Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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RELSUPP Do you think it is proper for religious leaders to publicly support political candidates who are running for office?   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2258	67.2%	67.2%	-.42
No	875	26%	93.2%	.15
Don't know	229	6.8%	100%	3.58

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
Yes	69.6% 1328	64.0% 929	67.2% 2257
No	26.0% 496	26.0% 377	26.0% 873
Don't know	4.4% 83	10.1% 146	6.8% 229
TOTAL	100.0% 1907	100.0% 1452	3359

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
Yes	69.5% 132	79.1% 170	66.1% 1956	67.2% 2258
No	18.9% 36	14.0% 30	27.4% 809	26.0% 875
Don't know	11.6% 22	7.0% 15	6.5% 192	6.8% 229
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2957	3362

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
Yes	68.4% 1186	62.8% 544	77.2% 132	66.4% 156	67.4% 240	67.2% 2258
No	25.0% 433	30.3% 262	18.1% 31	25.5% 60	25.0% 89	26.0% 875
Don't know	6.6% 115	6.9% 60	4.7% 8	8.1% 19	7.6% 27	6.8% 229
TOTAL	100.0% 1734	100.0% 866	100.0% 171	100.0% 235	100.0% 356	3362

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Democrat	Independen	Other	TOTAL
Yes	68.0% 771	68.6% 834	66.9% 499	58.1% 154	67.2% 2258
No	26.7% 303	24.9% 302	25.9% 193	28.3% 75	26.0% 873
Don't know	5.3% 60	6.5% 79	7.2% 54	13.6% 36	6.8% 229
TOTAL	100.0% 1134	100.0% 1215	100.0% 746	100.0% 265	3360

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
Yes	66.5% 379	66.9% 617	69.5% 787	64.5% 475	67.2% 2258
No	24.6% 140	25.9% 239	25.1% 284	28.8% 212	26.0% 875
Don't know	8.9% 51	7.2% 66	5.5% 62	6.8% 50	6.8% 229
TOTAL	100.0% 570	100.0% 922	100.0% 1133	100.0% 737	3362

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<$20,000	$20K-40000	$40K-80000	>$80000	DK/Refused	TOTAL
Yes	59.6% 436	68.2% 857	70.4% 570	74.2% 210	65.6% 185	67.2% 2258
No	32.3% 236	24.8% 312	24.1% 195	23.3% 66	23.4% 66	26.0% 875
Don't know	8.1% 59	6.9% 87	5.6% 45	2.5% 7	11.0% 31	6.8% 229
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 1256	100.0% 810	100.0% 283	100.0% 282	3362

Age (I-AGE1)

	<23 yrs	23-49 yrs	50+ yrs	TOTAL
Yes	68.1% 661	67.1% 654	56.9% 316	65.2% 1631
No	25.4% 246	24.7% 241	33.9% 188	27.0% 675
Don't know	6.5% 63	8.2% 80	9.2% 51	7.8% 194
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 975	100.0% 555	2500