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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

BUDDH_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Is your overall opinion of Buddhists very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (Q141H)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very favorable10.4%10.4%
2) Mostly favorable34.5%44.9%
3) Mostly unfavorable11.0%55.9%
4) Very unfavorable8.9%64.9%
5) Never heard of (VOL.)1.9%66.7%
8) Can't rate (VOL.)25.6%92.3%
9) Refused (VOL.)7.7%100.0%
Missing3014
Total Unweighted N = 999





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Very favorable16.4%15.3%9.7%7.9%10.3%5.8%110.5%
Mostly favorable39.6%33.0%35.3%39.4%35.6%24.1%634.4%
Mostly unfavorable21.2%8.2%10.0%12.8%5.5%10.8%011.2%
Very unfavorable8.1%10.5%10.0%6.9%7.9%10.4%19.0%
Never heard of (VOL.)3.3%0.0%1.2%3.1%0.6%3.1%01.9%
Can't rate (VOL.)7.7%30.2%23.7%19.1%32.9%36.4%825.4%
Refused (VOL.)3.8%2.8%10.0%10.8%7.3%9.4%17.7%
Missing269336391599599775303145
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 982

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
Very favorable11.4%6.1%8.0%11.8%7.3%8.8%249.1%
Mostly favorable25.2%32.9%28.9%45.8%36.0%50.9%4836.1%
Mostly unfavorable13.5%15.1%17.1%5.8%14.9%6.6%712.1%
Very unfavorable15.5%8.2%8.7%10.5%4.4%4.0%128.9%
Never heard of (VOL.)5.4%0.4%2.1%0.7%0.0%1.8%32.0%
Can't rate (VOL.)19.5%27.3%30.0%21.8%29.1%23.3%5424.8%
Refused (VOL.)9.6%10.1%5.2%3.7%8.4%4.6%236.8%
Missing3793015184153504893185562
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 828

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Very favorable8.8%14.1%9.3%6.7%14.5%110.4%
Mostly favorable35.2%31.3%28.0%13.8%42.6%134.6%
Mostly unfavorable9.5%3.1%12.8%11.7%15.7%011.1%
Very unfavorable8.2%20.3%11.8%11.7%5.9%09.0%
Never heard of (VOL.)1.3%3.1%2.3%7.5%1.5%01.9%
Can't rate (VOL.)30.0%15.2%26.4%34.3%14.8%325.5%
Refused (VOL.)7.0%12.9%9.3%14.2%4.9%17.6%
Missing1651133372347493302018
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 993

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Very favorable6.4%12.5%6.6%27.2%13.9%49.9%
Mostly favorable30.5%37.0%32.0%57.6%39.1%434.7%
Mostly unfavorable14.4%10.5%11.6%7.3%4.5%011.3%
Very unfavorable12.5%7.0%10.0%1.0%3.1%18.9%
Never heard of (VOL.)2.4%1.5%2.4%0.0%1.3%01.9%
Can't rate (VOL.)28.4%23.0%28.3%4.2%27.2%525.8%
Refused (VOL.)5.4%8.5%9.1%2.6%10.9%67.4%
Missing1404653308151459303439
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 979

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Very favorable11.5%7.4%12.0%7.7%17.1%010.4%
Mostly favorable19.8%28.3%37.4%51.1%41.2%034.6%
Mostly unfavorable21.0%10.0%10.7%7.5%7.9%011.0%
Very unfavorable16.6%11.7%6.8%4.8%2.3%18.9%
Never heard of (VOL.)5.1%2.2%1.3%0.6%0.4%01.9%
Can't rate (VOL.)19.8%31.9%21.0%25.0%25.6%125.5%
Refused (VOL.)6.3%8.5%10.9%3.2%5.6%07.7%
Missing228795843647480301621
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 997

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very favorable10.4%10.4%010.4%
Mostly favorable35.1%34.0%034.5%
Mostly unfavorable9.9%12.1%011.0%
Very unfavorable9.1%8.7%08.9%
Never heard of (VOL.)1.1%2.6%01.9%
Can't rate (VOL.)24.2%27.0%025.6%
Refused (VOL.)10.2%5.3%07.6%
Missing1291172330140
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 999

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Very favorable7.0%12.6%14.6%210.8%
Mostly favorable32.3%37.2%38.6%935.5%
Mostly unfavorable15.4%10.3%7.1%111.7%
Very unfavorable10.5%7.7%8.6%59.0%
Never heard of (VOL.)2.3%1.0%1.4%31.6%
Can't rate (VOL.)24.1%26.2%22.1%2224.5%
Refused (VOL.)8.3%5.0%7.7%86.9%
Missing12499886153064162
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 949

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