Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
VOTECTH
If your party nominated someone for president who was generally well qualified and happened to be Catholic, would you vote for the candidate?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Would vote for candidate | 786 | 92.8% | 92.8% | -0.26 |
| 2) Would not vote for candidate | 16 | 1.9% | 94.7% | 1.47 |
| 3) Depends [Volunteered] | 24 | 2.8% | 97.5% | 3.21 |
| 4) Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 21 | 2.5% | 100.0% | 4.94 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would vote for candidate | 92.9%92 | 92.0%324 | 94.7%251 | 90.8%109 | 10 | 92.8%776 |
| Would not vote for candidate | 3.0%3 | 2.0%7 | 1.5%4 | 1.7%2 | 0 | 1.9%16 |
| Depends [Volunteered] | 2.0%2 | 3.1%11 | 2.6%7 | 3.3%4 | 0 | 2.9%24 |
| Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 2.0%2 | 2.8%10 | 1.1%3 | 4.2%5 | 1 | 2.4%20 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 100%99 | 100%352 | 100%265 | 100%120 | 836 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would vote for candidate | 92.9%338 | 92.8%448 | 0 | 92.8%786 |
| Would not vote for candidate | 2.7%10 | 1.2%6 | 0 | 1.9%16 |
| Depends [Volunteered] | 3.0%11 | 2.7%13 | 0 | 2.8%24 |
| Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 1.4%5 | 3.3%16 | 0 | 2.5%21 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%364 | 100%483 | 847 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would vote for candidate | 80.8%59 | 90.8%208 | 93.3%208 | 96.8%305 | 6 | 92.9%780 |
| Would not vote for candidate | 4.1%3 | 3.5%8 | 0.9%2 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 1.9%16 |
| Depends [Volunteered] | 6.8%5 | 3.9%9 | 2.7%6 | 1.3%4 | 0 | 2.9%24 |
| Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 8.2%6 | 1.7%4 | 3.1%7 | 1.0%3 | 1 | 2.4%20 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%73 | 100%229 | 100%223 | 100%315 | 840 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black/African American | Native American/American Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would vote for candidate | 93.8%621 | 88.6%93 | 87.5%7 | 90.2%55 | 10 | 92.8%776 |
| Would not vote for candidate | 1.5%10 | 3.8%4 | 0.0%0 | 3.3%2 | 0 | 1.9%16 |
| Depends [Volunteered] | 2.3%15 | 3.8%4 | 12.5%1 | 6.6%4 | 0 | 2.9%24 |
| Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 2.4%16 | 3.8%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 2.4%20 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 100%662 | 100%105 | 100%8 | 100%61 | 836 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would vote for candidate | 93.5%259 | 94.0%281 | 93.3%168 | 84.1%37 | 41 | 93.1%745 |
| Would not vote for candidate | 1.8%5 | 2.0%6 | 2.2%4 | 2.3%1 | 0 | 2.0%16 |
| Depends [Volunteered] | 2.9%8 | 2.7%8 | 2.8%5 | 6.8%3 | 0 | 3.0%24 |
| Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 1.8%5 | 1.3%4 | 1.7%3 | 6.8%3 | 6 | 1.9%15 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Total | 100%277 | 100%299 | 100%180 | 100%44 | 800 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Mainline Protestant | Other Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would vote for candidate | 94.7%444 | 91.7%132 | 91.9%113 | 100.0%14 | 80.6%25 | 90.0%45 | 13 | 93.0%773 |
| Would not vote for candidate | 1.5%7 | 3.5%5 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 3.2%1 | 2.0%1 | 1 | 1.8%15 |
| Depends [Volunteered] | 2.3%11 | 2.8%4 | 4.9%6 | 0.0%0 | 3.2%1 | 2.0%1 | 1 | 2.8%23 |
| Don't know/Can't say/No answer | 1.5%7 | 2.1%3 | 2.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 12.9%4 | 6.0%3 | 1 | 2.4%20 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 100%469 | 100%144 | 100%123 | 100%14 | 100%31 | 100%50 | 831 |
