Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1996

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MINORITY In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The rights of minorities.   1) Go too far   2) Strike about the right balance   3) Don't go far enough   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Go too far	98	23.2%	23.2%	-1.38
Strike about the right balance	147	34.8%	58.1%	-.3
Don't go far enough	137	32.5%	90.5%	.77
Don't know/No answer	40	9.5%	100%	1.85

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
Go too far	14.3% 6	25.4% 46	22.1% 30	27.1% 16	23.4% 98
Strike about the right balance	45.2% 19	31.5% 57	39.7% 54	25.4% 15	34.7% 145
Don't go far enough	33.3% 14	37.6% 68	27.2% 37	28.8% 17	32.5% 136
Don't know/No answer	7.1% 3	5.5% 10	11.0% 15	18.6% 11	9.3% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 181	100.0% 136	100.0% 59	418

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Go too far	27.3% 48	20.3% 50	23.2% 98
Strike about the right balance	36.9% 65	33.3% 82	34.8% 147
Don't go far enough	29.0% 51	35.0% 86	32.5% 137
Don't know/No answer	6.8% 12	11.4% 28	9.5% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 176	100.0% 246	422

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Single	TOTAL
Go too far	27.4% 64	27.3% 12	37.5% 3	15.8% 6	12.5% 12	23.1% 97
Strike about the right balance	36.8% 86	27.3% 12	12.5% 1	23.7% 9	39.6% 38	34.8% 146
Don't go far enough	26.9% 63	38.6% 17	50.0% 4	36.8% 14	40.6% 39	32.6% 137
Don't know/No answer	9.0% 21	6.8% 3	0.0% 0	23.7% 9	7.3% 7	9.5% 40
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
Go too far	24.6% 85	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	23.8% 10	22.9% 96
Strike about the right balance	37.4% 129	19.4% 6	100.0% 1	26.2% 11	35.1% 147
Don't go far enough	27.8% 96	71.0% 22	0.0% 0	42.9% 18	32.5% 136
Don't know/No answer	10.1% 35	6.5% 2	0.0% 0	7.1% 3	9.5% 40
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
Go too far	22.2% 6	26.2% 33	27.0% 31	17.8% 27	23.1% 97
Strike about the right balance	14.8% 4	31.0% 39	33.0% 38	42.8% 65	34.8% 146
Don't go far enough	44.4% 12	26.2% 33	33.9% 39	34.9% 53	32.6% 137
Don't know/No answer	18.5% 5	16.7% 21	6.1% 7	4.6% 7	9.5% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 126	100.0% 115	100.0% 152	420

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other	TOTAL
Go too far	28.2% 31	13.9% 20	27.9% 31	31.6% 6	22.9% 88
Strike about the right balance	42.7% 47	29.9% 43	35.1% 39	36.8% 7	35.4% 136
Don't go far enough	20.9% 23	46.5% 67	30.6% 34	26.3% 5	33.6% 129
Don't know/No answer	8.2% 9	9.7% 14	6.3% 7	5.3% 1	8.1% 31
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 144	100.0% 111	100.0% 19	384