Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1994

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EXMARW Do you think it is morally wrong or not for a wife to have sexual relations with someone other than her husband?   1) Morally wrong   2) Not morally wrong   3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)   4) Don't know/No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Morally wrong	193	91%	91%	-.28
Not morally wrong	12	5.7%	96.7%	1.67
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	3	1.4%	98.1%	3.61
Don't know/No answer	4	1.9%	100%	5.56

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	100.0% 16	89.4% 101	93.1% 54	90.5% 19	91.3% 190
Not morally wrong	0.0% 0	6.2% 7	6.9% 4	4.8% 1	5.8% 12
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	0.0% 0	4.8% 1	1.4% 3
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	2.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 16	100.0% 113	100.0% 58	100.0% 21	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% 3	90.0% 9	94.1% 64	98.0% 48	83.3% 65	90.9% 189
Not morally wrong	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.9% 4	2.0% 1	9.0% 7	5.8% 12
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 2	1.4% 3
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 4	1.9% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 10	100.0% 68	100.0% 49	100.0% 78	208

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	88.8% 95	93.3% 98	91.0% 193
Not morally wrong	9.3% 10	1.9% 2	5.7% 12
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.9% 1	1.9% 2	1.4% 3
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 1	2.9% 3	1.9% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 107	100.0% 105	212

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Don't know/No answer	TOTAL
Morally wrong	98.2% 54	90.5% 57	89.6% 60	72.7% 8	0.00% 0	91.3% 179
Not morally wrong	1.8% 1	4.8% 3	7.5% 5	9.1% 1	0.00% 0	5.1% 10
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	3.2% 2	1.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	1.5% 3
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	1.6% 1	1.5% 1	18.2% 2	0.00% 0	2.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 63	100.0% 67	100.0% 11	100.0% 0	196

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	No answer	TOTAL
Morally wrong	90.8% 158	93.8% 15	100.0% 2	87.5% 14	0.00% 0	90.9% 189
Not morally wrong	6.3% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.3% 1	0.00% 0	5.8% 12
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.1% 2	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	1.4% 3
Don't know/No answer	1.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.3% 1	0.00% 0	1.9% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 174	100.0% 16	100.0% 2	100.0% 16	100.0% 0	208

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Morally wrong	100.0% 18	95.1% 58	89.1% 57	88.9% 8	96.4% 27	77.8% 21	91.3% 189
Not morally wrong	0.0% 0	3.3% 2	6.3% 4	11.1% 1	3.6% 1	14.8% 4	5.8% 12
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	1.6% 1	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	1.4% 3
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	1.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 18	100.0% 61	100.0% 64	100.0% 9	100.0% 28	100.0% 27	207