H1 (Q.30A) Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?
H2 (Q.30B) Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children?
H3 (Q.31F1) In your opinion, do you think that homosexuality is:
H4 (Q.32F1) Do you think a gay or lesbian person’s sexual orientation can be changed or cannot be changed?
H5 (Q.18I) Regardless of who you support, which one of the presidential candidates...do you think would do the best job of reflecting your views on social issues like abortion and gay rights?
R1 (RELIG) What is your present religion, if any?
R2 (BORN) Would you describe yourself as a ‘born-again ‘ or evangelical Christian, or not?
R3 (ATTEND) Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services... more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, seldom, or never?
R4 (Q.50) How important is religion in your life – very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?
R5 (Q.52) People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious services, do you pray?
R6 (Q.53) Do you believe in God or a universal spirit, or not?
R7 (Q.54) How certain are you about this belief? Are you absolutely certain, fairly certain, not too certain, or not at all certain?
R8 (Q.97A) Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a religious person, or not?
R9 (Q.97B Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a spiritual person, or not?
R10 (Q.70) Thinking about when you were a child, in what religion were you raised, if any?
R11 (Q.73A) Churches and other religious organizations focus too much on rules.
R12 (Q.73B) Churches and other religious organizations are too concerned with money and power.
R13 (Q.73D) Churches and other religious organizations are too involved with politics.
R14 (Q.73E) Churches and other religious organizations protect and strengthen morality in society.
R15 (Q.73F) Churches and other religious organizations bring people together and strengthen community bonds.
R16 (Q.73G) Churches and other religious organizations play an important role in helping the poor and needy.
R17 (Q.40) These days, how much do you think churches, synagogues and other houses of worship contribute to solving important social problems…a great deal, some, not much, or nothing at all?
R18 (Q.41) During political elections, should churches and other houses of worship come out in favor of one candidate over another, or shouldn't they do this?
R19 (Q.42) At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence?
R20 (Q.42b) All in all, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?
R21 (Q42C) Is religion increasing/losing influence a good/bad thing?
R22 (Q.43F1) It makes me uncomfortable when politicians talk about how religious they are.
R23 (Q.44F2) It makes me uncomfortable when politicians talk about their religious faith and beliefs.
R24 (Q.45) It’s important to me that a president have strong religious beliefs.
P1 (PARTY) In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or Independent?
P2 (PARTY) In politics today, do you consider yourself or lean toward being a a Republican, Democrat, or Independent that does not lean either way?
P3 (IDEO) In general, would you describe your political views as:
P4 (Q.46) Do you think that conservative Christians have gone too far in trying to impose their religious values on the country, or don’t you think Conservative Christians have gone too far?
P5 (Q.47) Do you think that liberals have gone too far in trying to keep religion out of the schools and the government, or don’t you think liberals have gone too far?
P6 (Q.1) All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?
P7 (Q.2) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
P8 (Q.3B) Would you say your overall opinion of the Democratic Party is favorable or unfavorable?
P9 (Q.3C) Would you say your overall opinion of the Republican Party is favorable or unfavorable?
P10 (Q.3D) Would you say your overall opinion of Congress is favorable or unfavorable?
D1 (SEX) Respondent’s sex
D2 (AGE) What is your age?
D3 (EDUC). What is the highest level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?
D4 (HISP). Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban or some other Spanish background?
D5 Race
D6 Race and Ethnicity
D7 (MARITAL) Are you currently married, living with a partner, divorced, separated, widowed, or have you never been married?
D8 (NCOME). Last year, that is in 2011, approximately what was your total family income before taxes?
S1 Sample type
S2 Sample segment
W1 Weight for landline sample and cell phone only
W2 Weight for landline sample
W3 Final religiously unaffiliated weight
W4 Final weight for combined landline and cell sample
ID Identification number
W5 final weight correcting for inflated sample size