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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2001 - Analysis

RAISEFAM

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, wanting to raise a family together is a very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important reason to marry someone?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Very important60671.1%71.1%-0.52
2) Somewhat important14817.4%88.5%0.53
3) Not too important455.3%93.8%1.58
4) Not at all important283.3%97.1%2.63
5) Don't know/Depends/No answer252.9%100.0%3.68





Age (I-AGE)

 Under 4040-4950-64Over 65MissingTotal
Very important73.3%
258
69.4%
125
66.0%
124
75.9%
88
1171.2%
595
Somewhat important17.0%
60
20.0%
36
19.7%
37
12.9%
15
017.7%
148
Not too important5.7%
20
5.0%
9
5.3%
10
3.4%
4
25.1%
43
Not at all important1.7%
6
2.8%
5
6.4%
12
2.6%
3
23.1%
26
Don't know/Depends/No answer2.3%
8
2.8%
5
2.7%
5
5.2%
6
12.9%
24
Missing0000160
Total 100%
352
100%
180
100%
188
100%
116
   
836

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateAdvanced degreeMissingTotal
Very important76.8%
63
71.4%
172
70.3%
168
69.6%
128
70.3%
71
471.1%
602
Somewhat important11.0%
9
17.8%
43
18.4%
44
18.5%
34
17.8%
18
017.5%
148
Not too important3.7%
3
5.4%
13
4.6%
11
6.5%
12
5.9%
6
05.3%
45
Not at all important3.7%
3
2.1%
5
3.3%
8
3.8%
7
5.0%
5
03.3%
28
Don't know/Depends/No answer4.9%
4
3.3%
8
3.3%
8
1.6%
3
1.0%
1
12.8%
24
Missing0000050
Total 100%
82
100%
241
100%
239
100%
184
100%
101
   
847

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very important66.9%
238
74.2%
368
071.1%
606
Somewhat important19.7%
70
15.7%
78
017.4%
148
Not too important6.5%
23
4.4%
22
05.3%
45
Not at all important3.9%
14
2.8%
14
03.3%
28
Don't know/Depends/No answer3.1%
11
2.8%
14
02.9%
25
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 important76.9%
70
68.2%
197
75.4%
104
69.6%
78
15771.3%
449
Somewhat important15.4%
14
22.1%
64
11.6%
16
18.8%
21
3318.3%
115
Not too important1.1%
1
5.9%
17
5.8%
8
6.3%
7
125.2%
33
Not at all important1.1%
1
3.1%
9
5.8%
8
4.5%
5
53.7%
23
Don't know/Depends/No answer5.5%
5
0.7%
2
1.4%
2
0.9%
1
151.6%
10
Missing00002220
Total 100%
91
100%
289
100%
138
100%
112
   
630

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 Never marriedMarriedWidowed, divorced, and separatedMissingTotal
Very important70.2%
151
72.1%
308
70.0%
142
571.1%
601
Somewhat important18.6%
40
17.6%
75
16.3%
33
017.5%
148
Not too important5.1%
11
5.6%
24
4.9%
10
05.3%
45
Not at all important2.3%
5
3.0%
13
4.4%
9
13.2%
27
Don't know/Depends/No answer3.7%
8
1.6%
7
4.4%
9
12.8%
24
Missing00070
Total 100%
215
100%
427
100%
203
   
845

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteBlack/African AmericanNative American/American IndianOtherMissingTotal
Very important70.7%
449
77.0%
97
100.0%
4
63.5%
47
971.2%
597
Somewhat important17.8%
113
11.1%
14
0.0%
0
25.7%
19
217.4%
146
Not too important5.2%
33
4.8%
6
0.0%
0
6.8%
5
15.2%
44
Not at all important3.5%
22
2.4%
3
0.0%
0
4.1%
3
03.3%
28
Don't know/Depends/No answer2.8%
18
4.8%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
12.9%
24
Missing0000130
Total 100%
635
100%
126
100%
4
100%
74
   
839

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