Religion and Politics Survey, 1996 - Analysis
INF_HOMO (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Which one of the following has had the biggest influence on your thinking on this issue -- Allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
10) A personal experience | 9.5% | 9.5% |
11) The views of your friends and family | 7.2% | 16.7% |
12) What you have seen or read in the media | 8.9% | 25.6% |
13) Your religious beliefs | 36.9% | 62.5% |
14) Your education | 16.6% | 79.1% |
15) Something else | 17.6% | 96.7% |
16) Don't know/Refused | 3.3% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 29 years | 30 - 49 years | 50 and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 11.3% | 10.2% | 7.8% | 1 | 9.6% |
The views of your friends and family | 12.0% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 1 | 7.2% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 11.2% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 3 | 8.9% |
Your religious beliefs | 26.6% | 38.1% | 42.4% | 9 | 36.8% |
Your education | 19.4% | 16.8% | 14.4% | 5 | 16.6% |
Something else | 17.6% | 18.4% | 16.4% | 4 | 17.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 1 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 11.4% | 7.9% | 0 | 9.5% |
The views of your friends and family | 6.2% | 8.0% | 0 | 7.2% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 8.7% | 9.1% | 0 | 8.9% |
Your religious beliefs | 33.8% | 39.6% | 0 | 36.9% |
Your education | 19.1% | 14.4% | 0 | 16.6% |
Something else | 16.9% | 18.2% | 0 | 17.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.9% | 2.8% | 0 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent or other party | No preference | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 6.8% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 17.6% | 3 | 9.6% |
The views of your friends and family | 5.4% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 2 | 7.2% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 8.5% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 5.5% | 2 | 8.8% |
Your religious beliefs | 46.5% | 34.8% | 30.7% | 37.4% | 9 | 36.9% |
Your education | 14.9% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 4.4% | 2 | 16.8% |
Something else | 15.0% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 23.1% | 5 | 17.5% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.0% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 1 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 10.2% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 0 | 9.5% |
The views of your friends and family | 5.1% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7.0% | 0 | 7.2% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 9.8% | 10.0% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 0 | 8.9% |
Your religious beliefs | 29.9% | 40.7% | 43.1% | 29.4% | 0 | 36.9% |
Your education | 17.0% | 16.8% | 14.0% | 20.2% | 0 | 16.6% |
Something else | 25.1% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 21.4% | 0 | 17.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.7% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Christian | Jewish | Muslim | Other non-Christian | No preference | Agnostic or Atheist | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 7.9% | 34.0% | 0.0% | 22.8% | 16.6% | 7.1% | 3 | 9.5% |
The views of your friends and family | 7.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 1 | 7.2% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 8.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 11.4% | 14.7% | 3.6% | 1 | 9.0% |
Your religious beliefs | 41.8% | 8.5% | 71.4% | 21.9% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 2 | 37.0% |
Your education | 15.1% | 36.2% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 23.3% | 53.6% | 5 | 16.4% |
Something else | 16.5% | 6.4% | 23.8% | 15.8% | 28.6% | 17.9% | 2 | 17.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.0% | 10.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 1 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |