PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, November 2010

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All frequencies weighted by 34) WEIGHT

1) Overall, do you think the tone of the 2010 election was generally more positive, more negative, or not different than past elections? (Q1)

	TOTAL	%
1) More positive	215	21.5
2) More negative	415	41.5
3) No different	307	30.7
99) Don't know/Refused	62	6.2
TOTAL	999	100.0

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2) How serious a problem is the lack of civil or respectful discourse in our political system? Is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious a problem, or not a serious problem at all? (Q2)

	TOTAL	%
1) A very serious problem	491	49.1
2) A somewhat serious problem	320	32
3) Not too serious a problem	74	7.4
4) Not a serious problem at all	25	2.5
99) Don't know/Refused	91	9.1
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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3) How well do America's political leaders work to overcome differences in order to get things done? Very well, somewhat well, not too well or not at all well? (Q3A)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	19	1.9
2) Somewhat well	187	18.7
3) Not too well	354	35.4
4) Not at all well	379	37.9
99) Don't know/Refused	61	6.1
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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4) What about people in your local community? (Q3B)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	185	18.5
2) Somewhat well	476	47.6
3) Not too well	175	17.5
4) Not at all well	96	9.6
99) Don't know/Refused	68	6.8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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5) What about people in your church or religious congregation? (Q3C)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	339	33.9
2) Somewhat well	301	30.1
3) Not too well	49	4.9
4) Not at all well	26	2.6
98) Do not attend religious services/have a congregation	207	20.7
99) Don't know/Refused	79	7.9
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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6) Today, do you think Americans are more divided over politics than they were in the past, less divided or are they about the same? (Q4A)

	TOTAL	%
1) More divided	588	58.8
2) Less divided	55	5.5
3) About the same	327	32.7
99) Don't know/Refused	30	3
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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7) What about religion? Are Americans more divided over religion today than they were in the past, less divided or about the same? (Q4B)

	TOTAL	%
1) More divided	406	40.6
2) Less divided	157	15.7
3) About the same	383	38.3
99) Don't know/Refused	54	5.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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8) What is your present religion if any? Are you Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, something else, or nothing in particular? (RELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	320	32.1
2) Catholic	208	20.8
3) Jewish	11	1.1
4) Mormon	16	1.6
5) Muslim	2	.2
6) Christian or just Christian	110	11
7) Unitarian/Universalist	0	0
8) Hindu	1	.1
9) Buddhist	8	.8
10) Something else	120	12
98) Nothing in particular	176	17.6
99) Refused	26	2.6
TOTAL	998	100.0

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9) Would you describe yourself as ‘born again' or evangelical Christian or not? (BORN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	272	49.4
2) No	266	48.3
99) Refused	13	2.4
Missing	450
TOTAL	551	100.0

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10) Unique respondent identifier (QNO)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	449002421.62	1312.95

11) Case ID (CASEID)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	2421.62	1312.95

12) Gender (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	485	48.5
2) Female	515	51.5
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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13) Are you the male/female head of this household? (HEADHH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	871	87.1
2) No	125	12.5
99) Refused/Nr	4	.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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14) Are you currently employed full time, employed part time, self employed, retired, or not currently employed? (EMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Employed full time	414	41.4
2) Employed part time	103	10.3
3) Self employed	98	9.8
4) Retired	202	20.2
5) Not currently employed	174	17.4
99) Refused/Nr	9	.9
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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15) In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? (PARTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	242	24.2
2) Democrat	312	31.2
3) Independent	352	35.2
98) Other party	31	3.1
99) Don't know/Refused	63	6.3
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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16) [If not Republican or Democrat] As of today, do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? (PARTYLN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	153	34.3
2) Democratic	112	25.1
98) Neither/Other	152	34.1
99) Don't know/Refused	29	6.5
Missing	554
TOTAL	446	100.0

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17) Political Party Identification (PRTYFULL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	242	24.2
2) Independent- lean Republican	153	15.3
3) Independent	125	12.5
4) Independent- lean Democratic	112	11.2
5) Democrat	312	31.2
98) Other party	34	3.4
99) Don't know/Refused	22	2.2
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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18) What is your occupation? (OCCUP)

	TOTAL	%
1) White collar – professional, managerial, owner	283	46.1
2) White collar – sales, clerical	97	15.8
3) Blue collar – craftsmen, Foremen	87	14.2
4) Blue collar – semiskilled, unskilled	59	9.6
5) Service worker	65	10.6
199) Refused/Nr	23	3.7
Missing	386
TOTAL	614	100.0

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19) What is your current marital status? Are you married, living as married, single and never been married, divorced, separated, or widowed? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	559	55.8
2) Living as married	22	2.2
3) Single and never been married	226	22.6
4) Divorced	98	9.8
5) Separated	19	1.9
6) Widowed	67	6.7
99) Refused/Nr	10	1
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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20) Do you own or rent the dwelling in which you live? (OWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Own	688	68.8
2) Rent	243	24.3
99) Refused/Nr	69	6.9
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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21) Altogether, including you and any others, how many people regularly live in this household? (HHNUM)

	TOTAL	%
1) One	166	16.6
2) Two	310	31
3) Three	179	17.9
4) Four	181	18.1
5) Five	87	8.7
6) Six	34	3.4
7) Seven	11	1.1
8) Eight	8	.8
9) Nine	1	.1
10) Ten or more	3	.3
99) Refused/Nr	20	2
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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22) Are there any children living in your household under 6 years of age? (CHILD6)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	201	24.7
2) No	607	74.5
99) Refused/Nr	7	.9
Missing	185
TOTAL	815	100.0

