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American Views of Pope Election. Survey of 1,060 American Adults. Methodology . The online survey of adult Americans was conducted March 13, 2013 A sample of an online panel representing the adult population of the US was invited to participate
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American Views of Pope Election Survey of 1,060 American Adults
Methodology • The online survey of adult Americans was conducted March 13, 2013 • A sample of an online panel representing the adult population of the US was invited to participate • Responses were weighted by region, age, ethnicity, gender and income to more accurately reflect the population
Methodology Continued • The completed sample is 1,060 online surveys • The sample provides 95% confidence that the sampling error from this panel does not exceed +3.1% • Margins of error are higher in sub-groups
Less than half of Americans agree they have been following the election of the Pope with interest. 6% Don’t Know Q: “I have been following the election of the Pope with interest.”
“I have been following the election of the Pope with interest.” • Americans in the South (11%) are less likely to Strongly Agree than those in the Northeast (17%) and West (16%) • Americans in the West are the least likely to Somewhat Agree (23%) and the most likely to Somewhat Disagree (29%) • Americans age 18-29 (14%) are less likely to Somewhat Disagree than those age 30-44 (22%), 45-54 (23%) and 65+ (28%) • Americans 65+ (14%) are the least likely to Strongly Disagree • Americans age 18-29 (12%) are the most likely to say Don’t Know • Men are more likely than women to Strongly Agree (16% to 11%) and less likely to Somewhat Disagree (18% to 24%) • Americans who attend religious services “Only on religious holidays” are the most likely to Somewhat Agree (47%) • Americans who Never attend religious services are the most likely to Strongly Disagree (46%)
“I have been following the election of the Pope with interest.” continued • Americans who designate themselves as Catholic are • More likely to Strongly Agree (30%) compared to Protestants (8%) and Non-Denominationals (3%) • Less likely to Somewhat Disagree (14%) compared to Protestants (31%) and Non-Denominationals(24%) • Less likely to Strongly Disagree (10%) compared to Protestants (19%) and Non-Denominationals(41%)
American Views of Pope Election Survey of 1,060 American Adults