Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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PRESEXM On another subject: Do you think it is morally wrong or not-for a man to have sexual relations before marriage?   1) Morally wrong   2) Not morally wrong   3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Morally wrong	209	52%	52%	-.78
Not morally wrong	152	37.8%	89.8%	.42
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	15	3.7%	93.5%	1.63
Don't know/No answer	26	6.5%	100%	2.83

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
Morally wrong	34.3% 12	43.6% 75	61.9% 78	64.5% 40	51.9% 205
Not morally wrong	57.1% 20	45.9% 79	27.0% 34	25.8% 16	37.7% 149
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	5.7% 2	3.5% 6	4.0% 5	3.2% 2	3.8% 15
Don't know/No answer	2.9% 1	7.0% 12	7.1% 9	6.5% 4	6.6% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 172	100.0% 126	100.0% 62	395

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	45.6% 83	57.3% 126	52.0% 209
Not morally wrong	45.1% 82	31.8% 70	37.8% 152
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	3.8% 7	3.6% 8	3.7% 15
Don't know/No answer	5.5% 10	7.3% 16	6.5% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 220	402

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Morally wrong	87.5% 14	71.4% 20	50.8% 63	54.0% 54	43.2% 57	52.0% 208
Not morally wrong	6.3% 1	10.7% 3	36.3% 45	35.0% 35	50.8% 67	37.8% 151
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	6.5% 8	2.0% 2	2.3% 3	3.8% 15
Don't know/No answer	6.3% 1	10.7% 3	6.5% 8	9.0% 9	3.8% 5	6.5% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 16	100.0% 28	100.0% 124	100.0% 100	100.0% 132	400

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Morally wrong	58.0% 80	53.4% 62	45.9% 45	53.3% 8	53.1% 195
Not morally wrong	36.2% 50	33.6% 39	43.9% 43	33.3% 5	37.3% 137
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2.2% 3	5.2% 6	3.1% 3	13.3% 2	3.8% 14
Don't know/No answer	3.6% 5	7.8% 9	7.1% 7	0.0% 0	5.7% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 116	100.0% 98	100.0% 15	367

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Morally wrong	68.1% 109	45.0% 49	38.0% 19	0.0% 0	62.8% 27	10.0% 3	52.3% 207
Not morally wrong	24.4% 39	42.2% 46	48.0% 24	100.0% 4	30.2% 13	76.7% 23	37.6% 149
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2.5% 4	4.6% 5	6.0% 3	0.0% 0	4.7% 2	3.3% 1	3.8% 15
Don't know/No answer	5.0% 8	8.3% 9	8.0% 4	0.0% 0	2.3% 1	10.0% 3	6.3% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 109	100.0% 50	100.0% 4	100.0% 43	100.0% 30	396

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Morally wrong	50.7% 171	62.5% 30	25.0% 1	60.0% 6	52.1% 208
Not morally wrong	39.8% 134	25.0% 12	50.0% 2	30.0% 3	37.8% 151
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	3.3% 11	6.3% 3	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	3.8% 15
Don't know/No answer	6.2% 21	6.3% 3	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	6.3% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 337	100.0% 48	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	399