Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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RELPOLY1 Do you mostly agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? - I would personally like to see organized religious groups stay out of politics.   1) Agree   2) Disagree   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	1819	54.1%	54.1%	-.53
Disagree	1183	35.2%	89.3%	-.05
Don't know	361	10.7%	100%	2.81

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
Agree	57.7% 1101	49.4% 717	54.1% 1818
Disagree	34.3% 655	36.2% 526	35.1% 1181
Don't know	8.0% 152	14.4% 209	10.7% 361
TOTAL	100.0% 1908	100.0% 1452	3360

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
Agree	37.4% 71	38.6% 83	56.3% 1665	54.1% 1819
Disagree	44.7% 85	48.4% 104	33.6% 994	35.2% 1183
Don't know	17.9% 34	13.0% 28	10.1% 299	10.7% 361
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2958	3363

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
Agree	52.5% 911	50.6% 439	62.6% 107	56.2% 132	64.6% 230	54.1% 1819
Disagree	37.1% 644	38.1% 330	29.8% 51	30.2% 71	24.4% 87	35.2% 1183
Don't know	10.3% 179	11.3% 98	7.6% 13	13.6% 32	11.0% 39	10.7% 361
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
Agree	55.2% 627	56.5% 687	51.9% 387	43.8% 116	54.1% 1817
Disagree	35.5% 403	33.6% 408	37.1% 277	35.8% 95	35.2% 1183
Don't know	9.3% 105	9.9% 120	11.0% 82	20.4% 54	10.7% 361
TOTAL	100.0% 1135	100.0% 1215	100.0% 746	100.0% 265	3361

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
Agree	53.4% 305	53.0% 489	54.2% 614	55.8% 411	54.1% 1819
Disagree	33.8% 193	35.2% 325	35.7% 404	35.4% 261	35.2% 1183
Don't know	12.8% 73	11.7% 108	10.2% 115	8.8% 65	10.7% 361
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
Agree	44.0% 322	54.2% 681	63.1% 511	62.3% 177	45.4% 128	54.1% 1819
Disagree	41.6% 304	35.0% 439	29.1% 236	29.9% 85	42.2% 119	35.2% 1183
Don't know	14.4% 105	10.8% 136	7.8% 63	7.7% 22	12.4% 35	10.7% 361
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
Agree	43.7% 424	56.5% 551	59.6% 331	52.2% 1306
Disagree	42.4% 411	31.9% 311	30.5% 169	35.6% 891
Don't know	13.9% 135	11.6% 113	9.9% 55	12.1% 303
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 975	100.0% 555	2500