Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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MIGHTUSE Do you ever use that expression yourself? [IF YES:] How often-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	90	9.6%	9.6%	-2.31
Sometimes	105	11.2%	20.8%	-1.33
Only occasionally	121	12.9%	33.7%	-.36
Never	611	65.1%	98.8%	.61
Don't know/No answer	11	1.2%	100%	1.58

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	12.4% 12	9.8% 40	8.0% 22	10.2% 15	9.6% 89
Sometimes	10.3% 10	9.6% 39	13.1% 36	12.2% 18	11.1% 103
Only occasionally	9.3% 9	12.3% 50	14.2% 39	15.0% 22	13.0% 120
Never	66.0% 64	68.1% 277	63.6% 175	59.2% 87	65.1% 603
Don't know/No answer	2.1% 2	0.2% 1	1.1% 3	3.4% 5	1.2% 11
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	21.9% 7	26.1% 23	9.8% 29	8.4% 20	3.9% 11	9.6% 90
Sometimes	21.9% 7	18.2% 16	13.5% 40	10.1% 24	6.4% 18	11.2% 105
Only occasionally	34.4% 11	13.6% 12	16.2% 48	10.5% 25	8.9% 25	12.9% 121
Never	18.8% 6	38.6% 34	59.5% 176	70.6% 168	80.4% 226	65.2% 610
Don't know/No answer	3.1% 1	3.4% 3	1.0% 3	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	1.0% 9
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	9.9% 38	9.4% 52	9.6% 90
Sometimes	10.9% 42	11.4% 63	11.2% 105
Only occasionally	13.0% 50	12.8% 71	12.9% 121
Never	65.4% 251	65.0% 360	65.1% 611
Don't know/No answer	0.8% 3	1.4% 8	1.2% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 554	938

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Very often	9.2% 27	12.7% 38	5.6% 13	9.4% 5	9.5% 83
Sometimes	10.6% 31	14.0% 42	10.3% 24	3.8% 2	11.3% 99
Only occasionally	12.0% 35	12.7% 38	15.0% 35	9.4% 5	12.9% 113
Never	66.8% 195	60.3% 181	67.0% 156	77.4% 41	65.3% 573
Don't know/No answer	1.4% 4	0.3% 1	2.1% 5	0.0% 0	1.1% 10
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	9.4% 70	11.4% 14	33.3% 2	7.0% 4	9.7% 90
Sometimes	10.8% 80	16.3% 20	0.0% 0	8.8% 5	11.3% 105
Only occasionally	13.6% 101	8.9% 11	0.0% 0	12.3% 7	12.8% 119
Never	64.8% 481	63.4% 78	66.7% 4	70.2% 40	65.0% 603
Don't know/No answer	1.3% 10	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	1.2% 11
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	14.5% 49	6.9% 19	5.6% 6	0.0% 0	8.5% 12	6.7% 4	9.7% 90
Sometimes	15.4% 52	11.6% 32	6.5% 7	0.0% 0	7.0% 10	6.7% 4	11.3% 105
Only occasionally	13.0% 44	14.5% 40	6.5% 7	0.0% 0	14.8% 21	15.0% 9	13.0% 121
Never	56.5% 191	65.2% 180	80.6% 87	100.0% 6	67.6% 96	71.7% 43	64.8% 603
Don't know/No answer	0.6% 2	1.8% 5	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	2.1% 3	0.0% 0	1.2% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 276	100.0% 108	100.0% 6	100.0% 142	100.0% 60	930