Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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EXMARH Do you think it is morally wrong or not for a husband to have sexual relations with someone other than his wife?   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	401	93.5%	93.5%	-.23
Not morally wrong	23	5.4%	98.8%	2.56
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2	.5%	99.3%	5.35
Don't know/No answer	3	.7%	100%	8.15

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	100.0% 43	94.6% 175	93.9% 124	83.9% 52	93.4% 394
Not morally wrong	0.0% 0	4.3% 8	5.3% 7	12.9% 8	5.5% 23
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	3.2% 2	0.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 43	100.0% 185	100.0% 132	100.0% 62	422

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	90.0% 162	96.0% 239	93.5% 401
Not morally wrong	8.3% 15	3.2% 8	5.4% 23
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.5% 2
Don't know/No answer	1.1% 2	0.4% 1	0.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 249	429

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than grade 9	9th to 11th grade	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate or more	TOTAL
Morally wrong	100.0% 16	97.3% 36	95.3% 121	94.1% 95	90.3% 130	93.6% 398
Not morally wrong	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	3.9% 5	4.0% 4	8.3% 12	5.2% 22
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.5% 2
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 16	100.0% 37	100.0% 127	100.0% 101	100.0% 144	425

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Morally wrong	93.2% 136	91.7% 122	94.3% 100	91.7% 11	92.9% 369
Not morally wrong	6.2% 9	6.8% 9	3.8% 4	8.3% 1	5.8% 23
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
Don't know/No answer	0.7% 1	0.8% 1	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 133	100.0% 106	100.0% 12	397

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Baptist	Other Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Morally wrong	97.1% 168	93.3% 111	90.2% 46	100.0% 5	93.5% 43	79.3% 23	93.6% 396
Not morally wrong	2.3% 4	5.0% 6	7.8% 4	0.0% 0	4.3% 2	20.7% 6	5.2% 22
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
Don't know/No answer	0.6% 1	0.8% 1	2.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 173	100.0% 119	100.0% 51	100.0% 5	100.0% 46	100.0% 29	423

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black/African-American	Native American/Indian	Other	TOTAL
Morally wrong	92.7% 316	96.6% 56	100.0% 3	95.0% 19	93.4% 394
Not morally wrong	6.2% 21	3.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.5% 23
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
Don't know/No answer	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.0% 1	0.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 341	100.0% 58	100.0% 3	100.0% 20	422