Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis
VIEWFUND (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 allowing churches and other houses of worship to apply, along with other organizations, for government funding to provide social services such as job training or drug treatment counseling to people who need them? [Answered only if FORM = 1.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Stongly favor | 25.3% | 25.3% | ||
2) Favor | 41.2% | 66.5% | ||
3) Oppose | 21.8% | 88.3% | ||
4) Strongly oppose | 8.0% | 96.3% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused | 3.7% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stongly favor | 33.6% | 29.4% | 25.7% | 25.0% | 23.5% | 14.9% | 3 | 25.2% |
Favor | 47.2% | 44.4% | 44.6% | 38.8% | 36.6% | 35.1% | 8 | 41.2% |
Oppose | 10.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 19.4% | 25.2% | 33.6% | 2 | 21.9% |
Strongly oppose | 7.7% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 11.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 1 | 8.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 1 | 3.6% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stongly favor | 37.8% | 31.2% | 20.6% | 23.1% | 16.6% | 17.1% | 1 | 25.5% |
Favor | 30.6% | 34.8% | 54.5% | 46.7% | 42.5% | 42.9% | 4 | 41.2% |
Oppose | 20.9% | 23.5% | 14.8% | 21.0% | 25.9% | 22.9% | 3 | 21.7% |
Strongly oppose | 6.3% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 6.3% | 12.5% | 11.0% | 1 | 8.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.4% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 1 | 3.6% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stongly favor | 30.2% | 27.3% | 23.8% | 21.0% | 2 | 25.2% |
Favor | 36.3% | 43.9% | 45.8% | 35.9% | 2 | 41.2% |
Oppose | 21.6% | 20.0% | 21.3% | 25.3% | 0 | 21.9% |
Strongly oppose | 6.5% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 13.6% | 0 | 8.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.4% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 0 | 3.6% |
Missing | 74 | 339 | 229 | 356 | 1004 | 2 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stongly favor | 22.6% | 27.7% | 0 | 25.3% |
Favor | 41.4% | 41.1% | 0 | 41.2% |
Oppose | 24.7% | 19.2% | 0 | 21.8% |
Strongly oppose | 8.7% | 7.4% | 0 | 8.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.6% | 4.6% | 0 | 3.7% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stongly favor | 34.3% | 26.7% | 30.8% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 21.5% | 33 | 26.0% |
Favor | 43.6% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 43.7% | 38.9% | 37.8% | 61 | 41.7% |
Oppose | 13.9% | 29.4% | 16.0% | 27.2% | 23.5% | 22.6% | 42 | 21.0% |
Strongly oppose | 4.9% | 2.3% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 14 | 8.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 9 | 3.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stongly favor | 27.2% | 25.7% | 22.5% | 19 | 25.2% |
Favor | 38.0% | 41.5% | 44.2% | 30 | 41.2% |
Oppose | 23.5% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 13 | 22.3% |
Strongly oppose | 6.8% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 5 | 8.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.4% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 7 | 3.1% |
Missing | 336 | 308 | 280 | 1074 | 76 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |