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In this section Mideast Sympathies Stable Less Opposition to Gay Marriage More Reservations About Death Penalty Physician-Assisted Suicide Scrap Tax Cuts for Health Insurance Anti-SUV Campaign Gets Little Traction Religion’s Influence Seen As Waning Religious belief plays an important role in shaping public attitudes on several policy issues, from the dispute in the Middle East […]
Substantially higher numbers of Americans today than in 2002 believe that Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its followers. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of people who say that, in general, religion plays a large role in causing wars. Nearly half of […]
In this section More See Muslims Abroad as Anti-American But Opinions of Muslim-Americans Mostly Unchanged Substantially higher numbers of Americans today than in 2002 believe that Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its followers. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of people who […]
The Mountain States area is one of the most highly wired regions of the country. By 2002, the Mountain States region (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming) had become one of the most highly wired in the entire country. Fully 64% of adults eighteen and over were Internet users. The only regions with a higher […]
New England is one of the most wired regions in the United States, but there are proportionally fewer young adults online here than elsewhere. New England is one of the most wired regions in the United States, with 66% of adults online. Internet users in the six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, […]
Introduction and Summary As President Bush shows increasing political vulnerability, the Democratic presidential field is beginning to come into focus. Bush’s overall approval rating has declined to pre-Iraq war levels and his lead in a match-up with a hypothetical Democrat has narrowed to five points (43%-38%). Nearly six-in-ten Americans (57%) now say the economy – […]
Introduction and Summary Religion is a critical factor these days in the public’s thinking about contentious policy issues and political matters. An increasing number of Americans have come to view Islam as a religion that encourages violence while a declining number say Islam has a lot in common with their own religion. The public remains […]
Most people (67%) say that their religious beliefs play at least an occasional role in helping them decide what to do in their lives. But far fewer (38%) say religion has the same influence on their voting decisions. Overall, 45% say they frequently find themselves using their religious beliefs to help make choices and decisions […]
In this section Many Wary of Voting For an Atheist or a Muslim The 2004 Campaign More See GOP As ‘Friendly’ to Religion Most people (67%) say that their religious beliefs play at least an occasional role in helping them decide what to do in their lives. But far fewer (38%) say religion has the […]