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Religion and Politics Survey, 1996 - Analysis

CL_ELECT (Weighted by WEIGHT)

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ATTEND CHURCH AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH: Do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing that your clergy speaks out on this issue? -- Candidates and elections
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Good thing77.8%77.8%
2) Bad thing14.6%92.4%
3) Neither a good nor a bad thing5.6%98.0%
4) Don't know/Refused2.0%100.0%
Missing1750
Total Unweighted N = 225





Age (I-AGE)

 18 - 29 years30 - 49 years50 and olderMissingTotal
Good thing78.6%70.0%86.6%277.7%
Bad thing15.7%20.5%6.4%014.7%
Neither a good nor a bad thing4.3%7.0%5.1%05.6%
Don't know/Refused1.4%2.5%1.9%02.0%
Missing410756562175222
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 223

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Good thing70.1%83.0%077.8%
Bad thing19.4%11.3%014.6%
Neither a good nor a bad thing7.0%4.7%05.6%
Don't know/Refused3.5%1.0%02.0%
Missing85090017500
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 225

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependent or other partyNo preferenceMissingTotal
Good thing83.8%80.5%66.0%100.0%177.8%
Bad thing13.1%11.4%21.5%0.0%014.6%
Neither a good nor a bad thing1.9%3.8%12.5%0.0%05.6%
Don't know/Refused1.3%4.3%0.0%0.0%02.0%
Missing53155560437175123
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 224

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Good thing76.8%69.6%79.9%84.2%077.8%
Bad thing23.2%18.3%11.0%10.5%014.6%
Neither a good nor a bad thing0.0%10.4%5.3%5.3%05.6%
Don't know/Refused0.0%1.7%3.8%0.0%02.0%
Missing33446160834717500
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 225

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ChristianJewishMuslimOther non-ChristianNo preferenceAgnostic or AtheistMissingTotal
Good thing77.4%100.0%83.3%88.2%40.0%0.0%277.7%
Bad thing14.3%0.0%16.7%11.8%60.0%0.0%014.7%
Neither a good nor a bad thing6.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%05.6%
Don't know/Refused2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%02.0%
Missing14462664919416175213
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 223

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