Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1993

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CHPOPULA How important is it to you that children be popular with their 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	169	18.9%	18.9%	-1.44
Somewhat important	336	37.7%	56.6%	-.41
Not very important	264	29.6%	86.2%	.63
Not at all important	113	12.7%	98.9%	1.66
Don't know/No answer	10	1.1%	100%	2.69

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	14.2% 16	13.4% 55	21.3% 54	38.5% 42	18.9% 167
Somewhat important	30.1% 34	37.9% 155	40.2% 102	39.4% 43	37.7% 334
Not very important	36.3% 41	35.0% 143	24.8% 63	13.8% 15	29.6% 262
Not at all important	18.6% 21	12.5% 51	13.4% 34	5.5% 6	12.7% 112
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 1	1.2% 5	0.4% 1	2.8% 3	1.1% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 409	100.0% 254	100.0% 109	885

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	22.1% 81	16.7% 88	18.9% 169
Somewhat important	39.3% 144	36.5% 192	37.7% 336
Not very important	27.9% 102	30.8% 162	29.6% 264
Not at all important	10.1% 37	14.4% 76	12.7% 113
Don't know/No answer	0.5% 2	1.5% 8	1.1% 10
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	45.7% 32	19.0% 47	17.2% 43	10.8% 32	19.0% 169
Somewhat important	26.9% 7	35.7% 25	34.3% 85	33.2% 83	45.5% 135	37.6% 335
Not very important	11.5% 3	10.0% 7	31.5% 78	34.0% 85	30.6% 91	29.6% 264
Not at all important	3.8% 1	8.6% 6	14.1% 35	13.6% 34	12.5% 37	12.7% 113
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 3	2.0% 5	0.7% 2	1.1% 10
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	20.5% 65	20.2% 54	13.8% 32	3.8% 1	18.1% 152
Somewhat important	41.6% 132	35.2% 94	37.1% 86	46.2% 12	38.5% 324
Not very important	25.6% 81	33.0% 88	31.0% 72	34.6% 9	29.7% 250
Not at all important	11.4% 36	10.9% 29	16.4% 38	15.4% 4	12.7% 107
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 3	0.7% 2	1.7% 4	0.0% 0	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	17.9% 131	22.4% 24	42.9% 3	27.0% 10	19.0% 168
Somewhat important	41.4% 303	15.9% 17	28.6% 2	29.7% 11	37.7% 333
Not very important	27.5% 201	43.0% 46	28.6% 2	35.1% 13	29.7% 262
Not at all important	12.0% 88	17.8% 19	0.0% 0	8.1% 3	12.5% 110
Don't know/No answer	1.2% 9	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 10
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	22.4% 75	14.9% 40	18.2% 26	7.7% 1	18.0% 11	19.3% 11	18.7% 164
Somewhat important	36.7% 123	36.9% 99	44.8% 64	84.6% 11	34.4% 21	22.8% 13	37.7% 331
Not very important	27.8% 93	33.2% 89	24.5% 35	0.0% 0	32.8% 20	42.1% 24	29.8% 261
Not at all important	12.5% 42	13.4% 36	11.9% 17	7.7% 1	14.8% 9	12.3% 7	12.8% 112
Don't know/No answer	0.6% 2	1.5% 4	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.5% 2	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 268	100.0% 143	100.0% 13	100.0% 61	100.0% 57	877