Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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INF_NDY (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) Which one of the following has had the biggest influence on your thinking on this issue -- The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt OR The government today can't afford to do much more to help the needy   10) A personal experience   11) The views of your friends and family   12) What you have seen or read in the media   13) Your religious beliefs   14) Your education   15) Something else   16) Don't know/Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
A personal experience	26.3%	26.3%
The views of your friends and family	6.6%	32.9%
What you have seen or read in the media	21.7%	54.6%
Your religious beliefs	5.9%	60.5%
Your education	24.2%	84.7%
Something else	13.1%	97.8%
Don't know/Refused	2.2%	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
A personal experience	20.0%	27.9%	28.7%	26.3%
The views of your friends and family	7.3%	7.0%	5.6%	6.6%
What you have seen or read in the media	24.2%	19.8%	22.7%	21.8%
Your religious beliefs	6.2%	6.5%	4.9%	5.9%
Your education	27.1%	23.7%	22.7%	24.2%
Something else	13.6%	14.4%	11.0%	13.0%
Don't know/Refused	1.6%	0.7%	4.4%	2.2%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A personal experience	29.8%	23.2%	26.3%
The views of your friends and family	5.1%	7.9%	6.6%
What you have seen or read in the media	19.4%	23.8%	21.7%
Your religious beliefs	5.2%	6.4%	5.9%
Your education	25.5%	23.1%	24.2%
Something else	13.3%	12.9%	13.1%
Don't know/Refused	1.7%	2.6%	2.2%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
A personal experience	23.5%	25.2%	29.2%	35.2%	26.3%
The views of your friends and family	6.7%	6.5%	6.4%	11.0%	6.6%
What you have seen or read in the media	21.6%	23.2%	21.2%	18.7%	21.9%
Your religious beliefs	6.0%	7.1%	4.1%	13.2%	5.8%
Your education	28.2%	22.5%	23.4%	6.6%	24.2%
Something else	10.8%	13.7%	14.5%	11.0%	13.1%
Don't know/Refused	3.3%	1.9%	1.3%	4.4%	2.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
A personal experience	24.7%	27.0%	25.1%	29.2%	26.3%
The views of your friends and family	5.8%	4.6%	7.7%	7.8%	6.6%
What you have seen or read in the media	22.3%	20.2%	24.1%	18.9%	21.7%
Your religious beliefs	2.6%	6.7%	7.9%	4.9%	5.9%
Your education	27.2%	26.9%	21.2%	23.2%	24.2%
Something else	15.7%	11.8%	11.7%	14.4%	13.1%
Don't know/Refused	1.7%	2.8%	2.4%	1.6%	2.2%
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
A personal experience	25.9%	23.4%	28.6%	39.5%	26.0%	32.1%	26.3%
The views of your friends and family	6.8%	0.0%	9.5%	5.3%	6.0%	7.1%	6.6%
What you have seen or read in the media	21.8%	29.8%	9.5%	18.4%	21.4%	10.7%	21.6%
Your religious beliefs	6.6%	0.0%	0.0%	8.8%	0.9%	0.0%	5.9%
Your education	24.2%	40.4%	33.3%	18.4%	23.3%	46.4%	24.3%
Something else	12.7%	6.4%	19.0%	9.6%	19.4%	3.6%	13.2%
Don't know/Refused	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.0%	0.0%	2.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960