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Wisconsin: Religion

Religious Affiliation
Religious Practices
Importance of Religion
The Bible
Catholicism
Islam
Influence of Religion

Religious Affiliation

Poll	Date	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	38%	32%	0%	18%	9%	2%	509	± 4.0
WPR / St. Norbert College³	April 25 – May 4, 2005	48%	33%	0%	13%	6%	0%	400	± 5.0
Humphrey Institute²	October 14-19, 2004	31%	35%	1%	25%	4%	4%	623 LV	± 4.0
Humphrey Institute²	June 21 - July 12, 2004	25%	35%	2%	27%	8%	4%	575 RV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	August 18-27, 2003	34%	37%	1%	15%	12%	2%	511	± 4.0
WPR / St. Norbert College³	March 20 - April 7, 2002	37%	38%	1%	16%	7%	1%	407	± 5.0

1 "What is your present religious preference?"

2 "What is your religious affiliation: Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, or something else?"

3 "Which of the following best describes your religious preference: Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, or Muslim?"

Identify As Evangelical Christian

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	April 11-13, 2008	29%	62%	9%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	March 14-16, 2008	25%	66%	9%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	February 15-17, 2008	26%	68%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	January 20-21, 2008	27%	64%	9%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA	December 13-15, 2007	29%	62%	9%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	32%	62%	6%	600	± 4.1

Religious Practices

Attendance at Religious Services

Poll	Date	Almost Never	Occasionally	Regularly	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	April 11-13, 2008	26%	25%	49%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	March 14-16, 2008	28%	29%	43%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	February 15-17, 2008	27%	32%	41%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	January 20-21, 2008	22%	29%	49%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA	December 13-15, 2007	25%	32%	44%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	21%	28%	51%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	September 14-17, 2006	25%	36%	39%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	August 11-13, 2006	21%	33%	45%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	July 14-16, 2006	25%	31%	44%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	June 9-11, 2006	26%	35%	39%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	May 12-14, 2006	27%	34%	39%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	April 7-9, 2006	29%	32%	40%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	March 10-12, 2006	22%	38%	40%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	February 10-12, 2006	26%	34%	40%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	January 13-15, 2006	26%	33%	41%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	December 9-11, 2005	27%	32%	41%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	November 11-13, 2005	28%	35%	37%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA	October 14-16, 2005	28%	33%	39%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	September 16-18, 2005	28%	36%	36%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	August 12-14, 2005	30%	35%	35%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	July 8-10, 2005	29%	32%	39%	600	± 4.1

Attendance at Religious Services

Frequency of attendance at religious services¹	May 17-25, 2005
More than once a week	8%
About once a week	39%
More than once a month	10%
More than once a year	7%
About once a year	6%
Less often / never	16%
No opinion	1%
Poll	Badger Poll
Sample	509
MoE	± 4.0

1 "Not counting weddings, funerals, and things like that, how often - if at all - do you attend religious services?"

Attendance at Religious Services

Frequency of attendance at religious services¹	April 25 – May 4, 2005
More than weekly	8%
Weekly	39%
Monthly	16%
A few times per year	24%
Never	13%
No opinion	1%
Poll	WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample	400
MoE	± 5.0

1 "On average, how often would you say you currently go to church?"

Attendance at Religious Services

Attend religious services¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	October 14-19, 2004
Every week	32%	33%
Almost every week	15%	19%
Once or twice a month	17%	17%
A few times a year	25%	23%
Never	7%	6%
No opinion	4%	3%
Poll	Humphrey Institute	Humphrey Institute
Sample	575 RV	623 LV
MoE	± 4.0	± 4.0

1 "How often do you attend religious services?"

Importance of Religion

Importance of Religion Personally

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	56%	30%	8%	5%	0%	509	± 4.0

1 "How important would you say religion is to you personally? Is it very important, somewhat important, no very important, or not important at all?"

Importance of Religion in Daily Life

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	43%	38%	10%	8%	0%	509	± 4.0

1 "How important would you say religion is to you in making decisions in your daily life? Is it very important, somewhat important, no very important, or not important at all"

Importance of Religion to Voting and Public Issues

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	26%	30%	17%	27%	1%	509	± 4.0

1 "And how important is religion to you in making up your mind on how to vote or in thinking about public issues? Very important, somewhat important, no very important, or not important at all?"

The Bible

Bible Literally True

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 10, 2006	43%	41%	16%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you believe the Bible is literally true?"

Catholicism

Catholic Priests Right to Marry

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	August 18-27, 2003	81%	8%	11%	511	± 4.0

1 "At present, Roman Catholic priests are not allowed to be married, but some people have suggested that they should be permitted to marry if they wish. Is this option something you would personally like to see or not?"

Islam

Distrust of Islam After 9/11 Attacks

Poll	Date	Yes / more distrust	No change	No opinion	Sample	MoE
WISC-TV / Research 2000¹	October 4-7, 2002	20%	56%	24%	600 LV	± 4.0

1 "On a personal note, immediately after September 11, was there any change in your own feelings towards people from the Middle East and the Islam religion in general - would you say that you were more distrustful or that there was no change in your feelings?"

Influence of Religion

Influence of Religious Leaders on Politics

Poll	Date	A lot	Some	Only a little	None at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	28%	42%	24%	5%	1%	509	± 4.0

1 "How much influence do you think religious leaders have on politics in the United States today? A lot, some, only a little, or none at all?"

Influence of Religion in Politics

Poll	Date	Too much	Too little	Right amount	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	29%	24%	43%	4%	509	± 4.0

1 "Overall do you think religion today has too much influence on politics in the United States, too little, or just about the right amount of influence?"

Changing Influence of Religion

Poll	Date	Increasing	Decreasing	About the same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	46%	18%	34%	1%	509	± 4.0

1 "Would you say the influence of religion is increasing, decreasing, or staying about the same?"