PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, October 2010

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All frequencies weighted by 35) WEIGHT

1) Overall, do you think messages on the issues of homosexuality coming from America's places of worship are generally positive, generally negative or do you think most places of worship do not talk about the issue? (Q1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Generally positive	67	6.7
2) Generally negative	432	43.2
3) Do not talk about the issue	379	37.9
99) Don't know/Refused	122	12.2
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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2) If you had to grade America's places of worship on how they are handling the issue of homosexuality, would you give them an ‘A', ‘B', ‘C', ‘D' or an ‘F'? (Q2)

	TOTAL	%
1) A	51	5.1
2) B	114	11.4
3) C	297	29.7
4) D	178	17.8
5) F	236	23.6
99) Don't know/Refused	124	12.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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3) If you had to grade your own place of worship on how it is handling the issue of homosexuality, would you give it an ‘A', ‘B', ‘C', ‘D', or an ‘F'? (Q3)

	TOTAL	%
1) A	275	27.5
2) B	173	17.3
3) C	183	18.3
4) D	59	5.9
5) F	109	10.9
98) Do not have/attend place of worship	123	12.3
99) Don't know/Refused	78	7.8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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4) [HOW MUCH, IF AT ALL, DO YOU BELIEVE MESSAGES ABOUT THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY COMING FROM PLACES OF WORSHIP CONTRIBUTE TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? WOULD YOU SAY A LOT, A LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL?] Negative views of gay and lesbian people (Q4A)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	404	40.4
2) A little	315	31.5
3) Not at all	169	16.9
99) Don't know/Refused	112	11.2
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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5) [HOW MUCH, IF AT ALL, DO YOU BELIEVE MESSAGES ABOUT THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY COMING FROM PLACES OF WORSHIP CONTRIBUTE TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? WOULD YOU SAY A LOT, A LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL?] Higher rates of suicide among gay and lesbian youth (Q4B)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	326	32.6
2) A little	324	32.4
3) Not at all	208	20.8
99) Don't know/Refused	143	14.3
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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6) [HOW MUCH, IF AT ALL, DO YOU BELIEVE MESSAGES ABOUT THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY COMING FROM PLACES OF WORSHIP CONTRIBUTE TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? WOULD YOU SAY A LOT, A LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL?] Higher standards of morality among youth (Q4C)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	293	29.3
2) A little	325	32.5
3) Not at all	240	24
99) Don't know/Refused	141	14.1
TOTAL	999	100.0

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7) Do you personally believe that sexual relations between two adults of the same gender is a sin, or not? (Q5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	439	43.9
2) No	461	46.1
99) Don't know/Refused	100	10
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	317	31.7
2) Catholic	183	18.3
3) Jewish	19	1.9
4) Mormon	15	1.5
5) Muslim	1	.1
6) Christian or ‘Just Christian'	105	10.5
7) Unitarian/Universalist	4	.4
8) Hindu	1	.1
9) Buddhist	3	.3
10) Something else	125	12.5
98) Nothing in particular	201	20.1
99) Refused	25	2.5
TOTAL	999	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	294	53.6
2) No	243	44.3
99) Refused	11	2
Missing	452
TOTAL	548	100.0

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10) Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? Would you say more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, seldom or never? (ATTEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	156	15.6
2) Once a week	240	24
3) Once or twice a month	132	13.2
4) A few times a year	194	19.4
5) Seldom	140	14
6) Never	114	11.4
99) Don't know/Refused	23	2.3
TOTAL	999	100.0

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11) Unique respondent identifier (QNO)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	418003283.04	1936.25

12) Case ID (CASEID)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	3283.04	1936.25

13) Gender (SEX)

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

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	871	87.1
2) No	115	11.5
99) Refused/Nr	14	1.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Employed full time	421	42.1
2) Employed part time	104	10.4
3) Self employed	90	9
4) Retired	208	20.8
5) Not currently employed	173	17.3
99) Refused/Nr	4	.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	249	24.9
2) Democrat	302	30.2
3) Independent	362	36.2
98) Other party	34	3.4
99) Don't know/Refused	52	5.2
TOTAL	999	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	125	27.8
2) Democratic	144	32.1
98) Neither/Other	139	31
99) Don't know/Refused	41	9.1
Missing	551
TOTAL	449	100.0

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18) Political Party Identification (PRTYFULL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	249	24.9
2) Independent-lean Republican	125	12.5
3) Independent	111	11.1
4) Independent-lean Democratic	144	14.4
5) Democrat	302	30.2
98) Other party	43	4.3
99) Don't know/Refused	26	2.6
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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19) What is your occupation? (OCCUP)

	TOTAL	%
1) White collar – professional, managerial, owner	264	42.9
2) White collar – sales, clerical	126	20.5
3) Blue collar – craftsmen/Foremen	66	10.7
4) Blue collar – semiskilled, unskilled	68	11.1
5) Service worker	75	12.2
199) Refused/Nr	16	2.6
Missing	385
TOTAL	615	100.0

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20) 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	516	51.6
2) Living as married	23	2.3
3) Single and never been married	248	24.8
4) Divorced	106	10.6
5) Separated	20	2
6) Widowed	66	6.6
99) Refused/Nr	21	2.1
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Own	686	68.6
2) Rent	240	24
99) Refused	74	7.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) One	159	15.9
2) Two	320	32
3) Three	193	19.3
4) Four	165	16.5
5) Five	74	7.4
6) Six	46	4.6
7) Seven	12	1.2
8) Eight	7	.7
9) Nine	1	.1
10) Ten or more	2	.2
99) Refused/Nr	21	2.1
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	201	24.5
2) No	615	75
99) Refused/Nr	4	.5
Missing	180
TOTAL	820	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	169	20.6
2) No	648	78.9
99) Refused/Nr	4	.5
Missing	180
TOTAL	821	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	173	21.1
2) No	643	78.4
99) Refused/Nr	4	.5
Missing	180
TOTAL	820	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 8th grade or less	8	.8
2) High school incomplete (grades 9, 10, 11)	55	5.5
3) High school complete (grade 12)	294	29.4
4) Some college, but no degree	184	18.4
5) Associates degree	66	6.6
6) College graduate/Bachelors degree	216	21.6
7) Postgraduate Degree such as Master's, PH.D., MD, JD	155	15.5
99) Refused/Nr	22	2.2
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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27) What is your age? (AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-20	69	6.9
2) 21-24	55	5.5
3) 25-29	65	6.5
4) 30-34	107	10.7
5) 35-39	91	9.1
6) 40-44	85	8.5
7) 45-49	82	8.2
8) 50-54	106	10.6
9) 55-59	72	7.2
10) 60-64	76	7.6
11) 65-69	52	5.2
12) 70-74	36	3.6
13) 75 or older	75	7.5
99) Refused/Nr	30	3
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	134	13.4
2) No	847	84.7
99) Refused/Nr	19	1.9
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	738	73.7
2) Black/African-American	122	12.2
3) Asian/Asian-American	12	1.2
4) Some other race	96	9.6
99) Refused/Nr	33	3.3
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
2) Black/African-American	5	20.8
3) Asian/Asian-American	1	4.2
4) Some other race	18	75
Missing	976
TOTAL	24	100.0

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31) 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	1	100
Missing	999
TOTAL	1	100.0

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32) 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	403	40.3
2) $50,000 or more	482	48.2
99) Don't know/Refused/Nr	114	11.4
TOTAL	999	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Under $25,000	141	34.9
2) $25,000 but less than $30,000	61	15.1
3) $30,000 but less than $35,000	47	11.6
4) $35,000 but less than $40,000	39	9.7
5) $40,000 but less than $50,000	92	22.8
99) Refused (unspecified after less than $50,000)	24	5.9
Missing	597
TOTAL	404	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) $50,000 but less than $60,000	78	16.1
2) $60,000 but less than $75,000	79	16.4
3) $75,000 but less than $100,000	101	20.9
4) $100,000 but less than $125,000	51	10.6
5) $125,000 or more	110	22.8
99) Refused (unspecified after $50,000 or more)	64	13.3
Missing	518
TOTAL	483	100.0

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35) Weights (WEIGHT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL		0.99	0.874

36) Time Zone (TIMEZONE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	5.89	1.08

37) State (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	0

38) Metro/Non-Metro (METRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) In Center City of Metropolitan Area	317	31.6
2) Outside Center City, Inside Center City County	183	18.3
3) Inside Suburban County of Metropolitan Area	226	22.6
4) In Metropolitan Area with No Center City	32	3.2
5) In Non-Metropolitan Area	244	24.4
TOTAL	1002	100.0

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39) Division (DIVISION)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England	52	5.2
2) Middle Atlantic	133	13.3
3) East North Central	167	16.7
4) West North Central	53	5.3
5) South Atlantic	172	17.2
6) East South Central	80	8
7) West South Central	117	11.7
8) Mountain	100	10
9) Pacific	127	12.7
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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40) 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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41) Date of Interview (INTV_DTE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	101535.11	108.33

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-29	188	19.4
2) 30-39	198	20.4
3) 40-49	167	17.2
4) 50-64	254	26.2
5) 65+	163	16.8
Missing	30
TOTAL	970	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school diploma	63	6.4
2) High school complete (grade 12)	294	30.1
3) Some college, but no degree	184	18.8
4) Associates degree	66	6.7
5) College graduate/Bachelors degree	216	22.1
6) Postgraduate Degree such as Master's, PH.D., MD, JD	155	15.8
Missing	22
TOTAL	978	100.0

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44) 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	249	26.3
2) Democrat	302	31.9
3) Independent	362	38.2
4) Other party	34	3.6
Missing	52
TOTAL	947	100.0

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45) 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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46) 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	422	43.3
2) Catholic	183	18.8
3) Jewish	19	2
4) Something else	149	15.3
5) Nothing in particular	201	20.6
Missing	25
TOTAL	974	100.0

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47) 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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