Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1996

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PREZAGE What would you say is the ideal age for a president: the 40s, the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, or what?   1) 40s   2) 50s   3) 60s   4) 70s   5) Other   6) Doesn't matter   7) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
40s	94	22.3%	22.3%	-.97
50s	205	48.6%	70.9%	-.34
60s	52	12.3%	83.2%	.3
70s	5	1.2%	84.4%	.93
Other	12	2.8%	87.2%	1.56
Doesn't matter	50	11.8%	99.1%	2.19
Don't know	4	.9%	100%	2.82

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
40s	33.3% 14	30.9% 56	15.4% 21	5.1% 3	22.5% 94
50s	47.6% 20	47.5% 86	44.1% 60	64.4% 38	48.8% 204
60s	9.5% 4	9.4% 17	15.4% 21	15.3% 9	12.2% 51
70s	2.4% 1	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	3.4% 2	1.2% 5
Other	0.0% 0	1.7% 3	5.1% 7	1.7% 1	2.6% 11
Doesn't matter	7.1% 3	9.4% 17	18.4% 25	6.8% 4	11.7% 49
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	3.4% 2	1.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 181	100.0% 136	100.0% 59	418

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
40s	22.2% 39	22.4% 55	22.3% 94
50s	43.2% 76	52.4% 129	48.6% 205
60s	16.5% 29	9.3% 23	12.3% 52
70s	1.1% 2	1.2% 3	1.2% 5
Other	3.4% 6	2.4% 6	2.8% 12
Doesn't matter	13.1% 23	11.0% 27	11.8% 50
Don't know	0.6% 1	1.2% 3	0.9% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 176	100.0% 246	422

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Single	TOTAL
40s	17.5% 41	34.1% 15	75.0% 6	13.2% 5	28.1% 27	22.4% 94
50s	47.9% 112	40.9% 18	25.0% 2	57.9% 22	51.0% 49	48.3% 203
60s	15.0% 35	11.4% 5	0.0% 0	7.9% 3	9.4% 9	12.4% 52
70s	0.4% 1	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	5.3% 2	1.0% 1	1.2% 5
Other	2.1% 5	4.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.2% 5	2.9% 12
Doesn't matter	16.7% 39	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	13.2% 5	5.2% 5	11.9% 50
Don't know	0.4% 1	4.5% 2	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 4
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
40s	18.6% 64	54.8% 17	0.0% 0	28.6% 12	22.2% 93
50s	52.2% 180	25.8% 8	0.0% 0	40.5% 17	48.9% 205
60s	13.3% 46	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	7.1% 3	11.9% 50
70s	1.2% 4	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 5
Other	2.6% 9	6.5% 2	0.0% 0	2.4% 1	2.9% 12
Doesn't matter	11.0% 38	6.5% 2	100.0% 1	21.4% 9	11.9% 50
Don't know	1.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 4
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
40s	29.6% 8	29.4% 37	26.1% 30	12.5% 19	22.4% 94
50s	22.2% 6	46.8% 59	47.8% 55	55.3% 84	48.6% 204
60s	14.8% 4	10.3% 13	12.2% 14	13.8% 21	12.4% 52
70s	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	0.9% 1	1.3% 2	1.2% 5
Other	11.1% 3	1.6% 2	2.6% 3	2.0% 3	2.6% 11
Doesn't matter	11.1% 3	10.3% 13	10.4% 12	14.5% 22	11.9% 50
Don't know	11.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	1.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 126	100.0% 115	100.0% 152	420

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other	TOTAL
40s	10.9% 12	32.6% 47	19.8% 22	21.1% 4	22.1% 85
50s	49.1% 54	46.5% 67	55.0% 61	47.4% 9	49.7% 191
60s	24.5% 27	8.3% 12	8.1% 9	15.8% 3	13.3% 51
70s	2.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	5.3% 1	1.3% 5
Other	1.8% 2	2.1% 3	5.4% 6	0.0% 0	2.9% 11
Doesn't matter	10.9% 12	10.4% 15	9.9% 11	10.5% 2	10.4% 40
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 144	100.0% 111	100.0% 19	384