---
"title": "Typology Detailed Tables"
"description": "Figures read down within each category. Don’t know responses not shown. For full question wording, see topline. Return to the main report. 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 […]"
"date": "2014-06-26"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/26/typology-detailed-tables/"
"datasets":
  -
    "name": "2014 Political Polarization Survey"
    "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/dataset/2014-political-polarization-survey/"
---

# Typology Detailed Tables

Figures read down within each category. Don’t know responses not shown. For full question wording, see [topline](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/06/2014-06-26-Appendix-4-Typology-Topline.pdf).

Return to the [main report](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/26/the-political-typology-beyond-red-vs-blue/).

|  | 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 |