Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1993

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CHATHLET How important is it to you that children be good athletes?   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	175	19.6%	19.6%	-1.48
Somewhat important	281	31.5%	51.1%	-.44
Not very important	329	36.9%	88%	.6
Not at all important	96	10.8%	98.8%	1.64
Don't know/No answer	11	1.2%	100%	2.67

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	21.2% 24	16.1% 66	18.1% 46	33.0% 36	19.4% 172
Somewhat important	31.0% 35	33.0% 135	30.7% 78	28.4% 31	31.5% 279
Not very important	38.1% 43	38.4% 157	37.4% 95	29.4% 32	36.9% 327
Not at all important	8.8% 10	10.8% 44	13.0% 33	8.3% 9	10.8% 96
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 1	1.7% 7	0.8% 2	0.9% 1	1.2% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 409	100.0% 254	100.0% 109	885

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	19.1% 70	20.0% 105	19.6% 175
Somewhat important	36.3% 133	28.1% 148	31.5% 281
Not very important	35.0% 128	38.2% 201	36.9% 329
Not at all important	8.5% 31	12.4% 65	10.8% 96
Don't know/No answer	1.1% 4	1.3% 7	1.2% 11
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	57.7% 15	50.0% 35	19.4% 48	17.6% 44	10.8% 32	19.5% 174
Somewhat important	19.2% 5	24.3% 17	32.7% 81	25.6% 64	38.4% 114	31.5% 281
Not very important	15.4% 4	22.9% 16	33.1% 82	42.8% 107	40.4% 120	36.9% 329
Not at all important	7.7% 2	2.9% 2	13.7% 34	11.2% 28	10.1% 30	10.8% 96
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 3	2.8% 7	0.3% 1	1.2% 11
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	19.9% 63	22.8% 61	16.8% 39	7.7% 2	19.6% 165
Somewhat important	33.4% 106	29.6% 79	31.0% 72	38.5% 10	31.7% 267
Not very important	34.1% 108	37.5% 100	38.8% 90	42.3% 11	36.7% 309
Not at all important	11.4% 36	9.0% 24	12.9% 30	7.7% 2	10.9% 92
Don't know/No answer	1.3% 4	1.1% 3	0.4% 1	3.8% 1	1.1% 9
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	18.0% 132	31.8% 34	42.9% 3	16.2% 6	19.8% 175
Somewhat important	33.2% 243	16.8% 18	14.3% 1	43.2% 16	31.5% 278
Not very important	36.3% 266	41.1% 44	42.9% 3	32.4% 12	36.8% 325
Not at all important	11.5% 84	8.4% 9	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	10.6% 94
Don't know/No answer	1.0% 7	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	5.4% 2	1.2% 11
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	24.2% 81	14.9% 40	20.3% 29	7.7% 1	18.0% 11	17.5% 10	19.6% 172
Somewhat important	28.1% 94	32.5% 87	35.0% 50	46.2% 6	31.1% 19	31.6% 18	31.2% 274
Not very important	34.6% 116	41.8% 112	35.0% 50	30.8% 4	41.0% 25	35.1% 20	37.3% 327
Not at all important	12.2% 41	9.0% 24	9.1% 13	15.4% 2	8.2% 5	15.8% 9	10.7% 94
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 3	1.9% 5	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.1% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 268	100.0% 143	100.0% 13	100.0% 61	100.0% 57	877