PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, June 2011

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 explored public attitudes about personal misconduct among elected officials and the degree to which these offenses constitute significant moral problems. Questions evaluated respondents' feelings toward several different types of misconduct including financial misconduct, such as cheating on income taxes or taking bribes, and sexual misconduct, such as cheating on a spouse.

Data File

Cases: 1,006
Variables: 54
Weight Variable: WEIGHT

Data Collection

Date Collected: June 16-19, 2011

Original Survey (Instrument)

Public Religion Research Institute June 2011 Questionnaire

Funded By

Public Religion Research Institute

Collection Procedures

Telephone interviews were conducted in English only under the direction of Opinion Research Corporation among a national sample of 1,006 adults, 18 years of age or older in the continental United States. Interviews were conducted from June 16 to June 19, 2011. All interviews were conducted on landline telephones. The randomly sampled telephone numbers are subject to up to four different call attempts.

Sampling Procedures

The sample was derived from 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 and Daniel Cox

Related Publications

The following link contains a summary of the Public Religion Research Institute's findings of this survey: here

Notes for Weighted Data

The final sample was weighted to five different parameters - age, sex, geographic region, education, and race - to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the total adult population.