Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - Analysis
HEARDRR (Weighted by WEIGHT)
How much, if anything, have you heard about the conservative Christian movement sometimes known as the religious right? Have you heard a lot, a little or nothing at all?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) A lot | 24.6% | 24.6% |
2) A little | 33.3% | 57.9% |
3) Nothing at all | 41.0% | 98.9% |
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.1% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot | 12.6% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 33.7% | 26.1% | 17 | 24.5% |
A little | 33.0% | 29.7% | 30.9% | 36.0% | 32.7% | 36.1% | 20 | 33.2% |
Nothing at all | 53.7% | 46.0% | 44.9% | 38.5% | 33.5% | 33.8% | 17 | 41.3% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 4.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot | 25.1% | 23.7% | 24.6% | 25.0% | 22.2% | 30.2% | 8 | 24.8% |
A little | 37.5% | 38.0% | 38.7% | 29.8% | 32.1% | 19.7% | 11 | 33.5% |
Nothing at all | 35.3% | 38.0% | 36.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 47.5% | 17 | 41.0% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 7 | 0.8% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot | 9.4% | 13.4% | 22.8% | 36.9% | 57.1% | 5 | 24.6% |
A little | 24.7% | 37.0% | 35.5% | 35.3% | 24.5% | 4 | 33.3% |
Nothing at all | 62.5% | 48.5% | 41.0% | 27.5% | 18.1% | 6 | 41.0% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 3.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A lot | 30.2% | 19.4% | 0 | 24.6% |
A little | 30.2% | 36.2% | 0 | 33.3% |
Nothing at all | 38.7% | 43.2% | 0 | 41.0% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0 | 1.1% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot | 24.5% | 20.6% | 43.3% | 46.4% | 20.2% | 13.6% | 21 | 24.6% |
A little | 36.2% | 34.4% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 27.5% | 43.7% | 15 | 33.6% |
Nothing at all | 38.3% | 44.2% | 35.6% | 26.8% | 51.6% | 41.8% | 25 | 40.9% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot | 44.0% | 19.7% | 21.8% | 31.5% | 39.3% | 24 | 25.2% |
A little | 34.1% | 37.9% | 35.3% | 29.3% | 19.9% | 38 | 34.3% |
Nothing at all | 21.9% | 41.7% | 42.1% | 38.5% | 40.2% | 91 | 39.8% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 11 | 0.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |