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title: "Political Typology Detailed Tables"
description: "Figures read down within each category. Don’t know responses not shown. For full question wording, see toplines. Read more in the full report: Beyond Red and Blue: 2017 Political Typology Demographics Views of the nation and institutions Political attitudes Trump and other political figures Issues and values Demographics Solid Liberals Opportunity Democrats Disaffected Democrats Devout and Diverse New […]"
date: "2017-10-24"
authors:
  - name: "Travis Mitchell"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2017/10/24/political-typology-detailed-tables/"
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# Political Typology Detailed Tables

[] Figures read down within each category. Don’t know responses not shown. For full question wording, see [toplines](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/10/10-24-2017-typology-toplines-for-release.pdf).

Read more in the full report: [Beyond Red and Blue: 2017 Political Typology](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2017/10/24/political-typology-reveals-deep-fissures-on-the-right-and-left)

[Demographics](#demographics) [Views of the nation and institutions](#views-of-the-nation) [Political attitudes](#political-attitudes) [Trump and other political figures](#trump) [Issues and values](#issues-values)

[] **Demographics**

|  | Solid Liberals | Opportunity Democrats | Disaffected Democrats | Devout and Diverse | New Era Enterprisers | Market Skeptic Republicans | Country First Conservatives | Core Conservatives | Bystanders |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| SEX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Men | 41 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 67 | 49 |

| Women | 59 | 50 | 60 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 33 | 51 |
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| AGE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 18-49 | 62 | 56 | 61 | 38 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 38 | 69 |

| 50+ | 38 | 44 | 37 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 60 | 30 |
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| DETAILED AGE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 18-29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 32 |

| 30-49 | 36 | 31 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 37 |

| 50-64 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 25 |

| 65+ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 5 |
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| RACE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| White, non-Hispanic | 73 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 66 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 37 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 8 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |

| Hispanic | 9 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 43 |
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| FOREIGN BORN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Foreign born | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 42 |
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| EDUCATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Postgrad | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |

| College grad | 28 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 5 |

| Some college | 26 | 30 | 37 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 19 |

| HS or less | 17 | 36 | 40 | 57 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 31 | 73 |
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| INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| $75,000+ | 48 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 49 | 12 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |

| < $30,000 | 17 | 27 | 42 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 49 |
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| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| White evangelical Protestant | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 43 | 34 | 6 |

| White mainline Protestant | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 6 |

| Black Protestant | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | * | 4 |

| Other Protestant | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 17 |

| White Catholic | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 |

| Hispanic Catholic | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 |

| Unaffiliated | 48 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
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| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Weekly or more | 15 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 50 | 45 | 29 |

| Less than weekly | 85 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 66 | 47 | 54 | 71 |
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| REGION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Northeast | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |

| Midwest | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 |

| South | 28 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 42 | 37 |

| West | 28 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 31 |
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| OWN OR RENT YOUR HOUSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Own | 61 | 64 | 41 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 86 | 22 |

| Rent | 36 | 30 | 52 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 56 |
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| DO EACH WEEKLY OR MORE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Use public transit | 19 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

| Eat at restaurant | 54 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 61 | 49 |

| Talk to neighbors | 62 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 55 |
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| PASSPORT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Have a passport | 67 | 58 | 44 | 41 | 52 | 43 | 36 | 54 | 35 |
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| CURRENTLY SMOKE CIGARETTES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Every day | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 18 |

| Some days | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |

| Not at all (currently) | 30 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 27 |

| Have never smoked | 58 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 42 | 44 | 58 | 49 |
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| ADDICTION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Have a family member or close friend who is or has been addicted to drugs | 46 | 45 | 51 | 39 | 35 | 57 | 45 | 46 | 49 |
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| WATCHING TELEVISION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| A digital antenna | 3 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 |

| A cable or satellite subscription | 53 | 57 | 56 | 66 | 54 | 60 | 78 | 62 | 52 |

| A streaming service on the internet | 42 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 32 |
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| CELL PHONE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Could live without | 17 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 34 | 26 |

| Would miss, but could do without | 43 | 45 | 32 | 18 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 44 | 48 |

| Can't imagine living without | 39 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 26 |
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| RESIDENCE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Lived in or near local community for entire life | 31 | 42 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 49 | 42 | 39 | 49 |
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| VET |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Veteran in household | 35 | 39 | 42 | 56 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 58 | 45 |
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| UNION HOUSEHOLD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Union member in household | 15 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
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| ENROLLED IN SCHOOL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Full-time or part-time student | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
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| EMPLOYMENT STATUS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Full-time | 57 | 52 | 47 | 30 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 56 | 42 |

| Part-time | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 24 |

| Not employed | 27 | 30 | 34 | 55 | 35 | 30 | 51 | 32 | 34 |
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| RETIRED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Currently retired | 18 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 50 | 31 | 13 |
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| SAVINGS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Could live off savings for at least three months | 58 | 58 | 36 | 33 | 61 | 46 | 50 | 72 | 40 |
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| CREDIT CARD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Have a major credit card | 79 | 74 | 51 | 44 | 69 | 70 | 62 | 82 | 48 |
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| INVEST |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Have money invested in the stock market | 71 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 53 | 57 | 52 | 76 | 25 |
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| DO YOU LIKE ...CB4a-g |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Going to museums | 97 | 92 | 93 | 81 | 91 | 90 | 71 | 86 | 86 |

| Going hunting or sport shooting | 19 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 66 | 41 |

| Exercising | 86 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 89 | 91 |

| Reading books | 98 | 92 | 95 | 82 | 95 | 84 | 76 | 89 | 86 |

| Playing computer or video games | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 66 |

| Going to casinos | 26 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 |

| Volunteering | 95 | 91 | 95 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 77 | 88 | 87 |

Back to the [top](#top) [] **Views of the nation and institutions**

|  | Solid Liberals | Opportunity Democrats | Disaffected Democrats | Devout and Diverse | New Era Enterprisers | Market Skeptic Republicans | Country First Conservatives | Core Conservatives | Bystanders |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
****
| SATISFACTION W/ STATE OF NATIONQB2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Satisfied | 3 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 33 |  |

| Dissatisfied | 96 | 76 | 89 | 68 | 45 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 58 |  |
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| SATISFACTION W/ LOCAL COMMUNITYCB1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Satisfied | 75 | 79 | 73 | 70 | 83 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 66 |  |

| Dissatisfied | 24 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 31 |  |
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| LIFE IN AMERICA FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOUQB3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Better than it was fifty years ago | 45 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 32 | 27 | 53 | 30 |  |

| Worse than it was fifty years ago | 32 | 33 | 50 | 52 | 28 | 50 | 54 | 33 | 44 |  |

| About the same as it was fifty years ago | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 22 |  |
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| FUTURE OF NEXT GEN OF AMERICANSQB4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Will be better than life today | 28 | 27 | 19 | 31 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 32 |  |

| Will be worse than life today | 51 | 43 | 66 | 40 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 43 |  |

| Will be about the same as life today | 17 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 22 |  |
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| VIEWS OF THE AMERICAN DREAMCB9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Your family has achieved the American Dream | 42 | 36 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 53 | 23 |  |

| You're on your way to achieving it | 42 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 50 |  |

| It is out of reach for your family | 15 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 27 |  |
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| U.S. SUCCESSQA26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| U.S. has been successful more because of its ability to change | 77 | 70 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 64 |  |

| U.S. has been successful more because of reliance on long-standing principles | 21 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 78 | 32 |  |
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| U.S. POSITION IN WORLDQA62 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| The U.S. stands above all other countries in the world. | 7 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 52 | 57 | 20 |  |

| The U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others | 64 | 70 | 56 | 47 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 63 |  |

| There are other countries that are better than the U.S. | 29 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 14 |  |
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| VIEWS OF LABOR UNIONSQA14a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Positive effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 74 | 51 | 56 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 54 |  |

| Negative effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 9 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 65 | 25 |  |
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| VIEWS OF CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONSQA14b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Positive effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 39 | 56 | 49 | 59 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 74 | 63 |  |

| Negative effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 48 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 23 |  |
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| VIEWS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESQA14c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Positive effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 84 | 71 | 63 | 62 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 65 |  |

| Negative effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 10 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 80 | 24 |  |
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| VIEWS OF BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSQA14d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Positive effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 19 | 42 | 28 | 48 | 53 | 34 | 47 | 45 | 46 |  |

| Negative effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 69 | 41 | 57 | 38 | 30 | 52 | 38 | 31 | 37 |  |
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| VIEWS OF THE NATIONAL NEWS MEDIAQA14e |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Positive effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 57 | 43 | 30 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 24 |  |

| Negative effect on the way things are going in U.S. today | 34 | 46 | 61 | 53 | 69 | 84 | 83 | 95 | 56 |  |
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| VIEWS OF EXPERTSQB52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Experts are not any better at making good decisions than other people | 15 | 26 | 44 | 46 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 30 | 33 |  |

| Usually better at making good decisions than other people | 83 | 72 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 52 | 53 | 66 | 65 |  |

