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?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Very conservative | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2) Conservative | 29.8% | 35.0% |
3) Moderate | 37.0% | 72.0% |
4) Liberal | 15.7% | 87.7% |
5) Very liberal | 5.1% | 92.8% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 7.2% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 5.8% | 4.5% | 0 | 5.1% |
Conservative | 33.7% | 26.3% | 0 | 29.9% |
Moderate | 34.2% | 39.6% | 0 | 37.0% |
Liberal | 15.3% | 16.0% | 0 | 15.7% |
Very liberal | 5.2% | 5.0% | 0 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.8% | 8.5% | 0 | 7.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 11.7% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6 | 5.2% |
Conservative | 50.3% | 19.2% | 23.9% | 35 | 30.5% |
Moderate | 27.0% | 41.6% | 45.5% | 39 | 38.1% |
Liberal | 5.3% | 23.2% | 18.4% | 16 | 16.1% |
Very liberal | 1.2% | 8.0% | 6.1% | 5 | 5.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.6% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 50 | 4.9% |
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 conservative | 7.1% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 15 | 5.2% |
Conservative | 29.6% | 29.1% | 30.5% | 31.9% | 33.2% | 102 | 30.2% |
Moderate | 33.3% | 40.3% | 38.4% | 41.4% | 33.8% | 118 | 37.7% |
Liberal | 17.1% | 16.7% | 16.1% | 16.3% | 20.1% | 37 | 16.9% |
Very liberal | 6.7% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 17 | 5.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 6.2% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 55 | 4.7% |
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 conservative | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 0 | 5.2% |
Conservative | 22.5% | 35.4% | 30.8% | 31.3% | 26.0% | 25.1% | 2 | 29.9% |
Moderate | 35.3% | 34.0% | 35.6% | 38.8% | 43.0% | 37.1% | 3 | 37.1% |
Liberal | 11.6% | 14.1% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 20.8% | 23.5% | 0 | 15.7% |
Very liberal | 8.3% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 7.8% | 1 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 17.4% | 6.8% | 12.5% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 5 | 7.0% |
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 conservative | 5.9% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 0 | 5.1% |
Conservative | 32.9% | 27.9% | 32.4% | 24.1% | 2 | 30.0% |
Moderate | 37.3% | 37.1% | 34.4% | 37.7% | 2 | 37.1% |
Liberal | 13.3% | 20.1% | 9.8% | 19.9% | 0 | 15.7% |
Very liberal | 4.1% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 8.9% | 0 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 6.5% | 5.8% | 18.4% | 4.8% | 6 | 6.9% |
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 conservative | 3.3% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 1 | 5.1% |
Conservative | 27.2% | 25.3% | 32.9% | 31.0% | 34.3% | 11 | 29.8% |
Moderate | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.3% | 36.3% | 33.4% | 8 | 37.2% |
Liberal | 18.7% | 18.0% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 11.2% | 3 | 15.8% |
Very liberal | 6.6% | 6.0% | 5.7% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 7 | 7.0% |
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 conservative | 12.2% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1 | 5.0% |
Conservative | 39.8% | 36.9% | 26.7% | 25.5% | 23.1% | 14.8% | 2 | 30.1% |
Moderate | 27.9% | 35.1% | 45.1% | 42.0% | 38.1% | 37.7% | 1 | 37.3% |
Liberal | 8.1% | 12.1% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 24.1% | 27.5% | 2 | 15.7% |
Very liberal | 3.4% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 2 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 8.7% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10 | 6.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |