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Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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And what about the Asian population. Over the past 10 years, would you say the Asian population in your local community, has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK: From what you know about the community, would you say the Asian population has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?]

	1) Increased
	2) Decreased
	3) Stayed the same
	4) Don't know/No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Increased	204	33.9%	33.9%	-1.33
Decreased	12	2%	35.9%	-.38
Stayed the same	331	55%	90.9%	.58
Don't know/No answer	55	9.1%	100%	1.53

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24 years old	25 to 44 years old	45 to 64 years old	65 years or older	TOTAL
Increased	22.4% 13	32.6% 75	40.6% 82	30.2% 32	33.9% 202
Decreased	1.7% 1	3.5% 8	1.0% 2	0.9% 1	2.0% 12
Stayed the same	70.7% 41	56.5% 130	52.0% 105	48.1% 51	54.9% 327
Don't know/No answer	5.2% 3	7.4% 17	6.4% 13	20.8% 22	9.2% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 58	100.0% 230	100.0% 202	100.0% 106	596

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
Increased	16.7% 9	34.2% 65	33.1% 51	40.5% 49	38.2% 29	34.1% 203
Decreased	0.0% 0	3.2% 6	1.9% 3	1.7% 2	1.3% 1	2.0% 12
Stayed the same	63.0% 34	53.2% 101	59.1% 91	47.1% 57	56.6% 43	54.8% 326
Don't know/No answer	20.4% 11	9.5% 18	5.8% 9	10.7% 13	3.9% 3	9.1% 54
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 190	100.0% 154	100.0% 121	100.0% 76	595

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Increased	33.8% 91	33.9% 113	33.9% 204
Decreased	2.6% 7	1.5% 5	2.0% 12
Stayed the same	55.4% 149	54.7% 182	55.0% 331
Don't know/No answer	8.2% 22	9.9% 33	9.1% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 269	100.0% 333	602

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Increased	32.6% 141	40.2% 35	50.0% 4	31.6% 12	37.5% 9	34.1% 201
Decreased	1.2% 5	1.1% 1	12.5% 1	7.9% 3	8.3% 2	2.0% 12
Stayed the same	56.4% 244	55.2% 48	25.0% 2	55.3% 21	45.8% 11	55.3% 326
Don't know/No answer	9.9% 43	3.4% 3	12.5% 1	5.3% 2	8.3% 2	8.6% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 433	100.0% 87	100.0% 8	100.0% 38	100.0% 24	590