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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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Very important22626.5%26.5%-1.19
2) Somewhat important32438.0%64.6%-0.25
3) Not too important16819.7%84.3%0.68
4) Not at all important11413.4%97.7%1.62
5) Don't know/Depends/No answer202.3%100.0%2.56





Age (I-AGE)

 Under 4040-4950-64Over 65MissingTotal
Very important30.7%
108
22.8%
41
21.8%
41
25.9%
30
626.3%
220
Somewhat important35.5%
125
41.7%
75
41.0%
77
36.2%
42
538.2%
319
Not too important20.5%
72
20.6%
37
17.6%
33
19.8%
23
319.7%
165
Not at all important11.6%
41
14.4%
26
16.0%
30
13.8%
16
113.5%
113
Don't know/Depends/No answer1.7%
6
0.6%
1
3.7%
7
4.3%
5
12.3%
19
Missing0000160
Total 100%
352
100%
180
100%
188
100%
116
   
836

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateAdvanced degreeMissingTotal
Very important47.6%
39
26.6%
64
26.8%
64
20.7%
38
19.8%
20
126.6%
225
Somewhat important25.6%
21
37.3%
90
36.8%
88
44.0%
81
41.6%
42
238.0%
322
Not too important12.2%
10
20.3%
49
20.9%
50
21.7%
40
18.8%
19
019.8%
168
Not at all important12.2%
10
12.4%
30
13.4%
32
12.0%
22
18.8%
19
113.3%
113
Don't know/Depends/No answer2.4%
2
3.3%
8
2.1%
5
1.6%
3
1.0%
1
12.2%
19
Missing0000050
Total 100%
82
100%
241
100%
239
100%
184
100%
101
   
847

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very important29.8%
106
24.2%
120
026.5%
226
Somewhat important30.3%
108
43.5%
216
038.0%
324
Not too important20.8%
74
19.0%
94
019.7%
168
Not at all important16.6%
59
11.1%
55
013.4%
114
Don't know/Depends/No answer2.5%
9
2.2%
11
02.3%
20
Missing0000
Total 100%
356
100%
496
   
852

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 up to $49,999$50,000 up to $79,999Over $80,000MissingTotal
Very important42.9%
39
27.0%
78
18.8%
26
24.1%
27
5627.0%
170
Somewhat important30.8%
28
38.4%
111
43.5%
60
37.5%
42
8338.3%
241
Not too important14.3%
13
20.8%
60
21.0%
29
25.9%
29
3720.8%
131
Not at all important8.8%
8
12.5%
36
16.7%
23
11.6%
13
3412.7%
80
Don't know/Depends/No answer3.3%
3
1.4%
4
0.0%
0
0.9%
1
121.3%
8
Missing00002220
Total 100%
91
100%
289
100%
138
100%
112
   
630

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 Never marriedMarriedWidowed, divorced, and separatedMissingTotal
Very important38.1%
82
21.8%
93
24.6%
50
126.6%
225
Somewhat important30.2%
65
40.3%
172
41.9%
85
238.1%
322
Not too important19.5%
42
22.2%
95
14.8%
30
119.8%
167
Not at all important9.8%
21
14.3%
61
14.8%
30
213.3%
112
Don't know/Depends/No answer2.3%
5
1.4%
6
3.9%
8
12.2%
19
Missing00070
Total 100%
215
100%
427
100%
203
   
845

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteBlack/African AmericanNative American/American IndianOtherMissingTotal
Very important21.4%
136
47.6%
60
50.0%
2
31.1%
23
526.3%
221
Somewhat important40.3%
256
28.6%
36
25.0%
1
36.5%
27
438.1%
320
Not too important23.0%
146
7.9%
10
0.0%
0
16.2%
12
020.0%
168
Not at all important13.5%
86
10.3%
13
25.0%
1
16.2%
12
213.3%
112
Don't know/Depends/No answer1.7%
11
5.6%
7
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
22.1%
18
Missing0000130
Total 100%
635
100%
126
100%
4
100%
74
   
839

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