Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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OPINION1 (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) Now I'd like your views on some people and things in the news. As I read from a list, please tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of -- Bill Clinton   1) Very favorable   2) Mostly favorable   3) Mostly unfavorable   4) Very unfavorable   5) Never heard of   6) Can't rate

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Very favorable	15.8%	15.8%
Mostly favorable	45.5%	61.3%
Mostly unfavorable	22.9%	84.2%
Very unfavorable	14.0%	98.2%
Never heard of	.0%	98.2%
Can't rate	1.7%	99.9%
Total N = 1975

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Political party Region Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 - 29 years	30 - 49 years	50 and older	TOTAL
Very favorable	11.2%	13.8%	21.3%	15.8%
Mostly favorable	50.3%	46.0%	41.4%	45.5%
Mostly unfavorable	24.7%	26.3%	17.7%	23.0%
Very unfavorable	12.6%	12.3%	17.0%	14.0%
Never heard of	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Can't rate	1.0%	1.5%	2.6%	1.8%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very favorable	13.6%	17.8%	15.8%
Mostly favorable	45.7%	45.3%	45.5%
Mostly unfavorable	23.1%	22.8%	22.9%
Very unfavorable	16.1%	12.1%	14.0%
Never heard of	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
Can't rate	1.5%	2.0%	1.7%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
Very favorable	5.0%	31.7%	9.7%	16.5%	15.9%
Mostly favorable	24.5%	57.8%	52.1%	34.1%	45.5%
Mostly unfavorable	41.1%	7.0%	23.3%	23.1%	23.0%
Very unfavorable	27.9%	2.7%	12.9%	13.2%	13.9%
Never heard of	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Can't rate	1.5%	0.9%	1.9%	13.2%	1.7%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very favorable	17.5%	12.7%	18.1%	14.1%	15.8%
Mostly favorable	48.9%	50.0%	39.3%	46.9%	45.5%
Mostly unfavorable	19.8%	21.3%	25.6%	23.5%	22.9%
Very unfavorable	12.2%	14.7%	14.4%	14.2%	14.0%
Never heard of	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Can't rate	1.6%	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	1.7%
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
Very favorable	16.4%	21.3%	14.3%	18.4%	9.9%	17.9%	15.8%
Mostly favorable	43.8%	61.7%	38.1%	46.5%	55.1%	64.3%	45.4%
Mostly unfavorable	23.7%	12.8%	28.6%	21.9%	19.8%	7.1%	23.0%
Very unfavorable	14.5%	0.0%	19.0%	8.8%	13.1%	10.7%	14.0%
Never heard of	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Can't rate	1.6%	4.3%	0.0%	4.4%	2.1%	0.0%	1.7%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960