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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

PARTY (Weighted by WEIGHT)

In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or Independent?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Republican24.6%24.6%
2) Democrat32.2%56.8%
3) Independent36.6%93.5%
4) No preference (VOL.)3.1%96.5%
5) Other party (VOL.)0.3%96.8%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.2%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Republican23.4%21.0%23.9%25.4%23.9%30.1%1324.7%
Democrat29.9%27.3%33.5%30.9%34.7%36.9%1732.2%
Independent42.7%44.8%37.2%36.7%34.1%26.0%2236.7%
No preference (VOL.)1.2%4.7%2.2%2.7%3.5%3.6%23.0%
Other party (VOL.)0.2%0.3%0.1%0.1%1.0%0.1%00.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)2.6%1.9%3.0%4.2%2.8%3.2%83.0%
Missing000000620
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3951

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
Republican16.3%19.5%23.5%25.9%31.2%34.5%19524.9%
Democrat35.5%34.0%35.8%33.4%29.7%27.0%20632.8%
Independent38.2%40.8%34.4%37.5%34.9%36.3%24936.8%
No preference (VOL.)4.8%2.8%4.3%1.8%2.3%0.7%292.9%
Other party (VOL.)0.5%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.2%0.4%10.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.6%2.8%1.5%1.4%1.6%1.1%532.2%
Missing0000007330
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3280

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Republican29.7%12.1%17.5%22.8%20.3%324.7%
Democrat29.8%37.1%34.4%40.6%33.3%932.2%
Independent34.5%45.3%41.3%26.4%40.4%436.8%
No preference (VOL.)2.7%3.2%2.8%5.4%3.3%13.0%
Other party (VOL.)0.2%0.0%0.5%1.2%0.3%00.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.1%2.3%3.6%3.6%2.5%73.0%
Missing00000240
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3989

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Republican31.7%23.1%28.4%9.4%12.4%724.8%
Democrat32.1%36.1%26.5%37.7%31.4%1332.4%
Independent30.1%35.4%39.6%45.8%48.7%2136.6%
No preference (VOL.)3.5%1.2%2.6%5.9%3.2%62.9%
Other party (VOL.)0.2%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.4%10.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)2.4%4.1%2.1%1.2%3.9%113.0%
Missing00000590
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3954

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Republican17.4%25.0%27.3%25.7%24.1%624.6%
Democrat34.1%32.9%29.6%31.0%36.7%432.3%
Independent36.6%34.2%38.3%40.2%35.3%636.7%
No preference (VOL.)3.4%4.3%2.9%1.0%2.8%03.1%
Other party (VOL.)0.8%0.1%0.2%0.5%0.2%00.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)7.7%3.5%1.8%1.7%0.9%73.0%
Missing00000230
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3990

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Republican25.1%24.2%024.6%
Democrat25.6%38.5%032.2%
Independent42.9%30.7%036.6%
No preference (VOL.)2.8%3.3%03.1%
Other party (VOL.)0.4%0.2%00.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.2%3.2%03.2%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 4013

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Republican42.7%16.4%8.4%2625.6%
Democrat19.4%36.8%51.7%5532.9%
Independent33.9%41.6%35.6%5437.0%
No preference (VOL.)2.2%2.4%1.7%332.2%
Other party (VOL.)0.2%0.5%0.1%20.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)1.6%2.2%2.5%422.0%
Missing0002120
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3801

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