Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1996

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WOMENRT In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? - The rights of women   1) Go too far   2) Strike about the right balance   3) Don't go far enough   4) Don't Know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Go too far	82	10.3%	10.3%	-1.94
Strike about the right balance	316	39.5%	49.8%	-.61
Don't go far enough	359	44.9%	94.6%	.73
Don't Know	43	5.4%	100%	2.06

Variable Comparisons

Church attendance Education Gender Household income Political party Race

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Attend 0-2 hours	Attend 3-4 hours	Attend over 5 hours	TOTAL
Go too far	7.2% 8	10.3% 13	18.5% 24	12.3% 45
Strike about the right balance	42.3% 47	42.1% 53	33.1% 43	39.0% 143
Don't go far enough	45.9% 51	41.3% 52	45.4% 59	44.1% 162
Don't Know	4.5% 5	6.3% 8	3.1% 4	4.6% 17
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
Go too far	16.1% 5	16.9% 11	10.5% 24	9.4% 21	8.5% 21	10.3% 82
Strike about the right balance	16.1% 5	18.5% 12	34.6% 79	44.4% 99	47.8% 118	39.4% 313
Don't go far enough	54.8% 17	53.8% 35	47.4% 108	43.0% 96	40.5% 100	44.8% 356
Don't Know	12.9% 4	10.8% 7	7.5% 17	3.1% 7	3.2% 8	5.4% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 65	100.0% 228	100.0% 223	100.0% 247	794

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Go too far	10.2% 34	10.3% 48	10.3% 82
Strike about the right balance	42.8% 142	37.2% 174	39.5% 316
Don't go far enough	41.6% 138	47.2% 221	44.9% 359
Don't Know	5.4% 18	5.3% 25	5.4% 43
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
Go too far	12.0% 21	7.6% 10	5.6% 5	8.6% 7	8.6% 6	9.5% 14	9.1% 63
Strike about the right balance	30.3% 53	34.4% 45	46.7% 42	39.5% 32	51.4% 36	50.0% 74	40.6% 282
Don't go far enough	49.1% 86	52.7% 69	46.7% 42	48.1% 39	38.6% 27	37.2% 55	45.8% 318
Don't Know	8.6% 15	5.3% 7	1.1% 1	3.7% 3	1.4% 1	3.4% 5	4.6% 32
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
Go too far	15.7% 40	5.9% 16	6.9% 11	14.3% 6	12.2% 9	10.3% 82
Strike about the right balance	47.5% 121	34.2% 92	35.6% 57	38.1% 16	40.5% 30	39.5% 316
Don't go far enough	32.2% 82	55.4% 149	53.1% 85	33.3% 14	39.2% 29	44.9% 359
Don't Know	4.7% 12	4.5% 12	4.4% 7	14.3% 6	8.1% 6	5.4% 43
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
Go too far	10.7% 68	7.5% 8	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	7.7% 3	10.2% 81
Strike about the right balance	43.8% 277	20.6% 22	11.1% 1	66.7% 4	30.8% 12	39.8% 316
Don't go far enough	40.3% 255	66.4% 71	55.6% 5	33.3% 2	53.8% 21	44.6% 354
Don't Know	5.2% 33	5.6% 6	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	7.7% 3	5.4% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 633	100.0% 107	100.0% 9	100.0% 6	100.0% 39	794