Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1993

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CITIZEN As a citizen, what comes to mind first - your rights, such as freedom of speech and religion, or your obligations, such as obeying the law and paying taxes?   1) Rights   2) Obligations   3) Both equal (vol)   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Rights	445	49.9%	49.9%	-.86
Obligations	324	36.3%	86.2%	.43
Both equal (vol)	100	11.2%	97.4%	1.72
Don't know/No answer	23	2.6%	100%	3.01

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Education Political party Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Rights	61.9% 70	52.6% 215	42.5% 108	44.0% 48	49.8% 441
Obligations	31.9% 36	35.2% 144	40.2% 102	37.6% 41	36.5% 323
Both equal (vol)	1.8% 2	10.5% 43	14.6% 37	14.7% 16	11.1% 98
Don't know/No answer	4.4% 5	1.7% 7	2.8% 7	3.7% 4	2.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 409	100.0% 254	100.0% 109	885

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Rights	56.3% 206	45.4% 239	49.9% 445
Obligations	31.1% 114	39.9% 210	36.3% 324
Both equal (vol)	9.6% 35	12.4% 65	11.2% 100
Don't know/No answer	3.0% 11	2.3% 12	2.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 366	100.0% 526	892

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High School graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Rights	50.0% 13	47.1% 33	55.2% 137	52.0% 130	44.4% 132	49.9% 445
Obligations	38.5% 10	40.0% 28	34.3% 85	34.4% 86	38.4% 114	36.3% 323
Both equal (vol)	3.8% 1	5.7% 4	8.5% 21	11.2% 28	15.5% 46	11.2% 100
Don't know/No answer	7.7% 2	7.1% 5	2.0% 5	2.4% 6	1.7% 5	2.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 70	100.0% 248	100.0% 250	100.0% 297	891

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Rights	42.0% 133	54.3% 145	54.7% 127	61.5% 16	50.0% 421
Obligations	42.0% 133	31.5% 84	34.5% 80	34.6% 9	36.3% 306
Both equal (vol)	14.2% 45	10.5% 28	8.6% 20	3.8% 1	11.2% 94
Don't know/No answer	1.9% 6	3.7% 10	2.2% 5	0.0% 0	2.5% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 317	100.0% 267	100.0% 232	100.0% 26	842

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Rights	47.3% 346	61.7% 66	42.9% 3	70.3% 26	49.9% 441
Obligations	38.4% 281	27.1% 29	28.6% 2	21.6% 8	36.2% 320
Both equal (vol)	12.2% 89	5.6% 6	14.3% 1	8.1% 3	11.2% 99
Don't know/No answer	2.2% 16	5.6% 6	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 732	100.0% 107	100.0% 7	100.0% 37	883

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Rights	49.9% 167	47.4% 127	50.3% 72	46.2% 6	45.9% 28	70.2% 40	50.2% 440
Obligations	36.7% 123	35.1% 94	40.6% 58	46.2% 6	39.3% 24	19.3% 11	36.0% 316
Both equal (vol)	10.1% 34	14.9% 40	7.0% 10	7.7% 1	11.5% 7	10.5% 6	11.2% 98
Don't know/No answer	3.3% 11	2.6% 7	2.1% 3	0.0% 0	3.3% 2	0.0% 0	2.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 268	100.0% 143	100.0% 13	100.0% 61	100.0% 57	877