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Gambling, Morality of - Measurement Concept

Is gambling immoral?
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Survey Questions

PORN from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q12a. By your best guess, how would your current place of worship feel about each of the following behaviors? Pornography
 TOTAL%
1) Forbids79365.1
2) Strongly discourages29924.6
3) Somewhat discourages322.6
4) Encourages00.0
5) Isn't concerned262.1
8) Don't know685.6
Missing417
Total1219100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2007
Cases: 1648
Variables: 318
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mixed Mode
ADV_1 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
In the past twelve months, how often have you participated in gambling for money, including lotteries, betting, card games, etc.?
 TOTAL%
-7) Refused351.3
-4) Don't know30.1
1) Once a day or more421.6
2) A few times a week1224.7
3) Once a week1576.0
4) Two of three times a month2228.5
5) Once a month1696.5
6) A few times41415.9
7) Once or twice41916.1
8) Never102239.2
Missing5
Total2605100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2006
Cases: 2610
Variables: 666
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: In-Person
PROHIB6 from U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, Random Profile
Does your congregation or denomination have any special rules or prohibitions regarding the following? Gambling
 TOTAL%
1) Yes11829.9
2) No27770.1
Missing29
Total395100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2001
Cases: 424
Variables: 293
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: Congregations
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Other: Self-administered surveys of congregational leaders
Q14C from Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church
Would you favor or oppose divorce if it were a case of a young Catholic girl who married an older man who turned out to have a bad character, such as drinking and gambling all the time?
 TOTAL%
1) Favor47748.4
2) Oppose39540.1
3) Not sure11311.5
Missing13
Total985100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1967
Cases: 998
Variables: 628
Scope: U.S. Samples
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Other: Unknown
IFLGAMBL from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963
How do you feel about each of the following? -- Gambling
 TOTAL%
1) Approve41215.5
2) Disapprove146354.9
3) Don't really care67625.4
4) I really don't know1134.2
Missing211
Total2664100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1963
Cases: 2875
Variables: 629
Scope: Regional Samples
Frame: Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected.
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mailed
PASTGMBL from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963
Now we would like you to tell us how you think your pastor feels about a variety of things. We realize that this may be somewhat difficult for you to decide, but we ask you to do the best you can. For each of the following items, we would like you to decide whether your pastor approves or disapproves of it, or really has no preference either way. -- Gambling
 TOTAL%
1) Approves1064.0
2) Disapproves176266.0
3) Doesn't care1094.1
4) I really don't know69125.9
Missing207
Total2668100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1963
Cases: 2875
Variables: 629
Scope: Regional Samples
Frame: Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected.
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mailed
PRTDRNK from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963
One of the ways to help reduce tensions between groups is to get out into the open things about one group that bother people in the other group. Here is a list of things that Protestants have said about Catholics and Catholics have said about Protestants. For each statement, would you please indicate how you feel: Do you feel it is true, tends to be true, tends to be false, or is false? -- Catholics are very lax about drinking and gambling as compared to Protestants.
 TOTAL%
1) True72327.0
2) Tends to be true82830.9
3) Tends to be false60122.4
4) False52719.7
Missing196
Total2679100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 1963
Cases: 2875
Variables: 629
Scope: Regional Samples
Frame: Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected.
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Mailed
GIVEUP from Middletown Area Study, 2002
To what extent does the congregation you attend teach that to be in God's favor a person needs to completely give up many behaviors that one might otherwise enjoy, such as drinking, dancing and gambling? Would you say:
 TOTAL%
1) It is never mentioned4018.6
2) It is mentioned once in a while6731.2
3) It is one of the teachings5726.5
4) It is a major teaching of your church5123.7
Missing197
Total215100.0
Survey Details  
Year: 2002
Cases: 412
Variables: 48
Scope: Single Sample
Frame: U.S. Adults
Sample: Random Samples
Mode: Phone

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