Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis
FAVAMBUD (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Now I'd like your views on some specific religious groups. Is your overall opinion of American Buddhists very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?
| Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Very favorable | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| 2) Mostly favorable | 31.1% | 37.0% |
| 3) Mostly unfavorable | 14.2% | 51.2% |
| 4) Very unfavorable | 10.5% | 61.7% |
| 5) Never heard of | 6.9% | 68.7% |
| 8) Can't rate | 28.0% | 96.6% |
| 9) Refused | 3.4% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 6.9% | 4.9% | 0 | 5.9% |
| Mostly favorable | 34.9% | 27.7% | 0 | 31.1% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 14.2% | 14.3% | 0 | 14.2% |
| Very unfavorable | 9.4% | 11.6% | 0 | 10.5% |
| Never heard of | 6.0% | 7.8% | 0 | 6.9% |
| Can't rate | 25.6% | 30.1% | 0 | 28.0% |
| Refused | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0 | 3.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 4.4% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 4 | 6.2% |
| Mostly favorable | 29.3% | 30.5% | 36.8% | 33 | 32.0% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 17.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 16 | 14.6% |
| Very unfavorable | 13.7% | 10.1% | 7.6% | 15 | 10.5% |
| Never heard of | 6.2% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 11 | 6.9% |
| Can't rate | 26.4% | 28.9% | 25.5% | 58 | 27.1% |
| Refused | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 14 | 2.7% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $40,000 | $40,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 9.5% | 24 | 5.8% |
| Mostly favorable | 26.1% | 29.1% | 35.3% | 37.6% | 41.3% | 96 | 32.2% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 19.2% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 9.7% | 37 | 14.8% |
| Very unfavorable | 14.0% | 13.6% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 30 | 10.5% |
| Never heard of | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 24 | 6.8% |
| Can't rate | 25.2% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 24.4% | 27.4% | 109 | 27.3% |
| Refused | 1.7% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 24 | 2.5% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school graduate | Trade school degree/certification | Some college, no four-year degree | College graduate | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 3.3% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 1 | 5.9% |
| Mostly favorable | 19.7% | 23.7% | 24.2% | 34.6% | 42.2% | 50.1% | 5 | 31.0% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 16.7% | 19.1% | 15.0% | 12.1% | 9.5% | 6.2% | 1 | 14.2% |
| Very unfavorable | 22.1% | 12.0% | 10.6% | 8.8% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0 | 10.6% |
| Never heard of | 10.9% | 8.1% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0 | 7.0% |
| Can't rate | 22.4% | 29.2% | 38.2% | 28.9% | 29.7% | 22.3% | 4 | 27.9% |
| Refused | 4.9% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 0 | 3.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Divorced/Separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 5.7% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 9.2% | 0 | 5.9% |
| Mostly favorable | 30.0% | 31.3% | 17.6% | 37.9% | 3 | 31.1% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 13.8% | 15.8% | 11.5% | 15.1% | 0 | 14.3% |
| Very unfavorable | 11.9% | 9.6% | 13.4% | 7.5% | 0 | 10.6% |
| Never heard of | 6.8% | 8.3% | 12.0% | 4.7% | 0 | 7.0% |
| Can't rate | 28.7% | 28.4% | 36.0% | 23.2% | 4 | 28.0% |
| Refused | 3.1% | 2.6% | 8.1% | 2.3% | 3 | 3.2% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18 to 30 | 31 to 40 | 41 to 50 | 51 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 7.3% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0 | 6.0% |
| Mostly favorable | 40.2% | 31.6% | 32.7% | 29.8% | 17.3% | 8 | 31.2% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 14.9% | 15.9% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 12.3% | 4 | 14.3% |
| Very unfavorable | 10.7% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 1 | 10.6% |
| Never heard of | 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 11.2% | 8.6% | 2 | 6.9% |
| Can't rate | 20.5% | 29.4% | 27.4% | 27.7% | 36.9% | 12 | 27.8% |
| Refused | 2.0% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 5 | 3.2% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 0 | 5.9% |
| Mostly favorable | 19.0% | 27.2% | 33.9% | 40.9% | 41.5% | 25.4% | 4 | 31.2% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 21.4% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 11.2% | 8.1% | 13.3% | 1 | 14.3% |
| Very unfavorable | 22.9% | 11.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 0 | 10.6% |
| Never heard of | 4.1% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 2 | 6.8% |
| Can't rate | 24.3% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 26.5% | 25.5% | 30.9% | 6 | 27.9% |
| Refused | 2.5% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 5 | 3.2% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
