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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

CUTBAC_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)

If PFMAJ_1, PFTRAV_A, PFDINE_A, or PFCAR_A = 1: You mentioned making some cutbacks in spending. Have you been cutting back because your financial situation has gotten worse and made such cutbacks necessary, or because you worry that your financial situation might get worse in the future? (Q116)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Financial situation has gotten worse34.5%34.5%
2) Worry that it might get worse in the future47.2%81.7%
3) Both (VOL.)6.5%88.2%
4) Other (VOL.)8.9%97.1%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)2.9%100.0%
Missing2495
Total Unweighted N = 1518





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Financial situation has gotten worse40.0%38.8%37.5%31.2%35.5%23.3%734.5%
Worry that it might get worse in the future48.0%41.6%44.4%50.8%45.7%53.5%1247.1%
Both (VOL.)4.9%7.5%8.8%6.1%7.8%2.9%16.5%
Other (VOL.)7.0%9.8%6.7%10.5%8.4%11.8%19.0%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)0.2%2.4%2.6%1.4%2.6%8.5%12.8%
Missing205269310477489705251740
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1496

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
Financial situation has gotten worse43.5%42.9%39.2%34.6%29.0%20.0%5735.5%
Worry that it might get worse in the future37.6%43.5%44.4%48.9%50.3%61.8%13247.1%
Both (VOL.)6.6%5.3%7.3%5.9%8.4%5.4%156.5%
Other (VOL.)9.1%7.6%7.0%7.3%11.1%11.1%288.8%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.2%0.6%2.1%3.2%1.1%1.7%202.1%
Missing2962404083472974262747481
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1266

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Financial situation has gotten worse31.1%53.7%34.8%30.5%36.4%334.4%
Worry that it might get worse in the future51.0%32.2%39.5%48.1%47.9%447.3%
Both (VOL.)6.6%6.0%9.4%1.8%5.9%06.5%
Other (VOL.)8.1%8.1%13.0%8.2%8.6%18.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.2%0.0%3.4%11.4%1.2%02.9%
Missing1386106287310390250316
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1510

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Financial situation has gotten worse33.3%35.5%32.1%26.3%40.3%1034.5%
Worry that it might get worse in the future49.3%46.8%51.1%48.0%38.7%1547.1%
Both (VOL.)6.3%6.1%5.8%8.7%7.7%16.5%
Other (VOL.)7.7%9.5%8.6%12.3%10.3%38.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.4%2.1%2.5%4.7%3.0%03.0%
Missing1179554231129372252430
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1489

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Financial situation has gotten worse46.2%34.3%38.4%27.8%19.6%134.4%
Worry that it might get worse in the future33.9%50.1%41.8%53.1%60.3%147.2%
Both (VOL.)5.0%7.0%7.0%6.8%5.3%06.5%
Other (VOL.)8.8%6.9%10.9%7.9%12.2%08.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)6.1%1.7%1.9%4.4%2.6%02.9%
Missing179638703515439249721
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1516

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Financial situation has gotten worse31.6%37.1%034.5%
Worry that it might get worse in the future49.8%44.9%047.2%
Both (VOL.)6.3%6.7%06.5%
Other (VOL.)9.8%8.1%08.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)2.5%3.3%02.9%
Missing1083141224950
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1518

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Financial situation has gotten worse31.5%32.4%42.0%2434.1%
Worry that it might get worse in the future54.2%49.0%36.5%2148.5%
Both (VOL.)5.7%6.4%7.3%66.3%
Other (VOL.)6.9%9.5%11.0%78.8%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)1.7%2.7%3.1%92.4%
Missing10068375072562145
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1451

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