Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis
PPLBUSH (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Now I'd like your views on some people. Would you say your overall opinion of George W. Bush is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? [Asked only if FORM = 1.]
| Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Very favorable | 22.2% | 22.2% | ||
| 2) Mostly favorable | 28.6% | 50.8% | ||
| 3) Mostly unfavorable | 21.5% | 72.2% | ||
| 4) Very unfavorable | 25.0% | 97.2% | ||
| 8) Can't rate | 1.8% | 99.0% | ||
| 9) Refused | 1.0% | 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 | 18.4% | 21.7% | 20.8% | 22.7% | 27.2% | 24.6% | 1 | 22.5% |
| Mostly favorable | 14.7% | 32.2% | 32.4% | 28.6% | 30.9% | 29.0% | 4 | 28.7% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 30.9% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 24.6% | 10.4% | 19.6% | 2 | 21.5% |
| Very unfavorable | 33.5% | 25.7% | 21.0% | 22.0% | 28.5% | 22.9% | 4 | 24.9% |
| Can't rate | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2 | 1.6% |
| Refused | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Missing | 88 | 144 | 183 | 202 | 178 | 187 | 1015 | 18 |
| 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 | 37.7% | 25.2% | 14.2% | 18.3% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 2 | 22.2% |
| Mostly favorable | 32.7% | 31.3% | 31.1% | 28.0% | 25.2% | 18.0% | 3 | 28.5% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 13.7% | 18.2% | 29.1% | 26.5% | 22.3% | 21.3% | 2 | 21.6% |
| Very unfavorable | 13.1% | 23.1% | 24.9% | 23.4% | 33.1% | 37.3% | 2 | 25.0% |
| Can't rate | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1 | 1.7% |
| Refused | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 0 | 1.0% |
| Missing | 144 | 287 | 133 | 187 | 143 | 94 | 1010 | 12 |
| 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 | 16.2% | 23.5% | 25.8% | 20.1% | 1 | 22.2% |
| Mostly favorable | 32.0% | 28.8% | 23.5% | 31.3% | 1 | 28.6% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 17.6% | 23.2% | 21.7% | 20.8% | 0 | 21.5% |
| Very unfavorable | 29.5% | 22.3% | 25.0% | 26.1% | 2 | 24.8% |
| Can't rate | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 0 | 1.8% |
| Refused | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0 | 1.0% |
| Missing | 74 | 339 | 229 | 356 | 1004 | 2 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 22.1% | 22.2% | 0 | 22.2% |
| Mostly favorable | 30.2% | 27.1% | 0 | 28.6% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 20.9% | 22.0% | 0 | 21.5% |
| Very unfavorable | 24.3% | 25.6% | 0 | 25.0% |
| Can't rate | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0 | 1.8% |
| Refused | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0 | 1.0% |
| Missing | 452 | 548 | 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 | 22.6% | 15.8% | 27.0% | 17.3% | 20.5% | 27.2% | 38 | 22.3% |
| Mostly favorable | 19.3% | 35.7% | 31.2% | 35.2% | 28.2% | 22.4% | 48 | 28.5% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 22.6% | 25.3% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 19.7% | 20.9% | 30 | 21.8% |
| Very unfavorable | 33.8% | 21.7% | 18.4% | 21.3% | 29.9% | 29.5% | 32 | 25.4% |
| Can't rate | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Refused | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% |
| Missing | 144 | 111 | 190 | 158 | 113 | 154 | 1159 | 130 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very favorable | 50.5% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 12 | 22.9% |
| Mostly favorable | 39.1% | 12.8% | 35.0% | 20 | 28.7% |
| Mostly unfavorable | 3.8% | 32.9% | 25.6% | 20 | 20.8% |
| Very unfavorable | 5.5% | 45.5% | 25.0% | 14 | 25.5% |
| Can't rate | 1.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Refused | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Missing | 336 | 308 | 280 | 1074 | 76 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
