Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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OPINION7 (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 -- The Congress   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	6.3%	6.3%
Mostly favorable	38.5%	44.8%
Mostly unfavorable	37.7%	82.5%
Very unfavorable	12.1%	94.6%
Never heard of	.1%	94.7%
Can't rate	5.4%	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	8.2%	5.8%	5.5%	6.3%
Mostly favorable	42.5%	38.3%	35.9%	38.5%
Mostly unfavorable	32.1%	41.3%	36.6%	37.5%
Very unfavorable	10.8%	10.8%	15.0%	12.2%
Never heard of	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Can't rate	6.1%	3.7%	6.9%	5.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very favorable	6.6%	6.0%	6.3%
Mostly favorable	35.1%	41.5%	38.5%
Mostly unfavorable	40.3%	35.3%	37.7%
Very unfavorable	14.4%	10.1%	12.1%
Never heard of	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Can't rate	3.5%	7.0%	5.4%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
Very favorable	8.9%	5.8%	5.0%	1.1%	6.3%
Mostly favorable	53.0%	32.8%	32.9%	25.3%	38.6%
Mostly unfavorable	27.3%	40.5%	44.8%	27.5%	37.8%
Very unfavorable	7.4%	14.7%	12.8%	23.1%	12.1%
Never heard of	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Can't rate	3.5%	5.9%	4.5%	23.1%	5.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very favorable	7.5%	4.3%	7.4%	5.7%	6.3%
Mostly favorable	37.4%	38.5%	41.0%	35.5%	38.5%
Mostly unfavorable	41.4%	39.3%	31.0%	42.8%	37.7%
Very unfavorable	7.9%	11.7%	14.4%	13.3%	12.1%
Never heard of	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Can't rate	5.5%	6.3%	6.2%	2.7%	5.4%
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	6.9%	0.0%	19.0%	1.8%	4.1%	0.0%	6.4%
Mostly favorable	39.6%	34.0%	14.3%	39.5%	30.2%	35.7%	38.4%
Mostly unfavorable	36.8%	46.8%	47.6%	28.1%	45.9%	46.4%	37.8%
Very unfavorable	11.1%	14.9%	19.0%	25.4%	15.9%	17.9%	12.1%
Never heard of	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Can't rate	5.5%	4.3%	0.0%	5.3%	3.9%	0.0%	5.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960