Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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OBJADOPT Would you disapprove if a member of your family adopted a child 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 [volunteered]   4) Don't know/No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, would disapprove	61	7.4%	7.4%	-2.21
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	728	87.8%	95.2%	0
Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	17	2.1%	97.2%	2.2
Don't know/No answer	23	2.8%	100%	4.41

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	1.1% 1	3.2% 11	10.3% 27	17.7% 22	7.4% 61
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	97.8% 88	94.5% 325	83.9% 219	70.2% 87	87.8% 719
Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	1.1% 1	0.9% 3	3.1% 8	4.0% 5	2.1% 17
Don't know/No answer	0.0% 0	1.5% 5	2.7% 7	8.1% 10	2.7% 22
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	4.4% 3	6.5% 16	8.8% 19	4.8% 9	12.9% 13	7.3% 60
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	83.8% 57	86.7% 215	86.6% 187	92.6% 175	87.1% 88	87.8% 722
Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	2.9% 2	3.2% 8	2.3% 5	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	2.1% 17
Don't know/No answer	8.8% 6	3.6% 9	2.3% 5	1.6% 3	0.0% 0	2.8% 23
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	8.2% 30	6.7% 31	7.4% 61
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	86.3% 315	89.0% 413	87.8% 728
Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	3.3% 12	1.1% 5	2.1% 17
Don't know/No answer	2.2% 8	3.2% 15	2.8% 23
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	9.1% 53	3.9% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.7% 2	7.4% 60
Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	85.3% 499	93.7% 119	100.0% 12	94.5% 52	94.3% 33	87.8% 715
Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	2.2% 13	2.4% 3	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	2.1% 17
Don't know/No answer	3.4% 20	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 127	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 35	814