PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, August 2010

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All frequencies weighted by 31) WEIGHT

1) How closely have you followed the news about a proposed Islamic community center and mosque that would be constructed two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center in New York City? (Q1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very closely	268	26.8
2) Somewhat closely	369	36.9
3) Not too closely	164	16.4
4) Not at all closely	180	18
99) Don't know	19	1.9
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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2) Would you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing Muslims in New York to build an Islamic community center and mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center? (Q2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly favor	99	9.9
2) Favor	207	20.7
3) Oppose	228	22.8
4) Strongly oppose	346	34.6
99) Don't know	120	12
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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3) Do you think that the World Trade Center site is ‘sacred ground'? (Q3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	558	55.9
2) No	382	38.2
99) Don't know	59	5.9
TOTAL	999	100.0

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4) Would you strongly favor, favor, oppose, strongly oppose allowing Muslims in your local community to build an Islamic center or mosque provided they followed the same rules and regulations required of other religious groups? (Q4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly favor	237	23.7
2) Favor	519	51.9
3) Oppose	84	8.4
4) Strongly oppose	80	8
99) Don't know	80	8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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5) What is your present religion, if any? (RELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	299	29.9
2) Catholic	227	22.7
3) Jewish	14	1.4
4) Mormon	18	1.8
5) Muslim	12	1.2
6) Christian or ‘just Christian'	106	10.6
7) Unitarian/Universalist	1	.1
8) Hindu	1	.1
9) Buddhist	4	.4
10) Something else	99	9.9
98) Nothing in particular	182	18.2
99) Refused	37	3.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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6) Would you describe yourself as a ‘born-again' or evangelical Christian, or not? (BORN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	269	53.4
2) No	218	43.3
99) Refused	17	3.4
Missing	496
TOTAL	504	100.0

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7) Unique respondent identifier (QNO)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	338004622.69	2616.40

8) Case ID (CASEID)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	4622.69	2616.40

9) Gender (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	485	48.5
2) Female	515	51.5
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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10) Are you the male/female head of this household? (HEADHH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	850	85.1
2) No	139	13.9
99) Refused/Nr	10	1
TOTAL	999	100.0

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11) Are you currently...? (EMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Employed full time	334	33.4
2) Employed part time	135	13.5
3) Self employed	74	7.4
4) Retired	222	22.2
5) Not currently employed	233	23.3
99) Refused/Nr	2	.2
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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12) In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? (PARTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	217	21.7
2) Democrat	312	31.2
3) Independent	384	38.4
98) Other party	29	2.9
99) Don't know/Refused	58	5.8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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13) [Asked if not a Republican or Democrat] As of today, do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? (PARTYLN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	138	29.4
2) Democratic	152	32.3
98) Neither/Other	135	28.7
99) Don't know/Refused	45	9.6
Missing	530
TOTAL	470	100.0

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14) Political Party Identification (PRTYFULL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	217	21.7
2) Independent – Lean Republican	138	13.8
3) Independent	119	11.9
4) Independent – Lean Democratic	152	15.2
5) Democrat	312	31.2
98) Other party	32	3.2
99) Don't know/Refused	29	2.9
TOTAL	999	100.0

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15) What is your occupation? (OCCUP)

	TOTAL	%
1) White collar – professional, managerial, owner	230	42.3
2) White collar – sales, clerical	98	18
3) Blue collar – craftsmen/Foremen	70	12.9
4) Blue collar – semiskilled, unskilled	62	11.4
5) Service worker	67	12.3
199) Refused/Nr	17	3.1
Missing	457
TOTAL	544	100.0

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16) What is your current marital status? Are you...? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	515	51.5
2) Living as married	34	3.4
3) Singled and never been married	254	25.4
4) Divorced	102	10.2
5) Separated	14	1.4
6) Widowed	68	6.8
99) Refused/Nr	13	1.3
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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17) Do you own or rent the dwelling in which you live? (OWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Own	704	70.4
2) Rent	239	23.9
99) Refused/Nr	57	5.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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18) Altogether, including you and any others, how many people regularly live in this household? (HHNUM)

	TOTAL	%
1) One	152	15.2
2) Two	319	31.9
3) Three	182	18.2
4) Four	180	18
5) Five	78	7.8
6) Six	52	5.2
7) Seven	14	1.4
8) Eight	4	.4
10) Ten or more	5	.5
99) Refused/Nr	14	1.4
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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19) Are there any children living in your household under 6 years of age? (CHILD6)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	179	21.5
2) No	651	78.1
99) Refused/Nr	4	.5
Missing	166
TOTAL	834	100.0

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20) Are there any children living in your household aged 6 through 11? (CHILD11)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	199	23.9
2) No	631	75.7
99) Refused/Nr	4	.5
Missing	166
TOTAL	834	100.0

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21) Are there any children living in your household aged 12 through 17? (CHILD17)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	168	20.2
2) No	660	79.2
99) Refused/Nr	5	.6
Missing	166
TOTAL	833	100.0

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22) What was the last grade in school you completed? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) 8th grade or less	9	.9
2) High school incomplete (grades 9, 10, 11)	70	7
3) High school complete (grade 12)	246	24.6
4) Some college, but no degree	229	22.9
5) Associated degree	79	7.9
6) College graduate/Bachelors degree	200	20
7) Postgraduate Degree, such as Master's, PH.D., MD, JD	157	15.7
99) Refused/Nr	11	1.1
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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23) What is your age? (AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-20	59	5.9
2) 21-24	62	6.2
3) 25-29	74	7.4
4) 30-34	100	10
5) 35-39	81	8.1
6) 40-44	98	9.8
7) 45-49	88	8.8
8) 50-54	103	10.3
9) 55-59	71	7.1
10) 60-64	77	7.7
11) 65-69	45	4.5
12) 70-74	41	4.1
13) 75 or older	78	7.8
99) Refused/Nr	24	2.4
TOTAL	1001	100.0

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24) Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino? (HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	132	13.2
2) No	849	84.9
99) Refused/Nr	19	1.9
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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25) Which of the following describes your race? You can select as many as apply – Mention 01 (RACE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	737	73.7
2) Black/African-American	118	11.8
3) Asian/Asian-American	7	.7
4) Some other race	110	11
99) Refused/Nr	28	2.8
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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26) Which of the following describes your race? You can select as many as apply – Mention 02 (RACE2)

	TOTAL	%
2) Black/African-American	5	20.8
3) Asian/Asian-American	1	4.2
4) Some other race	18	75
Missing	977
TOTAL	24	100.0

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27) Which of the following describes your race? You can select as many as apply – Mention 03 (RACE3)

	TOTAL	%
4) Some other race	1	100
Missing	999
TOTAL	1	100.0

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28) Was your TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2009 less than $50,000 or $50,000 or more? (INC1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $50,000	383	38.3
2) $50,000 or more	476	47.6
99) Don't know/refused/Nr	141	14.1
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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29) TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2009 less than $50,000? (INC2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Under $25,000	139	36.3
2) $25,000 but less than $30,000	63	16.4
3) $30,000 but less than $35,000	49	12.8
4) $35,000 but less than $40,000	45	11.7
5) $40,000 but less than $50,000	72	18.8
99) Refused (unspecified after less than $50,000)	15	3.9
Missing	617
TOTAL	383	100.0

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30) TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2009 $50,000 or more? (INC3)

	TOTAL	%
1) $50,000 but less than $60,000	84	17.6
2) $60,000 but less than $70,000	79	16.6
3) $75,000 but less than $100,000	95	20
4) $100,000 but less than $125,000	57	12
5) $125,000 or more	107	22.5
99) Refused (unspecified after $50,000 or more)	54	11.3
Missing	524
TOTAL	476	100.0

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31) Weights (WEIGHT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL		0.995	0.87

32) Time zone (TIMEZONE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	1000	5.91	1.07

33) State (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	0

34) Metro/Non-Metro (METRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) In Center City of Metropolitan Area	325	32.5
2) Outside Center City, Inside Center City County	219	21.9
3) Inside Suburban County of Metropolitan Area	203	20.3
4) In Metropolitan Area with No Center City	38	3.8
5) In Non-Metropolitan Area	215	21.5
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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35) Division (DIVISION)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England	38	3.8
2) Middle Atlantic	148	14.8
3) East North Central	163	16.3
4) West North Central	56	5.6
5) South Atlantic	181	18.1
6) East South Central	69	6.9
7) West South Central	118	11.8
8) Mountain	96	9.6
9) Pacific	131	13.1
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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36) Region (REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) North East	185	18.5
2) Midwest	220	22
3) South	368	36.8
4) West	227	22.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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37) What is your age? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-29	195	20
2) 30-39	182	18.6
3) 40-49	186	19
4) 50-64	251	25.7
5) 65+	163	16.7
Missing	24
TOTAL	977	100.0

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38) What was the last grade in school you completed? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school diploma	78	7.9
2) High school complete (grade 12)	246	24.9
3) Some college, but no degree	229	23.2
4) Associated degree	79	8
5) College graduate/Bachelors degree	200	20.2
6) Postgraduate degree	157	15.9
Missing	11
TOTAL	989	100.0

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39) In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	217	23
2) Democrat	312	33.1
3) Independent	384	40.8
4) Other party	29	3.1
Missing	58
TOTAL	942	100.0

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40) Region (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) North East	185	18.5
2) Midwest	220	22
3) South	368	36.8
4) West	227	22.7
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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41) What is your present religion, if any? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	405	42.1
2) Catholic	227	23.6
3) Jewish	14	1.5
4) Muslim	12	1.2
5) Other religion	123	12.8
6) Nothing in particular	182	18.9
Missing	37
TOTAL	963	100.0

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42) Gender (for use with online analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	485	48.5
2) Female	515	51.5
TOTAL	1000	100.0

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