November, 2011
Survey | Equal Numbers of Americans say Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party Movement Share their Values
[11.17.2011]November PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey American Values and The Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street Movements Americans are equally likely to say that the Occupy Wall Street movement shares their values as to say the Tea Party movement shares their values (29% each). Americans also have nearly identical evaluations of the likely impact of each of these movements. For both the Tea Party movement and the Occupy Wall Street… more
Research Note | Overwhelming Support for Increasing the Minimum Wage
[11.15.2011]Fully two-thirds of Americans (67%) favor increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.00 an hour. According to Public Religion Research Institute’s 2011 American Values Survey, strong majorities of nearly all demographic groups support this sizeable hike in the minimum wage. Notably, the only groups to oppose raising the minimum wage are Americans who identify with the Tea Party (56%) and Americans whose most trusted television media source… more
Fact Sheet | Alignment of Evangelical and Tea Party Values
[11.07.2011]What You Need to Know I. “VALUES VOTERS” AND THE TEA PARTY Overlapping Identities: Nearly half (47 percent) of Americans who identify with the Tea Party movement also identify as a part of the religious right or Christian conservative movement. [Source: PRRI, American Values Survey, November 2010]. Fully three-quarters (75 percent) of those who identify with the Tea Party movement describe themselves as “a Christian conservative.” [Source: PRRI, Pluralism,… more
Fact Sheet | American Attitudes on Muslims
[11.07.2011]What You Need to Know I. LIMITED SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH MUSLIMS Few Americans report having regular interactions with Muslims. Three-in-ten Americans say they interact daily (6 percent) or occasionally (24 percent) with a Muslim. More than two-thirds (68 percent) report that they seldom or never interact with a Muslim. Millennials are significantly more likely than seniors to report speaking at least occasionally with someone who is Muslim (34 percent… more
Fact Sheet | Attitudes about Mormons and Implications for Mitt Romney’s Candidacy in 2012
[11.07.2011]What You Need to Know I. AMERICANS, RELIGION AND PRESIDENTS A majority (66 percent) of the public says it is very or somewhat important for a presidential candidate to have strong religious beliefs. Majorities of every religious group and both political parties agree. [PRRI, American Values Survey, September 2011] II. KNOWLEDGE OF AND INTERACTIONS WITH MORMONS Interactions with Mormons: Only about 3-in-10 (29 percent) Americans say they speak with… more
Survey | Strong Majorities of Americans Favor Rights and Legal Protections for Transgender People
[11.03.2011]Summary of Research Findings Overwhelming majorities of Americans agree that transgender people should have the same general rights and legal protections as others.* Approximately 9-in-10 (89%) Americans agree that transgender people deserve the same rights and protections as other Americans. Overwhelming majorities of all major religious groups agree that transgender people should have the same rights and protections as other Americans, including approximately 8-in-10 (83%) white evangelical Protestants, and roughly… more