Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
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Do you agree or disagree that the South is better off as part of the United States than it would be as a separate country?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 746 | 92.6% | 92.6% | -0.28 |
2) DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 60 | 7.4% | 100.0% | 3.52 |
Missing | 38 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 806 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 89.5%307 | 94.8%439 | 0 | 92.6%746 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 10.5%36 | 5.2%24 | 0 | 7.4%60 |
Missing | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0 |
Total | 100%343 | 100%463 | 806 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 93.5%592 | 90.0%90 | 86.0%49 | 15 | 92.5%731 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 6.5%41 | 10.0%10 | 14.0%8 | 1 | 7.5%59 |
Missing | 20 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 4 |
Total | 100%633 | 100%100 | 100%57 | 790 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 93.0%411 | 93.5%87 | 96.3%26 | 93.4%71 | 89.6%147 | 4 | 92.5%742 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 7.0%31 | 6.5%6 | 3.7%1 | 6.6%5 | 10.4%17 | 0 | 7.5%60 |
Missing | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%442 | 100%93 | 100%27 | 100%76 | 100%164 | 802 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 92.8%529 | 91.7%121 | 91.7%11 | 82.9%34 | 100.0%40 | 11 | 92.5%735 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 7.2%41 | 8.3%11 | 8.3%1 | 17.1%7 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 7.5%60 |
Missing | 23 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
Total | 100%570 | 100%132 | 100%12 | 100%41 | 100%40 | 795 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 92.9%248 | 93.9%245 | 90.3%177 | 90.5%19 | 57 | 92.5%689 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 7.1%19 | 6.1%16 | 9.7%19 | 9.5%2 | 4 | 7.5%56 |
Missing | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 99 | 11 |
Total | 100%267 | 100%261 | 100%196 | 100%21 | 745 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 85.2%75 | 94.7%213 | 92.2%212 | 95.4%146 | 90.7%97 | 3 | 92.5%743 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 14.8%13 | 5.3%12 | 7.8%18 | 4.6%7 | 9.3%10 | 0 | 7.5%60 |
Missing | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
Total | 100%88 | 100%225 | 100%230 | 100%153 | 100%107 | 803 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGREE, BETTER OFF AS PART OF U.S. | 88.9%24 | 92.9%92 | 93.5%43 | 94.7%72 | 93.8%90 | 425 | 93.3%321 |
DISAGREE, BETTER OFF SEPARATE | 11.1%3 | 7.1%7 | 6.5%3 | 5.3%4 | 6.3%6 | 37 | 6.7%23 |
Missing | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 500 | 27 |
Total | 100%27 | 100%99 | 100%46 | 100%76 | 100%96 | 344 |