Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
SUPERSTS
Some people are superstitious and try to behave in such a way as to avoid bad luck or 'jinxing' themselves. How superstitious are you? -- Would you say you are very, somewhat, not very, or not at all superstitious?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 21 | 2.5% | 2.5% | -2.55 |
2) SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 183 | 21.8% | 24.3% | -1.39 |
3) NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 250 | 29.7% | 54.0% | -0.22 |
4) NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 387 | 46.0% | 100.0% | 0.94 |
Missing | 3 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 841 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 3.4%12 | 1.9%9 | 0 | 2.5%21 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 22.0%78 | 21.6%105 | 0 | 21.8%183 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 27.6%98 | 31.3%152 | 0 | 29.7%250 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 47.0%167 | 45.3%220 | 0 | 46.0%387 |
Missing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 100%355 | 100%486 | 841 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 2.6%17 | 2.9%3 | 1.5%1 | 0 | 2.6%21 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 20.0%130 | 26.7%28 | 30.8%20 | 5 | 21.7%178 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 31.5%205 | 22.9%24 | 21.5%14 | 7 | 29.6%243 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 45.9%299 | 47.6%50 | 46.2%30 | 8 | 46.2%379 |
Missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Total | 100%651 | 100%105 | 100%65 | 821 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 2.0%9 | 4.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 1.3%1 | 4.1%7 | 0 | 2.5%21 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 18.4%85 | 19.6%19 | 17.2%5 | 26.6%21 | 31.0%53 | 0 | 21.9%183 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 28.9%133 | 32.0%31 | 27.6%8 | 26.6%21 | 32.7%56 | 1 | 29.7%249 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 50.8%234 | 44.3%43 | 55.2%16 | 45.6%36 | 32.2%55 | 3 | 45.9%384 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 100%461 | 100%97 | 100%29 | 100%79 | 100%171 | 837 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 2.2%13 | 3.5%5 | 0.0%0 | 4.4%2 | 2.6%1 | 0 | 2.5%21 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 21.8%129 | 23.2%33 | 33.3%4 | 15.6%7 | 20.5%8 | 2 | 21.8%181 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 30.1%178 | 30.3%43 | 25.0%3 | 20.0%9 | 33.3%13 | 4 | 29.7%246 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 45.9%271 | 43.0%61 | 41.7%5 | 60.0%27 | 43.6%17 | 6 | 46.0%381 |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100%591 | 100%142 | 100%12 | 100%45 | 100%39 | 829 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 3.6%10 | 2.2%6 | 1.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 3 | 2.3%18 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 17.9%49 | 25.7%69 | 20.9%43 | 27.3%6 | 16 | 21.7%167 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 28.5%78 | 28.7%77 | 32.5%67 | 36.4%8 | 20 | 29.9%230 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 50.0%137 | 43.3%116 | 45.6%94 | 36.4%8 | 32 | 46.1%355 |
Missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
Total | 100%274 | 100%268 | 100%206 | 100%22 | 770 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 5.1%5 | 4.2%10 | 0.9%2 | 1.3%2 | 0.9%1 | 1 | 2.4%20 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 22.2%22 | 26.1%62 | 23.9%56 | 17.7%28 | 12.8%14 | 1 | 21.7%182 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 27.3%27 | 23.5%56 | 32.5%76 | 32.9%52 | 35.8%39 | 0 | 29.8%250 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 45.5%45 | 46.2%110 | 42.7%100 | 48.1%76 | 50.5%55 | 1 | 46.1%386 |
Missing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%99 | 100%238 | 100%234 | 100%158 | 100%109 | 838 |
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 SUPERSTITIOUS | 0.0%0 | 2.9%3 | 4.3%2 | 2.6%2 | 3.1%3 | 11 | 2.8%10 |
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS | 20.7%6 | 25.0%26 | 21.3%10 | 20.5%16 | 22.9%22 | 103 | 22.6%80 |
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS | 24.1%7 | 26.9%28 | 31.9%15 | 35.9%28 | 29.2%28 | 144 | 29.9%106 |
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS | 55.2%16 | 45.2%47 | 42.6%20 | 41.0%32 | 44.8%43 | 229 | 44.6%158 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 490 | 2 |
Total | 100%29 | 100%104 | 100%47 | 100%78 | 100%96 | 354 |