The PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey was conducted by Public Religion Research Institute to examine attitudes on breaking news and emerging issues at the intersection of religion and politics. This survey investigated attitudes about Fox News television host Glenn Beck and his call for a religious revival in the country. Questions gauged public knowledge of Glenn Beck’s religious beliefs, opinions toward Glenn Beck, and whether respondents considered him the right person to lead a religious movement.
- Data File
- Cases: 1,007
Variables: 35
Weight Variable: WEIGHT - Data Collection
- Date Collected: September 9-12, 2010
- Original Survey (Instrument)
- Public Religion Research Institute September 2010 Questionnaire
- Funded By
- Public Religion Research Institute
- Collection Procedures
- Telephone interviews were conducted in English only under the direction of Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) among a nationwide sample of 1,007 adults, 18 years of age or older in the continental United States. Interviews were conducted from September 9, 2010 to September 12, 2010. All interviews were conducted on landline telephones. The randomly sampled telephone numbers were subject to up to five different call attempts.
- Sampling Procedures
- The sample was derived by an unrestricted random-digit dial procedure, which minimizes serial bias and includes both listed and unlisted telephone numbers. Only one interview was conducted within an individual household. The sample was fully replicated and stratified by region to increase its representativeness.
- Principal Investigators
- Robert P. Jones
Daniel Cox - Related Publications
- The following link contains a summary of the Public Religion Research Institute’s findings of this survey:
http://publicreligion.org/research/2010/09/less-than-1-in-5-support-fox-news-host-glenn-beck-as-religious-leader/ - Notes
- Note on Weighted Data: The final sample was weighted to four different parameters—age, sex, geographic region and race—to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the total adult population.
