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    Values

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Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

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Gallup Poll. May 10-13, 2007. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
 

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"Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong. How about . . . ?"

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Morally
Acceptable		 Morally
Wrong		      
% %      

"The death penalty"

    5/10-13/07

 66 27      

    5/8-11/06

 71 22      

    5/5-7/03

 64 31      

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"Divorce"

    5/10-13/07

 65 26      

    5/8-11/06

 67 24      

    5/5-7/03

 66 27      

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"Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos"

    5/10-13/07

 64 30      

    5/8-11/06

 61 30      

    5/5-7/03

 54 38      

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"Gambling"

    5/10-13/07

 63 32      

    5/8-11/06

 60 34      

    5/5-7/03

 63 34      

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"Medical testing on animals"

    5/10-13/07

 59 37      

    5/8-11/06

 61 32      

    5/5-7/03

 63 33      

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"Sex between an unmarried man and woman"

    5/10-13/07

 59 38      

    5/8-11/06

 59 37      

    5/5-7/03

 58 41      

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"Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur"

    5/10-13/07

 58 38      

    5/8-11/06

 62 32      

    5/5-7/03

 60 36      

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"Having a baby outside of marriage"

    5/10-13/07

 54 42      

    5/8-11/06

 51 43      

    5/5-7/03

 51 46      

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"Doctor-assisted suicide"

    5/10-13/07

 49 44      

    5/8-11/06

 50 41      

    5/5-7/03

 45 49      

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"Homosexual relations"

    5/10-13/07

 47 49      

    5/8-11/06

 44 51      

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"Abortion"

    5/10-13/07

 40 51      

    5/8-11/06

 43 44      

    5/5-7/03

 37 53      

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"Cloning animals"

    5/10-13/07

 36 59      

    5/8-11/06

 29 65      

    5/5-7/03

 29 68      

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"Suicide"

    5/10-13/07

 16 78      

    5/8-11/06

 15 78      

    5/5-7/03

 14 81      

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"Cloning humans"

    5/10-13/07

 11 86      

    5/8-11/06

 8 88      

    5/5-7/03

 8 90      

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"Polygamy, when one husband has more than one wife at the same time"

    5/10-13/07

 8 90      

    5/8-11/06

 5 93      

    5/5-7/03

 7 92      

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"Married men and women having an affair"

    5/10-13/07

 6 91      

    5/8-11/06

 4 93      

    5/5-7/03

 6 93      

 

Gallup Poll. Dec. 8-10, 2006. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields: very high, high, average, low, or very low? . . . ."
 

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Very high/
High
%
Nurses 84
Druggists, pharmacists 73
Veterinarians 71
Medical doctors 69
Dentists 62
Engineers 61
Clergy 58
College teachers 58
Policemen 54
Psychiatrists 38
Bankers 37
Chiropractors 36
Journalists 26
State governors 22
Business executives 18
Lawyers 18
Stockbrokers 17
Senators 15
Congressmen 14
Insurance salesmen 13
HMO managers 12
Advertising practitioners 11
Car salesmen 7

 

The Harris Poll. July 7-10, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.

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"Would you generally trust each of the following types of people to tell the truth, or not? . . ."

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Would Trust

 

 

2006

2002

1998

 

 

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Doctors 85 77 83

 

 
Teachers 83 80 86

 

 
Scientists 77 68 79

 

 
Police officers 76 69 75

 

 
Professors 75 75 77

 

 
Clergymen or priests 74 64 85

 

 
Military officers 72 64 *

 

 
Judges 70 65 79

 

 
Accountants 68 55 *

 

 
The ordinary man or woman 66 65 71

 

 
Civil servants 62 65 70

 

 
Bankers 62 51 *

 

 
The President 48 65 54

 

 
TV newscasters 44 46 44

 

 
Athletes 43 * *

 

 
Journalists 39 39 43

 

 
Members of Congress 35 35 46

 

 
Pollsters 34 44 55

 

 
Trade union leaders 30 30 37

 

 
Stockbrokers 29 23 *

 

 
Lawyers 27 24 *

 

 
Actors 26 * *

 

 

 

 

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* Not asked

 

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
 

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"Thinking for a moment about moral values: How would you rate the overall state of moral values in this country today -- as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?"

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Excellent Good Only Fair Poor Unsure
% % % % %

5/8-11/06

 1 13 43 42 2

5/6-9/02

 1 17 41 40 1
 

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"Right now, do you think the state of moral values in the country as a whole is getting better or getting worse?"

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Getting
Better		 Getting
Worse		 Same (vol.) Unsure  
% % % %  

5/8-11/06

 11 81 6 3  

5/6-9/02

 24 67 7 2  

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Dec. 2-6, 2005. N=1,155 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
   

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"Regardless of how you usually vote, do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party comes closer to sharing your moral values?"
   

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Republican
Party		 Democratic
Party		 Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure

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12/2-6/05

41

43

3

5

8
7/04

44

45

2

3

6

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 31-April 3, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
   

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"When it comes to social and moral issues facing the country, do you think that the federal government should generally be more active or less active?"
   

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More
Active		 Less
Active		 Depends
(vol.)		 Unsure
% % % %
3/31 - 4/3/05 35 54 9 2

 

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 1-2, 2005. N=1,040 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
   

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"When it comes to moral values, do you think the Republican Party is trying to use the federal government to interfere with the private lives of most Americans, or not?"
   

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Is Is Not Unsure
% % %

4/1-2/05

 55 40 5
   

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