Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Site   Datasets    Advanced Search
University of Connecticut

Topics At A Glance: Religion

Religious Attendance

New! Full search results
Thinking about the church or congregation you attend most often...To the best of your knowledge, do you think most people at your church or place of worship supported Barack Obama or Mitt Romney (in the 2012 presidential election)?
Note: Asked of those who attend religious services at least a few times a year
Public Religion Research Institute Post-election American Values Survey 2012, [Nov, 2012]




About how often do you attend church, a synagogue, or mosque: more than once a week, once a week, a few times a month, a few times a year, or almost never?
Sample: National registered voters who voted in the 2012 presidential election
Resurgent Republic Survey, [Nov, 2012]




And how often do you attend church or synagogue?...More than once a week, once a week, several times a month, once a month, several times a year, only on holidays
%
15     More than once a week
36     Once a week
15     Several times a month
8     Once a month
14     Several times a year
8     Only on holidays
3     Never/Don't attend (Vol.0
2     Unsure/Refused
Sample: National likely voters
Note: Asked of those with a religious affiliation (75%)
Politico/George Washington University Battleground Brushfire 2012 Survey, [Nov, 2012]



Frequency of Prayer

New! Full search results
People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious services, how often do you pray?...Several times a day, once a day, a few times a week, once a week, a few times a month, seldom, never
%
48     Several times a day
16     Once a day
12     A few times a week
2     Once a week
6     A few times a month
9     Seldom
5     Never
2     Refused
Note: Blacks
PRRI African American & Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey, [Jun, 2012]




People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious services, how often do you pray?...Several times a day, once a day, a few times a week, once a week, a few times a month, seldom, never
%
21     Several times a day
29     Once a day
15     A few times a week
5     Once a week
7     A few times a month
11     Seldom
9     Never
2     Refused
Note: Hispanics
PRRI African American & Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey, [Jun, 2012]




People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious services, how often do you pray?...Several times a day, once a day, a few times a week, once a week, a few times a month, seldom, never
%
18     Several times a day
15     Once a day
13     A few times a week
4     Once a week
10     A few times a month
19     Seldom
18     Never
3     Refused
Sample: National youth age 18-24
Millennial Values Survey, [Mar, 2012]



Religion: Relevant Today or Old Fashioned?

New! Full search results
Do you believe that religion can answer all or most of today's problems, or that religion is largely old-fashioned and out of date?
Gallup Poll, [Jun, 2012]




Do you believe that religion can answer all or most of today's problems, or that religion is largely old-fashioned and out of date?
Gallup Poll, [Nov, 2011]




Do you believe that religion can answer all or most of today's problems, or that religion is largely old-fashioned and out of date?
Gallup/USA Today Poll, [Dec, 2010]



View of The Bible

New! Full search results
Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible--the Bible is the actual Word of God, the Bible is the Word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, or the Bible is a book written by men and is not the Word of God?
VCU Life Sciences Survey, [May, 2010]




Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible? A. The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. B. The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. C. The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by men.
General Social Survey 2010, [Mar, 2010]




Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible--the Bible is the actual Word of God, the Bible is the Word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, or the Bible is a book written by men and is not the Word of God?
VCU Life Sciences Survey, [Nov, 2008]



Importance of Religion in One's Life

New! Full search results
Is religion an important part of your daily life?
Gallup/USA Today Poll, [Sep, 2012]




Is religion an important part of your daily life?
Gallup/USA Today Poll, [Sep, 2012]




Is religion an important part of your daily life?
Gallup Poll, [Sep, 2012]



Influence of Religion

New! Full search results
At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence?
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Politics Survey, [Jun, 2012]




All in all, do you think this (that religion is increasing its influence on American life) is a good thing or a bad thing?
Note: Asked of those who said religion is increasing its influence on American life (25%)
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Politics Survey, [Jun, 2012]




All in all, do you think this (that religion is losing its influence on American life) is a good thing or a bad thing?
Note: Asked of those who said religion is losing its influence on American life (66%)
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Politics Survey, [Jun, 2012]



Religious Beliefs

New! Full search results
which statement comes closest to your view of God: God is a person with whom people can have a relationship, God is an impersonal force, or I do not believe in God?
Public Religion Research Institute American Values Survey, [Sep, 2012]




