Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1993

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CHSTUDEN How important is it to you that children be good students?   1) Very important   2) Somewhat important   3) Not very important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	822	92.2%	92.2%	-.29
Somewhat important	69	7.7%	99.9%	3.35
Not very important	1	.1%	100%	6.98

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	91.2% 103	92.7% 379	89.8% 228	96.3% 105	92.1% 815
Somewhat important	8.0% 9	7.3% 30	10.2% 26	3.7% 4	7.8% 69
Not very important	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 409	100.0% 254	100.0% 109	885

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	91.5% 335	92.6% 487	92.2% 822
Somewhat important	8.2% 30	7.4% 39	7.7% 69
Not very important	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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	84.6% 22	94.3% 66	90.7% 225	94.4% 236	91.6% 272	92.1% 821
Somewhat important	15.4% 4	5.7% 4	8.9% 22	5.6% 14	8.4% 25	7.7% 69
Not very important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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	93.1% 295	95.9% 256	87.5% 203	88.5% 23	92.3% 777
Somewhat important	6.9% 22	4.1% 11	12.1% 28	11.5% 3	7.6% 64
Not very important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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	91.4% 669	96.3% 103	100.0% 7	97.3% 36	92.3% 815
Somewhat important	8.5% 62	3.7% 4	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	7.6% 67
Not very important	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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	91.9% 308	91.0% 244	95.1% 136	92.3% 12	93.4% 57	91.2% 52	92.2% 809
Somewhat important	8.1% 27	9.0% 24	4.9% 7	7.7% 1	6.6% 4	7.0% 4	7.6% 67
Not very important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 268	100.0% 143	100.0% 13	100.0% 61	100.0% 57	877