Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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AAREVERS Do you agree or disagree that affirmative action programs for women and minorities often result in reverse discrimination against white men?   1) Agree   2) Disagree   3) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	388	46.8%	46.8%	-.95
Disagree	291	35.1%	81.9%	.38
Don't know/No answer	150	18.1%	100%	1.71

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
Agree	35.6% 32	47.7% 164	54.8% 143	37.9% 47	47.1% 386
Disagree	41.1% 37	39.5% 136	32.2% 84	25.0% 31	35.2% 288
Don't know/No answer	23.3% 21	12.8% 44	13.0% 34	37.1% 46	17.7% 145
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
Agree	26.5% 18	42.3% 105	48.6% 105	52.4% 99	56.4% 57	46.7% 384
Disagree	39.7% 27	32.7% 81	37.0% 80	35.4% 67	34.7% 35	35.3% 290
Don't know/No answer	33.8% 23	25.0% 62	14.4% 31	12.2% 23	8.9% 9	18.0% 148
TOTAL	100.0% 68	100.0% 248	100.0% 216	100.0% 189	100.0% 101	822

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Agree	57.5% 210	38.4% 178	46.8% 388
Disagree	29.6% 108	39.4% 183	35.1% 291
Don't know/No answer	12.9% 47	22.2% 103	18.1% 150
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
Agree	47.7% 279	45.7% 58	33.3% 4	40.0% 22	60.0% 21	47.2% 384
Disagree	33.5% 196	39.4% 50	41.7% 5	40.0% 22	34.3% 12	35.0% 285
Don't know/No answer	18.8% 110	15.0% 19	25.0% 3	20.0% 11	5.7% 2	17.8% 145
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 127	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 35	814