Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1994

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ACCENTS Respondent's accent   1) Strong Southern accent   2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong   3) No Southern accent

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strong Southern accent	287	30.6%	30.6%	-1.27
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	378	40.3%	70.9%	.02
No Southern accent	273	29.1%	100%	1.31

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
Strong Southern accent	26.8% 26	23.6% 96	34.5% 95	44.9% 66	30.6% 283
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	38.1% 37	43.2% 176	42.9% 118	29.9% 44	40.5% 375
No Southern accent	35.1% 34	33.2% 135	22.5% 62	25.2% 37	28.9% 268
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
Strong Southern accent	46.9% 15	54.5% 48	38.2% 113	27.3% 65	15.7% 44	30.5% 285
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	37.5% 12	28.4% 25	38.2% 113	39.5% 94	47.7% 134	40.4% 378
No Southern accent	15.6% 5	17.0% 15	23.6% 70	33.2% 79	36.7% 103	29.1% 272
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 88	100.0% 296	100.0% 238	100.0% 281	935

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strong Southern accent	29.7% 114	31.2% 173	30.6% 287
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	37.8% 145	42.1% 233	40.3% 378
No Southern accent	32.6% 125	26.7% 148	29.1% 273
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 554	938

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Strong Southern accent	28.8% 84	34.7% 104	26.6% 62	30.2% 16	30.3% 266
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	40.4% 118	40.7% 122	41.2% 96	39.6% 21	40.7% 357
No Southern accent	30.8% 90	24.7% 74	32.2% 75	30.2% 16	29.0% 255
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
Strong Southern accent	34.0% 252	22.8% 28	16.7% 1	5.3% 3	30.6% 284
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	39.6% 294	48.0% 59	66.7% 4	33.3% 19	40.5% 376
No Southern accent	26.4% 196	29.3% 36	16.7% 1	61.4% 35	28.9% 268
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
Strong Southern accent	40.8% 138	26.1% 72	14.8% 16	0.0% 0	34.5% 49	18.3% 11	30.8% 286
Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	44.4% 150	44.9% 124	36.1% 39	33.3% 2	28.2% 40	33.3% 20	40.3% 375
No Southern accent	14.8% 50	29.0% 80	49.1% 53	66.7% 4	37.3% 53	48.3% 29	28.9% 269
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 276	100.0% 108	100.0% 6	100.0% 142	100.0% 60	930