Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
INCOMEA
BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: I'm going to read you some income categories. Please tell me which category best describes your total household income before taxes. Is it less than $40,000, or is it $40,000 or more?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) LESS THAN $40,000 | 194 | 49.4% | 49.4% | -1.01 |
2) $40,000 OR MORE | 199 | 50.6% | 100.0% | 0.99 |
Missing | 451 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 393 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LESS THAN $40,000 | 38.0%62 | 57.4%132 | 0 | 49.4%194 |
$40,000 OR MORE | 62.0%101 | 42.6%98 | 0 | 50.6%199 |
Missing | 193 | 258 | 451 | 0 |
Total | 100%163 | 100%230 | 393 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LESS THAN $40,000 | 45.6%141 | 70.0%35 | 51.7%15 | 3 | 49.2%191 |
$40,000 OR MORE | 54.4%168 | 30.0%15 | 48.3%14 | 2 | 50.8%197 |
Missing | 344 | 56 | 36 | 456 | 15 |
Total | 100%309 | 100%50 | 100%29 | 388 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LESS THAN $40,000 | 33.8%73 | 65.3%32 | 75.0%9 | 78.6%33 | 64.4%47 | 0 | 49.5%194 |
$40,000 OR MORE | 66.2%143 | 34.7%17 | 25.0%3 | 21.4%9 | 35.6%26 | 1 | 50.5%198 |
Missing | 245 | 49 | 17 | 39 | 98 | 452 | 3 |
Total | 100%216 | 100%49 | 100%12 | 100%42 | 100%73 | 392 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LESS THAN $40,000 | 51.7%149 | 32.7%18 | 14.3%1 | 52.2%12 | 80.0%12 | 2 | 49.5%192 |
$40,000 OR MORE | 48.3%139 | 67.3%37 | 85.7%6 | 47.8%11 | 20.0%3 | 3 | 50.5%196 |
Missing | 305 | 87 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 456 | 7 |
Total | 100%288 | 100%55 | 100%7 | 100%23 | 100%15 | 388 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LESS THAN $40,000 | 43.3%61 | 57.5%73 | 44.3%39 | 58.3%7 | 14 | 48.9%180 |
$40,000 OR MORE | 56.7%80 | 42.5%54 | 55.7%49 | 41.7%5 | 11 | 51.1%188 |
Missing | 133 | 143 | 118 | 10 | 476 | 47 |
Total | 100%141 | 100%127 | 100%88 | 100%12 | 368 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LESS THAN $40,000 | 82.4%42 | 61.3%73 | 47.1%49 | 27.9%19 | 21.6%11 | 0 | 49.4%194 |
$40,000 OR MORE | 17.6%9 | 38.7%46 | 52.9%55 | 72.1%49 | 78.4%40 | 0 | 50.6%199 |
Missing | 49 | 120 | 130 | 90 | 59 | 451 | 3 |
Total | 100%51 | 100%119 | 100%104 | 100%68 | 100%51 | 393 |