Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis
OBCON_B (Weighted by WEIGHT)
How much confidence do you have in Barack Obama to do the right thing when it comes to dealing with health care reform - a great deal of confidence, a fair amount of confidence, not too much confidence, or no confidence at all? (Q220A) [Note: OBCON_B through REPCON_B were read together as a block, but were read in a random order within the block.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) A great deal of confidence | 25.6% | 25.6% | ||
2) A fair amount of confidence | 29.6% | 55.2% | ||
3) Not too much confidence | 20.5% | 75.7% | ||
4) No confidence at all | 21.7% | 97.5% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 2.5% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 31.7% | 25.3% | 25.5% | 21.1% | 29.3% | 23.8% | 4 | 25.7% |
A fair amount of confidence | 36.8% | 38.2% | 24.6% | 25.0% | 28.9% | 25.5% | 12 | 29.5% |
Not too much confidence | 20.8% | 19.7% | 25.0% | 22.6% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 5 | 20.6% |
No confidence at all | 10.6% | 13.9% | 23.4% | 27.1% | 22.3% | 29.5% | 10 | 21.6% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 0.0% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1 | 2.5% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 29.0% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 17.0% | 92 | 25.1% |
A fair amount of confidence | 34.1% | 30.3% | 26.7% | 31.1% | 31.9% | 32.0% | 94 | 30.8% |
Not too much confidence | 18.8% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 22.3% | 19.2% | 70 | 21.0% |
No confidence at all | 14.4% | 17.4% | 14.6% | 26.1% | 22.8% | 29.7% | 109 | 20.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 10 | 2.4% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 22.9% | 31.0% | 34.5% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 5 | 25.5% |
A fair amount of confidence | 24.7% | 40.7% | 31.6% | 30.5% | 38.0% | 5 | 29.6% |
Not too much confidence | 22.8% | 19.9% | 15.9% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 1 | 20.6% |
No confidence at all | 27.4% | 5.0% | 14.7% | 23.8% | 14.6% | 2 | 21.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 2.1% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 0 | 2.6% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 23.3% | 25.0% | 25.6% | 40.8% | 27.6% | 5 | 25.7% |
A fair amount of confidence | 24.5% | 29.9% | 28.0% | 36.4% | 39.2% | 9 | 29.5% |
Not too much confidence | 23.1% | 21.9% | 19.0% | 10.1% | 17.1% | 4 | 20.5% |
No confidence at all | 27.2% | 20.3% | 26.0% | 7.7% | 12.9% | 3 | 21.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 2 | 2.5% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 32.9% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 23.1% | 29.3% | 2 | 25.7% |
A fair amount of confidence | 31.9% | 28.7% | 29.4% | 31.2% | 27.8% | 6 | 29.6% |
Not too much confidence | 13.1% | 22.3% | 21.4% | 23.1% | 19.2% | 1 | 20.6% |
No confidence at all | 16.4% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.5% | 6 | 21.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.8% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 | 2.4% |
Missing | 147 | 544 | 544 | 429 | 340 | 2027 | 6 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 21.4% | 29.5% | 0 | 25.6% |
A fair amount of confidence | 30.2% | 29.1% | 0 | 29.6% |
Not too much confidence | 20.0% | 21.0% | 0 | 20.5% |
No confidence at all | 25.9% | 17.9% | 0 | 21.7% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0 | 2.5% |
Missing | 895 | 1115 | 2010 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A great deal of confidence | 15.2% | 26.9% | 42.0% | 24 | 25.5% |
A fair amount of confidence | 18.7% | 37.6% | 36.9% | 33 | 29.5% |
Not too much confidence | 24.9% | 22.0% | 12.2% | 21 | 20.9% |
No confidence at all | 39.7% | 11.6% | 7.3% | 16 | 22.3% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 16 | 1.7% |
Missing | 832 | 691 | 385 | 2120 | 102 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |