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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2006 - Analysis

UNITED (Weighted by WEIGHT)

I'd like to get your opinion of some groups and organizations in the news. Is your overall opinion of the United Nations: very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable? [(Interviewers: probe to distinguish between never heard of and can't rate.) Answered only if FORM = 2.]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very favorable11.8%11.8%
2) Mostly favorable40.6%52.4%
3) Mostly unfavorable24.5%76.9%
4) Very unfavorable12.0%88.9%
5) Never heard of1.9%90.7%
8) Can't rate8.3%99.0%
9) Refused1.0%100.0%
Missing996
Total Unweighted N = 1007





Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-6465+MissingTotal
Very favorable23.1%10.5%11.8%9.5%8.5%211.5%
Mostly favorable46.2%51.7%41.0%37.2%34.1%241.0%
Mostly unfavorable14.5%16.3%26.2%28.0%31.3%324.6%
Very unfavorable6.8%7.6%10.8%15.2%15.9%012.1%
Never heard of0.0%3.5%2.6%2.1%0.0%01.8%
Can't rate9.4%9.9%6.2%6.8%9.1%27.9%
Refused0.0%0.6%1.5%1.2%1.1%01.0%
Missing69116156402240100513
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 998

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Very favorable10.5%12.6%13.1%8.7%8.3%20.0%011.9%
Mostly favorable21.7%43.9%43.8%41.5%49.6%40.8%140.6%
Mostly unfavorable33.6%25.9%21.9%27.1%18.0%18.3%124.7%
Very unfavorable24.5%9.2%15.0%10.6%6.0%7.5%012.0%
Never heard of2.1%2.1%1.9%1.9%2.3%0.0%01.8%
Can't rate7.0%5.0%3.8%8.2%15.0%13.3%28.1%
Refused0.7%1.3%0.6%1.9%0.8%0.0%11.0%
Missing16528013915514510410018
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1002

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)Some college, no 4-year degree (or Vocational or Technical degree AFTER high school)College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical schoolMissingTotal
Very favorable16.9%10.8%11.6%11.9%7.1%111.7%
Mostly favorable35.2%43.3%36.1%44.0%45.5%040.8%
Mostly unfavorable21.1%22.8%28.2%24.4%28.3%024.7%
Very unfavorable10.6%12.0%12.0%13.1%13.1%012.1%
Never heard of5.6%2.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%01.9%
Can't rate10.6%8.0%8.7%5.4%5.1%27.8%
Refused0.0%1.1%1.7%1.2%1.0%01.1%
Missing832702522251589998
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1004

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very favorable13.3%10.5%011.8%
Mostly favorable34.4%46.3%040.6%
Mostly unfavorable25.9%23.2%024.5%
Very unfavorable16.8%7.6%012.0%
Never heard of1.4%2.3%01.9%
Can't rate7.7%8.8%08.2%
Refused0.6%1.3%01.0%
Missing4895079960
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1007

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,00020 to under $30,00030 to under $50,00050 to under $75,00075 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
Very favorable13.1%20.5%8.5%8.9%6.8%15.0%1611.6%
Mostly favorable42.3%42.0%38.2%44.6%45.8%40.8%4241.9%
Mostly unfavorable20.8%22.3%31.1%22.9%22.0%26.7%3224.8%
Very unfavorable6.5%5.4%12.3%14.0%15.3%15.0%2311.4%
Never heard of4.8%0.9%0.9%3.2%0.0%0.8%21.9%
Can't rate11.9%8.0%7.5%6.4%8.5%0.8%137.4%
Refused0.6%0.9%1.4%0.0%1.7%0.8%40.9%
Missing132922021421201741128134
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 875

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Very favorable9.0%14.1%8.3%18.6%111.7%
Mostly favorable39.0%42.3%38.9%45.1%240.7%
Mostly unfavorable25.4%24.2%31.9%20.6%024.7%
Very unfavorable14.1%12.1%8.3%6.9%111.9%
Never heard of2.1%3.4%0.0%1.0%01.9%
Can't rate9.0%3.4%11.1%7.4%18.0%
Refused1.4%0.7%1.4%0.5%11.1%
Missing56915211715210026
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1001

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