Back to the [top](#top) [] **Political attitudes**

|  | Solid Liberals | Opportunity Democrats | Disaffected Democrats | Devout and Diverse | New Era Enterprisers | Market Skeptic Republicans | Country First Conservatives | Core Conservatives | Bystanders |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
****
| REGISTERED VOTER |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Registered voter | 91 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 93 | 0 |

| Not a registered voter | 9 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 100 |
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| PARTY W/ LEANERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Rep/Lean Rep | * | 15 | 2 | 26 | 66 | 75 | 95 | 97 | 26 |

| Dem/Lean Dem | 99 | 80 | 85 | 59 | 21 | 11 | * | 0 | 40 |
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| PARTY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Republican | * | 9 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 63 | 62 | 9 |

| Democrat | 64 | 45 | 53 | 47 | 15 | 7 |  | 0 | 17 |

| Independent | 34 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 29 | 35 | 54 |

|    Lean Republican | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 17 |

|    Lean Democratic | 35 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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| CONTROL OF CONGRESSQB32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| It matters a great deal/fair amount which party wins control of Congress next year | 97 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 93 | 37 |

| It matters not too much/not at all which party wins control of Congress next year | 3 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 61 |
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| FOLLOW GOVT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRSQ40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Most of the time | 82 | 63 | 59 | 43 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 80 | 0 |
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| VIEWS OF VOTINGQ51rr |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Voting gives people like me some say about how govt runs things | 75 | 66 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 46 |

| Voting by people like me doesn't affect how govt runs things | 24 | 33 | 54 | 39 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 48 |
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| POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONQB53a-c, QB54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Worked/volunteered for campaign | 19 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 |

| Contacted elected official | 59 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 3 |

| Contributed money to political candidate | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 1 |

| Attended political rally, event or protest since Nov election | 39 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
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| ATTENTION TO POLITICS SINCE ELECTIONQB27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Pay more attention to politics since Trump's election | 67 | 58 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 34 |

| Pay less attention since Trump's election | 5 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 23 |

| Pay about the same amount of attention since Trump's election | 28 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 49 | 39 |
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| REPUBLICAN PARTY FAVORABILITYQA15a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favorable view of Republican Party | 3 | 26 | 14 | 33 | 67 | 62 | 77 | 78 | 28 |

| Unfavorable view of Republican Party | 97 | 73 | 80 | 58 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
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| DEMOCRATIC PARTY FAVORABILITYQA15b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favorable view of Democratic Party | 81 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 41 |

| Unfavorable view of Democratic Party | 18 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 66 | 76 | 88 | 95 | 39 |
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| REPUBLICAN PARTY REPRESENTS VALUESQB18a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Republican Party represents your values well | 2 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 68 | 61 | 75 | 90 | 33 |

| Republican Party does not represent your values well | 98 | 79 | 86 | 61 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 53 |
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| DEMOCRATIC PARTY REPRESENTS VALUESQB18b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Democratic Party represents your values well | 90 | 72 | 70 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 46 |

| Democratic Party does not represent your values well | 10 | 25 | 27 | 43 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 94 | 41 |
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| PARTY TRAITSQA36a-QA37d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Republican Party is too extreme | 91 | 69 | 79 | 66 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 50 |

| Republican Party has high ethical standards | 10 | 31 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 47 | 67 | 62 | 39 |

| Republican Party is too willing to cut govt programs even when they work | 98 | 85 | 87 | 74 | 46 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 67 |

| Republican Party cares about the middle class | 11 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 70 | 51 | 76 | 83 | 36 |

| Democratic Party is too extreme | 11 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 90 | 40 |

| Democratic Party has high ethical standards | 67 | 63 | 55 | 62 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 47 |

| Democratic Party too often sees govt as the only way to solve problems | 39 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 66 | 75 | 74 | 97 | 57 |

| Democratic Party cares about the middle class | 85 | 84 | 73 | 69 | 54 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 56 |
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| WINNING AND LOSINGQA30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| My side has been winning more often than losing on the issues that matter | 11 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 29 | 31 | 42 | 25 |

| My side has been losing more often than winning on the issues that matter | 86 | 67 | 83 | 66 | 38 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 57 |
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| COMPROMISEQ51mm |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Like elected officials who make compromises | 87 | 72 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 31 | 41 | 40 |

| Like officials who stick to their positions | 10 | 26 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 55 | 54 |
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| PARTY AFFILIATION OF FRIENDSCB11a-CB11c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| A lot/Some are Democrats | 94 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 54 | 49 | 24 | 42 | 46 |

| A lot/Some are Republicans | 29 | 51 | 35 | 38 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 88 | 31 |

| A lot/Some are independents | 43 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 41 | 44 |

