Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1996

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RDISCRIM Some people think that gains made by disadvantaged groups in American society have come at the expense of white males. Others think that disadvantaged groups have made gains without hurting the position of white males. Which view comes closer to your own?   1) White males hurt   2) White males not hurt   3) Neither one/Don't know/ No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
White males hurt	116	27.5%	27.5%	-1.35
White males not hurt	186	44.1%	71.6%	-.01
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	120	28.4%	100%	1.32

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Marital status Race Education Political party

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
White males hurt	21.4% 9	34.3% 62	21.3% 29	25.4% 15	27.5% 115
White males not hurt	52.4% 22	43.6% 79	48.5% 66	30.5% 18	44.3% 185
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	26.2% 11	22.1% 40	30.1% 41	44.1% 26	28.2% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 181	100.0% 136	100.0% 59	418

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
White males hurt	29.5% 52	26.0% 64	27.5% 116
White males not hurt	43.2% 76	44.7% 110	44.1% 186
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	27.3% 48	29.3% 72	28.4% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 176	100.0% 246	422

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Single	TOTAL
White males hurt	27.8% 65	20.5% 9	50.0% 4	18.4% 7	30.2% 29	27.1% 114
White males not hurt	43.2% 101	52.3% 23	37.5% 3	31.6% 12	49.0% 47	44.3% 186
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	29.1% 68	27.3% 12	12.5% 1	50.0% 19	20.8% 20	28.6% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 234	100.0% 44	100.0% 8	100.0% 38	100.0% 96	420

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
White males hurt	29.9% 103	6.5% 2	0.0% 0	23.8% 10	27.4% 115
White males not hurt	43.2% 149	67.7% 21	0.0% 0	33.3% 14	43.9% 184
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	27.0% 93	25.8% 8	100.0% 1	42.9% 18	28.6% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 345	100.0% 31	100.0% 1	100.0% 42	419

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
White males hurt	29.6% 8	27.0% 34	24.3% 28	29.6% 45	27.4% 115
White males not hurt	18.5% 5	34.1% 43	50.4% 58	52.6% 80	44.3% 186
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	51.9% 14	38.9% 49	25.2% 29	17.8% 27	28.3% 119
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 126	100.0% 115	100.0% 152	420

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other	TOTAL
White males hurt	41.8% 46	21.5% 31	22.5% 25	26.3% 5	27.9% 107
White males not hurt	35.5% 39	51.4% 74	55.0% 61	15.8% 3	46.1% 177
Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	22.7% 25	27.1% 39	22.5% 25	57.9% 11	26.0% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 144	100.0% 111	100.0% 19	384