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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - Analysis

FEDBUDGT (Weighted by WEIGHT)

As you think about the elections for Congress this November, how important are each of the following issues to you? Is the issue of the federal budget deficit very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? [INTERVIEWER: PLEASE RE-READ RESPONSE OPTIONS AS NECESSARY TO REMIND RESPONDS OF OPTIONS]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very important66.8%66.8%
2) Somewhat important22.9%89.8%
3) Not too important5.0%94.8%
4) Not at all important2.2%97.0%
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.)3.0%100.0%
Missing1491
Total Unweighted N = 1512





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
Very important47.4%56.0%67.0%75.3%69.1%77.4%2366.4%
Somewhat important33.9%27.4%25.9%17.9%21.5%16.5%023.3%
Not too important6.1%11.7%3.4%3.7%3.7%2.3%05.1%
Not at all important6.4%1.2%1.4%1.2%3.5%1.1%02.3%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)6.1%3.7%2.3%1.9%2.2%2.8%13.0%
Missing125192223274297347151533
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1488

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Very important73.0%68.6%75.6%61.9%66.9%53.1%1267.0%
Somewhat important19.8%24.4%17.3%23.2%23.5%30.2%422.9%
Not too important2.1%4.0%4.2%7.6%4.6%8.7%05.1%
Not at all important1.7%2.0%1.2%3.3%2.5%2.4%12.2%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)3.4%1.0%1.8%4.0%2.5%5.6%22.8%
Missing225389198273241141151024
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1493

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
Very important75.8%68.6%66.1%64.3%59.1%366.9%
Somewhat important12.6%19.4%25.5%28.1%29.5%222.9%
Not too important1.2%4.7%5.8%4.2%8.9%05.0%
Not at all important1.5%3.5%2.1%1.4%0.7%12.2%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)8.9%3.9%0.5%2.0%1.8%03.0%
Missing110378435357200149711
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1506

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very important66.4%67.2%066.8%
Somewhat important21.5%24.3%022.9%
Not too important6.4%3.7%05.0%
Not at all important2.7%1.7%02.2%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)2.9%3.2%03.0%
Missing64584614910
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1512

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
Very important70.9%67.0%58.4%43.1%58.5%76.2%1766.8%
Somewhat important20.9%23.9%28.0%44.3%27.1%10.1%522.9%
Not too important4.2%4.6%7.1%11.8%7.3%1.8%15.0%
Not at all important1.7%2.5%2.7%0.8%3.6%2.4%12.2%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)2.3%2.0%3.9%0.0%3.6%9.5%03.1%
Missing67433610862165104151542
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1488

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 Very conservativeConservativeModerateLiberalVery liberalMissingTotal
Very important84.8%75.3%66.7%52.5%41.1%4367.3%
Somewhat important12.0%18.5%24.7%32.0%36.1%1523.4%
Not too important2.7%2.3%5.8%10.1%10.2%15.3%
Not at all important0.0%1.7%1.0%3.0%11.2%32.0%
Don't know/Refused (Vol.)0.5%2.2%1.9%2.5%1.4%112.0%
Missing10447053621971156491
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1439

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