Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003 - Analysis
ILLEG_BU (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Please tell me if you favor or oppose the U.S. government doing each of the following: making it illegal for Buddhist groups to meet in the United States.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Favor | 566 | 19.5% | 19.5% |
2) Oppose | 2156 | 74.1% | 93.5% |
3) Don't know | 179 | 6.2% | 99.7% |
4) Refused | 9 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favor | 20.1%147 | 20.5%113 | 19.4%119 | 16.3%91 | 21.3%92 | 4 | 19.5%562 |
Oppose | 76.1%556 | 74.5%411 | 75.6%464 | 77.3%433 | 65.3%282 | 12 | 74.3%2146 |
Don't know | 3.7%27 | 5.1%28 | 4.6%28 | 5.9%33 | 13.0%56 | 5 | 6.0%172 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%3 | 0.5%3 | 0.5%2 | 1 | 0.3%9 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100%731 | 100%552 | 100%614 | 100%560 | 100%432 | 2889 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | Some college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Post-graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favor | 29.5%70 | 25.3%238 | 18.2%174 | 19.4%21 | 10.3%46 | 7.0%15 | 2 | 19.4%564 |
Oppose | 56.5%134 | 66.9%630 | 77.0%737 | 71.3%77 | 84.5%377 | 92.1%197 | 2 | 74.1%2152 |
Don't know | 12.7%30 | 7.7%73 | 4.6%44 | 8.3%9 | 4.7%21 | 0.9%2 | 1 | 6.2%179 |
Refused | 1.3%3 | 0.1%1 | 0.2%2 | 0.9%1 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 100%237 | 100%942 | 100%957 | 100%108 | 100%446 | 100%214 | 2904 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Favor | 18.2%254 | 20.6%312 | 0 | 19.5%566 |
Oppose | 77.3%1080 | 71.2%1076 | 0 | 74.1%2156 |
Don't know | 4.4%61 | 7.8%118 | 0 | 6.2%179 |
Refused | 0.2%3 | 0.4%6 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%1398 | 100%1512 | 2910 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $10,000 | Between $10,000 and $30,000 | $30,000 or more | Don't know/Refused | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favor | 27.5%67 | 23.2%162 | 16.5%281 | 21.0%56 | 0 | 19.5%566 |
Oppose | 62.7%153 | 68.5%478 | 79.4%1350 | 65.2%174 | 0 | 74.1%2155 |
Don't know | 9.4%23 | 8.0%56 | 3.9%66 | 13.1%35 | 0 | 6.2%180 |
Refused | 0.4%1 | 0.3%2 | 0.2%4 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%244 | 100%698 | 100%1701 | 100%267 | 2910 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Asian or Pacific Islander | American Indian/Native American | Some other race | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favor | 19.0%413 | 21.2%72 | 19.1%9 | 26.4%14 | 20.2%54 | 3 | 19.5%562 |
Oppose | 75.5%1644 | 71.8%244 | 74.5%35 | 67.9%36 | 67.8%181 | 17 | 74.2%2140 |
Don't know | 5.2%113 | 7.1%24 | 6.4%3 | 5.7%3 | 11.6%31 | 5 | 6.0%174 |
Refused | 0.4%8 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Total | 100%2178 | 100%340 | 100%47 | 100%53 | 100%267 | 2885 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Evangelical | Mainline | Black Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other faith | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favor | 23.9%203 | 14.8%54 | 23.8%45 | 20.9%144 | 13.8%8 | 11.7%24 | 77 | 20.3%478 |
Oppose | 68.7%584 | 79.2%290 | 69.3%131 | 71.6%493 | 84.5%49 | 81.1%167 | 439 | 72.7%1714 |
Don't know | 6.9%59 | 5.7%21 | 6.9%13 | 7.1%49 | 1.7%1 | 7.3%15 | 21 | 6.7%158 |
Refused | 0.5%4 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 0.3%8 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 0 |
Total | 100%850 | 100%366 | 100%189 | 100%689 | 100%58 | 100%206 | 2358 |