Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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THREATRL In the United States today, do you think there is any religious group or any other group that is a threat to democracy?   1) No   2) Yes   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	1529	45.5%	45.5%	-.57
Yes	1519	45.2%	90.6%	-.05
Don't know	315	9.4%	100%	3.02

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
No	44.4% 847	46.9% 681	45.5% 1528
Yes	49.0% 935	40.1% 582	45.1% 1517
Don't know	6.6% 126	13.0% 189	9.4% 315
TOTAL	100.0% 1908	100.0% 1452	3360

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
No	62.1% 118	60.0% 129	43.3% 1282	45.5% 1529
Yes	22.6% 43	29.3% 63	47.8% 1413	45.2% 1519
Don't know	15.3% 29	10.7% 23	8.9% 263	9.4% 315
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2958	3363

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
No	44.3% 769	51.1% 443	28.7% 49	41.7% 98	47.8% 170	45.5% 1529
Yes	45.2% 784	40.9% 355	67.8% 116	44.3% 104	44.9% 160	45.2% 1519
Don't know	10.4% 181	8.0% 69	3.5% 6	14.0% 33	7.3% 26	9.4% 315
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
No	44.5% 505	44.1% 536	48.8% 364	46.0% 122	45.4% 1527
Yes	47.0% 534	46.8% 569	42.9% 320	36.2% 96	45.2% 1519
Don't know	8.5% 96	9.1% 110	8.3% 62	17.7% 47	9.4% 315
TOTAL	100.0% 1135	100.0% 1215	100.0% 746	100.0% 265	3361

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
No	39.6% 226	44.4% 409	48.4% 548	46.9% 346	45.5% 1529
Yes	50.6% 289	46.1% 425	41.8% 474	44.9% 331	45.2% 1519
Don't know	9.8% 56	9.5% 88	9.8% 111	8.1% 60	9.4% 315
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
No	46.0% 336	44.6% 560	47.0% 381	39.8% 113	49.3% 139	45.5% 1529
Yes	42.0% 307	45.9% 577	47.7% 386	53.5% 152	34.4% 97	45.2% 1519
Don't know	12.0% 88	9.5% 119	5.3% 43	6.7% 19	16.3% 46	9.4% 315
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
No	55.3% 536	44.9% 438	37.1% 206	47.2% 1180
Yes	35.4% 343	45.8% 447	47.2% 262	42.1% 1052
Don't know	9.4% 91	9.2% 90	15.7% 87	10.7% 268
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 975	100.0% 555	2500