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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis

POLVIEWS (Weighted by WEIGHT)

In general, would you describe your political views as very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very conservative5.1%5.1%
2) Conservative29.8%35.0%
3) Moderate37.0%72.0%
4) Liberal15.7%87.7%
5) Very liberal5.1%92.8%
9) Don't know/Refused7.2%100.0%





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very conservative5.8%4.5%05.1%
Conservative33.7%26.3%029.9%
Moderate34.2%39.6%037.0%
Liberal15.3%16.0%015.7%
Very liberal5.2%5.0%05.1%
Don't know/Refused5.8%8.5%07.2%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2041

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Very conservative11.7%2.0%2.3%65.2%
Conservative50.3%19.2%23.9%3530.5%
Moderate27.0%41.6%45.5%3938.1%
Liberal5.3%23.2%18.4%1616.1%
Very liberal1.2%8.0%6.1%55.3%
Don't know/Refused4.6%6.0%3.7%504.9%
Missing0001510
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1890

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 conservative7.1%3.4%5.6%5.8%5.3%155.2%
Conservative29.6%29.1%30.5%31.9%33.2%10230.2%
Moderate33.3%40.3%38.4%41.4%33.8%11837.7%
Liberal17.1%16.7%16.1%16.3%20.1%3716.9%
Very liberal6.7%5.4%4.7%3.4%4.0%175.2%
Don't know/Refused6.2%5.1%4.6%1.4%3.7%554.7%
Missing000003440
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1697

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateTrade school degree/certification Some college, no four-year degreeCollege graduate Graduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Very conservative4.9%5.0%4.3%6.3%3.7%5.8%05.2%
Conservative22.5%35.4%30.8%31.3%26.0%25.1%229.9%
Moderate35.3%34.0%35.6%38.8%43.0%37.1%337.1%
Liberal11.6%14.1%13.0%14.9%20.8%23.5%015.7%
Very liberal8.3%4.6%3.8%3.8%3.6%7.8%15.1%
Don't know/Refused17.4%6.8%12.5%4.8%3.0%0.7%57.0%
Missing000000110
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2030

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced/SeparatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Very conservative5.9%4.5%3.4%4.6%05.1%
Conservative32.9%27.9%32.4%24.1%230.0%
Moderate37.3%37.1%34.4%37.7%237.1%
Liberal13.3%20.1%9.8%19.9%015.7%
Very liberal4.1%4.6%1.7%8.9%05.1%
Don't know/Refused6.5%5.8%18.4%4.8%66.9%
Missing0000100
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2031

Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 3031 to 4041 to 5051 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Very conservative3.3%6.4%4.3%5.7%6.4%15.1%
Conservative27.2%25.3%32.9%31.0%34.3%1129.8%
Moderate38.4%38.5%38.3%36.3%33.4%837.2%
Liberal18.7%18.0%13.4%16.2%11.2%315.8%
Very liberal6.6%6.0%5.7%3.2%3.2%25.1%
Don't know/Refused5.9%5.7%5.5%7.7%11.4%77.0%
Missing00000320
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2009

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Very conservative12.2%4.0%4.0%3.4%3.3%1.7%15.0%
Conservative39.8%36.9%26.7%25.5%23.1%14.8%230.1%
Moderate27.9%35.1%45.1%42.0%38.1%37.7%137.3%
Liberal8.1%12.1%15.5%16.9%24.1%27.5%215.7%
Very liberal3.4%5.1%2.6%5.2%7.1%10.1%25.1%
Don't know/Refused8.7%6.9%6.0%7.0%4.3%8.1%106.8%
Missing000000180
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2023

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