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| Solid Liberals | Faith and Family Left | Next Generation Left | Hard-Pressed Skeptics | Young Outsiders | Business Conservatives | Steadfast Conservatives | Bystanders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEX | ||||||||
| Men | 44 | 45 | 49 | 42 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 47 |
| Women | 56 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 52 | 38 | 41 | 53 |
| AGE | ||||||||
| 18-49 | 55 | 47 | 69 | 49 | 65 | 45 | 32 | 77 |
| 50+ | 44 | 51 | 31 | 51 | 34 | 53 | 67 | 23 |
| DETAILED AGE | ||||||||
| 18-29 | 24 | 15 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 38 |
| 30-49 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 39 |
| 50-64 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 36 | 17 |
| 65+ | 16 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 6 |
| RACE | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 69 | 41 | 68 | 61 | 73 | 85 | 87 | 48 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 13 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Hispanic | 8 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| FOREIGN BORN | ||||||||
| Foreign born | 9 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Born in US | 91 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 97 | 67 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||
| College grad + | 52 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 21 | 11 |
| Some college | 30 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 22 |
| HS or less | 18 | 54 | 26 | 60 | 33 | 22 | 46 | 67 |
| INCOME | ||||||||
| $75,000+ | 34 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 28 | 11 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 33 | 39 | 23 |
| <$30,000 | 26 | 45 | 26 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 58 |
| DETAILED INCOME | ||||||||
| > $100,000 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 |
| $30,000-$49,999 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
| <$30,000 | 26 | 45 | 26 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 58 |
| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE | ||||||||
| White evangelical Protestant | 5 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 11 |
| White mainline Protestant | 14 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
| Non-white Protestant | 13 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| Catholic | 13 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 29 |
| Unaffiliated | 41 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES | ||||||||
| Weekly or more | 19 | 51 | 21 | 37 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 29 |
| Once a month/yearly | 34 | 31 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 36 |
| Seldom/never | 46 | 17 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 34 |
| REGION | ||||||||
| Northeast | 23 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 17 |
| Midwest | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 18 |
| South | 27 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 38 |
| West | 28 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| OWN OR RENT YOUR HOUSE | ||||||||
| Own | 53 | 44 | 49 | 42 | 56 | 73 | 74 | 25 |
| Rent | 32 | 35 | 28 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 44 |
| USE PUBLIC TRANSIT | ||||||||
| Once a week or more | 19 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Once or twice a month | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Never | 67 | 75 | 72 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 73 |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||||||||
| Married | 44 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 46 | 71 | 70 | 31 |
| Not married | 56 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 54 | 29 | 30 | 69 |
| PARENT | ||||||||
| Parent | 24 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 34 |
| Not a parent | 76 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 79 | 66 |
| GUN OWNER | ||||||||
| Gun in household | 24 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 52 | 20 |
| UNION HOUSEHOLD | ||||||||
| Union member in household | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| VET | ||||||||
| Veteran in household | 24 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 18 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | ||||||||
| Employed full time | 47 | 35 | 49 | 32 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 39 |
| Employed part time | 15 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| Not employed/other | 39 | 52 | 31 | 55 | 35 | 36 | 52 | 44 |
| INVEST | ||||||||
| I trade stocks and other funds pretty regularly | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| I have some long-term investments like retirement accounts, but don’t trade stocks regularly | 50 | 24 | 48 | 22 | 50 | 62 | 55 | 13 |
| I don’t have any money in the stock market | 45 | 73 | 47 | 75 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 86 |
| REGISTERED VOTER | ||||||||
| Registered voter | 83 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 0 |
| Not a registered voter | 17 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 100 |
| PARTY W/LEANERS | ||||||||
| Rep/Rep lean | 5 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 49 | 86 | 84 | 23 |
| Dem/Dem lean | 89 | 61 | 65 | 53 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 43 |
| Independent/No lean | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| PARTY | ||||||||
| Republican | 3 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 56 | 7 |
| Democrat | 61 | 46 | 35 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| Independent | 34 | 30 | 49 | 41 | 51 | 44 | 33 | 55 |
| Lean Republican | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 16 |
| Lean Democrat | 28 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY | ||||||||
| Consistently conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 50 | 1 |
| Mostly conservative | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 43 | 11 |
| Mixed views | 2 | 51 | 40 | 66 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 57 |
| Mostly liberal | 30 | 38 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Consistently liberal | 68 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CONGRESSIONAL TRIAL HEAT (BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS) QB27-QB27a | ||||||||
| Rep/lean Rep | 6 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 53 | 88 | 88 | 0 |
| Dem/lean Dem | 88 | 63 | 61 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 VOTE (BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS) | ||||||||
| Obama | 83 | 60 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Romney | 3 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 42 | 77 | 80 | 0 |
| PRIMARY VOTER (BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS) Q149 | ||||||||
| Always/nearly always | 60 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 71 | 74 | 0 |
| Less frequently | 40 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 26 | 0 |
| VOTING HISTORY (BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS) QC142 | ||||||||
| Always/usually vote Republican | 5 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 84 | 72 | 0 |
| Vote equally for both parties | 10 | 20 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| Always/usually vote Democratic | 83 | 52 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN LAST TWO YEARS Q102-Q102a | ||||||||
| > $250 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| $100-$250 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| <$100 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION Q105 | ||||||||
| Worked/volunteered for campaign | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Contacted elected official | 44 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 42 | 4 |
| Attended campaign event | 25 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 2 |
| KNOWLEDGE SCALE (WHICH PARTY HAS MAJORITY IN EACH CHAMBER OF CONGRESS) Q41-Q42 | ||||||||
| Neither right | 16 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 45 |
| One right | 23 | 42 | 32 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 25 | 36 |
| Both right | 60 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 30 | 69 | 54 | 18 |
| DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARTIES QB5 | ||||||||
| Great deal of difference between parties | 55 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 26 |
| Fair amount of difference | 28 | 27 | 42 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 39 |
| Hardly any difference | 16 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
| FRIENDS’ VIEWS ON POLITICS | ||||||||
| Most of my close friends share my views on government and politics | 45 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 58 | 17 |
| Some of my close friends share my views, but many do not | 42 | 33 | 50 | 32 | 46 | 42 | 29 | 29 |
| I don’t really know what most of my close friends think about government and politics | 13 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 54 |
| IT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT POLITICS | ||||||||
| Agree | 35 | 57 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 40 | 56 |
| Disagree | 65 | 42 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 67 | 60 | 43 |
| US POSITION IN WORLD QC56 | ||||||||
| US stands above other countries | 11 | 39 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 43 | 46 | 24 |
| US one of greatest countries | 71 | 51 | 67 | 54 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 58 |
| Other countries better | 16 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| US FUTURE OUTLOOK QB4 | ||||||||
| US’s best years are ahead of us | 70 | 50 | 65 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 40 |
| US’s best years are behind us | 22 | 40 | 30 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 76 | 50 |
| SATISFACTION W/STATE OF NATION QB2 | ||||||||
| Satisfied | 39 | 39 | 49 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| Not satisfied | 54 | 52 | 45 | 77 | 70 | 83 | 93 | 56 |
| STATE OF NATIONAL ECONOMY | ||||||||
| Excellent/Good | 29 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| Only fair/Poor | 70 | 74 | 66 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 94 | 82 |
| 1 YEAR ECONOMIC OUTLOOK | ||||||||
| Will be better | 39 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| Will be worse | 10 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 45 | 56 | 27 |
| About the same | 50 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 44 | 37 | 56 |
| AMERICAN PROBLEMS Q50t | ||||||||
| We can always solve problems and get what we want in US | 49 | 52 | 62 | 31 | 42 | 62 | 41 | 36 |
| This country can’t solve many important problems | 47 | 44 | 36 | 64 | 56 | 34 | 56 | 61 |
| US SUCCESS QB26 | ||||||||
| US successful because of its ability to change | 79 | 54 | 63 | 50 | 49 | 25 | 17 | 63 |
| US successful because of reliance on long-standing principles | 17 | 39 | 33 | 44 | 45 | 71 | 78 | 31 |
| WALL STREET Q51pp | ||||||||
| Wall St helps economy more than it hurts | 36 | 47 | 56 | 31 | 42 | 74 | 49 | 36 |
| Wall St hurts economy more than it helps | 56 | 37 | 33 | 54 | 48 | 17 | 41 | 42 |
| ECONOMIC SYSTEM Q51ll | ||||||||
| Econ system favors powerful | 88 | 51 | 60 | 74 | 69 | 31 | 48 | 58 |
| Econ system generally fair to most | 9 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 29 | 67 | 47 | 32 |
| I WOULD VOTE AGAINST ANY OFFICIAL WHO VOTED TO RAISE TAXES | ||||||||
| Agree | 21 | 65 | 41 | 78 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 68 |
| Disagree | 79 | 33 | 59 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 30 |
| IMPORTANT VALUES QC26 | ||||||||
| Americans agree about important values | 23 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 31 |
| Americans are divided about important values | 74 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 80 | 66 |
| OBAMA JOB APPROVAL QC1 | ||||||||
| Approve | 84 | 61 | 66 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
| Disapprove | 10 | 29 | 26 | 48 | 60 | 96 | 94 | 47 |
| FOLLOW GOV’T AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Q40 | ||||||||
| Follow gov’t most of the time | 65 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 75 | 68 | 0 |
| TEA PARTY AGREEMENT | ||||||||
| Agree | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 4 |
| Disagree | 78 | 25 | 44 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| No opinion | 19 | 63 | 47 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 38 | 78 |
| COMPROMISE Q51mm | ||||||||
| Like elected officials who compromise | 84 | 50 | 71 | 49 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 41 |
| Like officials who stick to their positions | 11 | 45 | 26 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 62 | 50 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY FAVORABILITY Q11a | ||||||||
| Favorable | 8 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 68 | 65 | 31 |
| Unfavorable | 89 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 30 | 31 | 46 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY FAVORABILITY Q11b | ||||||||
| Favorable | 83 | 63 | 62 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
| Unfavorable | 15 | 28 | 31 | 47 | 59 | 91 | 90 | 32 |
| PAUL RYAN FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 6 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 79 | 66 | 13 |
| Unfavorable | 79 | 37 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| MITCH MCCONNELL FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 5 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 37 | 30 | 12 |
| Unfavorable | 64 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 12 |
| RAND PAUL FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 6 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 69 | 64 | 14 |
| Unfavorable | 72 | 34 | 45 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| TED CRUZ FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 2 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 62 | 61 | 8 |
| Unfavorable | 71 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 22 |
| JEB BUSH FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 15 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 63 | 60 | 15 |
| Unfavorable | 70 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 39 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
| MARCO RUBIO FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 7 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 70 | 58 | 10 |
| Unfavorable | 68 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 18 |
| CHRIS CHRISTIE FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 17 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 56 | 44 | 16 |
| Unfavorable | 73 | 33 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 27 |
| ELIZABETH WARREN FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 61 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Unfavorable | 9 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 47 | 43 | 14 |
| HILLARY CLINTON FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 88 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
| Unfavorable | 10 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 86 | 85 | 32 |
| NANCY PELOSI FAVORABILITY | ||||||||
| Favorable | 65 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Unfavorable | 23 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 57 | 88 | 85 | 25 |
| PARTY TRAITS QC48-QC49 | ||||||||
| Republicans are too extreme | 83 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 23 | 55 |
| Republicans care about the middle class | 21 | 35 | 49 | 26 | 40 | 79 | 64 | 30 |
| Republicans are too willing to cut gov’t programs even when they work | 91 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 50 | 18 | 26 | 58 |
| Democrats are too extreme | 11 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 43 | 79 | 78 | 29 |
| Democrats care about the middle class | 86 | 66 | 85 | 53 | 50 | 36 | 21 | 52 |
| Democrats rely too much on government to solve problems | 38 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 68 | 95 | 88 | 47 |
| ROLE OF GOVERNMENT Q51ii | ||||||||
| Government should do more to solve problems | 73 | 59 | 44 | 51 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 62 |
| Government is already doing too much | 20 | 36 | 50 | 44 | 66 | 90 | 87 | 33 |
| ROLE OF GOVERNMENT Q50v | ||||||||
| It’s not government’s job to protect people from themselves | 19 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 43 | 65 | 58 | 24 |
| Sometimes laws to protect people from themselves are needed | 77 | 75 | 68 | 72 | 57 | 30 | 37 | 70 |
| GOVERNMENT AID Q51kk | ||||||||
| Government aid to the poor does more harm than good | 7 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 86 | 80 | 86 | 46 |
| Government aid to the poor does more good than harm | 91 | 59 | 68 | 60 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| CAUSES OF POVERTY Q53 | ||||||||
| Lack of effort is more often to blame for being poor | 9 | 32 | 42 | 22 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 40 |
| Circumstances are more often to blame for being poor | 83 | 58 | 47 | 66 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 50 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL ORIGINALISM QB55 | ||||||||
| Supreme Court should base rulings on what Constitution meant when originally written | 14 | 39 | 27 | 52 | 47 | 74 | 88 | 38 |
| Supreme Court should base rulings on current meaning | 84 | 53 | 68 | 43 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 50 |
| TRUST IN GOVERNMENT QB40b | ||||||||
| Trust government just about always | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Trust government most of the time | 31 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 |
| Only some of the time | 65 | 58 | 58 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 68 |
| Never (VOL.) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| CONTENT WITH GOVERNMENT QB40a | ||||||||
| Content with government | 17 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| Frustrated with government | 70 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 52 |
| Angry with government | 11 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 14 |
| CONGRESSIONAL FAVORABILITY Q11c | ||||||||
| Favorable | 12 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 34 |
| Unfavorable | 86 | 53 | 71 | 67 | 79 | 78 | 84 | 53 |
| US ROLE IN WORLD Q50ee | ||||||||
| Should be active in world affairs | 55 | 39 | 54 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 24 | 25 |
| Concentrate on things at home | 38 | 54 | 41 | 87 | 85 | 28 | 71 | 69 |
| US ROLE IN WORLD Q25j | ||||||||
| US efforts to solve world probs make things worse | 37 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 59 | 20 | 55 | 40 |
| World would be even worse w/o US efforts | 54 | 71 | 67 | 38 | 35 | 74 | 39 | 51 |
| US RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA QB109 | ||||||||
| Should pursue a stronger relationship with China | 58 | 57 | 63 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 59 |
| Should be tougher with China | 33 | 36 | 31 | 41 | 45 | 51 | 66 | 26 |
| FREE TRADE QC115 | ||||||||
| Free trade agreements have been good for US | 62 | 66 | 73 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 39 | 63 |
| Free trade agreements have been bad for US | 27 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 51 | 20 |
| NSA PROGRAM APPROVAL Q126 | ||||||||
| Approve | 38 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 44 |
| Disapprove | 58 | 39 | 44 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 69 | 48 |
| ACA APPROVAL QC116 | ||||||||
| Approve | 86 | 54 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 40 |
| Disapprove | 10 | 36 | 30 | 53 | 71 | 97 | 94 | 50 |
| VIEWS ON UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS Q122 | ||||||||
| Immigrants should not be eligible for citizenship | 3 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 49 | 23 |
| Should be eligible if meet certain requirements | 96 | 85 | 88 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 50 | 75 |
| GUN OWNERSHIP Q123 | ||||||||
| More important to protect gun ownership | 15 | 33 | 39 | 53 | 63 | 86 | 89 | 36 |
| More important to control gun ownership | 81 | 63 | 60 | 45 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 59 |
| FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY Q125 | ||||||||
| Some reductions in benefits will be necessary | 33 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 49 | 31 | 28 |
| Benefits should not be reduced at all | 65 | 69 | 64 | 79 | 72 | 46 | 64 | 68 |
| MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION QB110 | ||||||||
| Should be legal | 81 | 43 | 66 | 53 | 67 | 38 | 28 | 47 |
| Should be illegal | 16 | 54 | 32 | 43 | 31 | 59 | 69 | 47 |
| ENERGY PRIORITIES QB107 | ||||||||
| Alternative energy should be focus | 95 | 64 | 83 | 68 | 71 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| Expanding oil and gas production should be focus | 3 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 64 | 66 | 20 |
| AFFIRMATIVE ACTION QC127 | ||||||||
| Affirmative action is a good thing | 87 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 30 | 31 | 66 |
| Affirmative action is a bad thing | 10 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 60 | 60 | 20 |
| GAY MARRIAGE QB108 | ||||||||
| Favor | 89 | 37 | 78 | 42 | 68 | 41 | 12 | 57 |
| Oppose | 7 | 55 | 16 | 49 | 24 | 49 | 84 | 32 |
| ABORTION Q124 | ||||||||
| Legal in all/most cases | 87 | 40 | 71 | 44 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 41 |
| Illegal in all/most cases | 9 | 54 | 24 | 48 | 37 | 59 | 70 | 54 |
| SOCIETAL PRIORITIES Q25h | ||||||||
| Society is better if marriage/children are priority | 18 | 64 | 24 | 51 | 30 | 66 | 80 | 36 |
| Society just as well off with other priorities | 77 | 30 | 72 | 43 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 59 |
| EVOLUTION QC135-QC135a | ||||||||
| Humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time | 13 | 49 | 16 | 46 | 29 | 36 | 53 | 32 |
| Humans and other living things have evolved over time | 86 | 44 | 83 | 50 | 68 | 57 | 39 | 61 |
| Humans and other living things have evolved due to natural processes such as natural selection | 62 | 16 | 55 | 21 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 34 |
| A supreme being guided the evolution of living things for the purpose of creating humans & other life | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 24 |
| BIBLICAL LITERALISM QB139-QB139a | ||||||||
| Holy book is written by men and is not the word of God | 63 | 10 | 44 | 18 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 27 |
| Holy book is word of God | 30 | 87 | 49 | 78 | 55 | 74 | 88 | 68 |
| Holy book is to be taken literally, word for word | 10 | 54 | 13 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 57 | 41 |
| Not everything in holy book should be taken literally, word for word | 20 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 46 | 26 | 24 |
| ISLAM AND VIOLENCE QB54 | ||||||||
| Islam more violent than other religions | 13 | 36 | 24 | 44 | 36 | 56 | 72 | 33 |
| Islam not more violent | 78 | 46 | 65 | 41 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 50 |
| GOVERNMENT ROLE IN HEALTHCARE Q121 | ||||||||
| Government responsibility to make sure all have health care coverage | 87 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 61 |
| Not the government’s responsibility | 11 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 92 | 36 |
| GLOBAL WARMING QC57-QC58a | ||||||||
| Earth is getting warmer, because of fossil fuels | 78 | 40 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 49 |
| Earth is gettting warmer, because of natural patterns in enviro | 13 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 22 |
| No solid evidence the Earth is getting warmer | 7 | 25 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 71 | 75 | 23 |
| KEYSTONE PIPELINE QC128 | ||||||||
| Favor building Keystone XL pipeline | 30 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 94 | 87 | 51 |
| Oppose | 57 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 30 |
| GAMBLING QB106 | ||||||||
| Favor legalized casino gambling in your state | 62 | 52 | 70 | 63 | 72 | 58 | 51 | 55 |
| Oppose | 30 | 42 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 34 |
| US FUTURE GROWTH Q50s | ||||||||
| There are no real limits to growth in this country | 46 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 44 | 68 | 54 | 46 |
| People in the US need to learn to live with less | 47 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 26 | 41 | 49 |
| VIEWS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS Q25o | ||||||||
| Elected officials in Washington lose touch quickly with the people they represent | 77 | 64 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 82 | 91 | 68 |
| Elected officials try to stay in touch with the people they represent | 21 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| VIEWS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS Q25p | ||||||||
| Elected officials care what people like me think | 23 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
| Elected officials don’t care what people like me think | 75 | 63 | 63 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 90 | 81 |
| RELIGION IMPORTANCE Q50w | ||||||||
| Religion is an important part of my life | 41 | 85 | 47 | 76 | 60 | 75 | 83 | 64 |
| Religion is not that important to me | 58 | 14 | 51 | 23 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 35 |
| GOVERNMENT AND MORALITY Q50gg | ||||||||
| Government should do more to protect morality in society | 19 | 51 | 26 | 42 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 43 |
| I worry government is too involved in morality | 77 | 42 | 69 | 54 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 52 |
| WORKING PARENTS Q51jj | ||||||||
| Children are better off with a parent at home | 40 | 66 | 52 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 64 |
| Children are just as well off if parents work outside the home | 50 | 29 | 45 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 32 |
| POLICE STOPS Q51oo | ||||||||
| Police should be allowed to stop and search anyone who fits general description of a suspect | 22 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 57 | 52 | 40 |
| Police should not be allowed to search people just because they look suspicious | 74 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 38 | 45 | 58 |
| GOVERNMENT WASTEFUL Q25a | ||||||||
| Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient | 25 | 31 | 30 | 72 | 75 | 88 | 91 | 53 |
| Government often does a better job than people give it credit for | 70 | 63 | 67 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| SOCIAL SAFETY NET Q25d | ||||||||
| Government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means more debt | 83 | 58 | 39 | 66 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 50 |
| Government can’t afford to do much more | 12 | 35 | 56 | 27 | 76 | 89 | 85 | 42 |
| GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS Q25b | ||||||||
| Government regulation of business is necessary to protect public interest | 87 | 67 | 75 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
| Government regulation of business does more harm than good | 9 | 26 | 19 | 66 | 61 | 81 | 85 | 46 |
| RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Q25f | ||||||||
| Racial discrimination is the main reason many black people can’t get ahead | 80 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| Blacks who can’t get ahead are responsible for their own condition | 10 | 57 | 68 | 63 | 84 | 82 | 89 | 69 |
| RACIAL EQUALITY Q50hh | ||||||||
| US has made changes to give blacks and whites equal rights | 6 | 23 | 67 | 39 | 70 | 83 | 81 | 41 |
| Need to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights | 91 | 72 | 28 | 56 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 52 |
| SOCIAL SAFETY NET Q25c | ||||||||
| Poor today have it easy because they can get benefits without doing anything | 6 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 81 | 77 | 86 | 34 |
| Poor today have hard lives because benefits don’t go far enough | 86 | 62 | 54 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 58 |
| VIEWS OF IMMIGRANTS Q25g | ||||||||
| Immigrants strengthen our country because of hard work and talents | 93 | 70 | 83 | 14 | 48 | 64 | 17 | 59 |
| Immigrants are a burden because they take jobs, housing and health care | 3 | 22 | 11 | 79 | 43 | 21 | 73 | 34 |
| VIEWS OF IMMIGRANTS Q50dd | ||||||||
| Newcomers from other countries threaten American customs and values | 5 | 25 | 9 | 72 | 39 | 20 | 81 | 33 |
| Newcomers strengthen American society | 92 | 66 | 88 | 23 | 55 | 72 | 13 | 62 |
| INDIVIDUALISM Q25k | ||||||||
| Most people can get ahead if they’re willing to work hard | 29 | 82 | 77 | 32 | 76 | 88 | 81 | 67 |
| Hard work and determination are no guarantee of success for most people | 67 | 16 | 21 | 65 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| INDIVIDUALISM Q25l | ||||||||
