Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis
GOP (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Is your overall opinion of the Republican Party very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (Combination of GOP_A and GOP_B)
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Very favorable | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2) Mostly favorable | 33.7% | 40.2% |
3) Mostly unfavorable | 31.5% | 71.7% |
4) Very unfavorable | 18.2% | 89.9% |
5) Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.2% | 90.1% |
8) Can't rate (VOL.) | 5.6% | 95.7% |
9) Refused (VOL.) | 4.3% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 1 | 6.6% |
Mostly favorable | 39.7% | 33.2% | 37.1% | 31.5% | 29.3% | 32.3% | 21 | 33.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 29.2% | 32.5% | 32.0% | 32.7% | 32.8% | 30.2% | 15 | 31.7% |
Very unfavorable | 14.0% | 15.9% | 15.3% | 18.7% | 23.4% | 21.5% | 15 | 18.2% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.2% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6 | 5.5% |
Refused (VOL.) | 3.2% | 6.5% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4 | 4.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 10.7% | 8.1% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 35 | 6.8% |
Mostly favorable | 25.7% | 29.1% | 37.5% | 33.6% | 40.7% | 38.5% | 231 | 34.1% |
Mostly unfavorable | 26.2% | 26.4% | 28.2% | 38.3% | 32.9% | 39.1% | 237 | 31.7% |
Very unfavorable | 23.5% | 22.3% | 18.4% | 16.9% | 15.3% | 15.2% | 123 | 18.7% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 7.6% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 57 | 5.1% |
Refused (VOL.) | 5.9% | 10.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 49 | 3.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 733 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Living with a partner | Divorced or separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 5.9% | 7.1% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 1 | 6.5% |
Mostly favorable | 36.5% | 23.1% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 34.6% | 6 | 33.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 32.1% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 25.2% | 32.7% | 8 | 31.5% |
Very unfavorable | 16.2% | 25.1% | 23.6% | 24.6% | 16.3% | 7 | 18.2% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.2% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 5.2% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 5.1% | 0 | 5.6% |
Refused (VOL.) | 3.8% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 2 | 4.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Other Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian) | Other (non Christian) | Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 6.2% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4 | 6.5% |
Mostly favorable | 37.3% | 33.9% | 36.3% | 24.3% | 25.7% | 18 | 33.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 28.7% | 32.3% | 34.6% | 33.1% | 35.0% | 14 | 31.7% |
Very unfavorable | 17.7% | 15.4% | 13.0% | 29.8% | 23.9% | 15 | 18.2% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.2% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 5.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 4 | 5.6% |
Refused (VOL.) | 4.1% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 4 | 4.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college, no four-year degree | Four-year college degree | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 9.4% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1 | 6.5% |
Mostly favorable | 27.5% | 31.2% | 38.6% | 37.1% | 31.5% | 7 | 33.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 21.9% | 30.9% | 29.5% | 38.4% | 39.8% | 5 | 31.5% |
Very unfavorable | 19.7% | 17.8% | 18.0% | 14.2% | 23.7% | 3 | 18.2% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 10.3% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3 | 5.6% |
Refused (VOL.) | 11.0% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3 | 4.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 7.9% | 5.2% | 0 | 6.5% |
Mostly favorable | 33.3% | 34.1% | 0 | 33.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 31.4% | 31.7% | 0 | 31.5% |
Very unfavorable | 18.5% | 17.9% | 0 | 18.2% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0 | 0.2% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 4.3% | 6.8% | 0 | 5.6% |
Refused (VOL.) | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0 | 4.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 8.3% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 15 | 6.4% |
Mostly favorable | 46.1% | 30.8% | 19.7% | 32 | 34.7% |
Mostly unfavorable | 26.1% | 37.3% | 36.2% | 48 | 32.4% |
Very unfavorable | 11.6% | 18.0% | 32.1% | 33 | 18.4% |
Never heard of (VOL.) | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
Can't rate (VOL.) | 3.7% | 5.9% | 3.8% | 51 | 4.5% |
Refused (VOL.) | 4.0% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 31 | 3.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |