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?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important | 606 | 71.1% | 71.1% | -0.52 |
2) Somewhat important | 148 | 17.4% | 88.5% | 0.53 |
3) Not too important | 45 | 5.3% | 93.8% | 1.58 |
4) Not at all important | 28 | 3.3% | 97.1% | 2.63 |
5) Don't know/Depends/No answer | 25 | 2.9% | 100.0% | 3.68 |
Age (I-AGE)
Under 40 | 40-49 | 50-64 | Over 65 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 73.3%258 | 69.4%125 | 66.0%124 | 75.9%88 | 11 | 71.2%595 |
Somewhat important | 17.0%60 | 20.0%36 | 19.7%37 | 12.9%15 | 0 | 17.7%148 |
Not too important | 5.7%20 | 5.0%9 | 5.3%10 | 3.4%4 | 2 | 5.1%43 |
Not at all important | 1.7%6 | 2.8%5 | 6.4%12 | 2.6%3 | 2 | 3.1%26 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 2.3%8 | 2.8%5 | 2.7%5 | 5.2%6 | 1 | 2.9%24 |
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 | 76.8%63 | 71.4%172 | 70.3%168 | 69.6%128 | 70.3%71 | 4 | 71.1%602 |
Somewhat important | 11.0%9 | 17.8%43 | 18.4%44 | 18.5%34 | 17.8%18 | 0 | 17.5%148 |
Not too important | 3.7%3 | 5.4%13 | 4.6%11 | 6.5%12 | 5.9%6 | 0 | 5.3%45 |
Not at all important | 3.7%3 | 2.1%5 | 3.3%8 | 3.8%7 | 5.0%5 | 0 | 3.3%28 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 4.9%4 | 3.3%8 | 3.3%8 | 1.6%3 | 1.0%1 | 1 | 2.8%24 |
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 | 66.9%238 | 74.2%368 | 0 | 71.1%606 |
Somewhat important | 19.7%70 | 15.7%78 | 0 | 17.4%148 |
Not too important | 6.5%23 | 4.4%22 | 0 | 5.3%45 |
Not at all important | 3.9%14 | 2.8%14 | 0 | 3.3%28 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 3.1%11 | 2.8%14 | 0 | 2.9%25 |
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 | 76.9%70 | 68.2%197 | 75.4%104 | 69.6%78 | 157 | 71.3%449 |
Somewhat important | 15.4%14 | 22.1%64 | 11.6%16 | 18.8%21 | 33 | 18.3%115 |
Not too important | 1.1%1 | 5.9%17 | 5.8%8 | 6.3%7 | 12 | 5.2%33 |
Not at all important | 1.1%1 | 3.1%9 | 5.8%8 | 4.5%5 | 5 | 3.7%23 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 5.5%5 | 0.7%2 | 1.4%2 | 0.9%1 | 15 | 1.6%10 |
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 | 70.2%151 | 72.1%308 | 70.0%142 | 5 | 71.1%601 |
Somewhat important | 18.6%40 | 17.6%75 | 16.3%33 | 0 | 17.5%148 |
Not too important | 5.1%11 | 5.6%24 | 4.9%10 | 0 | 5.3%45 |
Not at all important | 2.3%5 | 3.0%13 | 4.4%9 | 1 | 3.2%27 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 3.7%8 | 1.6%7 | 4.4%9 | 1 | 2.8%24 |
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 | 70.7%449 | 77.0%97 | 100.0%4 | 63.5%47 | 9 | 71.2%597 |
Somewhat important | 17.8%113 | 11.1%14 | 0.0%0 | 25.7%19 | 2 | 17.4%146 |
Not too important | 5.2%33 | 4.8%6 | 0.0%0 | 6.8%5 | 1 | 5.2%44 |
Not at all important | 3.5%22 | 2.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 4.1%3 | 0 | 3.3%28 |
Don't know/Depends/No answer | 2.8%18 | 4.8%6 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 2.9%24 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%635 | 100%126 | 100%4 | 100%74 | 839 |