Posted Jun 09, 2011 at 12:42 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new survey by Gallup, "more than 9 in 10 Americans still say "yes" when asked the basic
question "Do you believe in God?"; this is down only slightly from the
1940s, when Gallup first asked this question." Here is Gallup's historical chart:
Gallup continues: "Despite the many changes that have rippled through American society
over the last 6 ½ decades, belief in God as measured in this direct way
has remained high and relatively stable. Gallup initially used this
question wording in November 1944, when 96% said "yes." That percentage
dropped to 94% in 1947, but increased to 98% in several Gallup surveys
conducted in the 1950s and 1960s. Gallup stopped using this question
format in the 1960s, before including it again in Gallup's May 5-8
survey this year."
Tagged: 2011, religion
Posted May 06, 2009 at 7:35 AM by Maurice Berger
By a sunstantial margin, American Jews--far more than either Catholics or Protestants--are President Obama's biggest supporters. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, there is a big religious split as white Catholics approve of the
President 57% to 33% while white Protestants split 44% to 42%. Jewish
voters back Obama 76% to 12%. The numbers among Jewish voters closely match their sopport of the Democrat last November which hovered around 80% (78%, to be exact).
Tagged: 2008 Election, religion, Jewish Vote, Catholic voters, Protestant Voters, President Barack Obama
Posted Feb 03, 2009 at 9:35 AM by Maurice Berger
An analysis of more than 350,000 interviews conducted by the Gallup organization in 2008 reports that Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas are the most religious states in the nation; Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and
Massachusetts are the least religious states: "The large data set of interviews conducted as part of the Gallup Poll Daily
tracking program in 2008 provides uniquely reliable estimates of state-level
characteristics. Each sample of state residents was weighted by demographic
characteristics to ensure it is representative of the state's population. There are a number of ways to measure the relative religiosity of population
segments. For the current ranking, Gallup uses the responses to a
straightforward question that asks: "Is religion an important part of your daily
life?" The rankings are based on the percentage of each state's adult (18 and
older) population that answers in the affirmative."
Tagged: religion
