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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis

IMPTISS (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Which of these kinds of issues are more important in the United States today: issues like abortion and gay marriage or issues like poverty and homelessness? [Asked only if FORM = 1.]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Issues like abortion and gay marriage18.1%18.1%
2) Issues like poverty and homelessness72.1%90.2%
3) Both6.7%96.9%
4) Neither0.9%97.8%
9) Don't know/Refused2.2%100.0%
Missing1000
Total Unweighted N = 1000





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Issues like abortion and gay marriage19.9%18.0%15.3%16.2%20.1%22.3%118.3%
Issues like poverty and homelessness69.9%70.8%77.6%76.1%66.4%66.6%1471.8%
Both7.4%7.0%5.7%7.7%8.7%4.7%06.8%
Neither0.0%1.3%0.9%0.0%1.7%1.8%00.9%
Don't know/Refused2.9%3.0%0.5%0.0%3.0%4.7%02.2%
Missing88144183202178187101518
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 985

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Issues like abortion and gay marriage38.9%21.9%9.7%11.6%8.3%17.6%018.3%
Issues like poverty and homelessness42.7%68.5%80.0%81.2%85.7%75.4%972.0%
Both15.6%5.5%5.8%6.8%2.9%3.3%16.6%
Neither0.6%0.7%1.9%0.0%2.2%0.8%01.0%
Don't know/Refused2.2%3.4%2.6%0.5%1.0%2.9%02.1%
Missing14428713318714394101012
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 990

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateMissingTotal
Issues like abortion and gay marriage25.5%20.3%16.9%12.9%018.2%
Issues like poverty and homelessness58.3%68.9%75.4%79.7%472.0%
Both4.3%9.0%5.2%6.1%06.7%
Neither2.9%0.5%0.6%1.0%01.0%
Don't know/Refused9.0%1.4%1.9%0.3%02.2%
Missing7433922935610042
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 996

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Issues like abortion and gay marriage18.3%18.0%018.1%
Issues like poverty and homelessness72.3%71.9%072.1%
Both6.7%6.8%06.7%
Neither0.9%0.9%00.9%
Don't know/Refused1.8%2.4%02.1%
Missing45254810000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1000

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 moreMissingTotal
Issues like abortion and gay marriage20.8%16.7%20.0%13.9%16.3%16.4%3017.7%
Issues like poverty and homelessness68.3%75.1%71.2%79.0%73.8%73.9%11073.2%
Both6.0%2.3%7.2%5.6%6.0%8.2%156.1%
Neither0.0%0.0%0.9%0.6%3.0%0.7%20.8%
Don't know/Refused4.9%5.9%0.7%0.9%0.9%0.7%22.2%
Missing1441111901581131541159130
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 841

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Issues like abortion and gay marriage29.0%14.5%14.5%319.3%
Issues like poverty and homelessness59.6%77.2%76.9%6271.2%
Both8.9%5.5%5.5%66.6%
Neither1.3%0.0%1.1%10.8%
Don't know/Refused1.2%2.9%2.0%22.0%
Missing336308280107476
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 926

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