Gambling, Morality of - Measurement Concept
Is gambling immoral?8 Questions match selected parameters.
Survey Questions
PORN from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)Q12a. By your best guess, how would your current place of worship feel about each of the following behaviors? Pornography
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Forbids | 793 | 65.1 |
2) Strongly discourages | 299 | 24.6 |
3) Somewhat discourages | 32 | 2.6 |
4) Encourages | 0 | 0.0 |
5) Isn't concerned | 26 | 2.1 |
8) Don't know | 68 | 5.6 |
Missing | 417 | |
Total | 1219 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2007 |
Cases: | 1648 |
Variables: | 318 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mixed Mode |
In the past twelve months, how often have you participated in gambling for money, including lotteries, betting, card games, etc.?
TOTAL | % | |
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-7) Refused | 35 | 1.3 |
-4) Don't know | 3 | 0.1 |
1) Once a day or more | 42 | 1.6 |
2) A few times a week | 122 | 4.7 |
3) Once a week | 157 | 6.0 |
4) Two of three times a month | 222 | 8.5 |
5) Once a month | 169 | 6.5 |
6) A few times | 414 | 15.9 |
7) Once or twice | 419 | 16.1 |
8) Never | 1022 | 39.2 |
Missing | 5 | |
Total | 2605 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2006 |
Cases: | 2610 |
Variables: | 666 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
Does your congregation or denomination have any special rules or prohibitions regarding the following? Gambling
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 118 | 29.9 |
2) No | 277 | 70.1 |
Missing | 29 | |
Total | 395 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2001 |
Cases: | 424 |
Variables: | 293 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Congregations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Other: Self-administered surveys of congregational leaders |
Would you favor or oppose divorce if it were a case of a young Catholic girl who married an older man who turned out to have a bad character, such as drinking and gambling all the time?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Favor | 477 | 48.4 |
2) Oppose | 395 | 40.1 |
3) Not sure | 113 | 11.5 |
Missing | 13 | |
Total | 985 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1967 |
Cases: | 998 |
Variables: | 628 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Other: Unknown |
How do you feel about each of the following? -- Gambling
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Approve | 412 | 15.5 |
2) Disapprove | 1463 | 54.9 |
3) Don't really care | 676 | 25.4 |
4) I really don't know | 113 | 4.2 |
Missing | 211 | |
Total | 2664 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1963 |
Cases: | 2875 |
Variables: | 629 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected. |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Now we would like you to tell us how you think your pastor feels about a variety of things. We realize that this may be somewhat difficult for you to decide, but we ask you to do the best you can. For each of the following items, we would like you to decide whether your pastor approves or disapproves of it, or really has no preference either way. -- Gambling
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Approves | 106 | 4.0 |
2) Disapproves | 1762 | 66.0 |
3) Doesn't care | 109 | 4.1 |
4) I really don't know | 691 | 25.9 |
Missing | 207 | |
Total | 2668 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1963 |
Cases: | 2875 |
Variables: | 629 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected. |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
One of the ways to help reduce tensions between groups is to get out into the open things about one group that bother people in the other group. Here is a list of things that Protestants have said about Catholics and Catholics have said about Protestants. For each statement, would you please indicate how you feel: Do you feel it is true, tends to be true, tends to be false, or is false? -- Catholics are very lax about drinking and gambling as compared to Protestants.
TOTAL | % | |
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1) True | 723 | 27.0 |
2) Tends to be true | 828 | 30.9 |
3) Tends to be false | 601 | 22.4 |
4) False | 527 | 19.7 |
Missing | 196 | |
Total | 2679 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1963 |
Cases: | 2875 |
Variables: | 629 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected. |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
To what extent does the congregation you attend teach that to be in God's favor a person needs to completely give up many behaviors that one might otherwise enjoy, such as drinking, dancing and gambling? Would you say:
TOTAL | % | |
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1) It is never mentioned | 40 | 18.6 |
2) It is mentioned once in a while | 67 | 31.2 |
3) It is one of the teachings | 57 | 26.5 |
4) It is a major teaching of your church | 51 | 23.7 |
Missing | 197 | |
Total | 215 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2002 |
Cases: | 412 |
Variables: | 48 |
Scope: | Single Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |