Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - Analysis
INFTHNK6 (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Which one of the following has had the biggest influence on your thinking on this issue? Abortion [IF R SAYS ALL OR MORE THAN ONE, PROBE WITH: Which has had the biggest influence?]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) A personal experience | 17.1% | 17.1% | ||
2) The views of your friends and family | 7.0% | 24.1% | ||
3) What you have seen or read in the media | 6.2% | 30.3% | ||
4) Your religious beliefs | 26.4% | 56.7% | ||
5) Your education | 23.0% | 79.8% | ||
6) Something else | 17.5% | 97.2% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.8% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 1628 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1375 |
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 personal experience | 22.8% | 24.8% | 19.2% | 13.2% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 7 | 16.9% |
The views of your friends and family | 10.5% | 10.1% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0 | 7.1% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 8.0% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 6.9% | 4 | 5.9% |
Your religious beliefs | 21.8% | 18.0% | 20.8% | 31.1% | 26.3% | 41.4% | 6 | 26.6% |
Your education | 17.7% | 23.3% | 25.1% | 21.5% | 29.3% | 20.5% | 7 | 23.0% |
Something else | 18.5% | 16.3% | 22.1% | 20.1% | 16.6% | 11.2% | 2 | 17.7% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.8% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0 | 2.8% |
Missing | 165 | 190 | 200 | 318 | 332 | 392 | 1654 | 31 |
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 personal experience | 10.2% | 13.2% | 16.9% | 23.2% | 20.3% | 13.9% | 7 | 16.6% |
The views of your friends and family | 2.1% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 1 | 7.0% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 4.0% | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 2 | 6.2% |
Your religious beliefs | 58.2% | 39.9% | 25.7% | 12.5% | 10.6% | 6.5% | 3 | 26.5% |
Your education | 10.6% | 20.1% | 26.3% | 26.7% | 27.4% | 30.7% | 2 | 23.3% |
Something else | 12.3% | 11.4% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 22.3% | 30.1% | 2 | 17.6% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 1 | 2.8% |
Missing | 233 | 438 | 238 | 299 | 233 | 162 | 1646 | 25 |
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 personal experience | 16.1% | 18.9% | 19.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 3 | 16.9% |
The views of your friends and family | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 0 | 7.0% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 10.0% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 2 | 6.2% |
Your religious beliefs | 21.7% | 29.7% | 26.8% | 25.6% | 22.9% | 2 | 26.5% |
Your education | 18.4% | 13.0% | 19.8% | 35.8% | 45.2% | 1 | 23.1% |
Something else | 18.2% | 20.4% | 18.2% | 15.3% | 9.5% | 1 | 17.5% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 7.4% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0 | 2.8% |
Missing | 143 | 432 | 455 | 314 | 276 | 1637 | 8 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 17.5% | 16.7% | 0 | 17.1% |
The views of your friends and family | 7.4% | 6.6% | 0 | 7.0% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0 | 6.3% |
Your religious beliefs | 24.3% | 28.3% | 0 | 26.4% |
Your education | 24.8% | 21.5% | 0 | 23.0% |
Something else | 17.3% | 17.6% | 0 | 17.5% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0 | 2.8% |
Missing | 747 | 881 | 1628 | 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 personal experience | 13.8% | 16.7% | 19.9% | 17.6% | 17.7% | 28.4% | 7 | 16.9% |
The views of your friends and family | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 3.3% | 2 | 6.9% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 5.5% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 9.6% | 6.6% | 6 | 6.0% |
Your religious beliefs | 38.7% | 22.7% | 22.3% | 1.7% | 8.1% | 27.0% | 4 | 26.9% |
Your education | 17.1% | 26.3% | 24.4% | 37.2% | 31.2% | 22.5% | 9 | 23.1% |
Something else | 14.7% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 28.5% | 24.4% | 12.1% | 5 | 17.5% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 3.0% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% |
Missing | 773 | 354 | 123 | 66 | 169 | 111 | 1662 | 32 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Very conservative | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Very liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A personal experience | 6.5% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 23.2% | 24.6% | 15 | 16.9% |
The views of your friends and family | 0.9% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 5 | 7.0% |
What you have seen or read in the media | 3.0% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 5.0% | 8 | 5.8% |
Your religious beliefs | 76.9% | 38.5% | 17.7% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 17 | 27.0% |
Your education | 7.4% | 21.3% | 24.1% | 31.2% | 32.7% | 10 | 23.6% |
Something else | 3.8% | 14.6% | 20.8% | 17.5% | 18.9% | 19 | 17.0% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.5% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3 | 2.7% |
Missing | 110 | 561 | 539 | 243 | 88 | 1705 | 87 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |