December 2006 Values Update Survey - Analysis
OPNCONG (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Is your overall opinion of Congress very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very favorable | 11.2% | 11.2% | ||
2) Mostly favorable | 41.4% | 52.6% | ||
3) Mostly unfavorable | 28.6% | 81.1% | ||
4) Very unfavorable | 9.4% | 90.5% | ||
5) Never heard of | 0.9% | 91.5% | ||
8) Can't relate | 7.2% | 98.6% | ||
9) Refused | 1.4% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 982 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1025 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 11.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 8.6% | 8.0% | 1 | 11.3% |
Mostly favorable | 56.9% | 43.9% | 38.6% | 36.0% | 33.2% | 44.1% | 7 | 41.5% |
Mostly unfavorable | 15.3% | 27.9% | 30.1% | 34.5% | 35.2% | 23.8% | 6 | 28.4% |
Very unfavorable | 7.3% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 2 | 9.3% |
Never heard of | 2.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0 | 1.0% |
Can't relate | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 1 | 7.2% |
Refused | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0 | 1.4% |
Missing | 82 | 125 | 193 | 187 | 177 | 197 | 999 | 21 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 13.4% | 9.0% | 0 | 11.2% |
Mostly favorable | 38.6% | 44.0% | 0 | 41.4% |
Mostly unfavorable | 28.4% | 28.6% | 0 | 28.5% |
Very unfavorable | 13.2% | 5.7% | 0 | 9.4% |
Never heard of | 0.4% | 1.5% | 0 | 1.0% |
Can't relate | 5.2% | 9.0% | 0 | 7.2% |
Refused | 0.7% | 2.1% | 0 | 1.4% |
Missing | 500 | 482 | 982 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate and above | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 11.0% | 13.8% | 10.9% | 7.3% | 3 | 11.0% |
Mostly favorable | 41.9% | 40.8% | 45.7% | 38.7% | 4 | 41.5% |
Mostly unfavorable | 18.2% | 27.3% | 29.0% | 35.3% | 1 | 28.6% |
Very unfavorable | 11.0% | 9.7% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 0 | 9.4% |
Never heard of | 4.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.0% |
Can't relate | 10.7% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 1 | 7.1% |
Refused | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 0 | 1.4% |
Missing | 81 | 300 | 244 | 353 | 991 | 4 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 8.4% | 15.6% | 9.3% | 6 | 11.3% |
Mostly favorable | 50.8% | 42.0% | 37.1% | 19 | 42.2% |
Mostly unfavorable | 26.3% | 24.8% | 33.8% | 14 | 28.8% |
Very unfavorable | 8.0% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 8 | 9.1% |
Never heard of | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1 | 0.9% |
Can't relate | 5.7% | 8.2% | 5.6% | 10 | 6.5% |
Refused | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 | 1.1% |
Missing | 248 | 270 | 389 | 1044 | 75 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White non-Hispanic | Black non-Hispanic | Hispanic or other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 9.0% | 18.6% | 15.9% | 0 | 11.3% |
Mostly favorable | 41.2% | 40.7% | 42.6% | 6 | 41.4% |
Mostly unfavorable | 32.4% | 23.0% | 17.2% | 3 | 28.6% |
Very unfavorable | 9.8% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 3 | 9.2% |
Never heard of | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 1.0% |
Can't relate | 5.6% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 1 | 7.2% |
Refused | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0 | 1.4% |
Missing | 755 | 86 | 132 | 995 | 9 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |