Should the country remain one nation, or may regions become separate?

Remain one nation or allow regions to separate · Asked in 1 wave, 1996 · 1,367 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Essential to remain one nationAllowed to become separate

Group	Essential to remain one nation	Allowed to become separate	n	MoE
All respondents	95%	5%	1367	±3
18–29	93%	7%	287	±7
30–44	93%	7%	464	±5
45–64

General Social Survey 1996 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

Essential to remain one nationAllowed to become separateCan't choose (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 1996	1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25	face to face	2,904	1,367