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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.]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Stongly favor25.3%25.3%
2) Favor41.2%66.5%
3) Oppose21.8%88.3%
4) Strongly oppose8.0%96.3%
9) Don't know/Refused3.7%100.0%
Missing1000
Total Unweighted N = 1000





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Stongly favor33.6%29.4%25.7%25.0%23.5%14.9%325.2%
Favor47.2%44.4%44.6%38.8%36.6%35.1%841.2%
Oppose10.0%19.0%23.0%19.4%25.2%33.6%221.9%
Strongly oppose7.7%5.5%6.2%11.4%8.4%9.4%18.1%
Don't know/Refused1.5%1.7%0.5%5.4%6.4%7.0%13.6%
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
Stongly favor37.8%31.2%20.6%23.1%16.6%17.1%125.5%
Favor30.6%34.8%54.5%46.7%42.5%42.9%441.2%
Oppose20.9%23.5%14.8%21.0%25.9%22.9%321.7%
Strongly oppose6.3%6.2%9.0%6.3%12.5%11.0%18.0%
Don't know/Refused4.4%4.5%1.0%2.9%2.6%6.1%13.6%
Missing14428713318714394101012
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 990

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateMissingTotal
Stongly favor30.2%27.3%23.8%21.0%225.2%
Favor36.3%43.9%45.8%35.9%241.2%
Oppose21.6%20.0%21.3%25.3%021.9%
Strongly oppose6.5%5.3%6.9%13.6%08.0%
Don't know/Refused5.4%3.6%2.1%4.2%03.6%
Missing7433922935610042
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 996

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Stongly favor22.6%27.7%025.3%
Favor41.4%41.1%041.2%
Oppose24.7%19.2%021.8%
Strongly oppose8.7%7.4%08.0%
Don't know/Refused2.6%4.6%03.7%
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
Stongly favor34.3%26.7%30.8%18.3%18.8%21.5%3326.0%
Favor43.6%41.6%42.5%43.7%38.9%37.8%6141.7%
Oppose13.9%29.4%16.0%27.2%23.5%22.6%4221.0%
Strongly oppose4.9%2.3%7.0%7.4%14.1%15.2%148.2%
Don't know/Refused3.3%0.0%3.8%3.4%4.7%3.0%93.2%
Missing1441111901581131541159130
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 841

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Stongly favor27.2%25.7%22.5%1925.2%
Favor38.0%41.5%44.2%3041.2%
Oppose23.5%21.6%21.7%1322.3%
Strongly oppose6.8%8.5%9.7%58.3%
Don't know/Refused4.4%2.7%2.0%73.1%
Missing336308280107476
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 926

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