Faith Matters Survey, 2006

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SECTOL1 (Weighted by WEIGHT) 16-4b. Is that much more or only somewhat more?   1) Very much more tolerant   2) Somewhat more tolerant   3) Somewhat more intolerant   4) Very much more intolerant   8) Don't know/No opinion   9) No answer/Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Very much more tolerant	381	14.5%	14.5%
Somewhat more tolerant	887	33.7%	48.2%
Somewhat more intolerant	940	35.7%	83.9%
Very much more intolerant	405	15.4%	99.3%
Don't know/No opinion	18	.7%	100%
No answer/Refused	1	0%	100%
Missing	500

* The number of missing cases reported above is unweighted. Missing cases are not displayed in tables below.

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education Region Religion Gender Political party

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years old	30-39 years old	40-49 years old	50-59 years old	60-69 years old	70 years and older	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	17.0% 98	16.0% 67	13.6% 87	12.9% 55	13.1% 38	11.9% 30	14.4% 375
Somewhat more tolerant	37.2% 215	36.1% 151	32.4% 207	32.9% 141	30.2% 88	32.1% 81	33.9% 883
Somewhat more intolerant	32.4% 187	32.8% 137	37.1% 237	38.3% 164	36.4% 106	39.7% 100	35.7% 931
Very much more intolerant	12.5% 72	14.8% 62	16.1% 103	14.7% 63	20.3% 59	15.5% 39	15.3% 398
Don't know/No opinion	1.0% 6	0.2% 1	0.8% 5	0.9% 4	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.7% 18
No answer/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 578	100.0% 418	100.0% 639	100.0% 428	100.0% 291	100.0% 252	2606

Race (I-RACE)

	Non-Hispanic white	Non-Hispanic black	Asian	Pacific Islander	Native American	Hispanic	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	14.4% 265	14.7% 45	13.5% 5	27.3% 3	8.9% 5	16.0% 47	14.5% 370
Somewhat more tolerant	35.3% 651	26.1% 80	40.5% 15	36.4% 4	37.5% 21	32.0% 94	34.0% 865
Somewhat more intolerant	36.2% 666	33.3% 102	45.9% 17	9.1% 1	30.4% 17	34.7% 102	35.5% 905
Very much more intolerant	13.6% 251	24.8% 76	0.0% 0	27.3% 3	23.2% 13	15.3% 45	15.2% 388
Don't know/No opinion	0.4% 8	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 6	0.7% 17
No answer/Refused	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1842	100.0% 306	100.0% 37	100.0% 11	100.0% 56	100.0% 294	2546

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school incomplete (grades 0-11)	High school graduate/GED	Business, technical, or vocational school	Some college, no four-year degree	College graduate	Post graduate training or professional	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	10.5% 42	12.6% 107	15.2% 12	16.8% 108	14.9% 55	19.7% 55	14.5% 379
Somewhat more tolerant	28.8% 115	28.3% 240	24.1% 19	35.4% 227	41.1% 152	46.6% 130	33.7% 883
Somewhat more intolerant	37.6% 150	41.1% 349	43.0% 34	33.6% 216	31.9% 118	24.4% 68	35.7% 935
Very much more intolerant	20.6% 82	17.4% 148	16.5% 13	14.0% 90	11.6% 43	9.3% 26	15.4% 402
Don't know/No opinion	2.5% 10	0.6% 5	1.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 18
No answer/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 399	100.0% 849	100.0% 79	100.0% 642	100.0% 370	100.0% 279	2618

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	North Central	South	West	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	13.6% 67	12.1% 72	14.4% 139	18.0% 104	14.5% 382
Somewhat more tolerant	35.1% 173	32.6% 194	32.3% 312	36.0% 208	33.7% 887
Somewhat more intolerant	35.3% 174	38.6% 230	35.9% 347	32.8% 189	35.7% 940
Very much more intolerant	15.4% 76	15.9% 95	16.7% 161	12.7% 73	15.4% 405
Don't know/No opinion	0.6% 3	0.8% 5	0.6% 6	0.5% 3	0.6% 17
No answer/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 493	100.0% 596	100.0% 966	100.0% 577	2632

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	None	Catholic	Mainline Protestant	Evangelical Protestant/Other Protestant	Black Protestant	Other	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	29.0% 127	11.7% 70	11.1% 41	9.5% 76	12.1% 28	19.0% 33	14.4% 375
Somewhat more tolerant	41.6% 182	39.0% 233	31.5% 117	27.2% 217	28.4% 66	39.1% 68	33.8% 883
Somewhat more intolerant	18.7% 82	36.5% 218	42.9% 159	42.7% 341	34.9% 81	29.9% 52	35.7% 933
Very much more intolerant	10.7% 47	12.1% 72	14.6% 54	19.3% 154	23.3% 54	11.5% 20	15.4% 401
Don't know/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	1.1% 9	1.3% 3	0.6% 1	0.7% 17
No answer/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 438	100.0% 597	100.0% 371	100.0% 798	100.0% 232	100.0% 174	2610

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	14.3% 184	14.7% 197	14.5% 381
Somewhat more tolerant	32.6% 421	34.7% 466	33.7% 887
Somewhat more intolerant	36.0% 464	35.4% 476	35.7% 940
Very much more intolerant	16.3% 210	14.6% 196	15.4% 406
Don't know/No opinion	0.9% 11	0.5% 7	0.7% 18
No answer/Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1290	100.0% 1343	2633

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Strong Republican	Weak Republican or leans Republican	Independent	Democratic leaner	Weak Democrat	Strong Democrat	TOTAL
Very much more tolerant	11.2% 41	11.5% 68	12.8% 24	23.0% 64	13.6% 59	19.8% 97	15.1% 353
Somewhat more tolerant	24.1% 88	35.1% 207	38.8% 73	38.5% 107	41.1% 178	31.4% 154	34.4% 807
Somewhat more intolerant	44.4% 162	39.0% 230	29.8% 56	25.9% 72	31.9% 138	31.4% 154	34.6% 812
Very much more intolerant	19.5% 71	14.2% 84	16.5% 31	11.5% 32	13.4% 58	16.9% 83	15.3% 359
Don't know/No opinion	0.8% 3	0.2% 1	1.6% 3	1.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.6% 3	0.6% 13
No answer/Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 365	100.0% 590	100.0% 188	100.0% 278	100.0% 433	100.0% 491	2345