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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1996

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What is your religious affiliation, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, nothing in particular, or something else?
  1) Protestant
  2) Catholic
  3) Jewish
  4) Nothing in particular
  5) "Just A Christian"
  6) Something Else
  7) Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic
  8) DK/Refused

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Protestant 546 68.3% 68.3% -.52
Catholic 111 13.9% 82.1% .02
Jewish 13 1.6% 83.8% .56
Nothing in particular 19 2.4% 86.1% 1.1
"Just A Christian" 19 2.4% 88.5% 1.64
Something Else 62 7.8% 96.3% 2.18
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 13 1.6% 97.9% 2.72
DK/Refused 17 2.1% 100% 3.26

Variable Comparisons


Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

Attend 0-2 hours Attend 3-4 hours Attend over 5 hours TOTAL
Protestant 64.0%
71		 77.8%
98		 79.2%
103		 74.1%
272
Catholic 29.7%
33		 10.3%
13		 0.0%
0		 12.5%
46
Jewish 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
Nothing in particular 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.8%
1		 0.5%
2
"Just A Christian" 1.8%
2		 0.8%
1		 2.3%
3		 1.6%
6
Something Else 2.7%
3		 9.5%
12		 16.2%
21		 9.8%
36
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
DK/Refused 1.8%
2		 0.8%
1		 1.5%
2		 1.4%
5
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
126		 100.0%
130
367


Education (I-EDUC)

Less than Grade 9 Grade 9 to 11 High School Grad Some College College Grad or More TOTAL
Protestant 80.6%
25		 58.5%
38		 68.9%
157		 67.7%
151		 69.2%
171		 68.3%
542
Catholic 12.9%
4		 16.9%
11		 11.0%
25		 13.9%
31		 15.8%
39		 13.9%
110
Jewish 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 2.7%
6		 2.0%
5		 1.6%
13
Nothing in particular 3.2%
1		 3.1%
2		 2.6%
6		 3.1%
7		 1.2%
3		 2.4%
19
"Just A Christian" 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2		 3.5%
8		 3.1%
7		 0.8%
2		 2.4%
19
Something Else 0.0%
0		 13.8%
9		 10.5%
24		 7.2%
16		 4.9%
12		 7.7%
61
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2		 1.3%
3		 0.4%
1		 2.8%
7		 1.6%
13
DK/Refused 3.2%
1		 1.5%
1		 1.3%
3		 1.8%
4		 3.2%
8		 2.1%
17
TOTAL 100.0%
31		 100.0%
65		 100.0%
228		 100.0%
223		 100.0%
247
794


Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Protestant 63.0%
209		 72.0%
337		 68.3%
546
Catholic 16.6%
55		 12.0%
56		 13.9%
111
Jewish 1.8%
6		 1.5%
7		 1.6%
13
Nothing in particular 3.0%
10		 1.9%
9		 2.4%
19
"Just A Christian" 3.3%
11		 1.7%
8		 2.4%
19
Something Else 7.2%
24		 8.1%
38		 7.8%
62
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 2.4%
8		 1.1%
5		 1.6%
13
DK/Refused 2.7%
9		 1.7%
8		 2.1%
17
TOTAL 100.0%
332		 100.0%
468
800


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than $19,999 $20,000 up to $29,999 $30,000 up to $39,999 $40,000 up to $49,999 $50,000 up to $59,999 More than $60,000 TOTAL
Protestant 65.1%
114		 63.4%
83		 68.9%
62		 70.4%
57		 64.3%
45		 73.6%
109		 67.6%
470
Catholic 11.4%
20		 13.7%
18		 16.7%
15		 13.6%
11		 21.4%
15		 14.2%
21		 14.4%
100
Jewish 0.0%
0		 3.1%
4		 3.3%
3		 1.2%
1		 1.4%
1		 2.0%
3		 1.7%
12
Nothing in particular 5.7%
10		 1.5%
2		 2.2%
2		 1.2%
1		 1.4%
1		 1.4%
2		 2.6%
18
"Just A Christian" 3.4%
6		 3.1%
4		 2.2%
2		 3.7%
3		 1.4%
1		 1.4%
2		 2.6%
18
Something Else 11.4%
20		 11.5%
15		 4.4%
4		 8.6%
7		 5.7%
4		 3.4%
5		 7.9%
55
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 0.6%
1		 2.3%
3		 1.1%
1		 1.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.1%
6		 1.7%
12
DK/Refused 2.3%
4		 1.5%
2		 1.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
175		 100.0%
131		 100.0%
90		 100.0%
81		 100.0%
70		 100.0%
148
695


Political party (I-PARTYID)

Republican Democrat Independent Other Party Don't Know TOTAL
Protestant 74.1%
189		 68.4%
184		 64.4%
103		 61.9%
26		 59.5%
44		 68.3%
546
Catholic 14.5%
37		 14.5%
39		 16.3%
26		 4.8%
2		 9.5%
7		 13.9%
111
Jewish 1.2%
3		 3.0%
8		 0.0%
0		 4.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.6%
13
Nothing in particular 1.2%
3		 1.5%
4		 3.8%
6		 7.1%
3		 4.1%
3		 2.4%
19
"Just A Christian" 2.7%
7		 2.6%
7		 0.6%
1		 2.4%
1		 4.1%
3		 2.4%
19
Something Else 3.9%
10		 7.4%
20		 10.0%
16		 11.9%
5		 14.9%
11		 7.8%
62
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 1.6%
4		 1.1%
3		 1.9%
3		 4.8%
2		 1.4%
1		 1.6%
13
DK/Refused 0.8%
2		 1.5%
4		 3.1%
5		 2.4%
1		 6.8%
5		 2.1%
17
TOTAL 100.0%
255		 100.0%
269		 100.0%
160		 100.0%
42		 100.0%
74
800


Race (I-RACE)

White/Caucasian Black, African-American, Colored, Etc. Native American/Indian Asian/Oriental Other TOTAL
Protestant 69.2%
438		 76.6%
82		 66.7%
6		 16.7%
1		 41.0%
16		 68.4%
543
Catholic 13.4%
85		 5.6%
6		 0.0%
0		 33.3%
2		 46.2%
18		 14.0%
111
Jewish 1.9%
12		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.5%
12
Nothing in particular 2.5%
16		 0.0%
0		 22.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.6%
1		 2.4%
19
"Just A Christian" 2.5%
16		 1.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 16.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.4%
19
Something Else 6.5%
41		 14.0%
15		 0.0%
0		 33.3%
2		 7.7%
3		 7.7%
61
Not Religious/Atheist/Agnostic 1.6%
10		 0.9%
1		 11.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.6%
1		 1.6%
13
DK/Refused 2.4%
15		 0.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.0%
16
TOTAL 100.0%
633		 100.0%
107		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
39
794

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