Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
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ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES SOUTHERNERS: Would you say that being a Southerner is very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) VERY IMPORTANT | 135 | 23.8% | 23.8% | -1.28 |
2) SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 204 | 36.0% | 59.8% | -0.37 |
3) NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 94 | 16.6% | 76.4% | 0.55 |
4) NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 134 | 23.6% | 100.0% | 1.47 |
Missing | 277 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 567 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 23.2%55 | 24.2%80 | 0 | 23.8%135 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 37.6%89 | 34.8%115 | 0 | 36.0%204 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 16.5%39 | 16.7%55 | 0 | 16.6%94 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 22.8%54 | 24.2%80 | 0 | 23.6%134 |
Missing | 119 | 158 | 277 | 0 |
Total | 100%237 | 100%330 | 567 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 25.5%115 | 17.7%14 | 4.2%1 | 5 | 23.5%130 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 35.7%161 | 38.0%30 | 45.8%11 | 2 | 36.5%202 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 18.6%84 | 7.6%6 | 8.3%2 | 2 | 16.6%92 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 20.2%91 | 36.7%29 | 41.7%10 | 4 | 23.5%130 |
Missing | 202 | 27 | 41 | 290 | 7 |
Total | 100%451 | 100%79 | 100%24 | 554 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 24.2%75 | 22.5%16 | 20.0%4 | 28.8%17 | 21.4%22 | 1 | 23.8%134 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 38.1%118 | 33.8%24 | 45.0%9 | 35.6%21 | 30.1%31 | 1 | 36.1%203 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 18.4%57 | 11.3%8 | 15.0%3 | 15.3%9 | 15.5%16 | 1 | 16.5%93 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 19.4%60 | 32.4%23 | 20.0%4 | 20.3%12 | 33.0%34 | 1 | 23.6%133 |
Missing | 151 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 68 | 281 | 0 |
Total | 100%310 | 100%71 | 100%20 | 100%59 | 100%103 | 563 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 25.8%116 | 18.2%12 | 0.0%0 | 17.4%4 | 5.0%1 | 2 | 23.7%133 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 37.0%166 | 33.3%22 | 33.3%1 | 17.4%4 | 45.0%9 | 2 | 36.0%202 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 16.9%76 | 15.2%10 | 33.3%1 | 8.7%2 | 15.0%3 | 2 | 16.4%92 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 20.3%91 | 33.3%22 | 33.3%1 | 56.5%13 | 35.0%7 | 0 | 23.9%134 |
Missing | 144 | 76 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 283 | 6 |
Total | 100%449 | 100%66 | 100%3 | 100%23 | 100%20 | 561 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 22.3%42 | 22.5%43 | 24.0%30 | 25.0%4 | 16 | 22.9%119 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 44.1%83 | 36.1%69 | 25.6%32 | 43.8%7 | 13 | 36.7%191 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 14.9%28 | 17.8%34 | 18.4%23 | 6.3%1 | 8 | 16.5%86 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 18.6%35 | 23.6%45 | 32.0%40 | 25.0%4 | 10 | 23.8%124 |
Missing | 86 | 79 | 81 | 6 | 324 | 25 |
Total | 100%188 | 100%191 | 100%125 | 100%16 | 520 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 37.1%26 | 29.1%50 | 21.1%34 | 14.0%13 | 17.4%12 | 0 | 23.9%135 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 31.4%22 | 36.6%63 | 32.9%53 | 45.2%42 | 33.3%23 | 1 | 35.9%203 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 15.7%11 | 11.0%19 | 18.0%29 | 17.2%16 | 27.5%19 | 0 | 16.6%94 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 15.7%11 | 23.3%40 | 28.0%45 | 23.7%22 | 21.7%15 | 1 | 23.5%133 |
Missing | 30 | 67 | 73 | 65 | 41 | 279 | 1 |
Total | 100%70 | 100%172 | 100%161 | 100%93 | 100%69 | 565 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY IMPORTANT | 15.0%3 | 31.5%23 | 35.3%12 | 28.6%16 | 14.3%9 | 72 | 25.6%63 |
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 25.0%5 | 32.9%24 | 29.4%10 | 39.3%22 | 36.5%23 | 120 | 34.1%84 |
NOT VERY IMPORTANT | 10.0%2 | 15.1%11 | 5.9%2 | 17.9%10 | 27.0%17 | 52 | 17.1%42 |
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 50.0%10 | 20.5%15 | 29.4%10 | 14.3%8 | 22.2%14 | 77 | 23.2%57 |
Missing | 9 | 31 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 598 | 168 |
Total | 100%20 | 100%73 | 100%34 | 100%56 | 100%63 | 246 |