Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1993

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POPULAR When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you be popular with your friends?   1) Very important   2) Somewhat important   3) Not very important   4) Not at all important   5) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	115	12.9%	12.9%	-1.77
Somewhat important	196	22%	34.9%	-.78
Not very important	363	40.7%	75.6%	.2
Not at all important	190	21.3%	96.9%	1.18
Don't know/No answer	28	3.1%	100%	2.17

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
Very important	11.5% 13	7.6% 31	13.4% 34	33.0% 36	12.9% 114
Somewhat important	14.2% 16	21.8% 89	27.6% 70	17.4% 19	21.9% 194
Not very important	48.7% 55	44.5% 182	37.8% 96	26.6% 29	40.9% 362
Not at all important	23.9% 27	23.7% 97	18.5% 47	15.6% 17	21.2% 188
Don't know/No answer	1.8% 2	2.4% 10	2.8% 7	7.3% 8	3.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 409	100.0% 254	100.0% 109	885

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	13.9% 51	12.2% 64	12.9% 115
Somewhat important	24.0% 88	20.5% 108	22.0% 196
Not very important	39.1% 143	41.8% 220	40.7% 363
Not at all important	19.7% 72	22.4% 118	21.3% 190
Don't know/No answer	3.3% 12	3.0% 16	3.1% 28
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
Very important	46.2% 12	27.1% 19	11.3% 28	12.4% 31	8.4% 25	12.9% 115
Somewhat important	11.5% 3	14.3% 10	19.8% 49	20.4% 51	27.6% 82	21.9% 195
Not very important	19.2% 5	37.1% 26	40.7% 101	41.2% 103	43.1% 128	40.7% 363
Not at all important	15.4% 4	17.1% 12	25.8% 64	22.4% 56	18.2% 54	21.3% 190
Don't know/No answer	7.7% 2	4.3% 3	2.4% 6	3.6% 9	2.7% 8	3.1% 28
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
Very important	12.9% 41	15.0% 40	11.2% 26	3.8% 1	12.8% 108
Somewhat important	24.9% 79	19.5% 52	22.4% 52	23.1% 6	22.4% 189
Not very important	36.6% 116	46.4% 124	40.1% 93	30.8% 8	40.5% 341
Not at all important	23.3% 74	15.4% 41	24.1% 56	26.9% 7	21.1% 178
Don't know/No answer	2.2% 7	3.7% 10	2.2% 5	15.4% 4	3.1% 26
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
Very important	12.3% 90	16.8% 18	28.6% 2	13.5% 5	13.0% 115
Somewhat important	23.4% 171	14.0% 15	14.3% 1	16.2% 6	21.9% 193
Not very important	39.9% 292	46.7% 50	42.9% 3	45.9% 17	41.0% 362
Not at all important	20.8% 152	22.4% 24	14.3% 1	21.6% 8	21.0% 185
Don't know/No answer	3.7% 27	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	3.2% 28
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
Very important	14.6% 49	13.4% 36	9.8% 14	15.4% 2	13.1% 8	5.3% 3	12.8% 112
Somewhat important	22.4% 75	21.3% 57	21.0% 30	46.2% 6	29.5% 18	14.0% 8	22.1% 194
Not very important	39.7% 133	40.7% 109	44.1% 63	23.1% 3	34.4% 21	49.1% 28	40.7% 357
Not at all important	20.6% 69	21.6% 58	21.7% 31	7.7% 1	21.3% 13	28.1% 16	21.4% 188
Don't know/No answer	2.7% 9	3.0% 8	3.5% 5	7.7% 1	1.6% 1	3.5% 2	3.0% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 268	100.0% 143	100.0% 13	100.0% 61	100.0% 57	877