PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, August 2010

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Q1 (Weighted by WEIGHT) How closely have you followed the news about a proposed Islamic community center and mosque that would be constructed two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center in New York City?   1) Very closely   2) Somewhat closely   3) Not too closely   4) Not at all closely   99) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Very closely	268	26.8%	26.8%
Somewhat closely	369	36.9%	63.7%
Not too closely	164	16.4%	80.1%
Not at all closely	180	18%	98.1%
Don't know	19	1.9%	100%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Political party Region Religion Sex

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Very closely	10.4% 20	24.3% 44	27.6% 51	29.2% 73	43.9% 72	6	26.7% 260
Somewhat closely	33.7% 65	39.2% 71	37.3% 69	38.8% 97	37.8% 62	4	37.4% 364
Not too closely	20.7% 40	17.7% 32	20.0% 37	15.2% 38	8.5% 14	3	16.5% 161
Not at all closely	33.7% 65	17.1% 31	14.6% 27	16.0% 40	8.5% 14	3	18.2% 177
Don't know	1.6% 3	1.7% 3	0.5% 1	0.8% 2	1.2% 2	7	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 193	100.0% 181	100.0% 185	100.0% 250	100.0% 164	23	973

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma	High school complete (grade 12)	Some college, but no degree	Associated degree	College graduate/Bachelors degree	Postgraduate degree	Missing	TOTAL
Very closely	18.2% 14	18.7% 46	28.4% 65	26.6% 21	25.4% 51	44.6% 70	1	27.0% 267
Somewhat closely	20.8% 16	35.4% 87	36.7% 84	41.8% 33	43.8% 88	37.6% 59	1	37.1% 367
Not too closely	15.6% 12	19.1% 47	16.2% 37	21.5% 17	17.9% 36	10.2% 16	0	16.7% 165
Not at all closely	45.5% 35	24.4% 60	17.5% 40	10.1% 8	11.9% 24	7.6% 12	2	18.1% 179
Don't know	0.0% 0	2.4% 6	1.3% 3	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	7	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 77	100.0% 246	100.0% 229	100.0% 79	100.0% 201	100.0% 157	11	989

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Missing	TOTAL
Very closely	34.9% 76	25.6% 80	26.0% 100	25.0% 7	5	27.9% 263
Somewhat closely	38.5% 84	35.3% 110	40.4% 155	28.6% 8	12	37.9% 357
Not too closely	12.8% 28	18.6% 58	14.8% 57	21.4% 6	16	15.8% 149
Not at all closely	12.4% 27	19.2% 60	18.5% 71	14.3% 4	17	17.2% 162
Don't know	1.4% 3	1.3% 4	0.3% 1	10.7% 3	7	1.2% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 218	100.0% 312	100.0% 384	100.0% 28	57	942

Region (I-REGION)

	North East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very closely	31.2% 58	26.4% 58	25.3% 93	26.0% 59	26.8% 268
Somewhat closely	33.9% 63	37.3% 82	35.6% 131	41.0% 93	36.9% 369
Not too closely	12.9% 24	18.6% 41	17.9% 66	14.5% 33	16.4% 164
Not at all closely	21.0% 39	16.4% 36	18.5% 68	16.3% 37	18.0% 180
Don't know	1.1% 2	1.4% 3	2.7% 10	2.2% 5	2.0% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 220	100.0% 368	100.0% 227	1001

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Muslim	Other religion	Nothing in particular	Missing	TOTAL
Very closely	30.8% 125	28.6% 65	50.0% 7	50.0% 6	13.0% 16	20.4% 37	12	26.6% 256
Somewhat closely	36.2% 147	38.3% 87	14.3% 2	50.0% 6	39.0% 48	38.1% 69	9	37.3% 359
Not too closely	17.0% 69	15.0% 34	35.7% 5	0.0% 0	13.0% 16	21.0% 38	3	16.8% 162
Not at all closely	15.0% 61	15.4% 35	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	35.0% 43	19.3% 35	5	18.1% 174
Don't know	1.0% 4	2.6% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	8	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 406	100.0% 227	100.0% 14	100.0% 12	100.0% 123	100.0% 181	37	963

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very closely	29.5% 143	24.3% 125	26.8% 268
Somewhat closely	38.8% 188	35.1% 181	36.9% 369
Not too closely	15.7% 76	17.1% 88	16.4% 164
Not at all closely	13.2% 64	22.5% 116	18.0% 180
Don't know	2.9% 14	1.0% 5	1.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 485	100.0% 515	1000