Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2001 - Analysis
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What is your religious affiliation -- Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Protestant | 581 | 68.2% | 68.2% | -0.53 |
2) Catholic | 135 | 15.8% | 84.0% | 0.09 |
3) Jewish | 7 | 0.8% | 84.9% | 0.71 |
4) Some other religion (Specify) | 26 | 3.1% | 87.9% | 1.33 |
5) No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 37 | 4.3% | 92.3% | 1.95 |
6) Christian or just a Christian | 48 | 5.6% | 97.9% | 2.57 |
7) Don't know/No answer | 18 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 3.19 |
Age (I-AGE)
Under 40 | 40-49 | 50-64 | Over 65 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | 61.1%215 | 71.7%129 | 69.7%131 | 82.8%96 | 10 | 68.3%571 |
Catholic | 15.9%56 | 16.7%30 | 16.5%31 | 13.8%16 | 2 | 15.9%133 |
Jewish | 0.9%3 | 0.6%1 | 1.1%2 | 0.9%1 | 0 | 0.8%7 |
Some other religion (Specify) | 4.3%15 | 3.9%7 | 2.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 3.1%26 |
No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 6.3%22 | 3.9%7 | 3.2%6 | 0.9%1 | 1 | 4.3%36 |
Christian or just a Christian | 9.1%32 | 2.8%5 | 4.8%9 | 0.9%1 | 1 | 5.6%47 |
Don't know/No answer | 2.6%9 | 0.6%1 | 2.7%5 | 0.9%1 | 2 | 1.9%16 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | 73.2%60 | 72.2%174 | 67.8%162 | 65.8%121 | 60.4%61 | 3 | 68.2%578 |
Catholic | 13.4%11 | 12.0%29 | 16.3%39 | 20.1%37 | 17.8%18 | 1 | 15.8%134 |
Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.8%2 | 0.5%1 | 3.0%3 | 0 | 0.8%7 |
Some other religion (Specify) | 0.0%0 | 2.1%5 | 4.2%10 | 4.9%9 | 2.0%2 | 0 | 3.1%26 |
No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 2.4%2 | 4.1%10 | 2.5%6 | 2.7%5 | 12.9%13 | 1 | 4.3%36 |
Christian or just a Christian | 8.5%7 | 6.6%16 | 5.9%14 | 4.3%8 | 3.0%3 | 0 | 5.7%48 |
Don't know/No answer | 2.4%2 | 2.5%6 | 2.5%6 | 1.6%3 | 1.0%1 | 0 | 2.1%18 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | 61.5%219 | 73.0%362 | 0 | 68.2%581 |
Catholic | 17.4%62 | 14.7%73 | 0 | 15.8%135 |
Jewish | 1.4%5 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.8%7 |
Some other religion (Specify) | 3.9%14 | 2.4%12 | 0 | 3.1%26 |
No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 5.9%21 | 3.2%16 | 0 | 4.3%37 |
Christian or just a Christian | 7.3%26 | 4.4%22 | 0 | 5.6%48 |
Don't know/No answer | 2.5%9 | 1.8%9 | 0 | 2.1%18 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | 67.0%61 | 72.0%208 | 66.7%92 | 64.3%72 | 148 | 68.7%433 |
Catholic | 13.2%12 | 13.1%38 | 21.0%29 | 21.4%24 | 32 | 16.3%103 |
Jewish | 0.0%0 | 1.0%3 | 0.7%1 | 1.8%2 | 1 | 1.0%6 |
Some other religion (Specify) | 1.1%1 | 3.5%10 | 2.9%4 | 3.6%4 | 7 | 3.0%19 |
No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 5.5%5 | 3.8%11 | 3.6%5 | 6.3%7 | 9 | 4.4%28 |
Christian or just a Christian | 12.1%11 | 5.9%17 | 3.6%5 | 2.7%3 | 12 | 5.7%36 |
Don't know/No answer | 1.1%1 | 0.7%2 | 1.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 13 | 0.8%5 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | 59.5%128 | 69.8%298 | 74.9%152 | 3 | 68.4%578 |
Catholic | 17.7%38 | 16.4%70 | 13.3%27 | 0 | 16.0%135 |
Jewish | 0.9%2 | 0.9%4 | 0.5%1 | 0 | 0.8%7 |
Some other religion (Specify) | 3.7%8 | 3.3%14 | 1.5%3 | 1 | 3.0%25 |
No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 7.0%15 | 3.5%15 | 3.4%7 | 0 | 4.4%37 |
Christian or just a Christian | 8.4%18 | 4.2%18 | 5.9%12 | 0 | 5.7%48 |
Don't know/No answer | 2.8%6 | 1.9%8 | 0.5%1 | 3 | 1.8%15 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | 69.9%444 | 81.7%103 | 75.0%3 | 31.1%23 | 8 | 68.3%573 |
Catholic | 15.1%96 | 5.6%7 | 25.0%1 | 41.9%31 | 0 | 16.1%135 |
Jewish | 1.1%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%7 |
Some other religion (Specify) | 3.1%20 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 5.4%4 | 1 | 3.0%25 |
No Religion [Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist] | 4.3%27 | 1.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 9.5%7 | 1 | 4.3%36 |
Christian or just a Christian | 4.4%28 | 8.7%11 | 0.0%0 | 9.5%7 | 2 | 5.5%46 |
Don't know/No answer | 2.0%13 | 1.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%2 | 1 | 2.0%17 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%635 | 100%126 | 100%4 | 100%74 | 839 |