Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003

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ILLEG_MU (Weighted by WEIGHT) Please tell me if you favor or oppose the U.S. government doing each of the following: making it illegal for Muslim groups to meet in the United States.   1) Favor   2) Oppose   3) Don’t know   4) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Favor	664	22.8%	22.8%
Oppose	2084	71.6%	94.4%
Don’t know	153	5.3%	99.7%
Refused	8	.3%	100%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Household income Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Favor	22.8% 167	22.0% 121	23.2% 142	23.4% 131	21.8% 94	8	22.7% 655
Oppose	74.7% 546	71.5% 394	71.8% 440	70.9% 398	68.8% 297	9	71.8% 2075
Don’t know	2.3% 17	6.5% 36	4.6% 28	5.0% 28	9.5% 41	4	5.2% 150
Refused	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 3	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	1	0.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 551	100.0% 613	100.0% 561	100.0% 432	22	2888

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school graduate	High school graduate	Some college	Trade/technical/vocational training	College graduate	Post-graduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Favor	33.3% 79	29.1% 274	21.4% 205	27.1% 29	12.5% 56	8.4% 18	3	22.8% 661
Oppose	56.1% 133	64.5% 607	73.3% 701	65.4% 70	84.3% 377	90.2% 193	3	71.7% 2081
Don’t know	9.3% 22	6.2% 58	5.1% 49	6.5% 7	2.9% 13	1.4% 3	1	5.2% 152
Refused	1.3% 3	0.2% 2	0.1% 1	0.9% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 237	100.0% 941	100.0% 956	100.0% 107	100.0% 447	100.0% 214	7	2902

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Favor	21.0% 294	24.5% 370	22.8% 664
Oppose	74.9% 1047	68.6% 1037	71.6% 2084
Don’t know	3.9% 54	6.6% 100	5.3% 154
Refused	0.2% 3	0.3% 5	0.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 1398	100.0% 1512	2910

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	Between $10,000 and $30,000	$30,000 or more	Don’t know/Refused	TOTAL
Favor	31.6% 77	27.4% 191	19.8% 336	22.4% 60	22.8% 664
Oppose	61.5% 150	66.6% 465	76.4% 1299	63.8% 171	71.6% 2085
Don’t know	7.0% 17	6.0% 42	3.5% 60	12.7% 34	5.3% 153
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 5	1.1% 3	0.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 244	100.0% 698	100.0% 1700	100.0% 268	2910

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	AsianPcIsl	NatvAmer	OthRace	Missing	TOTAL
Favor	22.9% 499	20.6% 70	23.4% 11	20.8% 11	24.7% 66	6	22.8% 657
Oppose	72.1% 1572	75.5% 256	66.0% 31	73.6% 39	64.4% 172	14	71.8% 2070
Don’t know	4.7% 102	3.5% 12	10.6% 5	5.7% 3	10.5% 28	3	5.2% 150
Refused	0.3% 6	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0	0.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 2179	100.0% 339	100.0% 47	100.0% 53	100.0% 267	23	2885

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Evangelical	Mainline	Black Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other faith	Missing	TOTAL
Favor	28.0% 238	17.8% 65	25.5% 48	24.0% 165	16.9% 10	13.7% 28	110	23.5% 554
Oppose	64.7% 550	77.6% 284	71.3% 134	70.5% 485	76.3% 45	80.5% 165	421	70.6% 1663
Don’t know	6.7% 57	4.6% 17	2.7% 5	5.2% 36	6.8% 4	5.9% 12	23	5.6% 131
Refused	0.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 850	100.0% 366	100.0% 188	100.0% 688	100.0% 59	100.0% 205	554	2356