| Success in life is mostly determined by forces out of our control | 36 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| Everyone has it in their own power to succeed | 56 | 84 | 91 | 64 | 89 | 93 | 89 | 80 |
| VIEWS OF BUSINESS Q25m | ||||||||
| Too much power is concentrated in the hands of large companies | 95 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 35 | 71 | 80 |
| The largest companies do not have too much power | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 22 | 14 |
| VIEWS OF BUSINESS Q25n | ||||||||
| Business corporations make too much profit | 80 | 54 | 50 | 79 | 66 | 10 | 33 | 61 |
| Most corporations make a fair and reasonable profit | 16 | 41 | 45 | 18 | 31 | 86 | 62 | 33 |
| BEST WAY TO ENSURE PEACE Q25i | ||||||||
| Best way to ensure peace is through military strength | 5 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 67 | 71 | 19 |
| Good diplomacy is best way to ensure peace | 91 | 62 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 22 | 22 | 72 |
| TERRORISM Q50bb | ||||||||
| Using overwheming military force is the best way to defeat terrrorism | 8 | 53 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 68 | 72 | 32 |
| Relying too much on force creates hatred that leads to more terrorism | 88 | 38 | 71 | 62 | 75 | 22 | 22 | 61 |
| ENVIRONMENT Q50q | ||||||||
| The country should do whatever it takes to protect environment | 96 | 82 | 90 | 75 | 83 | 22 | 21 | 78 |
| The country has gone too far to protect environment | 2 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 70 | 75 | 18 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Q50r | ||||||||
| Stricter environmental laws cost too many jobs and hurt economy | 5 | 28 | 15 | 47 | 29 | 84 | 85 | 42 |
| Stricter environmental laws are worth the cost | 93 | 65 | 81 | 47 | 68 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
| VIEWS OF HOMOSEXUALITY Q50u | ||||||||
| Homosexuality should be accepted | 93 | 43 | 88 | 49 | 78 | 58 | 18 | 64 |
| Homosexuality should be discouraged | 4 | 48 | 8 | 43 | 15 | 31 | 74 | 27 |
| MORALITY AND RELIGION Q50aa | ||||||||
| Not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values | 89 | 7 | 91 | 31 | 70 | 66 | 29 | 45 |
| It is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values | 11 | 91 | 7 | 66 | 28 | 31 | 69 | 52 |
| FINANCIAL SITUATION Q50y | ||||||||
| I’m generally satisfied with my financial situation | 59 | 48 | 62 | 28 | 54 | 66 | 56 | 37 |
| I’m not very satisfied with my financial situation | 40 | 50 | 37 | 70 | 45 | 33 | 42 | 63 |
| FINANCIAL SITUATION Q50z | ||||||||
| I often don’t have enough to make ends meet | 30 | 48 | 28 | 67 | 36 | 20 | 32 | 56 |
| Paying the bills is not a problem for me | 69 | 50 | 70 | 31 | 63 | 77 | 64 | 41 |
| CIVIL LIBERTIES Q50ff | ||||||||
| Americans need to be willing to give up privacy to ensure safety from terrorism | 24 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 20 |
| Americans shouldn’t have to give up privacy | 72 | 66 | 66 | 83 | 80 | 69 | 80 | 75 |
| WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS… | ||||||||
| Hunter, fisher, or sportsman | 12 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
| Trusting person | 65 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 63 |
| Spiritual person | 42 | 61 | 43 | 51 | 40 | 66 | 69 | 45 |
| Fast-food lover | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Upbeat and optimistic | 64 | 50 | 70 | 48 | 61 | 68 | 51 | 57 |
| Couldn’t vacation without my smartphone | 27 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 29 |
| Honor and duty are my core values | 40 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 70 | 68 | 40 |
| Am sometimes uncomfortable being around people not of my race | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| Think of myself as a typical American | 51 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 55 |
| Recycle and reuse as a daily habit | 70 | 42 | 58 | 39 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 39 |
| Video or computer gamer | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| Outdoor person | 44 | 59 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 55 | 66 |
| Libertarian | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 8 |
| Religious person | 27 | 57 | 32 | 48 | 34 | 64 | 72 | 44 |
| Focused on health and fitness | 53 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 37 |
| Sports fan | 32 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 36 | 30 |
| Rarely worry what others think of me | 48 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 50 |
| Compassion and helping others are my core values | 82 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 65 | 75 |
| Often feel proud to be American | 40 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 81 | 72 | 39 |
| Skeptical of medical experts’ recommendations | 20 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 17 |