Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis
GVFUND_B (Weighted by WEIGHT)
On another subject... Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing churches and other houses of worship to apply, along with other organizations, for government funding to provide social services such as job training or drug treatment counseling to people who need them? (Q249)
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly favor | 23.9% | 23.9% | ||
2) Favor | 43.9% | 67.8% | ||
3) Oppose | 16.8% | 84.6% | ||
4) Strongly oppose | 9.7% | 94.3% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.7% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 2010 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2003 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 25.3% | 22.3% | 37.3% | 26.1% | 17.2% | 14.1% | 5 | 23.9% |
Favor | 54.3% | 50.5% | 41.0% | 43.5% | 38.9% | 38.1% | 9 | 44.1% |
Oppose | 10.8% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 18.0% | 22.6% | 24.5% | 12 | 16.5% |
Strongly oppose | 7.6% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 3 | 9.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 2.0% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 3 | 5.7% |
Missing | 192 | 201 | 266 | 380 | 434 | 507 | 2042 | 30 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 31.3% | 27.5% | 29.0% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 17.1% | 64 | 25.0% |
Favor | 41.9% | 38.0% | 42.6% | 47.6% | 47.0% | 50.0% | 143 | 44.6% |
Oppose | 11.2% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 89 | 15.6% |
Strongly oppose | 10.4% | 13.6% | 4.0% | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.9% | 43 | 9.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 36 | 5.0% |
Missing | 280 | 193 | 344 | 270 | 236 | 329 | 2385 | 358 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 22.6% | 31.3% | 27.7% | 17.2% | 25.0% | 3 | 23.8% |
Favor | 44.2% | 42.0% | 37.9% | 36.5% | 49.7% | 2 | 44.0% |
Oppose | 18.4% | 14.0% | 13.4% | 25.9% | 11.8% | 6 | 16.7% |
Strongly oppose | 8.6% | 8.2% | 16.1% | 10.9% | 9.6% | 2 | 9.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 6.2% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 9.6% | 3.8% | 0 | 5.7% |
Missing | 1090 | 84 | 262 | 219 | 344 | 2023 | 11 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 26.2% | 21.4% | 32.2% | 25.2% | 16.4% | 3 | 24.0% |
Favor | 41.2% | 50.6% | 44.6% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 9 | 43.9% |
Oppose | 17.1% | 17.6% | 13.7% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 4 | 16.9% |
Strongly oppose | 9.3% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 16.2% | 4 | 9.6% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 6.3% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 3 | 5.6% |
Missing | 904 | 446 | 245 | 93 | 286 | 2033 | 36 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 32.2% | 25.9% | 21.4% | 19.5% | 20.3% | 5 | 23.8% |
Favor | 44.8% | 40.3% | 46.0% | 44.7% | 48.4% | 1 | 44.2% |
Oppose | 12.1% | 17.2% | 16.8% | 18.5% | 18.0% | 5 | 16.7% |
Strongly oppose | 5.4% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 10.6% | 9.2% | 3 | 9.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.5% | 6.6% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 4.0% | 3 | 5.6% |
Missing | 147 | 544 | 544 | 429 | 340 | 2027 | 6 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 22.4% | 25.3% | 0 | 23.9% |
Favor | 42.5% | 45.3% | 0 | 43.9% |
Oppose | 18.1% | 15.7% | 0 | 16.8% |
Strongly oppose | 11.8% | 7.7% | 0 | 9.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.2% | 6.1% | 0 | 5.7% |
Missing | 895 | 1115 | 2010 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 23.4% | 26.6% | 24.8% | 13 | 24.9% |
Favor | 42.5% | 45.1% | 46.5% | 38 | 44.4% |
Oppose | 19.2% | 15.2% | 13.4% | 26 | 16.4% |
Strongly oppose | 9.4% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10 | 9.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.5% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 23 | 4.5% |
Missing | 832 | 691 | 385 | 2120 | 102 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |