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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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) VERY SUPERSTITIOUS212.5%2.5%-2.55
2) SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS18321.8%24.3%-1.39
3) NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS25029.7%54.0%-0.22
4) NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS38746.0%100.0%0.94
Missing3
Total Unweighted N = 841





Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS3.4%
12
1.9%
9
02.5%
21
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS22.0%
78
21.6%
105
021.8%
183
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS27.6%
98
31.3%
152
029.7%
250
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS47.0%
167
45.3%
220
046.0%
387
Missing1230
Total 100%
355
100%
486
   
841

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteAfrican American/BlackOtherMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS2.6%
17
2.9%
3
1.5%
1
02.6%
21
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS20.0%
130
26.7%
28
30.8%
20
521.7%
178
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS31.5%
205
22.9%
24
21.5%
14
729.6%
243
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS45.9%
299
47.6%
50
46.2%
30
846.2%
379
Missing210230
Total 100%
651
100%
105
100%
65
   
821

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS2.0%
9
4.1%
4
0.0%
0
1.3%
1
4.1%
7
02.5%
21
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS18.4%
85
19.6%
19
17.2%
5
26.6%
21
31.0%
53
021.9%
183
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS28.9%
133
32.0%
31
27.6%
8
26.6%
21
32.7%
56
129.7%
249
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS50.8%
234
44.3%
43
55.2%
16
45.6%
36
32.2%
55
345.9%
384
Missing0102070
Total 100%
461
100%
97
100%
29
100%
79
100%
171
   
837

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOther religionNo religionMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS2.2%
13
3.5%
5
0.0%
0
4.4%
2
2.6%
1
02.5%
21
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS21.8%
129
23.2%
33
33.3%
4
15.6%
7
20.5%
8
221.8%
181
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS30.1%
178
30.3%
43
25.0%
3
20.0%
9
33.3%
13
429.7%
246
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS45.9%
271
43.0%
61
41.7%
5
60.0%
27
43.6%
17
646.0%
381
Missing20001150
Total 100%
591
100%
142
100%
12
100%
45
100%
39
   
829

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS3.6%
10
2.2%
6
1.0%
2
0.0%
0
32.3%
18
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS17.9%
49
25.7%
69
20.9%
43
27.3%
6
1621.7%
167
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS28.5%
78
28.7%
77
32.5%
67
36.4%
8
2029.9%
230
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS50.0%
137
43.3%
116
45.6%
94
36.4%
8
3246.1%
355
Missing0200741
Total 100%
274
100%
268
100%
206
100%
22
   
770

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduatePost college degreeMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS5.1%
5
4.2%
10
0.9%
2
1.3%
2
0.9%
1
12.4%
20
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS22.2%
22
26.1%
62
23.9%
56
17.7%
28
12.8%
14
121.7%
182
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS27.3%
27
23.5%
56
32.5%
76
32.9%
52
35.8%
39
029.8%
250
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS45.5%
45
46.2%
110
42.7%
100
48.1%
76
50.5%
55
146.1%
386
Missing1100160
Total 100%
99
100%
238
100%
234
100%
158
100%
109
   
838

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $10,000Less than $30,000Less than $40,000Less then $60,000$60,000 or greaterMissingTotal
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS0.0%
0
2.9%
3
4.3%
2
2.6%
2
3.1%
3
112.8%
10
SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS20.7%
6
25.0%
26
21.3%
10
20.5%
16
22.9%
22
10322.6%
80
NOT VERY SUPERSTITIOUS24.1%
7
26.9%
28
31.9%
15
35.9%
28
29.2%
28
14429.9%
106
NOT AT ALL SUPERSTITIOUS55.2%
16
45.2%
47
42.6%
20
41.0%
32
44.8%
43
22944.6%
158
Missing000014902
Total 100%
29
100%
104
100%
47
100%
78
100%
96
   
354

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