The Economist/YouGov Poll

September 21-23, 2013

List of Tables
1. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Birth control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Divorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – The death penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Premarital sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Gay or lesbian relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Doctor-assisted suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Abortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. Support for priests to get married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9. Support for allowing women to become ordained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. Support for allowing divorce and remarriage in Catholic church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
11. Support for allowing gay marriage in Catholic church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
12. Support for allowing artificial means of birth control in Catholic church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
13. Support for allowing abortion in some cases in Catholic church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
14. Catholic church time spent on social issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
15. Catholic church time spent on helping the poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
16. Opinion of Popes – Pope Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
17. Opinion of Popes – Pope Benedict XVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
18. Opinion of Popes – Pope John Paul II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
19. Opinion of Popes – Pope John XXIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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September 21-23, 2013

1. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Birth control

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 77% 73% 70% 91% 70% 96% 28%
Morally wrong 6% 8% 7% 0% 0% 0% 72%
Depends/not sure 17% 19% 22% 9% 30% 4% 0%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (364) (200) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 77% 97% 54% 95% 79% 86%
Morally wrong 6% 0% 35% 1% 3% 1%
Depends/not sure 17% 3% 11% 4% 18% 13%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (8) (5) (111) (198) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 77% 67% 81%
Morally wrong 6% 12% 4%
Depends/not sure 17% 21% 15%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (262) (732)

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2. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Divorce

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 61% 48% 63% 68% 70% 87% 17%
Morally wrong 16% 24% 11% 11% 0% 3% 0%
Depends/not sure 23% 28% 25% 21% 30% 10% 83%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (362) (200) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 61% 60% 24% 87% 72% 41%
Morally wrong 16% 38% 59% 6% 10% 21%
Depends/not sure 23% 3% 18% 7% 18% 38%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (8) (4) (112) (199) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 61% 35% 71%
Morally wrong 16% 33% 9%
Depends/not sure 23% 32% 20%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (262) (732)

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3. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – The death penalty

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 51% 52% 52% 73% 25% 47% 17%
Morally wrong 19% 16% 17% 4% 75% 50% 72%
Depends/not sure 31% 32% 31% 23% 0% 3% 11%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (364) (200) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 51% 93% 7% 45% 50% 41%
Morally wrong 19% 4% 43% 20% 21% 12%
Depends/not sure 31% 3% 50% 35% 28% 47%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (8) (5) (112) (199) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 51% 51% 50%
Morally wrong 19% 13% 21%
Depends/not sure 31% 36% 28%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (262) (735)

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4. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Premarital sex

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 52% 33% 51% 3% 70% 91% 11%
Morally wrong 27% 47% 22% 70% 30% 7% 18%
Depends/not sure 21% 21% 27% 27% 0% 2% 72%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (995) (364) (199) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 52% 95% 11% 92% 65% 51%
Morally wrong 27% 0% 71% 3% 14% 23%
Depends/not sure 21% 5% 18% 5% 21% 26%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (995) (8) (4) (112) (199) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 52% 23% 63%
Morally wrong 27% 55% 17%
Depends/not sure 21% 22% 20%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (995) (261) (734)

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5. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Gay or lesbian relations

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 47% 27% 52% 31% 59% 67% 16%
Morally wrong 38% 60% 26% 59% 30% 26% 78%
Depends/not sure 15% 13% 22% 10% 11% 8% 6%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (993) (362) (200) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 47% 92% 11% 81% 55% 50%
Morally wrong 38% 0% 71% 15% 24% 44%
Depends/not sure 15% 8% 18% 4% 21% 6%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (993) (8) (4) (112) (198) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 47% 20% 57%
Morally wrong 38% 65% 28%
Depends/not sure 15% 14% 15%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (993) (260) (733)

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6. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Doctor-assisted suicide

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 38% 21% 39% 32% 59% 64% 5%
Morally wrong 35% 50% 31% 59% 30% 19% 78%
Depends/not sure 28% 29% 30% 9% 11% 17% 17%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (364) (199) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 38% 58% 11% 81% 38% 58%
Morally wrong 35% 0% 71% 10% 28% 22%
Depends/not sure 28% 42% 18% 9% 35% 20%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (8) (4) (112) (199) (50)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 38% 13% 47%
Morally wrong 35% 59% 25%
Depends/not sure 28% 28% 27%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (261) (733)

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7. Moral acceptability of various behaviors – Abortion

Regardless of whether they should be legal or not, which of the following things do you personally consider to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Morally acceptable 33% 18% 28% 0% 35% 89% 5%
Morally wrong 42% 64% 41% 48% 41% 4% 72%
Depends/not sure 26% 18% 30% 52% 24% 7% 23%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (996) (364) (200) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Morally acceptable 33% 87% 7% 66% 40% 34%
Morally wrong 42% 0% 83% 10% 28% 34%
Depends/not sure 26% 13% 11% 24% 32% 32%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (996) (8) (5) (112) (199) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Morally acceptable 33% 11% 41%
Morally wrong 42% 73% 30%
Depends/not sure 26% 16% 29%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (996) (262) (734)

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8. Support for priests to get married

Do you support or oppose Catholic priests being allowed to marry?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Support 71% 74% 68% 90% 59% 80% 95%
Oppose 7% 6% 11% 7% 0% 9% 5%
Not sure 21% 20% 22% 3% 41% 12% 0%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (998) (365) (199) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Support 71% 94% 14% 89% 65% 57%
Oppose 7% 0% 75% 3% 6% 8%
Not sure 21% 6% 11% 8% 28% 35%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (998) (8) (5) (112) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Support 71% 71% 72%
Oppose 7% 7% 7%
Not sure 21% 22% 21%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (998) (263) (735)

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9. Support for allowing women to become ordained

Do you support or oppose women being allowed to become ordained as priests in the Catholic church?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Support 56% 46% 62% 20% 35% 77% 11%
Oppose 21% 29% 20% 22% 30% 7% 78%
Not sure 24% 24% 18% 58% 36% 16% 11%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (363) (200) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Support 56% 57% 7% 84% 59% 57%
Oppose 21% 0% 43% 7% 15% 14%
Not sure 24% 43% 50% 10% 27% 29%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (8) (5) (112) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Support 56% 45% 60%
Oppose 21% 36% 14%
Not sure 24% 19% 26%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (263) (734)

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10. Support for allowing divorce and remarriage in Catholic church

Do you support or oppose the Catholic church allowing divorce?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Support 62% 55% 65% 93% 100% 90% 28%
Oppose 14% 19% 17% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Not sure 23% 26% 18% 6% 0% 10% 72%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (363) (197) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Support 62% 57% 14% 88% 64% 40%
Oppose 14% 38% 75% 5% 10% 11%
Not sure 23% 6% 11% 7% 26% 49%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (8) (5) (112) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Support 62% 44% 69%
Oppose 14% 24% 10%
Not sure 23% 32% 20%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (261) (733)

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11. Support for allowing gay marriage in Catholic church

Do you support or oppose the Catholic church allowing gay marriage?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Support 42% 23% 47% 22% 35% 60% 11%
Oppose 43% 64% 38% 46% 41% 15% 78%
Not sure 15% 13% 15% 32% 24% 25% 11%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (996) (364) (199) (22) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Support 42% 94% 46% 80% 50% 43%
Oppose 43% 0% 43% 14% 30% 48%
Not sure 15% 6% 11% 7% 20% 9%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (996) (8) (5) (112) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Support 42% 20% 51%
Oppose 43% 71% 32%
Not sure 15% 9% 17%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (996) (262) (734)

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12. Support for allowing artificial means of birth control in Catholic church
Do you support or oppose the Catholic church allowing artificial means of birth control?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Support 67% 59% 73% 79% 46% 97% 22%
Oppose 9% 13% 7% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Not sure 24% 27% 20% 21% 54% 3% 72%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (992) (361) (199) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Support 67% 94% 14% 94% 61% 77%
Oppose 9% 0% 35% 0% 10% 1%
Not sure 24% 6% 50% 6% 29% 22%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (992) (8) (5) (110) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Support 67% 55% 72%
Oppose 9% 14% 7%
Not sure 24% 31% 21%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (992) (261) (731)

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13. Support for allowing abortion in some cases in Catholic church

Do you support or oppose the Catholic church permitting abortion in some cases?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Support 56% 41% 56% 70% 35% 85% 100%
Oppose 21% 31% 25% 8% 41% 5% 0%
Not sure 23% 28% 20% 23% 24% 10% 0%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (993) (364) (198) (22) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Support 56% 94% 7% 86% 58% 64%
Oppose 21% 0% 83% 7% 17% 9%
Not sure 23% 6% 11% 7% 25% 26%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (993) (8) (5) (110) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Support 56% 39% 63%
Oppose 21% 37% 15%
Not sure 23% 24% 22%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (993) (263) (730)

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14. Catholic church time spent on social issues

Does the Catholic Church spend too much, the right amount or too little time talking about social issues like abortion, homosexuality, and contraception?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Too much time 29% 20% 27% 11% 59% 64% 13%
The right amount of time 20% 22% 16% 33% 11% 8% 11%
Too little time 20% 22% 32% 9% 0% 9% 72%
Not sure 31% 36% 25% 47% 30% 20% 5%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (999) (365) (200) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Too much time 29% 52% 14% 55% 33% 31%
The right amount of time 20% 38% 40% 15% 21% 11%
Too little time 20% 3% 35% 15% 14% 12%
Not sure 31% 8% 11% 15% 33% 46%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (999) (8) (5) (112) (200) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Too much time 29% 17% 34%
The right amount of time 20% 23% 18%
Too little time 20% 25% 18%
Not sure 31% 34% 29%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (999) (263) (736)

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15. Catholic church time spent on helping the poor

Does the Catholic Church spend too much, the right amount or too little time helping the poor?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Too much time 3% 1% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
The right amount of time 29% 31% 45% 26% 30% 24% 16%
Too little time 42% 40% 36% 29% 70% 59% 84%
Not sure 26% 28% 14% 45% 0% 17% 0%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (365) (199) (23) (5) (23) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Too much time 3% 0% 47% 6% 3% 4%
The right amount of time 29% 0% 7% 21% 24% 16%
Too little time 42% 92% 35% 59% 38% 47%
Not sure 26% 8% 11% 14% 36% 32%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (8) (5) (112) (199) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Too much time 3% 3% 3%
The right amount of time 29% 30% 29%
Too little time 42% 36% 45%
Not sure 26% 31% 23%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (263) (734)

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16. Opinion of Popes – Pope Francis

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following Popes?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Very favorable 25% 19% 48% 15% 24% 58% 0%
Somewhat favorable 23% 29% 19% 13% 46% 26% 17%
Somewhat unfavorable 5% 4% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Very unfavorable 6% 9% 5% 2% 0% 0% 0%
Don’t know 40% 39% 27% 70% 30% 16% 83%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (992) (359) (200) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Very favorable 25% 4% 14% 30% 14% 29%
Somewhat favorable 23% 15% 0% 36% 19% 16%
Somewhat unfavorable 5% 0% 0% 8% 11% 5%
Very unfavorable 6% 0% 0% 5% 7% 3%
Don’t know 40% 81% 86% 20% 49% 48%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (992) (8) (5) (112) (198) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Very favorable 25% 17% 28%
Somewhat favorable 23% 19% 25%
Somewhat unfavorable 5% 11% 3%
Very unfavorable 6% 12% 4%
Don’t know 40% 41% 40%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (992) (260) (732)

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17. Opinion of Popes – Pope Benedict XVI

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following Popes?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Very favorable 9% 5% 22% 4% 0% 3% 0%
Somewhat favorable 19% 26% 21% 17% 25% 21% 0%
Somewhat unfavorable 16% 13% 21% 8% 24% 13% 17%
Very unfavorable 15% 14% 9% 2% 21% 50% 0%
Don’t know 42% 42% 28% 70% 30% 13% 83%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (990) (359) (199) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Very favorable 9% 0% 14% 1% 6% 16%
Somewhat favorable 19% 2% 0% 10% 18% 5%
Somewhat unfavorable 16% 3% 0% 36% 13% 8%
Very unfavorable 15% 3% 0% 32% 13% 22%
Don’t know 42% 93% 86% 21% 50% 49%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (990) (8) (5) (111) (198) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Very favorable 9% 8% 9%
Somewhat favorable 19% 19% 19%
Somewhat unfavorable 16% 16% 16%
Very unfavorable 15% 15% 15%
Don’t know 42% 42% 41%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (990) (260) (730)

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18. Opinion of Popes – Pope John Paul II

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following Popes?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Very favorable 21% 20% 42% 22% 11% 20% 5%
Somewhat favorable 21% 26% 20% 14% 59% 39% 17%
Somewhat unfavorable 10% 7% 8% 0% 0% 16% 0%
Very unfavorable 7% 10% 3% 2% 0% 9% 0%
Don’t know 41% 38% 27% 62% 30% 15% 78%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (991) (359) (198) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Very favorable 21% 5% 14% 15% 11% 18%
Somewhat favorable 21% 3% 0% 21% 18% 14%
Somewhat unfavorable 10% 0% 40% 30% 11% 10%
Very unfavorable 7% 3% 0% 11% 8% 4%
Don’t know 41% 90% 46% 24% 53% 53%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (991) (8) (5) (112) (199) (52)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Very favorable 21% 20% 21%
Somewhat favorable 21% 18% 22%
Somewhat unfavorable 10% 11% 10%
Very unfavorable 7% 11% 6%
Don’t know 41% 40% 41%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (991) (260) (731)

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The Economist/YouGov Poll
September 21-23, 2013

19. Opinion of Popes – Pope John XXIII

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following Popes?

Religion
Total Protestant Roman Catholic Mormon Orthodox Jewish Muslim
Very favorable 12% 8% 31% 0% 11% 25% 0%
Somewhat favorable 18% 24% 18% 22% 35% 25% 11%
Somewhat unfavorable 7% 3% 8% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Very unfavorable 7% 7% 2% 2% 0% 6% 0%
Don’t know 56% 58% 41% 76% 54% 38% 89%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (985) (356) (198) (23) (5) (24) (5)

Religion
Total Buddhist Hindu Atheist or Agnostic Nothing in particular Something else
Very favorable 12% 0% 14% 14% 8% 3%
Somewhat favorable 18% 2% 0% 6% 15% 14%
Somewhat unfavorable 7% 0% 0% 15% 11% 6%
Very unfavorable 7% 3% 40% 11% 7% 10%
Don’t know 56% 96% 46% 54% 59% 67%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (985) (8) (5) (111) (198) (51)

Born Again
Total Yes No
Very favorable 12% 8% 14%
Somewhat favorable 18% 17% 18%
Somewhat unfavorable 7% 11% 6%
Very unfavorable 7% 8% 6%
Don’t know 56% 56% 56%
Totals 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (985) (258) (727)

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