American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996

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GODHEARS (Weighted by WEIGHT2) How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree? -- God hears the prayers of all people, not only Christians.   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Neither   4) Disagree   5) Strongly disagree   6) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly agree	241	37.0%	37.0%
Agree	344	52.8%	89.8%
Neither	17	2.6%	92.4%
Disagree	28	4.3%	96.7%
Strongly disagree	6	.9%	97.6%
Don't know	16	2.5%	100.1%

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Marital status Religion Region Education

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	32.4% 82	40.3% 159	37.2% 241
Agree	56.1% 142	50.9% 201	52.9% 343
Neither	2.8% 7	2.3% 9	2.5% 16
Disagree	4.7% 12	3.8% 15	4.2% 27
Strongly disagree	1.6% 4	0.5% 2	0.9% 6
Don't know	2.4% 6	2.3% 9	2.3% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 253	100.0% 395	648

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American/Black	Some other race (includes 'Hispanic')	TOTAL
Strongly agree	37.1% 189	37.7% 29	37.3% 22	37.2% 240
Agree	52.3% 266	55.8% 43	55.9% 33	53.0% 342
Neither	3.1% 16	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.5% 16
Disagree	4.1% 21	5.2% 4	5.1% 3	4.3% 28
Strongly disagree	0.8% 4	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 5
Don't know	2.6% 13	0.0% 0	1.7% 1	2.2% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 509	100.0% 77	100.0% 59	645

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Separated or divorced	Never been married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	40.3% 149	31.6% 12	29.2% 26	35.5% 54	37.1% 241
Agree	49.7% 184	57.9% 22	61.8% 55	53.9% 82	52.9% 343
Neither	1.4% 5	2.6% 1	5.6% 5	3.9% 6	2.6% 17
Disagree	5.1% 19	0.0% 0	2.2% 2	4.6% 7	4.3% 28
Strongly disagree	1.1% 4	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 5
Don't know	2.4% 9	5.3% 2	1.1% 1	2.0% 3	2.3% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 370	100.0% 38	100.0% 89	100.0% 152	649

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other (includes 'Jewish' and 'non-denominational')	No religion	TOTAL
Strongly agree	31.2% 103	52.8% 75	42.4% 42	27.3% 21	37.2% 241
Agree	58.8% 194	45.1% 64	49.5% 49	48.1% 37	53.1% 344
Neither	1.8% 6	0.7% 1	1.0% 1	10.4% 8	2.5% 16
Disagree	5.5% 18	0.7% 1	4.0% 4	5.2% 4	4.2% 27
Strongly disagree	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.3% 1	0.8% 5
Don't know	1.8% 6	0.7% 1	2.0% 2	7.8% 6	2.3% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 330	100.0% 142	100.0% 99	100.0% 77	648

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	45.1% 65	35.7% 61	34.6% 79	34.0% 36	37.1% 241
Agree	48.6% 70	52.0% 89	57.0% 130	50.9% 54	52.9% 343
Neither	1.4% 2	3.5% 6	1.3% 3	4.7% 5	2.5% 16
Disagree	2.1% 3	5.3% 9	4.4% 10	5.7% 6	4.3% 28
Strongly disagree	0.7% 1	0.6% 1	0.9% 2	1.9% 2	0.9% 6
Don't know	2.1% 3	2.9% 5	1.8% 4	2.8% 3	2.3% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 171	100.0% 228	100.0% 106	649

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school graduate (grades 0-11)	High school graduate (grade 12)	Some college/trade or vocational school	College graduate	Postgraduate work/degree	TOTAL
Strongly agree	39.3% 24	29.8% 50	39.3% 77	40.1% 63	38.8% 26	37.0% 240
Agree	45.9% 28	60.7% 102	53.1% 104	49.0% 77	46.3% 31	52.7% 342
Neither	1.6% 1	1.8% 3	2.0% 4	4.5% 7	3.0% 2	2.6% 17
Disagree	8.2% 5	5.4% 9	2.6% 5	4.5% 7	3.0% 2	4.3% 28
Strongly disagree	1.6% 1	0.6% 1	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	3.0% 2	0.9% 6
Don't know	3.3% 2	1.8% 3	2.0% 4	1.9% 3	6.0% 4	2.5% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 61	100.0% 168	100.0% 196	100.0% 157	100.0% 67	649