Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1994

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EXMARFAN Do you think it is morally wrong or not to have sexual fantasies about someone you're not married to?   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	156	37.2%	37.2%	-.99
Not morally wrong	225	53.7%	90.9%	.26
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	8	1.9%	92.8%	1.52
Don't know/No answer	30	7.2%	100%	2.77

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	38.5% 15	32.7% 64	40.0% 52	45.8% 22	37.0% 153
Not morally wrong	56.4% 22	57.7% 113	53.1% 69	39.6% 19	54.0% 223
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2.6% 1	2.6% 5	0.8% 1	2.1% 1	1.9% 8
Don't know/No answer	2.6% 1	7.1% 14	6.2% 8	12.5% 6	7.0% 29
TOTAL	100.0% 39	100.0% 196	100.0% 130	100.0% 48	413

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Morally wrong	60.0% 6	52.2% 12	42.6% 55	36.5% 35	30.1% 47	37.4% 155
Not morally wrong	40.0% 4	47.8% 11	51.2% 66	50.0% 48	59.6% 93	53.6% 222
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 3	3.1% 3	1.3% 2	1.9% 8
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.9% 5	10.4% 10	9.0% 14	7.0% 29
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 23	100.0% 129	100.0% 96	100.0% 156	414

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	32.5% 66	41.7% 90	37.2% 156
Not morally wrong	60.1% 122	47.7% 103	53.7% 225
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.5% 3	2.3% 5	1.9% 8
Don't know/No answer	5.9% 12	8.3% 18	7.2% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 216	419

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Don't know/No answer	TOTAL
Morally wrong	47.3% 53	33.1% 41	31.1% 41	31.8% 7	0.00% 0	36.4% 142
Not morally wrong	45.5% 51	57.3% 71	59.1% 78	50.0% 11	0.00% 0	54.1% 211
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.8% 2	2.4% 3	1.5% 2	4.5% 1	0.00% 0	2.1% 8
Don't know/No answer	5.4% 6	7.3% 9	8.3% 11	13.6% 3	0.00% 0	7.4% 29
TOTAL	100.0% 112	100.0% 124	100.0% 132	100.0% 22	100.0% 0	390

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	No answer	TOTAL
Morally wrong	37.0% 133	40.0% 10	0.0% 0	50.0% 13	0.00% 0	37.7% 156
Not morally wrong	54.0% 194	56.0% 14	75.0% 3	38.5% 10	0.00% 0	53.4% 221
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.7% 6	4.0% 1	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	1.9% 8
Don't know/No answer	7.2% 26	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.5% 3	0.00% 0	7.0% 29
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 25	100.0% 4	100.0% 26	100.0% 0	414

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Morally wrong	48.6% 18	42.4% 50	35.1% 47	5.6% 1	52.6% 30	18.8% 9	37.6% 155
Not morally wrong	48.6% 18	46.6% 55	55.2% 74	88.9% 16	38.6% 22	70.8% 34	53.2% 219
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2.7% 1	2.5% 3	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	2.1% 1	1.9% 8
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	8.5% 10	8.2% 11	5.6% 1	7.0% 4	8.3% 4	7.3% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 118	100.0% 134	100.0% 18	100.0% 57	100.0% 48	412