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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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MINCEPIE

Food is an important part of many people's Christmas or Hanukkah holidays. For each of the foods I'm going to mention, would you tell me whether you usually eat it at the holidays, sometimes eat it, seldom eat it, or have never eaten it? Mince pie.

	1) Usually eat it at the holidays
	2) Sometimes eat it
	3) Seldom eat it
	4) Never eat it
	5) Don't know/No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Usually eat it at the holidays	83	8.8%	8.8%	-2.44
Sometimes eat it	84	9%	17.8%	-1.42
Seldom eat it	157	16.7%	34.5%	-.4
Never eat it	611	65.1%	99.7%	.62
Don't know/No answer	3	.3%	100%	1.65

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	2.1% 2	5.4% 22	10.5% 29	19.7% 29	8.9% 82
Sometimes eat it	5.2% 5	6.6% 27	10.2% 28	16.3% 24	9.1% 84
Seldom eat it	7.2% 7	11.8% 48	23.6% 65	23.8% 35	16.7% 155
Never eat it	83.5% 81	75.9% 309	55.6% 153	40.1% 59	65.0% 602
Don't know/No answer	2.1% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
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
Usually eat it at the holidays	15.6% 5	15.9% 14	10.5% 31	5.9% 14	6.8% 19	8.9% 83
Sometimes eat it	9.4% 3	12.5% 11	7.1% 21	10.5% 25	8.5% 24	9.0% 84
Seldom eat it	15.6% 5	14.8% 13	12.8% 38	18.9% 45	19.6% 55	16.7% 156
Never eat it	59.4% 19	56.8% 50	68.6% 203	64.7% 154	65.1% 183	65.1% 609
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 88	100.0% 296	100.0% 238	100.0% 281	935

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	7.8% 30	9.6% 53	8.8% 83
Sometimes eat it	10.4% 40	7.9% 44	9.0% 84
Seldom eat it	20.6% 79	14.1% 78	16.7% 157
Never eat it	60.4% 232	68.4% 379	65.1% 611
Don't know/No answer	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 554	938

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Usually eat it at the holidays	10.6% 31	9.7% 29	6.0% 14	11.3% 6	9.1% 80
Sometimes eat it	7.9% 23	9.0% 27	11.6% 27	3.8% 2	9.0% 79
Seldom eat it	20.5% 60	14.3% 43	16.7% 39	15.1% 8	17.1% 150
Never eat it	60.6% 177	66.7% 200	65.7% 153	67.9% 36	64.5% 566
Don't know/No answer	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	0.3% 3
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
Usually eat it at the holidays	8.4% 62	8.9% 11	0.0% 0	14.0% 8	8.7% 81
Sometimes eat it	9.8% 73	2.4% 3	0.0% 0	12.3% 7	8.9% 83
Seldom eat it	18.6% 138	6.5% 8	33.3% 2	15.8% 9	16.9% 157
Never eat it	63.1% 468	81.3% 100	66.7% 4	57.9% 33	65.2% 605
Don't know/No answer	0.1% 1	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
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
Usually eat it at the holidays	8.3% 28	11.2% 31	11.1% 12	0.0% 0	7.0% 10	3.3% 2	8.9% 83
Sometimes eat it	6.2% 21	9.1% 25	8.3% 9	0.0% 0	12.0% 17	18.3% 11	8.9% 83
Seldom eat it	17.8% 60	21.0% 58	10.2% 11	0.0% 0	14.8% 21	11.7% 7	16.9% 157
Never eat it	67.5% 228	58.7% 162	69.4% 75	100.0% 6	66.2% 94	65.0% 39	64.9% 604
Don't know/No answer	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 276	100.0% 108	100.0% 6	100.0% 142	100.0% 60	930