Back to the [top](#top) [] **Trump and other political figures**

|  | Solid Liberals | Opportunity Democrats | Disaffected Democrats | Devout and Diverse | New Era Enterprisers | Market Skeptic Republicans | Country First Conservatives | Core Conservatives | Bystanders |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| TRUMP JOB APPROVALQA1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Approve | * | 10 | 5 | 29 | 63 | 66 | 84 | 93 | 27 |

| Disapprove | 99 | 86 | 91 | 60 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 53 |
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| AGREE WITH DONALD TRUMPCB36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| All/Many issues | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 56 | 81 | 86 | 22 |

| Few/No issues | 98 | 93 | 91 | 74 | 53 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 78 |
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| DONALD TRUMP CONDUCTCB37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Like the way he conducts himself | * | 2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 51 | 41 | 11 |

| Have mixed feelings about the way he conducts himself | 1 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 49 | 39 | 51 | 17 |

| Don't like the way he conducts himself | 98 | 86 | 89 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 69 |
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| TRUMP AND GOPQB46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Trump has changed the Republican Party for the better | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 49 | 15 |

| Trump has changed the Republican Party for the worse | 73 | 54 | 60 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 42 |

| Hasn't changed Republican Party much either way | 24 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 37 |
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| DONALD TRUMP FAVORABILITYQB42a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favorable | 1 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 62 | 64 | 93 | 90 | 25 |

| Unfavorable | 99 | 84 | 90 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 67 |
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| MIKE PENCE FAVORABILITYQB42b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favorable | 3 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 27 |

| Unfavorable | 94 | 67 | 69 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
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| BARACK OBAMA FAVORABILITYQB42c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favorable | 98 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 51 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 74 |

| Unfavorable | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 64 | 86 | 91 | 22 |
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| HILLARY CLINTON FAVORABILITYQB42d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favorable | 78 | 64 | 65 | 55 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 51 |

| Unfavorable | 20 | 35 | 33 | 42 | 73 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 42 |
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| IF FRIEND VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMPQB55a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Would put a strain on friendship | 55 | 22 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | * | 9 |

| Would make friendship stronger | * | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 5 |

| Would not have any effect | 45 | 75 | 67 | 83 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 81 | 84 |
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| IF FRIEND VOTED FOR HILLARY CLINTONQB55b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Would put a strain on friendship | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 5 |

| Would make friendship stronger | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

| Would not have any effect | 81 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 75 | 82 | 89 |
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| TALKING POLITICSQB28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| It is interesting & informative to talk politics with people who have a different opinion of Trump | 22 | 34 | 26 | 43 | 46 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 39 |

| It is stressful & frustrating to talk politics with people who have a different opinion of Trump | 77 | 62 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 48 |

Back to the [top](#top) [] **Issues and values**

|  | Solid Liberals | Opportunity Democrats | Disaffected Democrats | Devout and Diverse | New Era Enterprisers | Market Skeptic Republicans | Country First Conservatives | Core Conservatives | Bystanders |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| SIZE OF GOVERNMENTQB30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Prefer smaller government, fewer services | 14 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 93 | 29 |

| Prefer bigger government, more services | 80 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 37 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 60 |
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| GOVERNMENT WASTEFULQ25a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient | 30 | 41 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 69 | 71 | 89 | 54 |

| Government often does a better job than people give it credit for | 66 | 57 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 39 |
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| GOVERNMENT REGULATIONSQ25b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Government regulation of business is necessary to protect public interest | 96 | 76 | 39 | 38 | 57 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 49 |

| Government regulation of business does more harm than good | 4 | 21 | 54 | 55 | 37 | 53 | 73 | 89 | 42 |
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| U.S. ROLE IN WORLDQ50ee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Best for the country's future to be active in world affairs | 87 | 76 | 30 | 22 | 45 | 22 | 19 | 50 | 31 |

| U.S. should pay less attention to problems overseas and concenrate on problems at home | 10 | 20 | 63 | 69 | 48 | 72 | 66 | 44 | 63 |
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| U.S. INTERESTSQ50cc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| U.S. should take into account interests of its allies, even if it means making compromises | 97 | 94 | 61 | 26 | 56 | 49 | 9 | 30 | 55 |

