Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2001 - Analysis
THKDEATH
How often do you think about dying? Would you say you think about it very often, fairly often, occasionally, hardly ever, or never?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very often | 91 | 10.7% | 10.7% | -1.90 |
2) Fairly often | 95 | 11.2% | 21.8% | -1.05 |
3) Occasionally | 323 | 37.9% | 59.7% | -0.19 |
4) Hardly ever | 230 | 27.0% | 86.7% | 0.66 |
5) Never | 100 | 11.7% | 98.5% | 1.52 |
6) Don't know/No answer | 13 | 1.5% | 100.0% | 2.37 |
Age (I-AGE)
Under 40 | 40-49 | 50-64 | Over 65 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very often | 11.6%41 | 8.3%15 | 6.4%12 | 18.1%21 | 2 | 10.6%89 |
Fairly often | 13.1%46 | 9.4%17 | 9.6%18 | 12.1%14 | 0 | 11.4%95 |
Occasionally | 34.1%120 | 43.9%79 | 43.1%81 | 31.9%37 | 6 | 37.9%317 |
Hardly ever | 25.6%90 | 29.4%53 | 30.3%57 | 21.6%25 | 5 | 26.9%225 |
Never | 14.2%50 | 8.9%16 | 8.0%15 | 14.7%17 | 2 | 11.7%98 |
Don't know/No answer | 1.4%5 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%5 | 1.7%2 | 1 | 1.4%12 |
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 often | 19.5%16 | 11.2%27 | 7.9%19 | 10.9%20 | 6.9%7 | 2 | 10.5%89 |
Fairly often | 7.3%6 | 12.4%30 | 8.4%20 | 11.4%21 | 17.8%18 | 0 | 11.2%95 |
Occasionally | 26.8%22 | 36.1%87 | 43.1%103 | 38.0%70 | 40.6%41 | 0 | 38.1%323 |
Hardly ever | 28.0%23 | 22.4%54 | 31.4%75 | 26.1%48 | 28.7%29 | 1 | 27.0%229 |
Never | 14.6%12 | 17.0%41 | 8.4%20 | 12.0%22 | 5.0%5 | 0 | 11.8%100 |
Don't know/No answer | 3.7%3 | 0.8%2 | 0.8%2 | 1.6%3 | 1.0%1 | 2 | 1.3%11 |
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 often | 9.8%35 | 11.3%56 | 0 | 10.7%91 |
Fairly often | 8.4%30 | 13.1%65 | 0 | 11.2%95 |
Occasionally | 35.1%125 | 39.9%198 | 0 | 37.9%323 |
Hardly ever | 29.8%106 | 25.0%124 | 0 | 27.0%230 |
Never | 16.3%58 | 8.5%42 | 0 | 11.7%100 |
Don't know/No answer | 0.6%2 | 2.2%11 | 0 | 1.5%13 |
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 often | 12.1%11 | 9.0%26 | 8.7%12 | 4.5%5 | 37 | 8.6%54 |
Fairly often | 12.1%11 | 14.5%42 | 11.6%16 | 10.7%12 | 14 | 12.9%81 |
Occasionally | 31.9%29 | 42.2%122 | 40.6%56 | 43.8%49 | 67 | 40.6%256 |
Hardly ever | 23.1%21 | 25.6%74 | 32.6%45 | 36.6%41 | 49 | 28.7%181 |
Never | 18.7%17 | 8.7%25 | 6.5%9 | 3.6%4 | 45 | 8.7%55 |
Don't know/No answer | 2.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%1 | 10 | 0.5%3 |
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 often | 12.1%26 | 8.2%35 | 14.3%29 | 1 | 10.7%90 |
Fairly often | 8.8%19 | 11.7%50 | 12.8%26 | 0 | 11.2%95 |
Occasionally | 36.3%78 | 39.3%168 | 36.9%75 | 2 | 38.0%321 |
Hardly ever | 24.7%53 | 29.3%125 | 24.6%50 | 2 | 27.0%228 |
Never | 16.3%35 | 9.8%42 | 10.3%21 | 2 | 11.6%98 |
Don't know/No answer | 1.9%4 | 1.6%7 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 1.5%13 |
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 often | 8.8%56 | 17.5%22 | 25.0%1 | 10.8%8 | 4 | 10.4%87 |
Fairly often | 11.0%70 | 11.1%14 | 0.0%0 | 13.5%10 | 1 | 11.2%94 |
Occasionally | 39.2%249 | 35.7%45 | 50.0%2 | 32.4%24 | 3 | 38.1%320 |
Hardly ever | 30.4%193 | 15.9%20 | 25.0%1 | 17.6%13 | 3 | 27.1%227 |
Never | 8.7%55 | 19.0%24 | 0.0%0 | 25.7%19 | 2 | 11.7%98 |
Don't know/No answer | 1.9%12 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.5%13 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%635 | 100%126 | 100%4 | 100%74 | 839 |