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Christian Nationalism, Attitude about - Measurement Concept

Should the United States be a Christian nation?
17 Questions match selected parameters.

Survey Questions

ADVOCHR from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q37e. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should advocate Christian values?
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly disagree30318.9
2) Disagree29818.6
3) Agree53333.2
4) Strongly agree34821.7
8) Undecided1227.6
Missing43
Total1604100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2007
Cases: 1648
Variables: 318
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
CHRNATN from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q37b. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should declare the United States a Christian nation?
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly disagree53133.1
2) Disagree49831.0
3) Agree25015.6
4) Strongly agree18011.2
8) Undecided1459.1
Missing46
Total1604100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2007
Cases: 1648
Variables: 318
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
DISPREL from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q37l. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should allow the display of religious symbols in public spaces?
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly disagree1438.9
2) Disagree26116.3
3) Agree63839.7
4) Strongly agree46128.6
8) Undecided1056.6
Missing41
Total1608100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2007
Cases: 1648
Variables: 318
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
Q30B from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q30 How comfortable would you feel talking about religion with... b. your co-workers (if applicable)
 TOTAL%
1) Very comfortable49732.2
2) Somewhat comfortable55335.8
3) Somewhat uncomfortable28418.4
4) Not at all comfortable20913.5
Missing178
Total1543100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2005
Cases: 1721
Variables: 395
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
Q39E from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q39 To what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should..e. Defend Christian values
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly agree44426.6
2) Agree54632.7
3) Disagree23514.1
4) Strongly disagree35921.5
5) Undecided885.3
Missing49
Total1672100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2005
Cases: 1721
Variables: 395
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
Q39L from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q39 To what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should..l. Allow the display of religious symbols in public spaces
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly agree50229.8
2) Agree62537.1
3) Disagree20612.2
4) Strongly disagree23413.9
5) Undecided1187.0
Missing36
Total1685100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2005
Cases: 1721
Variables: 395
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
CHRSTLAW from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(chrstlaw_w2) R:6. Christian morality should be the law of the land, even though not all Americans are Christians. (Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree?)
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly agree1264.8
2) Agree71927.6
3) Undecided/DK [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ]251.0
4) Disagree114644.0
5) Strongly disagree56021.5
666) Invalid skip230.9
888) Refused50.2
Total2604100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2005
Cases: 2604
Variables: 509
Scope: Other
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
PBDPST10 from State of the First Amendment Survey, 2005
Now, please also tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Government officials should be allowed to post the Ten Commandments inside public buildings when they are displayed as one document among many historical documents.
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly agree66666.4
2) Mildly agree18618.5
3) Mildly disagree363.6
4) Strongly disagree939.3
9) Don't know/Refused222.2
Total1003100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2005
Cases: 1003
Variables: 71
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
SUPRELIG from News Interest Index, Religion Overflow, July 2005
[ASK FORM 2 ONLY:] As I read some issues the Supreme Court may rule on over the coming years, please tell me how important each issue is to you personally. Are court decisions on whether to allow religious displays on government property very important, fairly important, not too important, or not at all important to you?
 TOTAL%
1) Very important 54.9
2) Fairly important 24.9
3) Not too important 11.0
4) Not at all important 7.8
9) Don't know/Refused 1.4
Missing751
Total751100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2005
Cases: 1502
Variables: 156
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
FRREL1 from State of the First Amendment Survey, 1997
I'm going to read you some ways people might exercise their First Amendment right of freedom of religion. For each, tell me if you agree or disagree that someone should be free to do it. People should be allowed to display religious symbols on government property. Do you agree or disagree that people should be free to do this? PROBE: do you strongly or mildly (agree/disagree)?
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly agree28427.7
2) Mildly agree20119.6
3) Mildly disagree20419.9
4) Strongly disagree29228.5
9) Don't know/Refused444.3
Total1025100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1997
Cases: 1025
Variables: 108
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
CHRISTCO from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994
For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: The United States is a Christian country, and the government should make laws to keep it that way.
 TOTAL%
1) Agree38747.4
2) Disagree38246.8
3) Don't know/No answer485.9
Total817100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1994
Cases: 817
Variables: 135
Scope: Regional Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
USCHRIS from American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree? -- We should pass a constitutional amendment declaring the United States is a Christian nation.
 TOTAL%
1) Strongly agree436.7
2) Agree12519.2
3) Neither6810.4
4) Disagree27141.6
5) Strongly disagree12318.9
6) Don't know/No answer213.2
Total651100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1996
Cases: 1010
Variables: 129
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
TENCOMM from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2004
Do you believe that it is proper or improper for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in a government building?
 TOTAL%
1) Proper 72.1
2) Improper 23.4
9) Don't know/Refused 4.6
Total1512100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2004
Cases: 1512
Variables: 155
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
CHRISTCO from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1994
For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: The United States is a Christian country, and the government should make laws to keep it that way.
 TOTAL%
1) Agree13432.0
2) Disagree25961.8
3) Don't know/No answer266.2
Total419100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1994
Cases: 419
Variables: 136
Scope: Regional Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
XIANLAWS from Religious Identity and Influence Survey, 1996
Do you think that Christian morality should be the law of the land, even though not all Americans are Christians, or not?
 TOTAL%
1) Yes104840.5
2) No131550.8
3) DK1626.3
4) Refused652.5
Total2590100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1996
Cases: 2590
Variables: 168
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
CHSTSEP from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987
Which of these statements comes closest to your opinion? 'The government should take special steps to protect the Judeo-Christian heritage,' or 'There should be a high wall of separation between church and state.'
 TOTAL%
1) Protect heritage99929.7
2) Wall of separation186755.5
6) Neither20.1
8) Don't know49314.7
Missing2
Total3361100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1987
Cases: 3363
Variables: 109
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: Other: Additional interviews were conducted with seven leadership groups, including business executives, college professors, government leaders, newspaper editors and radio/TV news directors, Protestant ministers, Roman Catholic priests and rabbis.
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone
JWCHRSCH from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987
Do you mostly agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? - The government should require that Judeo-Christian values be emphasized in public schools.
 TOTAL%
1) Agree98129.2
2) Disagree191456.9
8) Don't know46813.9
Total3363100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1987
Cases: 3363
Variables: 109
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: Other: Additional interviews were conducted with seven leadership groups, including business executives, college professors, government leaders, newspaper editors and radio/TV news directors, Protestant ministers, Roman Catholic priests and rabbis.
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone

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