Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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INTERGRA The next few questions are about the South. Overall, what kind of effect do you think racial integration has had on the quality of life in the South? Has integration generally had a positive effect, a negative effect, or not made much difference?   1) Positive   2) Negative   3) Not much difference   4) Both [volunteered]   5) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Positive	408	49.2%	49.2%	-.86
Negative	105	12.7%	61.9%	-.06
Not much difference	224	27%	88.9%	.74
Both [volunteered]	30	3.6%	92.5%	1.53
Don't know/No answer	62	7.5%	100%	2.33

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
Positive	45.6% 41	46.5% 160	57.9% 151	43.5% 54	49.6% 406
Negative	11.1% 10	13.7% 47	13.8% 36	8.1% 10	12.6% 103
Not much difference	34.4% 31	30.5% 105	19.5% 51	27.4% 34	27.0% 221
Both [volunteered]	2.2% 2	1.7% 6	5.7% 15	4.8% 6	3.5% 29
Don't know/No answer	6.7% 6	7.6% 26	3.1% 8	16.1% 20	7.3% 60
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 344	100.0% 261	100.0% 124	819

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
Positive	32.4% 22	36.7% 91	47.7% 103	64.0% 121	69.3% 70	49.5% 407
Negative	7.4% 5	18.5% 46	15.3% 33	5.3% 10	10.9% 11	12.8% 105
Not much difference	47.1% 32	35.5% 88	23.6% 51	18.5% 35	12.9% 13	26.6% 219
Both [volunteered]	2.9% 2	2.4% 6	5.1% 11	3.7% 7	4.0% 4	3.6% 30
Don't know/No answer	10.3% 7	6.9% 17	8.3% 18	8.5% 16	3.0% 3	7.4% 61
TOTAL	100.0% 68	100.0% 248	100.0% 216	100.0% 189	100.0% 101	822

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Positive	51.8% 189	47.2% 219	49.2% 408
Negative	13.7% 50	11.9% 55	12.7% 105
Not much difference	27.4% 100	26.7% 124	27.0% 224
Both [volunteered]	2.5% 9	4.5% 21	3.6% 30
Don't know/No answer	4.7% 17	9.7% 45	7.5% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 365	100.0% 464	829

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Positive	49.9% 292	50.4% 64	75.0% 9	36.4% 20	51.4% 18	49.5% 403
Negative	13.5% 79	10.2% 13	0.0% 0	14.5% 8	5.7% 2	12.5% 102
Not much difference	25.6% 150	28.3% 36	0.0% 0	41.8% 23	37.1% 13	27.3% 222
Both [volunteered]	4.1% 24	3.1% 4	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	2.9% 1	3.7% 30
Don't know/No answer	6.8% 40	7.9% 10	25.0% 3	5.5% 3	2.9% 1	7.0% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 127	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 35	814