Religious Response - Measurement Concept
Congregational or religious group response to environmental issues20 Questions match selected parameters.
Survey Questions
ENVIRN98 from National Congregations Study, Panel Dataset (1998 and 2006-2007)(environ_98) Within the past twelve months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? To discuss pollution or other environmental issues?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 45 | 17.2 |
2) No | 217 | 82.8 |
Total | 262 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2007 |
Cases: | 262 |
Variables: | 742 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Congregations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
"Would you like religious groups to take a more active role on each of the following, or a less active role?" OR "Think now about mainline protestant denominations, such as Presbyterians, Methodists and Lutherans. Would you like these religious groups to take a more active role on each of the following, or a less active role?" (See variable "RLPREF" to see which introduction the respondent received) -- protecting the environment
TOTAL | % | |
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1) More active | 4228 | 75.5 |
2) Less active | 898 | 16.0 |
3) (VOL) Same as now | 157 | 2.8 |
4) (VOL) Don't know/refused | 320 | 5.7 |
Total | 5603 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2000 |
Cases: | 5603 |
Variables: | 144 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
How often have you addressed the following issues publicly in any way in the last year (2000)? Environment
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Very often | 38 | 11.0 |
2) Often | 117 | 33.9 |
3) Seldom | 99 | 28.7 |
4) Rarely | 53 | 15.4 |
5) Never | 38 | 11.0 |
Missing | 57 | |
Total | 345 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2000 |
Cases: | 402 |
Variables: | 298 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other: Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist and Reform rabbis |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Does the clergy at your place of worship ever speak out about the environment? [Answered if ATTEND = 1, 2, or 3. (At least once a month)]
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 47.7 | |
2) No | 50.2 | |
9) Don't know/Refused | 2.1 | |
Missing | 842 | |
Total | 1161 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2006 |
Cases: | 2003 |
Variables: | 146 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Does the clergy at your place of worship ever speak out about the environment?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 46.8 | |
2) No | 52.1 | |
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.1 | |
Missing | 1340 | |
Total | 1663 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2010 |
Cases: | 3003 |
Variables: | 152 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Now just in your own words, when your clergy has spoken about the environment, what kinds of things have they said?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Practice stewardship of the Earth | 3.7 | |
2) Take care of God's creation, honor nature | 5.3 | |
3) Warnings about damage to the environment (general) | 11.6 | |
4) Warnings about global warming | 1.3 | |
5) The gulf oil leak | 4.4 | |
6) Protect/take care of/clean up environment (general) | 27.3 | |
7) Encourage recycling | 2.2 | |
8) Promote conservation (energy, water, food) | 1.6 | |
10) Take action to protect the environment (misc.) | 1.8 | |
11) End is coming | 1.1 | |
12) Go Green message | 2.4 | |
13) Other | 15.8 | |
14) Need to preserve environment for future generations, our children | 1.3 | |
99) Nothing/DK/Refused | 20.0 | |
Missing | 2235 | |
Total | 768 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2010 |
Cases: | 3003 |
Variables: | 152 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Now just in your own words, when your clergy has spoken about the environment, what kinds of things have they said?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Practice stewardship of the Earth | 1.6 | |
2) Take care of God's creation, honor nature | 7.3 | |
3) Warnings about damage to the environment (general) | 8.2 | |
4) Warnings about global warming | 1.9 | |
5) The gulf oil leak | 12.3 | |
6) Protect/take care of/clean up environment (general) | 15.0 | |
7) Encourage recycling | 16.9 | |
8) Promote conservation (energy, water, food) | 13.6 | |
10) Take action to protect the environment (misc.) | 1.5 | |
11) End is coming | 3.2 | |
12) Go Green message | 6.6 | |
13) Other | 1.1 | |
14) Need to preserve environment for future generations, our children | 10.8 | |
Missing | 2915 | |
Total | 88 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2010 |
Cases: | 3003 |
Variables: | 152 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
How often have you addressed the following issue publicly in any way in the last year? Environment (Q14H)
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Very often | 155 | 7.1 |
2) Often | 365 | 16.7 |
3) Seldom | 696 | 31.8 |
4) Rarely | 769 | 35.1 |
5) Never | 204 | 9.3 |
Missing | 51 | |
Total | 2189 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1998 |
Cases: | 2240 |
Variables: | 350 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other: ECLA or Episcopal clergy |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Please let us know about your own congregation's peacemaking efforts. Indicate the areas in the list below in which your congregation has been involved over the past two years. Recycling, energy reduction, and other concerns for the environment.
TOTAL | % | |
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0) Not Checked | 373 | 46.1 |
1) Checked | 436 | 53.9 |
Total | 809 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2002 |
Cases: | 809 |
Variables: | 211 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Denominations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Economic and business decisions are complex, so that ethical issues are not always clear and some consequences are unintended. Nevertheless, for each of the following, indicate whether you feel it should be considered an ethical matter in the decisions made by government and business: Protecting the environment
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely an ethical question | 941 | 74.1 |
2) Probably an ethical question | 249 | 19.6 |
3) Probably not an ethical question | 49 | 3.9 |
4) Definitely not an ethical question | 14 | 1.1 |
5) No opinion | 17 | 1.3 |
Missing | 84 | |
Total | 1270 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 1354 |
Variables: | 138 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Congregations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
How closely do you think each of the following statements reflect our Presbyterian teaching and practices: As Creator, God is ultimate owner of all creation, so that humans are stewards of the environment overall and of our own resources
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Very closely | 107 | 41.3 |
2) Closely | 111 | 42.9 |
3) Somewhat closely | 34 | 13.1 |
4) Not closely at all | 1 | 0.4 |
5) No opinion | 6 | 2.3 |
Missing | 2 | |
Total | 259 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 261 |
Variables: | 245 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Economic and business decisions are complex, so that ethical issues are not always clear and some consequences are unintended. Nevertheless, for each of the following, indicate whether you feel it should be considered an ethical matter in the decisions made by government and business: Protecting the environment
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely an ethical question | 140 | 58.3 |
2) Probably an ethical question | 71 | 29.6 |
3) Probably not an ethical question | 18 | 7.5 |
4) Definitely not an ethical question | 4 | 1.7 |
5) No opinion | 7 | 2.9 |
Missing | 21 | |
Total | 240 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 261 |
Variables: | 245 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
How closely do you think each of the following statements reflect our Presbyterian teaching and practices: As Creator, God is ultimate owner of all creation, so that humans are stewards of the environment overall and of our own resources.
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Very closely | 483 | 78.5 |
2) Closely | 105 | 17.1 |
3) Somewhat closely | 22 | 3.6 |
4) Not closely at all | 3 | 0.5 |
5) No opinion | 2 | 0.3 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 615 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 618 |
Variables: | 293 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Denominations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
How closely do you think each of the following statements reflect our Presbyterian teaching and practices: As Creator, God is ultimate owner of all creation, so that humans are stewards of the environment overall and of our own resources.
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Very closely | 205 | 33.4 |
2) Closely | 156 | 25.4 |
3) Somewhat closely | 166 | 27.1 |
4) Not closely at all | 69 | 11.3 |
5) No opinion | 17 | 2.8 |
Missing | 5 | |
Total | 613 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 618 |
Variables: | 293 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Denominations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Economic and business decisions are complex, so that ethical issues are not always clear and some consequences are unintended. Nevertheless, for each of the following, indicate whether you feel it should be considered an ethical matter in the decisions made by government and business: Protecting the environment
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely an ethical question | 511 | 86.3 |
2) Probably an ethical question | 61 | 10.3 |
3) Probably not an ethical question | 9 | 1.5 |
4) Definitely not an ethical question | 4 | 0.7 |
5) No opinion | 7 | 1.2 |
Missing | 26 | |
Total | 592 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 618 |
Variables: | 293 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Denominations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Please let us know about your own congregation's peacemaking efforts. Indicate the areas in the list below in which your congregation has been involved over the past two years. : Recycling, energy reduction, and other concerns for the environment
TOTAL | % | |
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0) Not Checked | 317 | 65.1 |
1) Checked | 170 | 34.9 |
Total | 487 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2002 |
Cases: | 487 |
Variables: | 208 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Please let us know about your own congregation's peacemaking efforts. Indicate the areas in the list below in which your congregation has been involved over the past two years: Recycling, energy reduction, and other concerns for the environment.
TOTAL | % | |
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0) Not Checked | 315 | 69.8 |
1) Checked | 136 | 30.2 |
Total | 451 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2002 |
Cases: | 451 |
Variables: | 210 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
How closely do you think each of the following statements reflect our Presbyterian teaching and practices: As Creator, God is ultimate owner of all creation, so that humans are stewards of the environment overall and of our own resources
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Very closely | 248 | 53.7 |
2) Closely | 158 | 34.2 |
3) Somewhat closely | 45 | 9.7 |
4) Not closely at all | 8 | 1.7 |
5) No opinion | 3 | 0.6 |
Missing | 11 | |
Total | 462 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 473 |
Variables: | 249 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Economic and business decisions are complex, so that ethical issues are not always clear and some consequences are unintended. Nevertheless, for each of the following, indicate whether you feel it should be considered an ethical matter in the decisions made by government and business: Protecting the environment
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely an ethical question | 289 | 66.1 |
2) Probably an ethical question | 117 | 26.8 |
3) Probably not an ethical question | 22 | 5.0 |
4) Definitely not an ethical question | 6 | 1.4 |
5) No opinion | 3 | 0.7 |
Missing | 36 | |
Total | 437 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 473 |
Variables: | 249 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Do you think it proper for religious bodies to speak out on -- ecology and environment.
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 364 | 94.5 |
2) No | 20 | 5.2 |
3) Depends | 1 | 0.3 |
Missing | 16 | |
Total | 385 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1997 |
Cases: | 401 |
Variables: | 336 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other: Members of Sokko Gakkai International |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |