Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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EXMARFAN Do you think it is morally wrong or not to have sexual fantasies about someone you're not married to?   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	366	44.8%	44.8%	-.88
Not morally wrong	385	47.1%	91.9%	.38
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	13	1.6%	93.5%	1.64
Don't know/No answer	53	6.5%	100%	2.9

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	39.2% 31	41.8% 153	47.7% 113	52.0% 64	44.8% 361
Not morally wrong	57.0% 45	51.9% 190	43.9% 104	35.8% 44	47.6% 383
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	3.8% 3	0.8% 3	1.7% 4	0.8% 1	1.4% 11
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	5.5% 20	6.8% 16	11.4% 14	6.2% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 366	100.0% 237	100.0% 123	805

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	43.1% 147	46.0% 219	44.8% 366
Not morally wrong	52.8% 180	43.1% 205	47.1% 385
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.2% 4	1.9% 9	1.6% 13
Don't know/No answer	2.9% 10	9.0% 43	6.5% 53
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
Morally wrong	81.3% 26	67.1% 47	45.4% 109	45.3% 92	33.7% 89	44.9% 363
Not morally wrong	18.8% 6	27.1% 19	43.3% 104	45.8% 93	60.2% 159	47.1% 381
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.1% 5	2.5% 5	0.8% 2	1.5% 12
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	5.7% 4	9.2% 22	6.4% 13	5.3% 14	6.6% 53
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
Morally wrong	46.3% 132	51.2% 127	35.1% 68	42.3% 11	44.9% 338
Not morally wrong	47.0% 134	40.7% 101	55.7% 108	53.8% 14	47.4% 357
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.8% 5	0.4% 1	2.1% 4	3.8% 1	1.5% 11
Don't know/No answer	4.9% 14	7.7% 19	7.2% 14	0.0% 0	6.2% 47
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
Morally wrong	56.2% 182	42.9% 102	26.0% 25	14.3% 1	51.7% 46	13.0% 7	44.9% 363
Not morally wrong	34.6% 112	50.4% 120	64.6% 62	71.4% 5	40.4% 36	85.2% 46	47.2% 381
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.5% 5	0.0% 0	3.1% 3	0.0% 0	3.4% 3	1.9% 1	1.5% 12
Don't know/No answer	7.7% 25	6.7% 16	6.3% 6	14.3% 1	4.5% 4	0.0% 0	6.4% 52
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
Morally wrong	42.4% 282	60.2% 62	16.7% 1	51.5% 17	44.9% 362
Not morally wrong	49.2% 327	34.0% 35	83.3% 5	39.4% 13	47.1% 380
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.4% 9	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	3.0% 1	1.5% 12
Don't know/No answer	7.1% 47	3.9% 4	0.0% 0	6.1% 2	6.6% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 665	100.0% 103	100.0% 6	100.0% 33	807