December 2006 Values Update Survey - Analysis
OPNNRA (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Is your overall opinion of the National Rifle Association very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very favorable | 22.2% | 22.2% | ||
2) Mostly favorable | 29.4% | 51.6% | ||
3) Mostly unfavorable | 18.7% | 70.3% | ||
4) Very unfavorable | 13.7% | 83.9% | ||
5) Never heard of | 6.1% | 90.0% | ||
8) Can't relate | 9.2% | 99.2% | ||
9) Refused | 0.8% | 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 | 16.2% | 23.8% | 25.4% | 22.7% | 19.9% | 21.3% | 4 | 22.0% |
Mostly favorable | 38.2% | 26.7% | 28.0% | 30.2% | 29.7% | 26.5% | 5 | 29.5% |
Mostly unfavorable | 20.8% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 19.3% | 19.6% | 21.6% | 3 | 18.8% |
Very unfavorable | 10.8% | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.6% | 16.7% | 14.5% | 4 | 13.6% |
Never heard of | 8.1% | 7.6% | 6.0% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1 | 6.0% |
Can't relate | 3.9% | 11.8% | 11.4% | 8.9% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 0 | 9.3% |
Refused | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.8% |
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 | 29.5% | 15.0% | 0 | 22.1% |
Mostly favorable | 32.3% | 26.6% | 0 | 29.4% |
Mostly unfavorable | 16.9% | 20.4% | 0 | 18.7% |
Very unfavorable | 9.5% | 17.7% | 0 | 13.7% |
Never heard of | 4.7% | 7.5% | 0 | 6.1% |
Can't relate | 6.1% | 12.1% | 0 | 9.2% |
Refused | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.8% |
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 | 27.3% | 26.5% | 21.7% | 13.5% | 3 | 22.0% |
Mostly favorable | 22.8% | 31.9% | 34.2% | 26.3% | 1 | 29.6% |
Mostly unfavorable | 8.7% | 14.5% | 21.3% | 27.6% | 1 | 18.8% |
Very unfavorable | 11.4% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 21.7% | 0 | 13.8% |
Never heard of | 20.1% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1 | 6.0% |
Can't relate | 8.7% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 3 | 9.0% |
Refused | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.8% |
Missing | 81 | 300 | 244 | 353 | 991 | 4 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very favorable | 32.4% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 10 | 22.5% |
Mostly favorable | 39.5% | 21.5% | 31.8% | 15 | 30.0% |
Mostly unfavorable | 11.8% | 23.8% | 19.2% | 7 | 19.0% |
Very unfavorable | 4.4% | 21.5% | 12.4% | 8 | 13.7% |
Never heard of | 0.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 11 | 5.2% |
Can't relate | 10.7% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 9 | 9.0% |
Refused | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
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 | 24.2% | 20.0% | 14.8% | 4 | 22.0% |
Mostly favorable | 33.4% | 21.8% | 19.5% | 3 | 29.6% |
Mostly unfavorable | 18.6% | 24.4% | 15.4% | 3 | 18.6% |
Very unfavorable | 12.6% | 19.1% | 14.8% | 1 | 13.7% |
Never heard of | 1.6% | 7.1% | 22.9% | 0 | 6.2% |
Can't relate | 8.9% | 5.8% | 11.7% | 2 | 9.1% |
Refused | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.8% |
Missing | 755 | 86 | 132 | 995 | 9 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |