Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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WLFRBNFT (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) Now, I am going to read you a list of some programs and proposals that are being discussed in this country today. For each one, please tell me whether you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose it. -- Denying welfare benefits to unwed teenagers who have children   1) Strongly favor   2) Favor   3) Oppose   4) Strongly oppose   5) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly favor	10.9%	10.9%
Favor	24.5%	35.4%
Oppose	40.2%	75.6%
Strongly oppose	16.3%	91.9%
Don't know	8.1%	100.0%
Total N = 1975

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Political party Region Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 - 29 years	30 - 49 years	50 and older	TOTAL
Strongly favor	9.3%	11.4%	11.8%	11.0%
Favor	28.4%	24.0%	21.8%	24.3%
Oppose	42.0%	41.8%	37.5%	40.4%
Strongly oppose	16.9%	15.7%	16.5%	16.3%
Don't know	3.4%	7.1%	12.4%	8.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly favor	10.8%	11.0%	10.9%
Favor	27.0%	22.3%	24.5%
Oppose	38.6%	41.5%	40.2%
Strongly oppose	17.0%	15.7%	16.3%
Don't know	6.6%	9.4%	8.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
Strongly favor	14.7%	9.9%	8.7%	13.2%	11.0%
Favor	27.6%	21.8%	25.5%	18.7%	24.7%
Oppose	36.9%	41.3%	41.8%	36.3%	40.0%
Strongly oppose	14.9%	16.8%	17.0%	20.9%	16.4%
Don't know	6.0%	10.2%	7.1%	11.0%	7.9%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly favor	11.7%	12.5%	9.4%	10.9%	10.9%
Favor	26.3%	24.4%	23.1%	25.0%	24.5%
Oppose	38.1%	43.7%	39.8%	38.6%	40.2%
Strongly oppose	17.4%	11.0%	17.7%	19.2%	16.3%
Don't know	6.6%	8.4%	9.9%	6.3%	8.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Christian	Jewish	Muslim	Other non-Christian	No preference	Agnostic or Atheist	TOTAL
Strongly favor	11.6%	4.3%	23.8%	3.5%	8.1%	14.3%	11.0%
Favor	24.6%	34.0%	4.8%	19.3%	25.8%	17.9%	24.6%
Oppose	40.2%	34.0%	28.6%	41.2%	41.7%	14.3%	40.1%
Strongly oppose	15.5%	23.4%	42.9%	24.6%	16.8%	35.7%	16.3%
Don't know	8.0%	4.3%	0.0%	11.4%	7.6%	17.9%	8.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960