| National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted June 22, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Religious Affiliation | Religious Attendance | Church Attendance (Asked of Those Who Attend Regularly) | Is the Bible Literally True | |||||||||||||||
| All Voters | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | About Once a Month | Two or Three Times a Month | At least once a week | Not Sure | Growing | Declining | About the Same | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | ||
| Church Attendance (Asked of Those Who Attend Regularly) | Growing | 53% | 57% | 52% | 46% | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | 54% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 44% | 47% |
| Declining | 11% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 15% | 14% | |
| About the Same | 33% | 33% | 35% | 37% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 31% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 31% | 39% | 39% | |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 2% | 2% | 0% | |
| Total | Religious Affiliation | Religious Attendance | Church Attendance (Asked of Those Who Attend Regularly) | Is the Bible Literally True | |||||||||||||||
| All Voters | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | About Once a Month | Two or Three Times a Month | At least once a week | Not Sure | Growing | Declining | About the Same | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | ||
| Is the Bible Literally True | Yes | 54% | 85% | 55% | 53% | 29% | 29% | 48% | 54% | 65% | 74% | 51% | 76% | 61% | 67% | 80% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| No | 32% | 12% | 32% | 33% | 49% | 51% | 36% | 35% | 24% | 19% | 26% | 16% | 28% | 24% | 20% | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
| Not Sure | 13% | 4% | 12% | 14% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 23% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
| Total | Religious Affiliation | Religious Attendance | Church Attendance (Asked of Those Who Attend Regularly) | Is the Bible Literally True | |||||||||||||||
| All Voters | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | About Once a Month | Two or Three Times a Month | At least once a week | Not Sure | Growing | Declining | About the Same | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | ||
| Define Marriage | Between Man and Woman | 68% | 84% | 74% | 66% | 51% | 54% | 61% | 68% | 69% | 79% | 66% | 81% | 58% | 75% | 52% | 87% | 34% | 71% |
| Between Any Two People | 29% | 13% | 21% | 31% | 45% | 45% | 32% | 27% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 37% | 22% | 15% | 12% | 61% | 23% | |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 21% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 32% | 1% | 5% | 6% | |
| Total | Religious Affiliation | Religious Attendance | Church Attendance (Asked of Those Who Attend Regularly) | Is the Bible Literally True | |||||||||||||||
| All Voters | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | About Once a Month | Two or Three Times a Month | At least once a week | Not Sure | Growing | Declining | About the Same | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | ||
| Appropriate for Gay and Lesbian Pastors in Christian Church | Yes | 35% | 15% | 30% | 44% | 49% | 49% | 34% | 36% | 31% | 27% | 36% | 26% | 44% | 26% | 29% | 18% | 65% | 33% |
| No | 54% | 80% | 57% | 43% | 39% | 38% | 56% | 41% | 55% | 67% | 54% | 66% | 40% | 66% | 71% | 73% | 25% | 45% | |
| Not Sure | 11% | 5% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 23% | 14% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 16% | 7% | 0% | 8% | 10% | 22% | |