Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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PRESEXW On another subject: Do you think it is morally wrong or not-for a woman 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	222	53.5%	53.5%	-.78
Not morally wrong	147	35.4%	88.9%	.47
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	27	6.5%	95.4%	1.72
Don't know/No answer	19	4.6%	100%	2.97

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	38.6% 17	44.8% 87	64.9% 72	68.9% 42	53.2% 218
Not morally wrong	56.8% 25	42.3% 82	23.4% 26	23.0% 14	35.9% 147
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2.3% 1	8.2% 16	6.3% 7	3.3% 2	6.3% 26
Don't know/No answer	2.3% 1	4.6% 9	5.4% 6	4.9% 3	4.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 194	100.0% 111	100.0% 61	410

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	44.7% 71	59.0% 151	53.5% 222
Not morally wrong	44.0% 70	30.1% 77	35.4% 147
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	6.9% 11	6.3% 16	6.5% 27
Don't know/No answer	4.4% 7	4.7% 12	4.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 256	415

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Morally wrong	68.8% 11	78.6% 33	52.6% 61	57.3% 59	42.4% 56	53.8% 220
Not morally wrong	25.0% 4	9.5% 4	36.2% 42	31.1% 32	47.7% 63	35.5% 145
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	7.1% 3	7.8% 9	7.8% 8	4.5% 6	6.4% 26
Don't know/No answer	6.3% 1	4.8% 2	3.4% 4	3.9% 4	5.3% 7	4.4% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 16	100.0% 42	100.0% 116	100.0% 103	100.0% 132	409

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Morally wrong	54.4% 80	56.1% 74	47.9% 46	45.5% 5	53.1% 205
Not morally wrong	32.0% 47	32.6% 43	46.9% 45	45.5% 5	36.3% 140
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	8.2% 12	6.1% 8	3.1% 3	9.1% 1	6.2% 24
Don't know/No answer	5.4% 8	5.3% 7	2.1% 2	0.0% 0	4.4% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 132	100.0% 96	100.0% 11	386

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Morally wrong	59.8% 98	58.1% 75	30.4% 14	33.3% 1	67.4% 31	8.3% 2	53.6% 221
Not morally wrong	25.0% 41	34.9% 45	58.7% 27	66.7% 2	21.7% 10	87.5% 21	35.4% 146
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	8.5% 14	4.7% 6	6.5% 3	0.0% 0	4.3% 2	4.2% 1	6.3% 26
Don't know/No answer	6.7% 11	2.3% 3	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	6.5% 3	0.0% 0	4.6% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 129	100.0% 46	100.0% 3	100.0% 46	100.0% 24	412

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Morally wrong	51.8% 170	60.0% 33	100.0% 2	60.9% 14	53.7% 219
Not morally wrong	36.9% 121	29.1% 16	0.0% 0	30.4% 7	35.3% 144
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	6.4% 21	7.3% 4	0.0% 0	4.3% 1	6.4% 26
Don't know/No answer	4.9% 16	3.6% 2	0.0% 0	4.3% 1	4.7% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 328	100.0% 55	100.0% 2	100.0% 23	408