Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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NEEDY Please tell me whether you think it is very important, somewhat important, or not very important for a church or religious body to care for the needy.   1) Very important   2) Somewhat important   3) Not very important   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	693	84.8%	84.8%	-.38
Somewhat important	101	12.4%	97.2%	1.58
Not very important	13	1.6%	98.8%	3.54
Don't know/No answer	10	1.2%	100%	5.5

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Education Political party Religion Race

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Very important	82.3% 65	86.3% 316	84.8% 201	82.9% 102	85.0% 684
Somewhat important	13.9% 11	11.7% 43	13.5% 32	10.6% 13	12.3% 99
Not very important	0.0% 0	1.6% 6	1.3% 3	3.3% 4	1.6% 13
Don't know/No answer	3.8% 3	0.3% 1	0.4% 1	3.3% 4	1.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 366	100.0% 237	100.0% 123	805

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	80.9% 276	87.6% 417	84.8% 693
Somewhat important	16.1% 55	9.7% 46	12.4% 101
Not very important	2.1% 7	1.3% 6	1.6% 13
Don't know/No answer	0.9% 3	1.5% 7	1.2% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 341	100.0% 476	817

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Very important	84.4% 27	88.6% 62	89.2% 214	85.7% 174	79.9% 211	85.0% 688
Somewhat important	9.4% 3	7.1% 5	10.0% 24	11.8% 24	16.7% 44	12.4% 100
Not very important	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	2.0% 4	2.7% 7	1.5% 12
Don't know/No answer	6.3% 2	2.9% 2	0.8% 2	0.5% 1	0.8% 2	1.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 70	100.0% 240	100.0% 203	100.0% 264	809

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Very important	82.1% 234	89.5% 222	84.5% 164	65.4% 17	84.6% 637
Somewhat important	15.1% 43	7.7% 19	13.9% 27	26.9% 7	12.7% 96
Not very important	2.1% 6	1.6% 4	0.5% 1	3.8% 1	1.6% 12
Don't know/No answer	0.7% 2	1.2% 3	1.0% 2	3.8% 1	1.1% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 285	100.0% 248	100.0% 194	100.0% 26	753

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Very important	87.3% 283	85.7% 204	81.3% 78	71.4% 5	92.1% 82	64.8% 35	85.0% 687
Somewhat important	10.2% 33	13.4% 32	16.7% 16	14.3% 1	7.9% 7	18.5% 10	12.3% 99
Not very important	0.6% 2	0.4% 1	2.1% 2	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	11.1% 6	1.5% 12
Don't know/No answer	1.9% 6	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.6% 3	1.2% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 324	100.0% 238	100.0% 96	100.0% 7	100.0% 89	100.0% 54	808

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Very important	83.3% 554	95.1% 98	83.3% 5	84.8% 28	84.9% 685
Somewhat important	14.0% 93	1.9% 2	16.7% 1	12.1% 4	12.4% 100
Not very important	1.7% 11	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.0% 1	1.6% 13
Don't know/No answer	1.1% 7	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 665	100.0% 103	100.0% 6	100.0% 33	807