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Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1994

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Food is an important part of many people's Christmas or Hanukkah holidays. For each of the foods I'm going to mention, would you tell me whether you usually eat it at the holidays, sometimes eat it, seldom eat it, or have never eaten it? Sweet potato casserole.

	1) Usually eat it at the holidays
	2) Sometimes eat it
	3) Seldom eat it
	4) Never eat it
	5) Don't know/No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Usually eat it at the holidays	135	29.2%	29.2%	-1.3
Sometimes eat it	75	16.2%	45.5%	-.53
Seldom eat it	50	10.8%	56.3%	.23
Never eat it	200	43.3%	99.6%	1
Don't know/No answer	2	.4%	100%	1.77

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	9.8% 5	28.4% 57	31.9% 43	41.4% 29	29.3% 134
Sometimes eat it	19.6% 10	15.4% 31	14.8% 20	17.1% 12	16.0% 73
Seldom eat it	7.8% 4	10.4% 21	12.6% 17	11.4% 8	10.9% 50
Never eat it	62.7% 32	44.8% 90	40.7% 55	30.0% 21	43.3% 198
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 201	100.0% 135	100.0% 70	457

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College grad or more	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	75.0% 6	40.0% 6	26.1% 41	32.8% 44	25.7% 38	29.2% 135
Sometimes eat it	12.5% 1	6.7% 1	14.6% 23	15.7% 21	19.6% 29	16.2% 75
Seldom eat it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.6% 23	11.2% 15	8.1% 12	10.8% 50
Never eat it	12.5% 1	53.3% 8	44.6% 70	39.6% 53	45.9% 68	43.3% 200
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.7% 1	0.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 15	100.0% 157	100.0% 134	100.0% 148	462

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	25.8% 51	31.8% 84	29.2% 135
Sometimes eat it	17.7% 35	15.2% 40	16.2% 75
Seldom eat it	12.1% 24	9.8% 26	10.8% 50
Never eat it	44.4% 88	42.4% 112	43.3% 200
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 264	462

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	27.4% 37	31.8% 48	31.1% 37	22.7% 5	29.7% 127
Sometimes eat it	17.8% 24	17.9% 27	15.1% 18	13.6% 3	16.9% 72
Seldom eat it	13.3% 18	7.9% 12	12.6% 15	9.1% 2	11.0% 47
Never eat it	40.7% 55	41.7% 63	41.2% 49	54.5% 12	41.9% 179
Don't know/No answer	0.7% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 135	100.0% 151	100.0% 119	100.0% 22	427

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	28.0% 107	41.2% 14	0.0% 0	30.0% 12	29.0% 133
Sometimes eat it	16.5% 63	11.8% 4	0.0% 0	20.0% 8	16.4% 75
Seldom eat it	12.3% 47	2.9% 1	0.0% 0	5.0% 2	10.9% 50
Never eat it	42.9% 164	41.2% 14	100.0% 2	45.0% 18	43.2% 198
Don't know/No answer	0.3% 1	2.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 382	100.0% 34	100.0% 2	100.0% 40	458

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	50.0% 21	27.7% 44	21.1% 26	55.6% 5	34.2% 26	25.5% 12	29.4% 134
Sometimes eat it	4.8% 2	20.8% 33	12.2% 15	33.3% 3	18.4% 14	14.9% 7	16.2% 74
Seldom eat it	7.1% 3	13.2% 21	14.6% 18	0.0% 0	5.3% 4	6.4% 3	10.7% 49
Never eat it	35.7% 15	37.7% 60	52.0% 64	11.1% 1	42.1% 32	53.2% 25	43.2% 197
Don't know/No answer	2.4% 1	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 159	100.0% 123	100.0% 9	100.0% 76	100.0% 47	456