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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

CTRBET_B (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Do you think the country as a whole would be [better off or worse off] if the president and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it would make much difference? [Choices 1 and 2 were read in reverse order for random respondents] (Q221B)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Better off39.4%39.4%
2) Worse off32.4%71.7%
3) Wouldn't make much difference18.6%90.3%
4) Depends (VOL.)3.6%93.9%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)6.1%100.0%
Missing2010
Total Unweighted N = 2003





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Better off46.8%42.1%40.1%37.4%39.3%33.0%739.5%
Worse off25.3%28.4%39.2%33.6%32.0%33.4%1232.3%
Wouldn't make much difference20.4%23.7%14.0%15.4%19.7%20.0%618.7%
Depends (VOL.)0.6%2.4%3.7%6.1%3.2%4.0%33.5%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)7.0%3.4%3.0%7.5%5.8%9.6%46.0%
Missing192201266380434507204230
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1971

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
Better off49.0%50.9%38.8%32.2%40.5%38.0%11441.0%
Worse off17.4%19.4%29.6%41.8%39.1%42.7%13931.9%
Wouldn't make much difference24.8%22.4%21.4%19.5%13.5%11.4%6418.9%
Depends (VOL.)3.8%1.6%5.1%1.7%2.9%5.2%113.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)5.0%5.8%5.1%4.8%4.0%2.7%474.6%
Missing2801933442702363292385358
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1628

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Better off34.0%55.9%49.5%37.3%44.2%639.4%
Worse off39.7%14.0%22.9%20.9%26.9%332.3%
Wouldn't make much difference16.2%26.7%16.8%24.1%21.7%318.6%
Depends (VOL.)3.6%2.7%4.5%6.6%2.2%03.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)6.5%0.7%6.3%11.0%5.1%16.1%
Missing109084262219344202311
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1990

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Better off34.0%36.0%37.2%63.5%51.1%639.5%
Worse off37.8%34.5%34.0%14.7%21.6%632.4%
Wouldn't make much difference16.9%21.1%20.5%14.7%18.9%718.5%
Depends (VOL.)4.3%3.4%2.2%3.1%3.2%13.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)7.0%4.9%6.1%3.9%5.2%35.9%
Missing90444624593286203336
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1980

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Better off49.2%34.8%34.9%39.4%51.6%339.5%
Worse off16.9%29.9%39.1%35.4%36.2%432.4%
Wouldn't make much difference20.4%24.2%17.4%17.5%6.5%518.6%
Depends (VOL.)5.1%3.7%2.7%3.2%4.1%03.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)8.5%7.4%6.0%4.5%1.5%56.0%
Missing14754454442934020276
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1986

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Better off38.9%39.8%039.4%
Worse off35.2%29.7%032.4%
Wouldn't make much difference19.2%18.1%018.6%
Depends (VOL.)2.9%4.1%03.5%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.8%8.3%06.1%
Missing895111520100
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2003

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Better off23.9%44.2%62.8%2640.1%
Worse off52.0%24.2%12.7%2533.2%
Wouldn't make much difference16.2%21.6%16.8%2818.3%
Depends (VOL.)3.0%4.3%3.0%53.5%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.8%5.6%4.6%265.1%
Missing8326913852120102
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1893

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