Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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NOTATTCH Do you think it is morally wrong or not to not attend church on Sunday?   1) Morally wrong   2) Not morally wrong   3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)   4) Don't know/No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Morally wrong	208	25.5%	25.5%	-1.35
Not morally wrong	510	62.4%	87.9%	.17
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	80	9.8%	97.7%	1.68
Don't know/No answer	19	2.3%	100%	3.2

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	21.5% 17	20.8% 76	27.0% 64	39.0% 48	25.5% 205
Not morally wrong	70.9% 56	70.5% 258	56.1% 133	44.7% 55	62.4% 502
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	6.3% 5	6.8% 25	14.8% 35	11.4% 14	9.8% 79
Don't know/No answer	1.3% 1	1.9% 7	2.1% 5	4.9% 6	2.4% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 366	100.0% 237	100.0% 123	805

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	23.2% 79	27.1% 129	25.5% 208
Not morally wrong	66.6% 227	59.5% 283	62.4% 510
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	8.8% 30	10.5% 50	9.8% 80
Don't know/No answer	1.5% 5	2.9% 14	2.3% 19
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	50.0% 16	52.9% 37	26.7% 64	24.6% 50	14.8% 39	25.5% 206
Not morally wrong	34.4% 11	32.9% 23	58.8% 141	62.1% 126	77.3% 204	62.4% 505
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	12.5% 4	12.9% 9	12.1% 29	10.3% 21	6.1% 16	9.8% 79
Don't know/No answer	3.1% 1	1.4% 1	2.5% 6	3.0% 6	1.9% 5	2.3% 19
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	21.8% 62	33.5% 83	21.1% 41	23.1% 6	25.5% 192
Not morally wrong	70.5% 201	53.2% 132	63.9% 124	57.7% 15	62.7% 472
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	6.3% 18	11.3% 28	11.9% 23	15.4% 4	9.7% 73
Don't know/No answer	1.4% 4	2.0% 5	3.1% 6	3.8% 1	2.1% 16
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	35.5% 115	18.9% 45	22.9% 22	0.0% 0	24.7% 22	5.6% 3	25.6% 207
Not morally wrong	51.2% 166	68.9% 164	70.8% 68	71.4% 5	58.4% 52	90.7% 49	62.4% 504
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	10.8% 35	9.7% 23	5.2% 5	28.6% 2	14.6% 13	1.9% 1	9.8% 79
Don't know/No answer	2.5% 8	2.5% 6	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	2.2% 2	1.9% 1	2.2% 18
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	23.0% 153	43.7% 45	16.7% 1	24.2% 8	25.7% 207
Not morally wrong	65.0% 432	48.5% 50	83.3% 5	54.5% 18	62.6% 505
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	9.8% 65	5.8% 6	0.0% 0	18.2% 6	9.5% 77
Don't know/No answer	2.3% 15	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	3.0% 1	2.2% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 665	100.0% 103	100.0% 6	100.0% 33	807