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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?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Strongly favor25.6%25.6%
2) Favor37.3%62.9%
3) Oppose21.2%84.1%
4) Strongly oppose9.5%93.7%
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.)6.3%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 24 years old25 to 34 years old35 to 44 years old45 to 54 years old55 to 64 years old65 years and olderMissingTotal
Strongly favor28.5%27.5%26.5%25.2%26.6%21.2%825.8%
Favor44.5%36.3%35.5%34.7%37.9%37.5%1937.4%
Oppose15.9%19.2%23.0%25.2%21.9%20.6%1121.3%
Strongly oppose7.7%12.0%8.8%9.1%7.9%9.7%139.3%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)3.5%5.0%6.2%5.8%5.7%10.8%66.3%
Missing000000570
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2946

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Strongly favor28.1%22.8%25.5%27.6%22.7%29.5%1025.6%
Favor35.0%37.6%38.5%38.3%41.7%31.3%1037.5%
Oppose21.7%22.9%21.7%19.0%21.8%21.2%621.4%
Strongly oppose9.2%10.6%9.4%8.9%7.4%9.9%99.3%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)5.9%6.1%5.0%6.2%6.4%8.1%86.2%
Missing000000430
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2960

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than a high school diplomaHigh school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)Technical, trade, or vocational school after high school or some collegeCollege 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)MissingTotal
Strongly favor39.5%31.1%21.5%18.0%16.9%425.6%
Favor41.2%36.3%38.3%34.8%37.9%337.4%
Oppose8.1%16.8%24.2%29.3%28.4%321.3%
Strongly oppose6.0%9.2%9.7%12.2%8.9%59.4%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)5.2%6.6%6.2%5.7%7.9%26.3%
Missing00000170
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2986

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Strongly favor21.7%29.2%025.6%
Favor37.2%37.4%037.3%
Oppose23.3%19.3%021.2%
Strongly oppose11.5%7.7%09.5%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)6.3%6.4%06.3%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3003

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)Roman Catholic (Catholic)OtherAtheist or agnosticNothing in particularChristian (Vol.)MissingTotal
Strongly favor25.4%23.6%25.8%17.3%26.1%35.3%1325.6%
Favor34.6%40.2%38.4%46.1%38.4%34.5%2637.2%
Oppose22.2%21.3%22.6%26.8%17.0%19.0%1521.3%
Strongly oppose10.7%8.8%5.9%7.8%12.1%6.7%59.6%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)7.1%6.1%7.2%2.0%6.4%4.5%76.3%
Missing000000660
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2937

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 Very conservativeConservativeModerateLiberalVery liberalMissingTotal
Strongly favor14.3%20.2%23.9%35.3%49.8%4925.3%
Favor22.5%33.4%43.2%41.6%32.0%4937.5%
Oppose30.6%28.9%19.4%13.2%8.6%2521.8%
Strongly oppose26.4%11.3%7.9%5.3%6.5%99.8%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)6.3%6.2%5.7%4.6%3.1%325.5%
Missing000001640
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2839

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