Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1994

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RACESOU In general, do you think race relations are better in the South than elsewhere in the United States, worse in the South, or about the same as in the rest of the country?   1) Better in South   2) Worse in South   3) About the same   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Better in South	42	10%	10%	-1.93
Worse in South	135	32.2%	42.2%	-.72
About the same	191	45.6%	87.8%	.48
Don't know/No answer	51	12.2%	100%	1.69

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
Better in South	7.7% 3	7.1% 14	12.3% 16	14.6% 7	9.7% 40
Worse in South	28.2% 11	34.7% 68	30.0% 39	33.3% 16	32.4% 134
About the same	53.8% 21	50.0% 98	45.4% 59	25.0% 12	46.0% 190
Don't know/No answer	10.3% 4	8.2% 16	12.3% 16	27.1% 13	11.9% 49
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
Better in South	10.0% 1	13.0% 3	9.3% 12	8.3% 8	10.9% 17	9.9% 41
Worse in South	40.0% 4	34.8% 8	34.1% 44	32.3% 31	30.1% 47	32.4% 134
About the same	20.0% 2	34.8% 8	44.2% 57	47.9% 46	48.1% 75	45.4% 188
Don't know/No answer	30.0% 3	17.4% 4	12.4% 16	11.5% 11	10.9% 17	12.3% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 23	100.0% 129	100.0% 96	100.0% 156	414

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Better in South	13.8% 28	6.5% 14	10.0% 42
Worse in South	27.1% 55	37.0% 80	32.2% 135
About the same	48.8% 99	42.6% 92	45.6% 191
Don't know/No answer	10.3% 21	13.9% 30	12.2% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 216	419

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Don't know/No answer	TOTAL
Better in South	14.3% 16	8.9% 11	9.1% 12	13.6% 3	0.00% 0	10.8% 42
Worse in South	25.0% 28	39.5% 49	31.8% 42	22.7% 5	0.00% 0	31.8% 124
About the same	51.8% 58	37.1% 46	49.2% 65	40.9% 9	0.00% 0	45.6% 178
Don't know/No answer	8.9% 10	14.5% 18	9.8% 13	22.7% 5	0.00% 0	11.8% 46
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
Better in South	10.3% 37	16.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	9.9% 41
Worse in South	31.5% 113	28.0% 7	75.0% 3	38.5% 10	0.00% 0	32.1% 133
About the same	46.0% 165	48.0% 12	25.0% 1	42.3% 11	0.00% 0	45.7% 189
Don't know/No answer	12.3% 44	8.0% 2	0.0% 0	19.2% 5	0.00% 0	12.3% 51
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
Better in South	8.1% 3	7.6% 9	12.7% 17	16.7% 3	3.5% 2	14.6% 7	10.0% 41
Worse in South	18.9% 7	39.8% 47	28.4% 38	22.2% 4	36.8% 21	31.3% 15	32.0% 132
About the same	48.6% 18	39.8% 47	48.5% 65	61.1% 11	47.4% 27	41.7% 20	45.6% 188
Don't know/No answer	24.3% 9	12.7% 15	10.4% 14	0.0% 0	12.3% 7	12.5% 6	12.4% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 118	100.0% 134	100.0% 18	100.0% 57	100.0% 48	412