 | 60.0%3 | 33.3%6 | 25.0%5 | 1 | 27.4%96 |
Missing | 347 | 80 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 493 | 8 |
Total | 100%246 | 100%62 | 100%5 | 100%18 | 100%20 | 351 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.6%5 | 11.8%13 | 8.0%8 | 0.0%0 | 3 | 7.9%26 |
Less than $30,000 | 23.1%25 | 31.8%35 | 25.0%25 | 40.0%4 | 15 | 27.1%89 |
Less than $40,000 | 13.0%14 | 10.9%12 | 17.0%17 | 10.0%1 | 3 | 13.4%44 |
Less then $60,000 | 22.2%24 | 24.5%27 | 24.0%24 | 20.0%2 | 1 | 23.5%77 |
$60,000 or greater | 37.0%40 | 20.9%23 | 26.0%26 | 30.0%3 | 5 | 28.0%92 |
Missing | 166 | 160 | 106 | 12 | 516 | 45 |
Total | 100%108 | 100%110 | 100%100 | 100%10 | 328 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 11.4%4 | 14.0%12 | 7.5%8 | 3.8%3 | 4.2%2 | 0 | 8.2%29 |
Less than $30,000 | 60.0%21 | 33.7%29 | 31.8%34 | 20.5%16 | 8.3%4 | 0 | 29.4%104 |
Less than $40,000 | 8.6%3 | 19.8%17 | 13.1%14 | 12.8%10 | 6.3%3 | 0 | 13.3%47 |
Less then $60,000 | 11.4%4 | 22.1%19 | 22.4%24 | 23.1%18 | 27.1%13 | 0 | 22.0%78 |
$60,000 or greater | 8.6%3 | 10.5%9 | 25.2%27 | 39.7%31 | 54.2%26 | 1 | 27.1%96 |
Missing | 65 | 153 | 127 | 80 | 62 | 490 | 2 |
Total | 100%35 | 100%86 | 100%107 | 100%78 | 100%48 | 354 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 100.0%29 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 8.2%29 |
Less than $30,000 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%104 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 29.3%104 |
Less than $40,000 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%47 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 13.2%47 |
Less then $60,000 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%78 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 22.0%78 |
$60,000 or greater | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%97 | 0 | 27.3%97 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 489 |
Total | 100%29 | 100%104 | 100%47 | 100%78 | 100%97 | 355 |