Do you believe in God or a universal spirit, or not?
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Politics Survey, [Jun, 2012]




Which statement comes closest to your view of God?...God is a person with whom people can have a relationship. God is an impersonal force. I do not believe in God.
Note: Blacks
PRRI African American & Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey, [Jun, 2012]



Consider Self Born-Again/Evangelical

New! Full search results
Do you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not?
Associated Press/Gfk Poll, [Nov, 2012]




Do you consider yourself to be a born-again or evangelical Christian?
Sample: National likely voters
Note: Asked of those with a religious affiliation except Jewish (73%)
Politico/George Washington University Battleground Brushfire 2012 Survey, [Nov, 2012]




Do you consider yourself to be a born-again or evangelical Christian?
Sample: National likely voters
Note: Those with a religious affiliation except Jewish (75%)
Politico/George Washington University Battleground Brushfire 2012 Survey, [Oct, 2012]



Opinion of Specific Religious Groups

New! Full search results
(Now, I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so.)...Evangelical Christians
Bloomberg Poll, [Jun, 2012]




(Okay, to get started I'd like to get your feelings toward some of the groups and people in American society. I'll read the name of a group or person and I'd like you to rate that group or person using something we call the feeling thermometer. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel favorable and warm toward the group or person. Ratings between 0 and 50 degrees mean that you have unfavorable feelings toward the group or person and that you don't care too much for them. You would rate the group or person at 50 if you don't feel particularly warm or cold toward them. If we come to a group whose name you don't recognize, you don't need to rate that group. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one.)...Jews
Sample: National non-Latino adults
National Hispanic Media Coalition/Latino Decisions The Impact of Media Stereotypes on Opinions and Attitudes Toward Latinos Survey, [Mar, 2012]




As you read a list of different groups of Americans please rate that group using a feeling thermometer, a scale that goes between 1 and 100. Ratings between 51 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel favorable and warm toward the group. Ratings between 1 degree and 49 degrees mean that you don't feel favorable toward the group and that you don't care too much for that group. If you don't feel particularly warm or cold toward the group, you would rate the group at the 50-degree mark....Atheists, people who do not believe in God
Sample: National youth age 18-24
Millennial Values Survey, [Mar, 2012]



From the Archives


Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with the following statement: 'It does not matter what religious faith you follow because all faiths teach similar lessons about life'?
Barna Report 1993-1994: Absolute Confusion, [Jul, 1992]




How often do you attend services at a church, synagogue, or other place of worship?
%
16     Never
6     Once a year
19     A few times a year
7     Once a month
9     About twice a month
38     Once a week or more often
5     Not sure
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Dec, 2004]




Thinking about the Catholic Church...How satisfied are you with the leadership provided by...your parish priest or priests? Very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
Note: Asked of Catholics
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Politics Survey, [Jun, 2012]



Presidential Approval Ratings

Presidential Approval Ratings

Compare current trends to other presidents as far back as Roosevelt and Truman.


Most Important Problem Facing the Country

Economy in general
Blue bar 30%
Unemployment/Jobs
Blue bar 20%
Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/politicians/Poor leadership/Corruption/Abuse of power
Blue bar 15%
Federal budget deficit/Federal debt
Blue bar 11%
Poor healthcare/hospitals/High cost of healthcare
Blue bar 5%
Lack of money
Blue bar 4%

Note: Top specific responses only shown.
Gallup Poll, [Nov, 2012]
1
2
3
4

Today's Number
20%
answered Completely agree when asked "Now, as I read some statements on a few different topics, please tell me if you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree with each one....Government is providing too many social services that should be left to religious groups and private charities."
Public Religion Research Institute Post-election American Values Survey 2012, [Nov, 2012]


iPOLL logoWhy Use iPOLL?

iPOLL is the premier research tool for national public opinion polls, with over half a million survey questions and answers over the last 70+ years by more than 150 U.S. survey organizations. Find out more...


Other Topics at a Glance:
Congressional Approval
Economy
Health Care
Immigration
Role of Government
Taxes
more topics...



Quick Dataset Search

RoperExpress logo Faith Matters Survey 2006 [Jun, 2006]

RoperExpress logo Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Public Life Survey [Aug, 2009]

RoperExpress logo Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life/Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Survey [Jun, 2003]

more datasets...