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23) Are there any children living in your household aged 6 through 11? (CHILD11)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	203	24.9
2) No	605	74.2
99) Refused/Nr	7	.9
Missing	185
TOTAL	815	100.0

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24) Are there any children living in your household aged 12 through 17? (CHILD17)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	188	23.1
2) No	620	76.1
99) Refused/Nr	7	.9
Missing	185
TOTAL	815	100.0

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25) What was the last grade in school you completed? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) 8th grade or less	14	1.4
2) High school incomplete (grades 9, 10, 11)	67	6.7
3) High school complete (grade 12)	237	23.7
4) Some college, but no degree	162	16.2
5) Associates degree	88	8.8
6) College graduate/Bachelors degree	259	25.9
7) Postgraduate Degree, such as Master's, PH.D., MD, JD	160	16
99) Refused/Nr	12	1.2
TOTAL	999	100.0

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26) What is your age? (AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-20	63	6.3
2) 21-24	63	6.3
3) 25-29	47	4.7
4) 30-34	131	13.1
5) 35-39	84	8.4
6) 40-44	95	9.5
7) 45-49	79	7.9
8) 50-54	115	11.5
9) 55-59	73	7.3
10) 60-64	77	7.7
11) 65-69	57	5.7
12) 70-74	35	3.5
13) 75 or older	73	7.3
99) Refused/Nr	8	.8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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27) Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino? (HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	136	13.6
2) No	853	85.3
99) Refused/Nr	11	1.1
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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28) Which of the following describes your race? You can select as many as apply – Mention 01 (RACE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	737	73.7
2) Black/African- American	123	12.3
3) Asian/Asian- American	21	2.1
4) Some other race	102	10.2
99) Refused/Nr	17	1.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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29) Which of the following describes your race? You can select as many as apply – Mention 02 (RACE2)

	TOTAL	%
2) Black/African-American	2	8.7
3) Asian/Asian-American	5	21.7
4) Some other race	16	69.6
Missing	978
TOTAL	23	100.0

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30) Which of the following describes your race? You can select as many as apply – Mention 03 (RACE3)

	TOTAL	%
3) Asian/Asian- American	0	0
4) Some other race	2	100
Missing	997
TOTAL	2	100.0

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31) Was your TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2009 less than $50,000 or $50,000 or more? (INC1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $50,000	351	35.1
2) $50,000 or more	495	49.5
99) Don't know/Refused/Nr	154	15.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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32) TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2009 less than $50,000? (INC2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Under $25,000	139	39.6
2) $25,000 but less than $30,000	58	16.5
3) $30,000 but less than $35,000	43	12.3
4) $35,000 but less than $40,000	30	8.5
5) $40,000 but less than $50,000	73	20.8
99) Refused (unspecified after less than $50,000)	8	2.3
Missing	649
TOTAL	351	100.0

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33) TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2009 $50,000 or more? (INC3)

	TOTAL	%
1) $50,000 but less than $60,000	104	21
2) $60,000 but less than $75,000	84	16.9
3) $75,000 but less than $100,000	98	19.8
4) $100,000 but less than $125,000	69	13.9
5) $125,000 or more	86	17.3
99) Refused (unspecified after $50,000 or more)	55	11.1
Missing	505
TOTAL	496	100.0

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34) Weights (WEIGHT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL		0.978	0.787

35) Time Zone (TIMEZONE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	5.97	1.14

36) State (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	0

37) Metro/Non-Metro (METRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) In Center City of Metropolitan Area	324	32.4
2) Outside Center City, Inside Center City County	200	20
3) Inside Suburban County of Metropolitan Area	192	19.2
4) In Metropolitan Area with No Center City	51	5.1
5) In Non-Metropolitan Area	233	23.3
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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38) Division (DIVISION)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England	55	5.5
2) Middle Atlantic	130	13
3) East North Central	152	15.2
4) West North Central	68	6.8
5) South Atlantic	166	16.6
6) East South Central	86	8.6
7) West South Central	116	11.6
8) Mountain	69	6.9
9) Pacific	158	15.8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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39) Region (REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) North East	185	18.5
2) Midwest	220	22
3) South	368	36.8
4) West	227	22.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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40) Date of Interview (INTV_DTE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	110710.92	112.39

41) What is your age? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-29	174	17.5
2) 30-39	215	21.7
3) 40-49	174	17.5
4) 50-64	265	26.7
5) 65+	164	16.5
Missing	8
TOTAL	992	100.0

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42) What was the last grade in school you completed? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school diploma	82	8.3
2) High school complete (grade 12)	237	24
3) Some college, but no degree	162	16.4
4) Associates degree	88	8.9
5) College graduate/Bachelors degree	259	26.2
6) Postgraduate Degree, such as Master's, PH.D., MD, JD	160	16.2
Missing	12
TOTAL	988	100.0

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43) In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	242	25.8
2) Democrat	312	33.3
3) Independent	352	37.6
4) Other party	31	3.3
Missing	63
TOTAL	937	100.0

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44) Region (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) North East	185	18.5
2) Midwest	220	22
3) South	368	36.8
4) West	227	22.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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45) What is your present religion if any? Are you Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, something else, or nothing in particular? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	430	44.2
2) Catholic	208	21.4
3) Jewish	11	1.1
4) Something else	148	15.2
5) Nothing in particular	176	18.1
Missing	26
TOTAL	973	100.0

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46) Gender (for use with online analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	485	48.5
2) Female	515	51.5
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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