Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - Analysis
ASSIST (Weighted by WEIGHT)
All in all do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose providing more generous government assistance to the poor?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Strongly favor | 25.6% | 25.6% |
2) Favor | 37.3% | 62.9% |
3) Oppose | 21.2% | 84.1% |
4) Strongly oppose | 9.5% | 93.7% |
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 6.3% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 years old | 25 to 34 years old | 35 to 44 years old | 45 to 54 years old | 55 to 64 years old | 65 years and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 28.5% | 27.5% | 26.5% | 25.2% | 26.6% | 21.2% | 8 | 25.8% |
Favor | 44.5% | 36.3% | 35.5% | 34.7% | 37.9% | 37.5% | 19 | 37.4% |
Oppose | 15.9% | 19.2% | 23.0% | 25.2% | 21.9% | 20.6% | 11 | 21.3% |
Strongly oppose | 7.7% | 12.0% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 13 | 9.3% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 3.5% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 10.8% | 6 | 6.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 28.1% | 22.8% | 25.5% | 27.6% | 22.7% | 29.5% | 10 | 25.6% |
Favor | 35.0% | 37.6% | 38.5% | 38.3% | 41.7% | 31.3% | 10 | 37.5% |
Oppose | 21.7% | 22.9% | 21.7% | 19.0% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 6 | 21.4% |
Strongly oppose | 9.2% | 10.6% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 9 | 9.3% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 8 | 6.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than a high school diploma | High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | Technical, trade, or vocational school after high school or some college | College graduate (B.S., B.A., orother 4-year degree) | Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a Master's degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 39.5% | 31.1% | 21.5% | 18.0% | 16.9% | 4 | 25.6% |
Favor | 41.2% | 36.3% | 38.3% | 34.8% | 37.9% | 3 | 37.4% |
Oppose | 8.1% | 16.8% | 24.2% | 29.3% | 28.4% | 3 | 21.3% |
Strongly oppose | 6.0% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 8.9% | 5 | 9.4% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 5.2% | 6.6% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.9% | 2 | 6.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 21.7% | 29.2% | 0 | 25.6% |
Favor | 37.2% | 37.4% | 0 | 37.3% |
Oppose | 23.3% | 19.3% | 0 | 21.2% |
Strongly oppose | 11.5% | 7.7% | 0 | 9.5% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 6.3% | 6.4% | 0 | 6.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.) | Roman Catholic (Catholic) | Other | Atheist or agnostic | Nothing in particular | Christian (Vol.) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 25.4% | 23.6% | 25.8% | 17.3% | 26.1% | 35.3% | 13 | 25.6% |
Favor | 34.6% | 40.2% | 38.4% | 46.1% | 38.4% | 34.5% | 26 | 37.2% |
Oppose | 22.2% | 21.3% | 22.6% | 26.8% | 17.0% | 19.0% | 15 | 21.3% |
Strongly oppose | 10.7% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 6.7% | 5 | 9.6% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 2.0% | 6.4% | 4.5% | 7 | 6.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Very conservative | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Very liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly favor | 14.3% | 20.2% | 23.9% | 35.3% | 49.8% | 49 | 25.3% |
Favor | 22.5% | 33.4% | 43.2% | 41.6% | 32.0% | 49 | 37.5% |
Oppose | 30.6% | 28.9% | 19.4% | 13.2% | 8.6% | 25 | 21.8% |
Strongly oppose | 26.4% | 11.3% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 9 | 9.8% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 6.3% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 32 | 5.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |