Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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REPPOLIC (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) Do you approve or disapprove of the policies and proposals of the Republican leaders in Congress?   1) Approve   2) Disapprove   3) Don't know/Refused

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Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Approve	36.2%	36.2%
Disapprove	49.5%	85.7%
Don't know/Refused	14.3%	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
Approve	38.4%	37.3%	33.3%	36.2%
Disapprove	44.9%	48.2%	54.3%	49.5%
Don't know/Refused	16.7%	14.5%	12.4%	14.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Approve	42.3%	30.7%	36.2%
Disapprove	45.4%	53.1%	49.5%
Don't know/Refused	12.2%	16.2%	14.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
Approve	75.1%	11.9%	29.2%	8.8%	36.5%
Disapprove	14.6%	79.3%	50.9%	37.4%	49.5%
Don't know/Refused	10.3%	8.8%	19.9%	53.8%	14.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Approve	38.6%	36.8%	36.0%	33.5%	36.2%
Disapprove	50.3%	49.2%	49.4%	49.1%	49.5%
Don't know/Refused	11.1%	14.0%	14.6%	17.4%	14.3%
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
Approve	38.0%	23.4%	28.6%	31.6%	24.4%	32.1%	36.1%
Disapprove	48.0%	70.2%	71.4%	59.6%	56.5%	57.1%	49.7%
Don't know/Refused	14.0%	6.4%	0.0%	8.8%	19.1%	10.7%	14.2%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960