The South: still distinctive. (Opinion pulse).

 
Question: Would you say ...? 
 
                   Being a Southerner 
                   is very/somewhat 
                   important 
 
Southerners        52% 
 
Residents of the   58% 
deep South 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Question: How often do you ...? 
 
                  Attend church or other 
                  religious services several   Never 
                  times a week/every week      attend 
 
Southerners       41%                          -12% 
 
Non-Southerners   33                            19 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Questions: Please tell me whether you agree or disagree ... 
 
                  Agree, I have had at least one 
                  religious experience--that is, a 
                  particularly powerful religious 
                  insight or awakening that 
                  changed the direction of my life 
 
Southerners       65% 
 
Non-Southerners   48 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Questions: In general, when it comes to politics, do you ...? 
 
                  Usually think of myself 
                  as a conservative         Liberal 
 
Southerners       32%                       19% 
 
Non-Southerners   26                        23 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Question: How important ...? 
 
                  Religious faith is extremely/ 
                  very important in my own life 
 
Southerners       75% 
 
Non-Southerners   63 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Questions: Do you ...? 
 
                  Usually say grace at 
                  family meals 
 
Southerners       61% 
 
Non-Southerners   47 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Questions: In your opinion ... 
 
                  There should be a law forbidding 
                  the sale of all beer, wine, and 
                  liquor throughout the nation 
 
Southerners       21% 
 
Non-Southerners   -12 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Questions: Do you, yourself ...? 
 
                  Have occasion to use 
                  alcoholic beverages such 
                  as liquor, wine, or beer 
 
Southerners       57% 
 
Non-Southerners   70 
 
Note: Table ...