Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
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.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) LESS THAN $10,000 | 29 | 8.2% | 8.2% | -1.73 |
2) $10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 37 | 10.4% | 18.6% | -1.24 |
3) $20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 67 | 18.9% | 37.5% | -0.75 |
4) $30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 47 | 13.2% | 50.7% | -0.26 |
5) $40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 30 | 8.5% | 59.2% | 0.23 |
6) $50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 48 | 13.5% | 72.7% | 0.72 |
7) MORE THAN $60,000 | 97 | 27.3% | 100.0% | 1.21 |
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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 10.4%17 | 10.5%20 | 0 | 10.4%37 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 17.7%29 | 19.9%38 | 0 | 18.9%67 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 16.5%27 | 10.5%20 | 0 | 13.2%47 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 9.1%15 | 7.9%15 | 0 | 8.5%30 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 14.6%24 | 12.6%24 | 0 | 13.5%48 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 10.5%28 | 14.9%7 | 3.6%1 | 1 | 10.6%36 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 16.2%43 | 29.8%14 | 21.4%6 | 4 | 18.5%63 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 12.4%33 | 19.1%9 | 10.7%3 | 2 | 13.2%45 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 9.8%26 | 2.1%1 | 10.7%3 | 0 | 8.8%30 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 16.2%43 | 4.3%2 | 7.1%2 | 1 | 13.8%47 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 7.9%15 | 9.3%4 | 28.6%4 | 22.7%5 | 10.7%9 | 0 | 10.5%37 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 12.6%24 | 20.9%9 | 28.6%4 | 22.7%5 | 29.8%25 | 0 | 18.9%67 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 14.1%27 | 18.6%8 | 7.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 11.9%10 | 1 | 13.0%46 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 12.0%23 | 7.0%3 | 0.0%0 | 4.5%1 | 3.6%3 | 0 | 8.5%30 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 12.6%24 | 23.3%10 | 14.3%2 | 13.6%3 | 10.7%9 | 0 | 13.6%48 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 12.2%30 | 3.2%2 | 20.0%1 | 11.1%2 | 10.0%2 | 0 | 10.5%37 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 19.1%47 | 19.4%12 | 0.0%0 | 16.7%3 | 20.0%4 | 1 | 18.8%66 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 12.2%30 | 19.4%12 | 0.0%0 | 16.7%3 | 10.0%2 | 0 | 13.4%47 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 8.9%22 | 8.1%5 | 0.0%0 | 5.6%1 | 10.0%2 | 0 | 8.5%30 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 12.2%30 | 16.1%10 | 20.0%1 | 11.1%2 | 15.0%3 | 2 | 13.1%46 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 7.4%8 | 10.9%12 | 7.0%7 | 30.0%3 | 7 | 9.1%30 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 15.7%17 | 20.9%23 | 18.0%18 | 10.0%1 | 8 | 18.0%59 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 13.0%14 | 10.9%12 | 17.0%17 | 10.0%1 | 3 | 13.4%44 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 6.5%7 | 10.0%11 | 10.0%10 | 10.0%1 | 1 | 8.8%29 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 15.7%17 | 14.5%16 | 14.0%14 | 10.0%1 | 0 | 14.6%48 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 34.3%12 | 14.0%12 | 8.4%9 | 5.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 10.5%37 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 25.7%9 | 19.8%17 | 23.4%25 | 15.4%12 | 8.3%4 | 0 | 18.9%67 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 8.6%3 | 19.8%17 | 13.1%14 | 12.8%10 | 6.3%3 | 0 | 13.3%47 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 5.7%2 | 10.5%9 | 5.6%6 | 11.5%9 | 8.3%4 | 0 | 8.5%30 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 5.7%2 | 11.6%10 | 16.8%18 | 11.5%9 | 18.8%9 | 0 | 13.6%48 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |
$10,000 UP TO $19,999 | 0.0%0 | 35.6%37 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 10.4%37 |
$20,000 UP TO $29,999 | 0.0%0 | 64.4%67 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 18.9%67 |
$30,000 UP TO $39,999 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%47 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 13.2%47 |
$40,000 UP TO $49,999 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 38.5%30 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 8.5%30 |
$50,000 UP TO $59,999 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 61.5%48 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 13.5%48 |
MORE THAN $60,000 | 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 |