Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2001 - Analysis
FINSECUR
I'm going to read you a list of reasons why people select their particular mates. I'd like to know how important each reason is for you, personally. Would you say that for you, having greater financial security is a very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important reason to marry someone?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important | 226 | 26.5% | 26.5% | -1.19 |
2) Somewhat important | 324 | 38.0% | 64.6% | -0.25 |
3) Not too important | 168 | 19.7% | 84.3% | 0.68 |
4) Not at all important | 114 | 13.4% | 97.7% | 1.62 |
5) Don't know/Depends/No answer | 20 | 2.3% | 100.0% | 2.56 |
Age (I-AGE)
Under 40 | 40-49 | 50-64 | Over 65 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 30.7%108 | 22.8%41 | 21.8%41 | 25.9%30 | 6 | 26.3%220 |
Somewhat important | 35.5%125 | 41.7%75 | 41.0%77 | 36.2%42 | 5 | 38.2%319 |
Not too important | 20.5%72 | 20.6%37 | 17.6%33 | 19.8%23 | 3 | 19.7%165 |
Not at all important | 11.6%41 | 14.4%26 | 16.0%30 | 13.8%16 | 1 | 13.5%113 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 1.7%6 | 0.6%1 | 3.7%7 | 4.3%5 | 1 | 2.3%19 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 100%352 | 100%180 | 100%188 | 100%116 | 836 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Advanced degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 47.6%39 | 26.6%64 | 26.8%64 | 20.7%38 | 19.8%20 | 1 | 26.6%225 |
Somewhat important | 25.6%21 | 37.3%90 | 36.8%88 | 44.0%81 | 41.6%42 | 2 | 38.0%322 |
Not too important | 12.2%10 | 20.3%49 | 20.9%50 | 21.7%40 | 18.8%19 | 0 | 19.8%168 |
Not at all important | 12.2%10 | 12.4%30 | 13.4%32 | 12.0%22 | 18.8%19 | 1 | 13.3%113 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 2.4%2 | 3.3%8 | 2.1%5 | 1.6%3 | 1.0%1 | 1 | 2.2%19 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 100%82 | 100%241 | 100%239 | 100%184 | 100%101 | 847 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 29.8%106 | 24.2%120 | 0 | 26.5%226 |
Somewhat important | 30.3%108 | 43.5%216 | 0 | 38.0%324 |
Not too important | 20.8%74 | 19.0%94 | 0 | 19.7%168 |
Not at all important | 16.6%59 | 11.1%55 | 0 | 13.4%114 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 2.5%9 | 2.2%11 | 0 | 2.3%20 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%356 | 100%496 | 852 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 up to $49,999 | $50,000 up to $79,999 | Over $80,000 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 42.9%39 | 27.0%78 | 18.8%26 | 24.1%27 | 56 | 27.0%170 |
Somewhat important | 30.8%28 | 38.4%111 | 43.5%60 | 37.5%42 | 83 | 38.3%241 |
Not too important | 14.3%13 | 20.8%60 | 21.0%29 | 25.9%29 | 37 | 20.8%131 |
Not at all important | 8.8%8 | 12.5%36 | 16.7%23 | 11.6%13 | 34 | 12.7%80 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 3.3%3 | 1.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%1 | 12 | 1.3%8 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 |
Total | 100%91 | 100%289 | 100%138 | 100%112 | 630 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Never married | Married | Widowed, divorced, and separated | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 38.1%82 | 21.8%93 | 24.6%50 | 1 | 26.6%225 |
Somewhat important | 30.2%65 | 40.3%172 | 41.9%85 | 2 | 38.1%322 |
Not too important | 19.5%42 | 22.2%95 | 14.8%30 | 1 | 19.8%167 |
Not at all important | 9.8%21 | 14.3%61 | 14.8%30 | 2 | 13.3%112 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 2.3%5 | 1.4%6 | 3.9%8 | 1 | 2.2%19 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 100%215 | 100%427 | 100%203 | 845 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black/African American | Native American/American Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 21.4%136 | 47.6%60 | 50.0%2 | 31.1%23 | 5 | 26.3%221 |
Somewhat important | 40.3%256 | 28.6%36 | 25.0%1 | 36.5%27 | 4 | 38.1%320 |
Not too important | 23.0%146 | 7.9%10 | 0.0%0 | 16.2%12 | 0 | 20.0%168 |
Not at all important | 13.5%86 | 10.3%13 | 25.0%1 | 16.2%12 | 2 | 13.3%112 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 1.7%11 | 5.6%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 2.1%18 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%635 | 100%126 | 100%4 | 100%74 | 839 |