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
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Good thing | 77.8% | 77.8% | ||
2) Bad thing | 14.6% | 92.4% | ||
3) Neither a good nor a bad thing | 5.6% | 98.0% | ||
4) Don't know/Refused | 2.0% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 1750 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 225 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 29 years | 30 - 49 years | 50 and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good thing | 78.6% | 70.0% | 86.6% | 2 | 77.7% |
Bad thing | 15.7% | 20.5% | 6.4% | 0 | 14.7% |
Neither a good nor a bad thing | 4.3% | 7.0% | 5.1% | 0 | 5.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0 | 2.0% |
Missing | 410 | 756 | 562 | 1752 | 22 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Good thing | 70.1% | 83.0% | 0 | 77.8% |
Bad thing | 19.4% | 11.3% | 0 | 14.6% |
Neither a good nor a bad thing | 7.0% | 4.7% | 0 | 5.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.5% | 1.0% | 0 | 2.0% |
Missing | 850 | 900 | 1750 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent or other party | No preference | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good thing | 83.8% | 80.5% | 66.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 77.8% |
Bad thing | 13.1% | 11.4% | 21.5% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.6% |
Neither a good nor a bad thing | 1.9% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0 | 5.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.0% |
Missing | 531 | 555 | 604 | 37 | 1751 | 23 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good thing | 76.8% | 69.6% | 79.9% | 84.2% | 0 | 77.8% |
Bad thing | 23.2% | 18.3% | 11.0% | 10.5% | 0 | 14.6% |
Neither a good nor a bad thing | 0.0% | 10.4% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0 | 5.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.0% |
Missing | 334 | 461 | 608 | 347 | 1750 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Christian | Jewish | Muslim | Other non-Christian | No preference | Agnostic or Atheist | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good thing | 77.4% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 88.2% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 2 | 77.7% |
Bad thing | 14.3% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 11.8% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.7% |
Neither a good nor a bad thing | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 5.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.0% |
Missing | 1446 | 26 | 6 | 49 | 194 | 16 | 1752 | 13 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |