Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1994

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PRESEXW On another subject: Do you think it is morally wrong or not-for a woman to have sexual relations before marriage?   1) Morally wrong   2) Not morally wrong   3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Morally wrong	97	45.8%	45.8%	-.89
Not morally wrong	94	44.3%	90.1%	.41
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	12	5.7%	95.8%	1.72
Don't know/No answer	9	4.2%	100%	3.02

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Political party Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Morally wrong	38.9% 7	38.7% 43	51.9% 27	66.7% 18	45.7% 95
Not morally wrong	50.0% 9	53.2% 59	34.6% 18	25.9% 7	44.7% 93
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	5.6% 1	3.6% 4	7.7% 4	7.4% 2	5.3% 11
Don't know/No answer	5.6% 1	4.5% 5	5.8% 3	0.0% 0	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 18	100.0% 111	100.0% 52	100.0% 27	208

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Morally wrong	100.0% 4	64.3% 9	46.3% 38	40.5% 17	41.5% 27	45.9% 95
Not morally wrong	0.0% 0	35.7% 5	40.2% 33	52.4% 22	47.7% 31	44.0% 91
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.5% 7	4.8% 2	4.6% 3	5.8% 12
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.9% 4	2.4% 1	6.2% 4	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 14	100.0% 82	100.0% 42	100.0% 65	207

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	36.5% 38	54.6% 59	45.8% 97
Not morally wrong	54.8% 57	34.3% 37	44.3% 94
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	5.8% 6	5.6% 6	5.7% 12
Don't know/No answer	2.9% 3	5.6% 6	4.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 108	212

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Don't know/No answer	TOTAL
Morally wrong	60.8% 31	42.5% 31	37.7% 23	40.0% 4	0.00% 0	45.6% 89
Not morally wrong	35.3% 18	46.6% 34	50.8% 31	50.0% 5	0.00% 0	45.1% 88
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	3.9% 2	5.5% 4	8.2% 5	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	5.6% 11
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	5.5% 4	3.3% 2	10.0% 1	0.00% 0	3.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 73	100.0% 61	100.0% 10	100.0% 0	195

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	No answer	TOTAL
Morally wrong	46.3% 81	61.5% 8	0.0% 0	37.5% 6	0.00% 0	45.7% 95
Not morally wrong	44.0% 77	30.8% 4	75.0% 3	50.0% 8	0.00% 0	44.2% 92
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	5.7% 10	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	6.3% 1	0.00% 0	5.8% 12
Don't know/No answer	4.0% 7	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	6.3% 1	0.00% 0	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 13	100.0% 4	100.0% 16	100.0% 0	208

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Morally wrong	62.5% 10	51.7% 30	40.8% 31	33.3% 2	61.5% 16	22.2% 6	45.5% 95
Not morally wrong	25.0% 4	37.9% 22	47.4% 36	50.0% 3	38.5% 10	66.7% 18	44.5% 93
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	6.3% 1	8.6% 5	6.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	5.7% 12
Don't know/No answer	6.3% 1	1.7% 1	5.3% 4	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	7.4% 2	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 16	100.0% 58	100.0% 76	100.0% 6	100.0% 26	100.0% 27	209