Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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SIDIMP Would you say that being a Southerner is very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered "Yes" to SOUTHERN   1) Very important   2) Somewhat important   3) Not very important   4) Not at all important   5) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	174	31%	31%	-1.11
Somewhat important	188	33.5%	64.4%	-.23
Not very important	93	16.5%	81%	.65
Not at all important	94	16.7%	97.7%	1.53
Don't know/No answer	13	2.3%	100%	2.41

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24 years old	25 to 44 years old	45 to 64 years old	65 years or older	TOTAL
Very important	12.3% 7	25.8% 58	34.7% 68	49.4% 40	30.9% 173
Somewhat important	38.6% 22	32.4% 73	36.7% 72	24.7% 20	33.5% 187
Not very important	17.5% 10	18.7% 42	15.3% 30	13.6% 11	16.6% 93
Not at all important	29.8% 17	21.3% 48	11.2% 22	7.4% 6	16.6% 93
Don't know/No answer	1.8% 1	1.8% 4	2.0% 4	4.9% 4	2.3% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 57	100.0% 225	100.0% 196	100.0% 81	559

Education (I-EDUC)

	1st-11th grade	12th grade (High school)	Some college (Two year degree)	4 year college graduate	Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	TOTAL
Very important	39.2% 20	36.5% 62	30.8% 44	27.3% 36	16.4% 10	30.9% 172
Somewhat important	27.5% 14	31.8% 54	30.8% 44	35.6% 47	45.9% 28	33.6% 187
Not very important	17.6% 9	12.9% 22	17.5% 25	17.4% 23	23.0% 14	16.7% 93
Not at all important	11.8% 6	16.5% 28	18.9% 27	16.7% 22	14.8% 9	16.5% 92
Don't know/No answer	3.9% 2	2.4% 4	2.1% 3	3.0% 4	0.0% 0	2.3% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 170	100.0% 143	100.0% 132	100.0% 61	557

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	29.2% 73	32.4% 101	31.0% 174
Somewhat important	33.2% 83	33.7% 105	33.5% 188
Not very important	15.2% 38	17.6% 55	16.5% 93
Not at all important	20.0% 50	14.1% 44	16.7% 94
Don't know/No answer	2.4% 6	2.2% 7	2.3% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 250	100.0% 312	562

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Very important	31.3% 136	32.3% 20	0.0% 0	35.3% 12	26.7% 4	31.2% 172
Somewhat important	35.9% 156	29.0% 18	33.3% 2	20.6% 7	13.3% 2	33.5% 185
Not very important	14.7% 64	22.6% 14	50.0% 3	23.5% 8	20.0% 3	16.7% 92
Not at all important	15.2% 66	16.1% 10	16.7% 1	20.6% 7	40.0% 6	16.3% 90
Don't know/No answer	3.0% 13	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 435	100.0% 62	100.0% 6	100.0% 34	100.0% 15	552