Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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OPINION6 (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 -- Pat Robertson   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	5.4%	5.4%
Mostly favorable	23.9%	29.3%
Mostly unfavorable	30.0%	59.3%
Very unfavorable	17.4%	76.7%
Never heard of	15.1%	91.8%
Can't rate	8.3%	100.1%
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	4.1%	5.0%	6.6%	5.3%
Mostly favorable	24.0%	25.3%	23.0%	24.2%
Mostly unfavorable	28.1%	32.2%	28.2%	29.9%
Very unfavorable	12.2%	15.8%	22.5%	17.2%
Never heard of	24.3%	13.9%	10.0%	15.1%
Can't rate	7.3%	7.7%	9.7%	8.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very favorable	5.5%	5.3%	5.4%
Mostly favorable	25.6%	22.4%	23.9%
Mostly unfavorable	31.6%	28.5%	30.0%
Very unfavorable	18.5%	16.3%	17.4%
Never heard of	11.8%	17.9%	15.1%
Can't rate	6.9%	9.6%	8.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
Very favorable	9.4%	3.4%	4.3%	0.0%	5.4%
Mostly favorable	30.2%	19.7%	23.2%	29.7%	24.2%
Mostly unfavorable	28.2%	31.7%	30.5%	18.7%	30.0%
Very unfavorable	10.2%	23.5%	18.2%	12.1%	17.5%
Never heard of	13.7%	15.7%	14.1%	19.8%	14.7%
Can't rate	8.3%	6.0%	9.7%	19.8%	8.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very favorable	5.5%	4.9%	6.9%	3.4%	5.4%
Mostly favorable	20.8%	25.1%	27.1%	20.6%	23.9%
Mostly unfavorable	33.5%	30.6%	26.8%	30.8%	30.0%
Very unfavorable	16.1%	17.1%	17.4%	18.9%	17.4%
Never heard of	15.7%	12.5%	14.4%	18.4%	15.1%
Can't rate	8.5%	9.8%	7.4%	8.0%	8.3%
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	5.6%	4.3%	28.6%	0.0%	2.3%	0.0%	5.2%
Mostly favorable	26.1%	10.6%	14.3%	14.9%	12.7%	10.7%	24.1%
Mostly unfavorable	30.0%	27.7%	23.8%	23.7%	31.3%	35.7%	29.9%
Very unfavorable	15.3%	46.8%	4.8%	39.5%	25.3%	39.3%	17.4%
Never heard of	14.5%	4.3%	9.5%	19.3%	20.5%	0.0%	15.0%
Can't rate	8.5%	6.4%	19.0%	2.6%	7.8%	14.3%	8.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960