Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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TAXCHEAT Do you think it is morally wrong or not to cheat on your taxes?   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	694	84.9%	84.9%	-.37
Not morally wrong	101	12.4%	97.3%	1.54
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	9	1.1%	98.4%	3.46
Don't know/No answer	13	1.6%	100%	5.37

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	75.9% 60	83.3% 305	89.0% 211	86.2% 106	84.7% 682
Not morally wrong	21.5% 17	14.5% 53	8.4% 20	8.9% 11	12.5% 101
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.3% 1	0.8% 3	1.7% 4	0.8% 1	1.1% 9
Don't know/No answer	1.3% 1	1.4% 5	0.8% 2	4.1% 5	1.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 366	100.0% 237	100.0% 123	805

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Morally wrong	78.6% 268	89.5% 426	84.9% 694
Not morally wrong	18.2% 62	8.2% 39	12.4% 101
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.9% 3	1.3% 6	1.1% 9
Don't know/No answer	2.3% 8	1.1% 5	1.6% 13
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	93.8% 30	90.0% 63	81.3% 195	84.7% 172	86.4% 228	85.0% 688
Not morally wrong	6.3% 2	8.6% 6	14.2% 34	12.3% 25	12.1% 32	12.2% 99
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	2.1% 5	1.0% 2	0.4% 1	1.1% 9
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.5% 6	2.0% 4	1.1% 3	1.6% 13
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	86.3% 246	87.5% 217	82.0% 159	76.9% 20	85.3% 642
Not morally wrong	13.0% 37	9.7% 24	13.9% 27	19.2% 5	12.4% 93
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.0% 0	1.6% 4	1.0% 2	3.8% 1	0.9% 7
Don't know/No answer	0.7% 2	1.2% 3	3.1% 6	0.0% 0	1.5% 11
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	89.2% 289	81.5% 194	78.1% 75	85.7% 6	89.9% 80	79.6% 43	85.0% 687
Not morally wrong	8.6% 28	16.0% 38	16.7% 16	14.3% 1	6.7% 6	20.4% 11	12.4% 100
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	0.9% 3	1.7% 4	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.0% 0	1.1% 9
Don't know/No answer	1.2% 4	0.8% 2	4.2% 4	0.0% 0	2.2% 2	0.0% 0	1.5% 12
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	85.4% 568	84.5% 87	66.7% 4	78.8% 26	84.9% 685
Not morally wrong	12.0% 80	13.6% 14	33.3% 2	12.1% 4	12.4% 100
Sometimes/Depends (vol)	1.1% 7	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.0% 1	1.1% 9
Don't know/No answer	1.5% 10	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	6.1% 2	1.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 665	100.0% 103	100.0% 6	100.0% 33	807