Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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RNMPREF What name do you generally prefer for your race--black or African-American? NOTE: Asked only of those who identified themselves as "Black," "African-American," or "Negro, Colored, etc." in RACE94.   1) Black   2) African-American   3) Neither/Something else [volunteered]   4) Don't know/Don't care/No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Black	45	38.8%	38.8%	-.92
African-American	49	42.2%	81%	.02
Neither/Something else [volunteered]	1	.9%	81.9%	.96
Don't know/Don't care/No answer	21	18.1%	100%	1.9

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
Black	27.8% 5	34.6% 18	41.2% 14	63.6% 7	38.3% 44
African-American	61.1% 11	46.2% 24	41.2% 14	0.0% 0	42.6% 49
Neither/Something else [volunteered]	5.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1
Don't know/Don't care/No answer	5.6% 1	19.2% 10	17.6% 6	36.4% 4	18.3% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 18	100.0% 52	100.0% 34	100.0% 11	115

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
Black	42.9% 6	34.1% 14	46.4% 13	30.4% 7	50.0% 5	38.8% 45
African-American	21.4% 3	51.2% 21	46.4% 13	39.1% 9	30.0% 3	42.2% 49
Neither/Something else [volunteered]	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 1
Don't know/Don't care/No answer	35.7% 5	14.6% 6	7.1% 2	26.1% 6	20.0% 2	18.1% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 41	100.0% 28	100.0% 23	100.0% 10	116

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Black	38.6% 17	38.9% 28	38.8% 45
African-American	45.5% 20	40.3% 29	42.2% 49
Neither/Something else [volunteered]	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	0.9% 1
Don't know/Don't care/No answer	15.9% 7	19.4% 14	18.1% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 72	116

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Black	38.2% 34	42.9% 3	0.0% 0	41.7% 5	66.7% 2	39.3% 44
African-American	42.7% 38	42.9% 3	100.0% 1	33.3% 4	33.3% 1	42.0% 47
Neither/Something else [volunteered]	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 1
Don't know/Don't care/No answer	19.1% 17	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	0.0% 0	17.9% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 89	100.0% 7	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	100.0% 3	112