| U.S. should follow its own national interests, even when allies disagree | 2 | 5 | 35 | 64 | 37 | 47 | 76 | 64 | 38 |
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| BEST WAY TO ENSURE PEACEQ25i |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Best way to ensure peace is through military strength | 4 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 41 | 42 | 54 | 71 | 15 |

| Good diplomacy is best way to ensure peace | 95 | 80 | 82 | 66 | 49 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 72 |
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| U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN GLOBAL ECONOMYQB31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Is a good thing because it provides the U.S. with new markets and opportunities for growth | 85 | 80 | 55 | 53 | 76 | 50 | 39 | 68 | 52 |

| Is a bad thing because it lowers wages and costs jobs in the U.S. | 11 | 16 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 42 |
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| HARD WORKQ25k |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Most people can get ahead if they’re willing to work hard | 25 | 76 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 94 | 64 |

| Hard work and determination are no guarantee of success for most people | 73 | 22 | 54 | 48 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 32 |
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| ECONOMIC SYSTEMQ51ll |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Economic system unfairly favors powerful interests | 99 | 67 | 99 | 55 | 18 | 94 | 41 | 21 | 59 |

| Economic system is generally fair to most Americans | 1 | 32 | 1 | 43 | 75 | 5 | 48 | 75 | 37 |
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| ECONOMIC POLICYQB80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| It's possible to have economic policies that benefit everyone in the country | 59 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 54 | 62 | 59 |

| Pretty much any economic policy will end up benefiting some people at the expense of others | 39 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 39 | 58 | 36 | 35 | 39 |
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| TAXES ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMES OVER $250,000CB81a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Should be raised a lot/a little | 75 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 34 |

| Should be lowered a lot/little | 6 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 17 |
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| TAXES ON BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONSCB81b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Should be raised a lot/a little | 79 | 61 | 71 | 49 | 33 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 54 |

| Should be lowered a lot/little | 7 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 35 | 67 | 15 |
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| VIEWS OF BUSINESSQ25n |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Business corporations make too much profit | 82 | 55 | 95 | 50 | 24 | 89 | 47 | 10 | 58 |

| Most corporations make a fair and reasonable profit | 16 | 40 | 4 | 43 | 68 | 10 | 42 | 82 | 34 |
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| IMPROVING JOB SITUATIONQB52x |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| It is better to work to train people in the skills needed for jobs that are in demand | 95 | 90 | 80 | 73 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 80 | 77 |

| It is better to work to bring back or save the kinds of jobs that match the skills people already have | 5 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 21 |
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| FINANCIAL SITUATIONQ50y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| I’m generally satisfied with my financial situation | 62 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 76 | 38 |

| I’m not very satisfied with my financial situation | 38 | 33 | 62 | 65 | 27 | 46 | 47 | 22 | 62 |
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| SOCIAL SAFETY NETQ25c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Poor today have it easy because they can get benefits without doing anything | 1 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 75 | 58 | 83 | 34 |

| Poor today have hard lives because benefits don’t go far enough | 98 | 61 | 79 | 86 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 58 |
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| SOCIAL SAFETY NETQ25d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means more debt | 85 | 62 | 72 | 62 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 59 |

| Government can’t afford to do much more to help needy Americans | 12 | 33 | 22 | 34 | 59 | 58 | 70 | 83 | 35 |
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| HEALTH CARE COVERAGEQA126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Yes, government responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage | 97 | 78 | 80 | 72 | 47 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 68 |

| No, not government responsibility | 3 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 57 | 72 | 88 | 30 |
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| VIEWS OF DISCRIMINATIONQA78 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Bigger problem for the country is people seeing discrimination where it really does NOT exist | 6 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 77 | 40 |

| Bigger problem for the country is people not seeing discrimination where it really does exist | 93 | 72 | 79 | 72 | 38 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 59 |
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| AMERICAN OPENNESSQ51qq |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| America's openness to people from all over the world is essential to who we are as a nation | 99 | 87 | 81 | 56 | 65 | 47 | 26 | 40 | 69 |

| If America is too open to people from all over the world, we risk losing identity as a nation | 1 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 31 | 50 | 64 | 52 | 29 |
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| VIEWS OF IMMIGRANTSQ25g |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Immigrants strengthen our country because of hard work and talents | 99 | 99 | 83 | 47 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 74 |

