PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, August 2010

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I-PARTYID (Weighted by WEIGHT) In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? (Recoded for use with online analysis)   1) Republican   2) Democrat   3) Independent   4) Other party

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Republican	217	23%	23%
Democrat	312	33.1%	56.1%
Independent	384	40.8%	96.9%
Other party	29	3.1%	100%
Missing	58	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Political party Region Religion Sex

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Republican	10.8% 20	24.1% 42	28.8% 51	26.2% 62	27.4% 43	0	23.4% 218
Democrat	37.1% 69	34.5% 60	31.6% 56	29.1% 69	33.1% 52	6	32.9% 306
Independent	46.8% 87	39.1% 68	33.9% 60	43.5% 103	38.2% 60	6	40.6% 378
Other party	5.4% 10	2.3% 4	5.6% 10	1.3% 3	1.3% 2	0	3.1% 29
Missing	9	8	8	14	8	0	47
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 174	100.0% 177	100.0% 237	100.0% 157	12	931

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	TOTAL
Republican	11.0% 8	18.6% 43	24.8% 55	31.2% 24	26.6% 50	25.0% 38	23.1% 218
Democrat	38.4% 28	35.9% 83	31.1% 69	24.7% 19	33.0% 62	34.2% 52	33.2% 313
Independent	50.7% 37	40.7% 94	42.8% 95	40.3% 31	36.7% 69	38.2% 58	40.7% 384
Other party	0.0% 0	4.8% 11	1.4% 3	3.9% 3	3.7% 7	2.6% 4	3.0% 28
Missing	6	14	8	2	12	4	46
TOTAL	100.0% 73	100.0% 231	100.0% 222	100.0% 77	100.0% 188	100.0% 152	943

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	TOTAL
Republican	100.0% 217	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	23.0% 217
Democrat	0.0% 0	100.0% 312	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	33.1% 312
Independent	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 384	0.0% 0	40.8% 384
Other party	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 29	3.1% 29
TOTAL	100.0% 217	100.0% 312	100.0% 384	100.0% 29	942

Region (I-REGION)

	North East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Republican	16.6% 30	29.8% 62	22.6% 77	22.6% 48	23.0% 217
Democrat	41.4% 75	30.3% 63	30.8% 105	32.5% 69	33.1% 312
Independent	36.5% 66	37.5% 78	44.6% 152	41.0% 87	40.7% 383
Other party	5.5% 10	2.4% 5	2.1% 7	3.8% 8	3.2% 30
Missing	4	12	27	15	58
TOTAL	100.0% 181	100.0% 208	100.0% 341	100.0% 212	942

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Muslim	Other religion	Nothing in particular	Missing	TOTAL
Republican	32.1% 125	17.9% 40	14.3% 2	0.0% 0	31.3% 36	6.6% 11	3	23.3% 214
Democrat	26.2% 102	35.9% 80	64.3% 9	87.5% 7	31.3% 36	40.7% 68	10	32.9% 302
Independent	38.2% 149	43.5% 97	21.4% 3	0.0% 0	32.2% 37	51.5% 86	11	40.6% 372
Other party	3.6% 14	2.7% 6	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	5.2% 6	1.2% 2	0	3.2% 29
Missing	15	2	0	5	9	15	0	46
TOTAL	100.0% 390	100.0% 223	100.0% 14	100.0% 8	100.0% 115	100.0% 167	24	917

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Republican	20.1% 93	26.0% 124	23.1% 217
Democrat	30.2% 140	36.1% 172	33.2% 312
Independent	46.9% 217	34.8% 166	40.7% 383
Other party	2.8% 13	3.1% 15	3.0% 28
Missing	20	38	58
TOTAL	100.0% 463	100.0% 477	940