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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis

FAVCONG (Weighted by WEIGHT)

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO COMPLETED FORM 1. Now I'd like your views on some groups and organizations. Please tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of what you read. Would you say your overall opinion of Congress is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very favorable5.8%5.8%
2) Mostly favorable50.4%56.2%
3) Mostly unfavorable26.2%82.4%
4) Very unfavorable9.7%92.1%
5) Never heard of0.7%92.7%
8) Can't rate6.0%98.8%
9) Refused1.2%100.0%
Missing1018
Total Unweighted N = 1023





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very favorable8.6%3.1%05.8%
Mostly favorable46.0%54.5%050.4%
Mostly unfavorable28.9%23.7%026.2%
Very unfavorable11.7%7.8%09.7%
Never heard of0.4%0.8%00.6%
Can't rate3.7%8.2%06.0%
Refused0.5%1.9%01.2%
Missing46455410180
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1023

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Very favorable9.2%5.6%3.1%26.1%
Mostly favorable52.9%48.6%49.8%3850.3%
Mostly unfavorable26.9%28.5%25.6%1027.1%
Very unfavorable5.5%9.5%13.8%99.5%
Never heard of0.0%1.0%0.0%30.4%
Can't rate4.0%5.6%7.1%85.5%
Refused1.6%1.1%0.6%21.1%
Missing287396256109079
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 951

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 moreMissingTotal
Very favorable5.8%6.1%3.9%3.2%6.6%125.2%
Mostly favorable52.5%51.9%50.6%51.9%50.0%7751.4%
Mostly unfavorable22.0%25.6%29.5%31.6%35.4%3427.5%
Very unfavorable17.9%8.8%7.7%6.3%5.6%149.8%
Never heard of0.0%1.5%0.7%0.0%0.0%10.7%
Can't rate1.8%5.3%6.3%5.7%2.5%194.6%
Refused0.0%0.8%1.4%1.3%0.0%50.8%
Missing16425825968871180182
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 861

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateTrade school degree/certification Some college, no four-year degreeCollege graduate Graduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Very favorable10.6%5.6%8.5%3.8%6.6%3.0%05.8%
Mostly favorable37.2%53.8%41.5%51.9%46.9%61.5%250.3%
Mostly unfavorable22.1%20.5%28.7%30.7%34.0%26.9%126.2%
Very unfavorable15.7%11.5%13.8%7.8%4.5%6.4%09.7%
Never heard of1.6%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%00.7%
Can't rate11.2%5.8%4.3%4.7%7.5%1.3%06.0%
Refused1.6%1.3%3.2%1.0%0.6%0.9%01.2%
Missing913114426419410610218
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1020

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced/SeparatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Very favorable5.8%4.5%5.1%7.2%05.8%
Mostly favorable51.1%45.4%51.4%51.6%550.2%
Mostly unfavorable28.0%24.9%15.4%27.1%126.3%
Very unfavorable6.7%16.2%11.4%10.8%09.7%
Never heard of0.9%1.2%0.0%0.0%00.7%
Can't rate6.3%7.1%11.4%3.1%06.1%
Refused1.3%0.7%5.1%0.2%01.2%
Missing5251626825910244
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1017

Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 3031 to 4041 to 5051 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Very favorable5.5%4.2%8.1%5.9%5.5%05.9%
Mostly favorable56.2%51.0%48.4%47.0%46.4%750.3%
Mostly unfavorable23.4%29.0%29.5%27.7%19.4%426.2%
Very unfavorable9.7%7.1%8.3%10.4%15.2%29.7%
Never heard of0.9%0.2%1.4%0.5%0.0%00.7%
Can't rate3.5%8.5%3.3%6.9%10.0%06.1%
Refused0.9%0.0%1.0%1.5%3.6%01.2%
Missing247214194183161103119
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1010

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Very favorable5.8%8.2%5.2%7.1%1.6%3.3%15.7%
Mostly favorable46.0%54.0%52.7%45.9%53.8%47.3%750.3%
Mostly unfavorable24.5%22.7%28.9%32.0%26.6%26.9%026.6%
Very unfavorable14.0%5.5%7.8%10.2%9.1%15.9%29.6%
Never heard of1.3%0.9%0.8%0.0%0.0%1.1%00.7%
Can't rate6.3%7.2%3.9%3.4%8.8%5.5%25.9%
Refused2.3%1.5%0.8%1.5%0.3%0.0%01.2%
Missing1832771791621466510306
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1011

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