| Immigrants are a burden because they take jobs, housing and health care |  | 1 | 11 | 44 | 23 | 55 | 76 | 43 | 19 |
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| RACIAL DISCRIMINATIONQ25f |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Racial discrimination is the main reason many black people can’t get ahead | 91 | 54 | 63 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 41 |

| Blacks who can’t get ahead are responsible for their own condition | 7 | 37 | 28 | 47 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 50 |
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| RACIAL EQUALITYQ50hh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| U.S. has made changes to give blacks equal rights with whites | 2 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 81 | 32 |

| Need to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites | 98 | 67 | 92 | 89 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 64 |
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| BLACK LIVES MATTERCB82 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Support | 94 | 78 | 79 | 57 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 41 |

| Oppose | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 49 | 50 | 69 | 84 | 30 |
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| VIEWS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONCB71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Affirmative action programs are a good thing | 94 | 81 | 88 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 52 | 31 | 81 |

| Affirmative action programs are a bad thing | 5 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 57 | 13 |
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| ABORTIONQA129 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Legal in all/most cases | 90 | 75 | 68 | 49 | 44 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 51 |

| Illegal in all/most cases | 10 | 22 | 29 | 46 | 53 | 45 | 68 | 69 | 43 |
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| SAME SEX MARRIAGEQA128 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Favor | 96 | 82 | 68 | 46 | 54 | 57 | 19 | 43 | 59 |

| Oppose | 2 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 73 | 49 | 34 |
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| VIEWS OF HOMOSEXUALITYQ50u |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Homosexuality should be accepted by society | 99 | 92 | 79 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 13 | 50 | 67 |

| Homosexuality should be discouraged by society |  | 7 | 15 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 70 | 37 | 28 |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSQ50r |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Stricter environmental laws cost too many jobs | 0 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 34 | 39 | 70 | 92 | 34 |

| Stricter environmental laws are worth the cost | 100 | 79 | 69 | 48 | 60 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 60 |
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| GLOBAL WARMINGQA77 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Earth is getting warmer, because of human activity | 95 | 77 | 71 | 52 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 57 |

| Earth is getting warmer, because of natural patterns in the earth's environment | 2 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 |

| No solid evidence the Earth is getting warmer | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 50 | 71 | 13 |
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| PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENTCB80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| It's so important that I do things in my own life to help the environment, even if it costs time or money | 80 | 68 | 56 | 48 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 37 |

| It's important, but I don't have the time or money that it takes to help the environment right now | 17 | 29 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 38 | 41 | 60 |

| It's not that important right now | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 3 |
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| MORALITY AND RELIGIONQ50aa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values | 91 | 67 | 56 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 52 | 44 |

| It is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values | 9 | 33 | 41 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 44 | 54 |
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| RELIGION AND GOVERNMENTQ51jj |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Religion should be kept separate from government policies | 92 | 77 | 69 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 51 | 56 |

| Government policies should support religious values and beliefs | 8 | 22 | 30 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 46 | 44 | 40 |
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| ISLAM AND VIOLENCEQA143 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| The Islamic religion is more likely than others to encourage violence among believers | 15 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 68 | 79 | 40 |

| The Islamic religion does not encourage violence more than others | 83 | 71 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 46 |
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| OBSTACLES FOR WOMENQ51nn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Obstacles that once made it harder for women than men to get ahead are largely gone | 3 | 40 | 17 | 32 | 69 | 57 | 49 | 90 | 46 |

| There are still significant obstacles that make it harder for women to get ahead than men | 97 | 57 | 82 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 8 | 50 |
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| CLEAR SOLUTIONS TO ISSUESQ51pp |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| There are clear solutions to most big issues facing the country | 37 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 43 |

| Most big issues facing the country do not have clear solutions | 61 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
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| JUSTICE SYSTEMQA127 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| It is worse to convict an innocent person | 87 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 68 | 66 |

| It is worse to let a guilty person go free | 12 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 25 |
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| CIVIL LIBERTIESQ25p |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Americans need to sacrifice some privacy and freedoms in order to be safe from terrorism | 40 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 51 |

| Americans do not need to sacrifice some privacy and freedoms in order to be safe from terrorism | 58 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 48 | 46 |
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| PREFER TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITYQA12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Where houses are larger and father apart and several miles from schools, stores, restaurants | 27 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 71 | 69 | 40 |

| Where houses are smaller and closer together and walking distance to schools, stores, restaurants | 70 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 19 | 25 | 52 |

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