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    Poll: Two Years After 9/11, Growing Number of Americans Link Islam to Violence

    Church attendance back to pre-terrorist attack levels Nearly two years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, higher numbers of Americans believe that Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its followers, a recent poll reveals. CONTACT Mary SchultzCommunications Manager202.419.4556mschultz@pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion The survey, conducted June 24-July 8 […]

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    Part 2. Web Use and Communication Activities

    Close to two-thirds of Americans now go online to access the Internet. 63% of Americans now go online — last measured in our August 2003 survey. That amounts to 47% growth in the U.S. adult population using the Internet, from 86 million in March 2000 to 126 million in August 2003. 52% of Internet users […]

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    Part 1: Party Affiliation

    Parity in partisan affiliation is a relatively new phenomenon in American politics. For most of the period between the late 1930s through the beginning of the 21st century, the Democratic party held an advantage ­ often sizable ­ over the Republicans in party identification. The Democratic lead in party identification was modest through the 1940s […]

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    November 2003 – Tracking

    This data set contains questions about minor moments online, music downloading, and religion online.

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    I. Religion and Politics

    Relatively few Americans express concern about the use of religious rhetoric by political leaders. In fact, nearly twice as many say there has been too little reference to religious faith and prayer by politicians (41%) than say there has been too much (21%). President Bush receives particularly positive ratings in this regard. Most (62%) say […]

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    II. Religion, Voting, and the Campaign

    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 […]

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    Religion and Politics: Contention and Consensus

    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 […]

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    Religion and Politics: Contention and Consensus

    Press Release: Growing Number of Americans Say Islam Encourages Violence Among Followers (July 24, 2003) Navigate this Report I. Religion and Politics II. Religion, Voting, and the Campaign III. Religion, Belief and Policy IV. Changing Perceptions of Islam About this Survey Questionnaire Summary of Findings Religion is a critical factor these days in the public’s […]

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    Part I: Religion and Politics

    Relatively few Americans express concern about the use of religious rhetoric by political leaders. In fact, nearly twice as many say there has been too little reference to religious faith and prayer by politicians (41%) than say there has been too much (21%). President Bush receives particularly positive ratings in this regard. Most (62%) say […]