Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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LIGHTOUT Do you decorate the outside of your house with lights? [IF YES:] Do you go all out, or do you just have a few?   1) No, don't use lights   2) Yes, go all out   3) Yes, just a few   4) Don't know/No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No, don't use lights	343	36.6%	36.6%	-1.2
Yes, go all out	178	19%	55.5%	-.09
Yes, just a few	411	43.8%	99.4%	1.01
Don't know/No answer	6	.6%	100%	2.11

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
No, don't use lights	37.1% 36	33.4% 136	37.5% 103	43.5% 64	36.6% 339
Yes, go all out	19.6% 19	20.1% 82	19.6% 54	13.6% 20	18.9% 175
Yes, just a few	43.3% 42	45.5% 185	42.2% 116	42.9% 63	43.8% 406
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	1.0% 4	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 6
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
No, don't use lights	50.0% 16	34.1% 30	33.4% 99	34.5% 82	40.9% 115	36.6% 342
Yes, go all out	15.6% 5	25.0% 22	19.3% 57	19.7% 47	16.4% 46	18.9% 177
Yes, just a few	34.4% 11	39.8% 35	46.3% 137	45.8% 109	42.0% 118	43.9% 410
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.6% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 88	100.0% 296	100.0% 238	100.0% 281	935

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No, don't use lights	39.1% 150	34.8% 193	36.6% 343
Yes, go all out	15.6% 60	21.3% 118	19.0% 178
Yes, just a few	45.1% 173	43.0% 238	43.8% 411
Don't know/No answer	0.3% 1	0.9% 5	0.6% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 554	938

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
No, don't use lights	34.9% 102	36.3% 109	37.8% 88	39.6% 21	36.4% 320
Yes, go all out	19.2% 56	18.7% 56	17.6% 41	24.5% 13	18.9% 166
Yes, just a few	45.5% 133	44.3% 133	44.2% 103	32.1% 17	44.0% 386
Don't know/No answer	0.3% 1	0.7% 2	0.4% 1	3.8% 2	0.7% 6
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
No, don't use lights	36.5% 271	36.6% 45	50.0% 3	33.3% 19	36.4% 338
Yes, go all out	19.3% 143	17.9% 22	16.7% 1	21.1% 12	19.2% 178
Yes, just a few	43.5% 323	44.7% 55	33.3% 2	45.6% 26	43.8% 406
Don't know/No answer	0.7% 5	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 6
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
No, don't use lights	37.6% 127	35.1% 97	27.8% 30	83.3% 5	38.7% 55	46.7% 28	36.8% 342
Yes, go all out	18.9% 64	20.7% 57	22.2% 24	0.0% 0	14.8% 21	18.3% 11	19.0% 177
Yes, just a few	43.5% 147	43.8% 121	49.1% 53	16.7% 1	43.7% 62	35.0% 21	43.5% 405
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	2.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.6% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 276	100.0% 108	100.0% 6	100.0% 142	100.0% 60	930