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Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1996

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[ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE NOT PARENTS] If you had children, how much, if at all, would it bother you if one of your children were to marry someone from a different religious faith than your own? Would it bother you a lot, a little, or not at all?

	1) A lot
	2) A little
	3) Not at all
	4) Depends on religion
	5) Don't know/ No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
A lot	8	6.7%	6.7%	-2.37
A little	18	15.1%	21.8%	-1.09
Not at all	80	67.2%	89.1%	.18
Depends on religion	9	7.6%	96.6%	1.46
Don't know/ No answer	4	3.4%	100%	2.73

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
A lot	13.2% 5	3.5% 2	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	6.7% 8
A little	21.1% 8	14.0% 8	12.5% 2	0.0% 0	15.1% 18
Not at all	57.9% 22	68.4% 39	68.8% 11	100.0% 8	67.2% 80
Depends on religion	7.9% 3	8.8% 5	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	7.6% 9
Don't know/ No answer	0.0% 0	5.3% 3	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	3.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 57	100.0% 16	100.0% 8	119

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A lot	10.3% 6	3.3% 2	6.7% 8
A little	15.5% 9	14.8% 9	15.1% 18
Not at all	65.5% 38	68.9% 42	67.2% 80
Depends on religion	5.2% 3	9.8% 6	7.6% 9
Don't know/ No answer	3.4% 2	3.3% 2	3.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 58	100.0% 61	119

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Single	TOTAL
A lot	4.8% 1	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	7.1% 6	6.8% 8
A little	14.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.9% 15	15.3% 18
Not at all	52.4% 11	71.4% 5	0.0% 0	100.0% 5	69.0% 58	66.9% 79
Depends on religion	19.0% 4	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 3	7.6% 9
Don't know/ No answer	9.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 2	3.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 21	100.0% 7	100.0% 1	100.0% 5	100.0% 84	118

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
A lot	5.7% 5	13.3% 2	0.0% 0	6.7% 1	6.8% 8
A little	17.2% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	20.0% 3	15.3% 18
Not at all	66.7% 58	66.7% 10	100.0% 1	66.7% 10	66.9% 79
Depends on religion	5.7% 5	20.0% 3	0.0% 0	6.7% 1	7.6% 9
Don't know/ No answer	4.6% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 15	100.0% 1	100.0% 15	118

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
A lot	20.0% 1	11.1% 3	5.6% 2	3.9% 2	6.7% 8
A little	20.0% 1	3.7% 1	25.0% 9	13.7% 7	15.1% 18
Not at all	60.0% 3	70.4% 19	61.1% 22	70.6% 36	67.2% 80
Depends on religion	0.0% 0	11.1% 3	2.8% 1	9.8% 5	7.6% 9
Don't know/ No answer	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	5.6% 2	2.0% 1	3.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 5	100.0% 27	100.0% 36	100.0% 51	119

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other	TOTAL
A lot	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	12.8% 5	0.0% 0	5.5% 6
A little	16.1% 5	19.4% 7	10.3% 4	50.0% 2	16.4% 18
Not at all	67.7% 21	66.7% 24	74.4% 29	25.0% 1	68.2% 75
Depends on religion	6.5% 2	13.9% 5	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	7.3% 8
Don't know/ No answer	6.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	2.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 36	100.0% 39	100.0% 4	110