Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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YALLUSE How often do you use that expression yourself-very often, sometimes, only occasionally, or never?   1) Very often   2) Sometimes   3) Only occasionally   4) Never   5) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very often	440	46.9%	46.9%	-.93
Sometimes	123	13.1%	60%	-.13
Only occasionally	175	18.7%	78.7%	.67
Never	186	19.8%	98.5%	1.47
Don't know/No answer	14	1.5%	100%	2.27

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Political party Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Very often	50.5% 49	52.3% 213	47.6% 131	29.3% 43	47.1% 436
Sometimes	15.5% 15	11.5% 47	13.8% 38	15.0% 22	13.2% 122
Only occasionally	16.5% 16	16.5% 67	20.0% 55	23.8% 35	18.7% 173
Never	16.5% 16	19.4% 79	16.7% 46	27.2% 40	19.5% 181
Don't know/No answer	1.0% 1	0.2% 1	1.8% 5	4.8% 7	1.5% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 97	100.0% 407	100.0% 275	100.0% 147	926

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Very often	56.3% 18	44.3% 39	45.6% 135	45.8% 109	49.1% 138	47.0% 439
Sometimes	9.4% 3	18.2% 16	15.2% 45	11.8% 28	10.7% 30	13.0% 122
Only occasionally	12.5% 4	15.9% 14	18.9% 56	18.5% 44	20.3% 57	18.7% 175
Never	9.4% 3	17.0% 15	19.6% 58	23.5% 56	19.2% 54	19.9% 186
Don't know/No answer	12.5% 4	4.5% 4	0.7% 2	0.4% 1	0.7% 2	1.4% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 88	100.0% 296	100.0% 238	100.0% 281	935

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very often	43.2% 166	49.5% 274	46.9% 440
Sometimes	13.8% 53	12.6% 70	13.1% 123
Only occasionally	22.4% 86	16.1% 89	18.7% 175
Never	19.3% 74	20.2% 112	19.8% 186
Don't know/No answer	1.3% 5	1.6% 9	1.5% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 554	938

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Very often	50.3% 147	46.7% 140	44.6% 104	32.1% 17	46.5% 408
Sometimes	12.7% 37	12.7% 38	14.2% 33	18.9% 10	13.4% 118
Only occasionally	17.8% 52	18.7% 56	20.6% 48	20.8% 11	19.0% 167
Never	18.2% 53	20.0% 60	19.3% 45	28.3% 15	19.7% 173
Don't know/No answer	1.0% 3	2.0% 6	1.3% 3	0.0% 0	1.4% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 292	100.0% 300	100.0% 233	100.0% 53	878

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Very often	51.9% 385	24.4% 30	50.0% 3	36.8% 21	47.3% 439
Sometimes	12.9% 96	17.1% 21	0.0% 0	8.8% 5	13.1% 122
Only occasionally	17.0% 126	25.2% 31	33.3% 2	24.6% 14	18.6% 173
Never	16.7% 124	31.7% 39	16.7% 1	28.1% 16	19.4% 180
Don't know/No answer	1.5% 11	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	1.5% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 742	100.0% 123	100.0% 6	100.0% 57	928

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Very often	51.5% 174	50.7% 140	39.8% 43	33.3% 2	42.3% 60	33.3% 20	47.2% 439
Sometimes	15.7% 53	10.5% 29	13.0% 14	16.7% 1	14.1% 20	10.0% 6	13.2% 123
Only occasionally	17.8% 60	18.1% 50	21.3% 23	0.0% 0	19.0% 27	20.0% 12	18.5% 172
Never	13.6% 46	19.2% 53	25.9% 28	50.0% 3	21.8% 31	35.0% 21	19.6% 182
Don't know/No answer	1.5% 5	1.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 4	1.7% 1	1.5% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 276	100.0% 108	100.0% 6	100.0% 142	100.0% 60	930