Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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OBJPARNT When you yourself were dating, would your parents have objected if you dated someone of a different race?   1) Yes, would have objected   2) No, would not have objected   3) Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]   4) Don't know/Never dated/No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, would have objected	505	60.9%	60.9%	-.66
No, would not have objected	233	28.1%	89%	.48
Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	27	3.3%	92.3%	1.62
Don't know/Never dated/No answer	64	7.7%	100%	2.76

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 have objected	37.8% 34	56.1% 193	73.2% 191	66.1% 82	61.1% 500
No, would not have objected	55.6% 50	34.9% 120	16.1% 42	14.5% 18	28.1% 230
Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	3.3% 3	3.5% 12	3.1% 8	2.4% 3	3.2% 26
Don't know/Never dated/No answer	3.3% 3	5.5% 19	7.7% 20	16.9% 21	7.7% 63
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 have objected	57.4% 39	59.7% 148	62.0% 134	60.8% 115	63.4% 64	60.8% 500
No, would not have objected	26.5% 18	28.6% 71	28.7% 62	30.2% 57	23.8% 24	28.2% 232
Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	4.4% 3	2.4% 6	3.7% 8	3.7% 7	3.0% 3	3.3% 27
Don't know/Never dated/No answer	11.8% 8	9.3% 23	5.6% 12	5.3% 10	9.9% 10	7.7% 63
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 have objected	56.7% 207	64.2% 298	60.9% 505
No, would not have objected	32.6% 119	24.6% 114	28.1% 233
Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	3.6% 13	3.0% 14	3.3% 27
Don't know/Never dated/No answer	7.1% 26	8.2% 38	7.7% 64
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 have objected	64.4% 377	49.6% 63	75.0% 9	52.7% 29	54.3% 19	61.1% 497
No, would not have objected	24.6% 144	40.2% 51	16.7% 2	34.5% 19	37.1% 13	28.1% 229
Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	3.4% 20	1.6% 2	8.3% 1	3.6% 2	2.9% 1	3.2% 26
Don't know/Never dated/No answer	7.5% 44	8.7% 11	0.0% 0	9.1% 5	5.7% 2	7.6% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 127	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 35	814