Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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OBJMARY Would you disapprove if someone in your family married a person of a different race, or would it not make any difference?   1) Yes, would disapprove   2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove   3) Would depend on person or race   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, would disapprove	157	18.9%	18.9%	-1.47
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	558	67.3%	86.2%	.01
Would depend on person or race	78	9.4%	95.7%	1.49
Don't know/No answer	36	4.3%	100%	2.97

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
Yes, would disapprove	12.2% 11	14.2% 49	23.0% 60	29.8% 37	19.2% 157
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	85.6% 77	75.3% 259	61.3% 160	45.2% 56	67.4% 552
Would depend on person or race	2.2% 2	7.3% 25	11.1% 29	15.3% 19	9.2% 75
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	3.2% 11	4.6% 12	9.7% 12	4.3% 35
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
Yes, would disapprove	19.1% 13	22.6% 56	23.1% 50	13.2% 25	10.9% 11	18.9% 155
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	75.0% 51	62.1% 154	62.0% 134	72.0% 136	78.2% 79	67.4% 554
Would depend on person or race	2.9% 2	11.3% 28	10.6% 23	11.1% 21	4.0% 4	9.5% 78
Don't know/No answer	2.9% 2	4.0% 10	4.2% 9	3.7% 7	6.9% 7	4.3% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 68	100.0% 248	100.0% 216	100.0% 189	100.0% 101	822

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, would disapprove	22.5% 82	16.2% 75	18.9% 157
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	65.2% 238	69.0% 320	67.3% 558
Would depend on person or race	9.3% 34	9.5% 44	9.4% 78
Don't know/No answer	3.0% 11	5.4% 25	4.3% 36
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
Yes, would disapprove	20.5% 120	11.8% 15	25.0% 3	21.8% 12	17.1% 6	19.2% 156
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	63.1% 369	80.3% 102	75.0% 9	69.1% 38	80.0% 28	67.1% 546
Would depend on person or race	11.3% 66	6.3% 8	0.0% 0	5.5% 3	2.9% 1	9.6% 78
Don't know/No answer	5.1% 30	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	0.0% 0	4.2% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 127	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 35	814