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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994

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DESWOM

How well does each of the following TV programs fit your own image of what Southerners are really like? Very well, somewhat, or not very well at all? I you haven't seen a program, just say so. How well does this program fit your image of what Southerners are really like: Designing Women?

	1) Very well
	2) Somewhat
	3) Not very well at all
	4) Haven't seen show
	5) Don't know/No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very well	125	15.3%	15.3%	-1.59
Somewhat	220	26.9%	42.2%	-.68
Not very well at all	242	29.6%	71.8%	.24
Haven't seen show	204	25%	96.8%	1.16
Don't know/No answer	26	3.2%	100%	2.07

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24	25 to 44	45 to 64	65 or older	TOTAL
Very well	16.5% 13	18.9% 69	12.2% 29	11.4% 14	15.5% 125
Somewhat	31.6% 25	33.6% 123	21.9% 52	15.4% 19	27.2% 219
Not very well at all	32.9% 26	29.5% 108	29.1% 69	26.0% 32	29.2% 235
Haven't seen show	17.7% 14	15.0% 55	34.2% 81	40.7% 50	24.8% 200
Don't know/No answer	1.3% 1	3.0% 11	2.5% 6	6.5% 8	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 366	100.0% 237	100.0% 123	805

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very well	13.5% 46	16.6% 79	15.3% 125
Somewhat	23.5% 80	29.4% 140	26.9% 220
Not very well at all	30.5% 104	29.0% 138	29.6% 242
Haven't seen show	30.2% 103	21.2% 101	25.0% 204
Don't know/No answer	2.3% 8	3.8% 18	3.2% 26
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
Very well	12.5% 4	18.6% 13	15.0% 36	14.8% 30	15.5% 41	15.3% 124
Somewhat	15.6% 5	18.6% 13	27.5% 66	26.6% 54	30.7% 81	27.1% 219
Not very well at all	21.9% 7	25.7% 18	31.3% 75	34.0% 69	25.8% 68	29.3% 237
Haven't seen show	40.6% 13	32.9% 23	22.9% 55	21.7% 44	25.8% 68	25.1% 203
Don't know/No answer	9.4% 3	4.3% 3	3.3% 8	3.0% 6	2.3% 6	3.2% 26
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
Very well	12.6% 36	15.7% 39	16.0% 31	15.4% 4	14.6% 110
Somewhat	29.1% 83	27.8% 69	27.8% 54	7.7% 2	27.6% 208
Not very well at all	33.7% 96	25.8% 64	28.4% 55	46.2% 12	30.1% 227
Haven't seen show	21.8% 62	25.8% 64	26.8% 52	26.9% 7	24.6% 185
Don't know/No answer	2.8% 8	4.8% 12	1.0% 2	3.8% 1	3.1% 23
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
Very well	16.0% 52	15.1% 36	19.8% 19	0.0% 0	12.4% 11	13.0% 7	15.5% 125
Somewhat	24.4% 79	28.2% 67	31.3% 30	42.9% 3	22.5% 20	35.2% 19	27.0% 218
Not very well at all	31.5% 102	30.7% 73	21.9% 21	42.9% 3	31.5% 28	22.2% 12	29.6% 239
Haven't seen show	25.3% 82	23.9% 57	21.9% 21	0.0% 0	30.3% 27	25.9% 14	24.9% 201
Don't know/No answer	2.8% 9	2.1% 5	5.2% 5	14.3% 1	3.4% 3	3.7% 2	3.1% 25
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
Very well	15.3% 102	19.4% 20	16.7% 1	3.0% 1	15.4% 124
Somewhat	27.2% 181	24.3% 25	16.7% 1	39.4% 13	27.3% 220
Not very well at all	29.6% 197	28.2% 29	50.0% 3	27.3% 9	29.5% 238
Haven't seen show	25.1% 167	24.3% 25	16.7% 1	24.2% 8	24.9% 201
Don't know/No answer	2.7% 18	3.9% 4	0.0% 0	6.1% 2	3.0% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 665	100.0% 103	100.0% 6	100.0% 33	807