Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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RELDEMOC Do you think democracy in the United States works better if Americans are religious, or does it work worse if Americans are religious, or doesn't religion make any difference?   1) Better with religion   2) Worse with religion   3) No difference   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Better with religion	1458	43.4%	43.4%	-.84
Worse with religion	151	4.5%	47.8%	-.2
No difference	1603	47.7%	95.5%	.44
Don't know	151	4.5%	100%	3.65

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
Better with religion	43.1% 823	43.7% 635	43.4% 1458
Worse with religion	5.1% 97	3.7% 54	4.5% 151
No difference	47.5% 907	47.7% 693	47.6% 1600
Don't know	4.2% 81	4.8% 70	4.5% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 1908	100.0% 1452	3360

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
Better with religion	42.6% 81	35.3% 76	44.0% 1301	43.4% 1458
Worse with religion	2.1% 4	4.2% 9	4.7% 138	4.5% 151
No difference	48.9% 93	57.2% 123	46.9% 1387	47.7% 1603
Don't know	6.3% 12	3.3% 7	4.5% 132	4.5% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2958	3363

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
Better with religion	50.6% 877	44.3% 384	29.2% 50	24.7% 58	25.0% 89	43.4% 1458
Worse with religion	4.1% 71	4.2% 36	4.1% 7	8.1% 19	5.1% 18	4.5% 151
No difference	41.2% 714	48.7% 422	58.5% 100	56.6% 133	65.7% 234	47.7% 1603
Don't know	4.2% 72	2.9% 25	8.2% 14	10.6% 25	4.2% 15	4.5% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 1734	100.0% 867	100.0% 171	100.0% 235	100.0% 356	3363

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Democrat	Independen	Other	TOTAL
Better with religion	50.6% 574	39.8% 483	39.9% 298	38.9% 103	43.4% 1458
Worse with religion	4.5% 51	5.0% 61	4.4% 33	2.3% 6	4.5% 151
No difference	41.3% 469	50.5% 614	51.5% 384	50.6% 134	47.6% 1601
Don't know	3.6% 41	4.7% 57	4.2% 31	8.3% 22	4.5% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 1135	100.0% 1215	100.0% 746	100.0% 265	3361

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
Better with religion	44.1% 252	45.4% 419	45.9% 520	36.2% 267	43.4% 1458
Worse with religion	4.9% 28	4.0% 37	4.9% 56	4.1% 30	4.5% 151
No difference	45.9% 262	46.1% 425	45.9% 520	53.7% 396	47.7% 1603
Don't know	5.1% 29	4.4% 41	3.3% 37	6.0% 44	4.5% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 571	100.0% 922	100.0% 1133	100.0% 737	3363

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<$20,000	$20K-40000	$40K-80000	>$80000	DK/Refused	TOTAL
Better with religion	51.0% 373	43.6% 548	41.1% 333	37.3% 106	34.8% 98	43.4% 1458
Worse with religion	2.3% 17	4.5% 57	5.9% 48	6.0% 17	4.3% 12	4.5% 151
No difference	40.1% 293	49.4% 620	48.5% 393	52.5% 149	52.5% 148	47.7% 1603
Don't know	6.6% 48	2.5% 31	4.4% 36	4.2% 12	8.5% 24	4.5% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 1256	100.0% 810	100.0% 284	100.0% 282	3363

Age (I-AGE1)

	<23 yrs	23-49 yrs	50+ yrs	TOTAL
Better with religion	31.6% 307	46.1% 449	55.9% 310	42.6% 1066
Worse with religion	6.2% 60	2.5% 24	2.3% 13	3.9% 97
No difference	57.9% 562	47.6% 464	35.9% 199	49.0% 1225
Don't know	4.2% 41	3.9% 38	5.9% 33	4.5% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 975	100.0% 555	2500