Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis
IDEO (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 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
2) Conservative | 28.8% | 35.8% |
3) Moderate | 39.6% | 75.4% |
4) Liberal, OR | 14.1% | 89.5% |
5) Very liberal | 4.8% | 94.3% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 5.7% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 7.4% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 2 | 7.1% |
Conservative | 21.8% | 24.8% | 30.7% | 26.3% | 33.4% | 36.5% | 6 | 28.9% |
Moderate | 32.0% | 40.8% | 41.8% | 41.5% | 42.3% | 36.5% | 15 | 39.5% |
Liberal, OR | 24.1% | 13.2% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 1 | 14.3% |
Very liberal | 8.8% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3 | 4.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.8% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 7.9% | 6 | 5.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 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 | 16.0% | 8.1% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 | 7.1% |
Conservative | 36.9% | 34.0% | 29.0% | 28.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 4 | 28.9% |
Moderate | 26.9% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.3% | 47.5% | 36.5% | 8 | 39.6% |
Liberal, OR | 7.0% | 11.1% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 18.1% | 2 | 14.2% |
Very liberal | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 10.9% | 0 | 4.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 8.9% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 10.9% | 7 | 5.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 6.0% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 5.0% | 1 | 7.0% |
Conservative | 31.7% | 32.9% | 23.0% | 27.2% | 0 | 28.8% |
Moderate | 31.0% | 37.9% | 42.5% | 43.1% | 3 | 39.6% |
Liberal, OR | 11.1% | 12.0% | 15.1% | 17.6% | 0 | 14.2% |
Very liberal | 6.2% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 0 | 4.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 14.1% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 2 | 5.6% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 7.4% | 6.7% | 0 | 7.0% |
Conservative | 31.2% | 26.6% | 0 | 28.8% |
Moderate | 38.0% | 40.9% | 0 | 39.6% |
Liberal, OR | 12.9% | 15.3% | 0 | 14.1% |
Very liberal | 5.2% | 4.4% | 0 | 4.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.2% | 6.1% | 0 | 5.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $30,000 | $30,000 to under $50,000 | $50,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 6.1% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 16 | 7.2% |
Conservative | 25.2% | 30.8% | 32.2% | 31.1% | 26.1% | 26.5% | 88 | 28.9% |
Moderate | 35.9% | 38.5% | 41.0% | 42.8% | 42.0% | 40.5% | 108 | 40.1% |
Liberal, OR | 16.2% | 14.9% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 33 | 14.4% |
Very liberal | 8.0% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 7 | 5.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 8.5% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 37 | 4.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very conservative | 12.9% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5 | 7.4% |
Conservative | 47.8% | 21.3% | 19.1% | 30 | 29.8% |
Moderate | 30.2% | 42.0% | 49.6% | 51 | 40.3% |
Liberal, OR | 3.8% | 21.6% | 17.6% | 18 | 14.2% |
Very liberal | 1.9% | 8.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 4.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 42 | 3.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |