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Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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Overall, would you say that increasing ethnic and racial diversity in your community-that is, within a couple of miles from your home--is a good thing for your community, a bad thing, or does it not make much difference? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered "Much More" or "Somewhat More" to RCMIXI.

	1) Good thing
	2) Bad thing
	3) Does not make much difference
	4) Don't know/No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Good thing	109	48.9%	48.9%	-.95
Bad thing	24	10.8%	59.6%	.04
Does not make much difference	80	35.9%	95.5%	1.02
Don't know/No answer	10	4.5%	100%	2.01

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
Good thing	38.1% 8	45.3% 39	54.3% 44	46.9% 15	48.2% 106
Bad thing	9.5% 2	12.8% 11	9.9% 8	9.4% 3	10.9% 24
Does not make much difference	52.4% 11	38.4% 33	29.6% 24	37.5% 12	36.4% 80
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	3.5% 3	6.2% 5	6.3% 2	4.5% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 21	100.0% 86	100.0% 81	100.0% 32	220

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
Good thing	37.5% 3	30.4% 21	53.4% 31	60.8% 31	62.9% 22	48.9% 108
Bad thing	12.5% 1	14.5% 10	13.8% 8	3.9% 2	5.7% 2	10.4% 23
Does not make much difference	37.5% 3	50.7% 35	27.6% 16	29.4% 15	31.4% 11	36.2% 80
Don't know/No answer	12.5% 1	4.3% 3	5.2% 3	5.9% 3	0.0% 0	4.5% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 69	100.0% 58	100.0% 51	100.0% 35	221

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Good thing	48.0% 47	49.6% 62	48.9% 109
Bad thing	13.3% 13	8.8% 11	10.8% 24
Does not make much difference	33.7% 33	37.6% 47	35.9% 80
Don't know/No answer	5.1% 5	4.0% 5	4.5% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 98	100.0% 125	223

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Good thing	47.1% 74	52.9% 18	80.0% 4	42.9% 6	42.9% 3	48.4% 105
Bad thing	10.8% 17	14.7% 5	0.0% 0	7.1% 1	0.0% 0	10.6% 23
Does not make much difference	36.3% 57	29.4% 10	20.0% 1	50.0% 7	57.1% 4	36.4% 79
Don't know/No answer	5.7% 9	2.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.6% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 34	100.0% 5	100.0% 14	100.0% 7	217