Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis
ORGACLU (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Now I'd like your opinion of some groups and organizations in the news. Would you say your overall opinion of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? [Asked only if FORM = 2.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very favorable | 8.4% | 8.4% | ||
2) Mostly favorable | 29.6% | 38.1% | ||
3) Mostly unfavorable | 20.7% | 58.7% | ||
4) Very unfavorable | 13.9% | 72.6% | ||
5) Never heard of | 11.8% | 84.4% | ||
8) Can't rate | 14.4% | 98.9% | ||
9) Refused | 1.1% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 1000 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1000 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 12.3% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 1 | 8.5% |
Mostly favorable | 29.8% | 26.3% | 30.7% | 35.4% | 39.3% | 19.8% | 2 | 30.0% |
Mostly unfavorable | 13.7% | 17.2% | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21.1% | 26.5% | 7 | 20.2% |
Very unfavorable | 4.1% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 | 14.1% |
Never heard of | 24.3% | 18.8% | 8.7% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 11.5% | 3 | 11.8% |
Can't rate | 15.8% | 15.9% | 17.6% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 19.3% | 4 | 14.3% |
Refused | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0 | 1.1% |
Missing | 78 | 164 | 177 | 202 | 162 | 202 | 1018 | 15 |
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 favorable | 7.1% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 0 | 8.5% |
Mostly favorable | 28.7% | 22.6% | 33.9% | 32.9% | 35.5% | 28.7% | 4 | 29.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 21.6% | 27.8% | 23.1% | 20.4% | 12.8% | 8.1% | 4 | 20.6% |
Very unfavorable | 16.8% | 17.2% | 7.8% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 13.5% | 2 | 13.8% |
Never heard of | 7.1% | 14.4% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 14.3% | 13.0% | 1 | 11.9% |
Can't rate | 16.8% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 24.2% | 1 | 14.5% |
Refused | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0 | 1.1% |
Missing | 150 | 282 | 142 | 171 | 138 | 107 | 1012 | 10 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 5.9% | 11.5% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 1 | 8.3% |
Mostly favorable | 22.8% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 37.8% | 1 | 29.6% |
Mostly unfavorable | 23.6% | 19.5% | 19.8% | 21.9% | 0 | 20.7% |
Very unfavorable | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 0 | 13.9% |
Never heard of | 20.5% | 14.1% | 12.8% | 4.3% | 0 | 11.8% |
Can't rate | 15.0% | 14.8% | 16.8% | 11.7% | 0 | 14.4% |
Refused | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0 | 1.1% |
Missing | 84 | 322 | 236 | 354 | 1002 | 4 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 6.8% | 9.9% | 0 | 8.4% |
Mostly favorable | 28.9% | 30.4% | 0 | 29.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 23.5% | 18.0% | 0 | 20.7% |
Very unfavorable | 19.3% | 8.9% | 0 | 13.9% |
Never heard of | 10.5% | 13.1% | 0 | 11.8% |
Can't rate | 9.5% | 19.0% | 0 | 14.4% |
Refused | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0 | 1.1% |
Missing | 477 | 523 | 1000 | 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 favorable | 11.4% | 13.3% | 7.8% | 10.7% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 8 | 8.8% |
Mostly favorable | 25.9% | 28.1% | 29.1% | 31.3% | 39.7% | 32.0% | 29 | 30.5% |
Mostly unfavorable | 15.3% | 10.6% | 23.3% | 23.9% | 23.7% | 27.7% | 23 | 20.9% |
Very unfavorable | 11.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 15.3% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 20 | 14.2% |
Never heard of | 14.7% | 19.4% | 11.0% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 24 | 10.5% |
Can't rate | 19.9% | 17.1% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 23 | 14.1% |
Refused | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% |
Missing | 150 | 91 | 205 | 155 | 110 | 130 | 1130 | 159 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 3.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 7 | 8.4% |
Mostly favorable | 21.6% | 38.4% | 36.1% | 9 | 31.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 30.2% | 14.7% | 18.5% | 11 | 21.3% |
Very unfavorable | 25.8% | 6.6% | 10.4% | 6 | 14.5% |
Never heard of | 7.6% | 11.5% | 10.2% | 21 | 9.7% |
Can't rate | 11.1% | 16.5% | 13.2% | 19 | 13.6% |
Refused | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% |
Missing | 329 | 315 | 282 | 1076 | 74 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |