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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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If I had an ancestor who fought in the Confederate Army, I would be ashamed, knowing what I know about the reasons for the War. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree?

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Somewhat agree
	3) Somewhat disagree
	4) Strongly disagree
	5) Don't know/No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	33	7%	7%	-2.12
Somewhat agree	74	15.7%	22.7%	-1.21
Somewhat disagree	133	28.2%	50.8%	-.29
Strongly disagree	175	37.1%	87.9%	.63
Don't know/No answer	57	12.1%	100%	1.54

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Strongly agree	15.4% 8	5.4% 11	8.5% 11	3.7% 3	7.1% 33
Somewhat agree	25.0% 13	18.6% 38	11.5% 15	8.5% 7	15.6% 73
Somewhat disagree	25.0% 13	31.9% 65	25.4% 33	26.8% 22	28.4% 133
Strongly disagree	25.0% 13	33.8% 69	40.8% 53	45.1% 37	36.8% 172
Don't know/No answer	9.6% 5	10.3% 21	13.8% 18	15.9% 13	12.2% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 204	100.0% 130	100.0% 82	468

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.3% 1	7.0% 3	9.4% 14	5.2% 6	6.1% 9	7.0% 33
Somewhat agree	6.3% 1	20.9% 9	19.5% 29	13.0% 15	13.6% 20	15.7% 74
Somewhat disagree	37.5% 6	27.9% 12	26.2% 39	27.8% 32	29.3% 43	28.1% 132
Strongly disagree	18.8% 3	32.6% 14	30.2% 45	42.6% 49	42.9% 63	37.0% 174
Don't know/No answer	31.3% 5	11.6% 5	14.8% 22	11.3% 13	8.2% 12	12.1% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 16	100.0% 43	100.0% 149	100.0% 115	100.0% 147	470

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.4% 14	6.7% 19	7.0% 33
Somewhat agree	14.3% 27	16.6% 47	15.7% 74
Somewhat disagree	28.6% 54	27.9% 79	28.2% 133
Strongly disagree	41.3% 78	34.3% 97	37.1% 175
Don't know/No answer	8.5% 16	14.5% 41	12.1% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 283	472

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.5% 5	11.0% 17	4.9% 6	12.0% 3	7.0% 31
Somewhat agree	16.3% 23	14.9% 23	15.6% 19	20.0% 5	15.8% 70
Somewhat disagree	26.2% 37	32.5% 50	27.0% 33	8.0% 2	27.6% 122
Strongly disagree	44.0% 62	29.9% 46	42.6% 52	32.0% 8	38.0% 168
Don't know/No answer	9.9% 14	11.7% 18	9.8% 12	28.0% 7	11.5% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 154	100.0% 122	100.0% 25	442

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.2% 20	20.8% 10	0.0% 0	6.7% 2	6.8% 32
Somewhat agree	15.2% 59	22.9% 11	0.0% 0	13.3% 4	15.8% 74
Somewhat disagree	27.6% 107	29.2% 14	100.0% 3	30.0% 9	28.4% 133
Strongly disagree	41.3% 160	10.4% 5	0.0% 0	23.3% 7	36.8% 172
Don't know/No answer	10.6% 41	16.7% 8	0.0% 0	26.7% 8	12.2% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 387	100.0% 48	100.0% 3	100.0% 30	468

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.1% 10	6.6% 10	3.9% 2	0.0% 0	10.3% 7	6.7% 2	6.6% 31
Somewhat agree	12.8% 21	17.1% 26	19.6% 10	33.3% 1	19.1% 13	10.0% 3	15.8% 74
Somewhat disagree	33.5% 55	22.4% 34	35.3% 18	33.3% 1	23.5% 16	26.7% 8	28.2% 132
Strongly disagree	36.0% 59	44.7% 68	29.4% 15	33.3% 1	30.9% 21	33.3% 10	37.2% 174
Don't know/No answer	11.6% 19	9.2% 14	11.8% 6	0.0% 0	16.2% 11	23.3% 7	12.2% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 152	100.0% 51	100.0% 3	100.0% 68	100.0% 30	468