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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis

VIEWDTH (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? [Answered only if FORM = 1.]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Strongly favor31.8%31.8%
2) Favor36.3%68.1%
3) Oppose16.2%84.3%
4) Strongly oppose8.2%92.5%
9) Don't know/Refused7.5%100.0%
Missing1000
Total Unweighted N = 1000





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Strongly favor24.2%28.2%30.1%36.2%41.4%30.8%431.9%
Favor27.5%42.1%45.9%28.5%35.0%36.7%436.5%
Oppose24.2%15.0%13.9%19.6%10.1%15.2%216.2%
Strongly oppose16.1%8.5%3.9%7.5%9.8%7.0%08.3%
Don't know/Refused8.1%6.2%6.2%8.2%3.7%10.3%57.1%
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
Strongly favor37.7%28.6%28.7%32.1%28.7%42.4%032.2%
Favor32.4%38.7%40.3%37.0%37.6%27.2%436.2%
Oppose13.7%15.9%14.8%17.6%18.5%17.3%116.3%
Strongly oppose9.0%8.4%9.4%6.8%6.4%8.6%28.1%
Don't know/Refused7.2%8.4%6.8%6.5%8.9%4.5%37.3%
Missing14428713318714394101012
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 990

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateMissingTotal
Strongly favor28.4%36.3%30.0%28.9%131.8%
Favor32.7%37.8%34.0%37.9%236.3%
Oppose14.7%13.7%17.9%18.6%116.1%
Strongly oppose13.3%5.8%7.5%9.8%08.2%
Don't know/Refused10.8%6.4%10.6%4.7%07.5%
Missing7433922935610042
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 996

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Strongly favor34.2%29.6%031.8%
Favor36.2%36.4%036.3%
Oppose16.5%16.0%016.3%
Strongly oppose6.8%9.4%08.2%
Don't know/Refused6.2%8.6%07.5%
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
Strongly favor26.2%32.1%34.8%28.0%37.2%37.0%4732.2%
Favor33.0%36.7%38.7%47.2%32.5%33.0%5637.2%
Oppose21.8%14.5%17.1%15.2%5.6%19.6%2316.3%
Strongly oppose8.4%8.1%4.7%5.0%16.2%8.5%137.9%
Don't know/Refused10.6%8.6%4.7%4.7%8.5%1.9%206.4%
Missing1441111901581131541159130
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 841

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Strongly favor40.9%22.3%32.5%2431.8%
Favor42.8%29.5%36.8%2636.3%
Oppose7.5%25.4%18.2%517.1%
Strongly oppose3.4%12.5%7.6%97.9%
Don't know/Refused5.3%10.3%4.9%106.9%
Missing336308280107476
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 926

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