Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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NYEVEGUN Have you ever set off fireworks or fired a gun to celebrate New Year's Eve? Which?   1) No, neither   2) Yes, fireworks   3) Yes, fired gun   4) Yes, both   5) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No, neither	427	45.5%	45.5%	-.84
Yes, fireworks	383	40.8%	86.4%	.21
Yes, fired gun	19	2%	88.4%	1.26
Yes, both	107	11.4%	99.8%	2.3
Don't know/No answer	2	.2%	100%	3.35

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, neither	38.1% 37	39.8% 162	49.1% 135	58.5% 86	45.4% 420
Yes, fireworks	42.3% 41	45.5% 185	38.9% 107	31.3% 46	40.9% 379
Yes, fired gun	0.0% 0	1.5% 6	2.2% 6	4.1% 6	1.9% 18
Yes, both	19.6% 19	13.0% 53	9.8% 27	5.4% 8	11.6% 107
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.2% 2
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, neither	62.5% 20	40.9% 36	43.6% 129	46.6% 111	45.9% 129	45.5% 425
Yes, fireworks	25.0% 8	45.5% 40	39.5% 117	39.9% 95	43.4% 122	40.9% 382
Yes, fired gun	3.1% 1	2.3% 2	3.0% 9	1.7% 4	1.1% 3	2.0% 19
Yes, both	6.3% 2	11.4% 10	13.5% 40	11.8% 28	9.6% 27	11.4% 107
Don't know/No answer	3.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 88	100.0% 296	100.0% 238	100.0% 281	935

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No, neither	33.3% 128	54.0% 299	45.5% 427
Yes, fireworks	42.7% 164	39.5% 219	40.8% 383
Yes, fired gun	2.9% 11	1.4% 8	2.0% 19
Yes, both	20.8% 80	4.9% 27	11.4% 107
Don't know/No answer	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 554	938

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
No, neither	46.2% 135	47.7% 143	39.9% 93	47.2% 25	45.1% 396
Yes, fireworks	43.2% 126	37.3% 112	44.2% 103	43.4% 23	41.5% 364
Yes, fired gun	2.7% 8	2.0% 6	1.3% 3	1.9% 1	2.1% 18
Yes, both	7.9% 23	13.0% 39	14.2% 33	5.7% 3	11.2% 98
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	1.9% 1	0.2% 2
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, neither	44.5% 330	49.6% 61	66.7% 4	47.4% 27	45.5% 422
Yes, fireworks	43.4% 322	27.6% 34	0.0% 0	42.1% 24	40.9% 380
Yes, fired gun	1.8% 13	4.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 18
Yes, both	10.2% 76	17.9% 22	33.3% 2	10.5% 6	11.4% 106
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
No, neither	40.5% 137	46.0% 127	49.1% 53	66.7% 4	50.0% 71	51.7% 31	45.5% 423
Yes, fireworks	44.1% 149	42.8% 118	38.0% 41	33.3% 2	37.3% 53	30.0% 18	41.0% 381
Yes, fired gun	2.7% 9	1.4% 4	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	2.1% 3	0.0% 0	1.9% 18
Yes, both	12.7% 43	9.4% 26	11.1% 12	0.0% 0	9.9% 14	18.3% 11	11.4% 106
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 276	100.0% 108	100.0% 6	100.0% 142	100.0% 60	930