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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis

ISSDEATH (Weighted by WEIGHT)

I'd like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in this country today. All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder when they were under the age of 18? [Answered only if FORM = 2.]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Strongly favor11.8%11.8%
2) Favor24.6%36.4%
3) Oppose35.3%71.7%
4) Strongly oppose19.2%90.8%
9) Don't know/Refused9.1%100.0%
Missing1000
Total Unweighted N = 1000





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Strongly favor6.8%9.0%9.4%15.4%19.2%11.7%211.8%
Favor20.2%27.6%27.7%25.6%22.8%23.2%224.9%
Oppose41.4%25.5%38.9%33.4%38.0%37.7%435.5%
Strongly oppose26.7%26.8%16.0%16.4%14.1%13.7%618.8%
Don't know/Refused4.8%11.1%8.0%9.2%5.8%13.7%49.0%
Missing78164177202162202101815
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 982

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Strongly favor6.1%10.1%9.8%13.7%12.8%20.9%211.7%
Favor21.3%23.6%18.3%27.7%28.7%29.8%224.7%
Oppose36.5%38.4%37.9%34.2%31.5%28.4%635.2%
Strongly oppose28.4%18.7%26.1%16.3%13.4%14.2%019.4%
Don't know/Refused7.7%9.2%7.8%8.1%13.7%6.7%29.0%
Missing150282142171138107101210
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 988

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateMissingTotal
Strongly favor14.6%15.5%9.8%7.4%011.8%
Favor18.9%25.2%25.4%25.5%124.6%
Oppose38.6%31.8%33.5%40.1%035.3%
Strongly oppose17.3%19.0%22.0%17.8%019.2%
Don't know/Refused10.6%8.3%9.4%9.2%19.1%
Missing8432223635410024
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 998

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Strongly favor16.6%7.3%011.8%
Favor29.9%19.7%024.6%
Oppose28.8%41.3%035.3%
Strongly oppose16.3%21.8%019.2%
Don't know/Refused8.4%9.8%09.1%
Missing47752310000
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
Strongly favor10.1%14.5%13.6%8.9%9.1%11.9%1811.5%
Favor22.1%25.6%19.0%34.8%27.7%29.7%2125.9%
Oppose37.4%29.4%40.5%32.6%39.8%38.9%3536.8%
Strongly oppose19.9%17.9%19.5%20.3%17.7%11.2%3118.0%
Don't know/Refused10.4%12.6%7.4%3.4%5.6%8.3%257.9%
Missing150912051551101301130159
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 870

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Strongly favor15.0%6.8%12.8%1111.5%
Favor30.9%19.3%25.2%1425.1%
Oppose33.1%41.0%33.5%2336.0%
Strongly oppose11.8%26.3%21.0%1019.6%
Don't know/Refused9.3%6.6%7.5%187.8%
Missing329315282107674
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 924

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