Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are ages…
Survey year | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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2014 | 34% | 41% | 17% | 8% | 226 |
2007 | 31% | 45% | 15% | 8% | 150 |
Generational cohort among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…
Survey year | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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2014 | 19% | 22% | 33% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 226 |
2007 | < 1% | 23% | 42% | 25% | 9% | < 1% | 150 |
Gender composition among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…
Survey year | Men | Women | Sample size |
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2014 | 71% | 29% | 228 |
2007 | 63% | 37% | 154 |
Racial and ethnic composition among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who identify as…
Survey year | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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2014 | 62% | 5% | 15% | 16% | 3% | 224 |
2007 | 76% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 152 |
Immigrant status among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…
Survey year | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
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2014 | 19% | 14% | 67% | 225 |
2007 | 12% | 8% | 80% | 150 |
Income distribution among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who have a household income of…
Survey year | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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2014 | 31% | 23% | 24% | 22% | 209 |
2007 | 19% | 31% | 27% | 23% | 125 |
Educational distribution among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who have completed…
Survey year | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
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2014 | 46% | 29% | 16% | 10% | 228 |
Marital status among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…
Survey year | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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2014 | 40% | 11% | 10% | 2% | 37% | 226 |
2007 | 48% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 26% | 153 |
Parent of children under 18 among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…
Survey year | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
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2014 | 22% | 78% | 228 |
2007 | 40% | 60% | 152 |
Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say they…
Survey year | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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2014 | 25% | 29% | 12% | 1% | 26% | 7% | 228 |
2007 | 37% | 28% | 9% | < 1% | 19% | 6% | 154 |
Importance of religion in one's life among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say religion is…
Survey year | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 11% | 25% | 36% | 28% | 1% | 228 |
2007 | 16% | 34% | 22% | 28% | < 1% | 154 |
Attendance at religious services among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who attend religious services…
Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 2% | 28% | 70% | < 1% | 228 |
2007 | 2% | 37% | 61% | < 1% | 154 |
Frequency of prayer among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who pray…
Survey year | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 17% | 14% | 11% | 59% | < 1% | 228 |
2007 | 15% | 17% | 10% | 57% | 1% | 154 |
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who attend prayer group…
Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 2% | 4% | 8% | 86% | < 1% | 228 |
2007 | 3% | 3% | 5% | 88% | 1% | 154 |
Frequency of meditation among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who meditate…
Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 13% | 9% | 10% | 68% | 1% | 228 |
2007 | 19% | 7% | 6% | 68% | < 1% | 154 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 26% | 12% | 24% | 37% | 1% | 228 |
2007 | 22% | 11% | 27% | 37% | 3% | 154 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Survey year | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 6% | 13% | 68% | 13% | < 1% | 228 |
2007 | 4% | 13% | 71% | 9% | 3% | 154 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say…
Survey year | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 26% | 71% | 3% | < 1% | 228 |
Frequency of reading scripture among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who read scripture…
Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 5% | 4% | 6% | 85% | < 1% | 228 |
2007 | 5% | 6% | 8% | 81% | 1% | 154 |
Interpreting scripture among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say the holy scripture is…
Survey year | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 11% | 13% | 1% | 65% | 11% | 228 |
2007 | 14% | 15% | 4% | 54% | 12% | 154 |
Belief in Heaven among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who …in heaven
Survey year | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 45% | 45% | 10% | 228 |
2007 | 50% | 38% | 12% | 154 |
Belief in Hell among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who …in hell
Survey year | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 30% | 60% | 10% | 228 |
2007 | 40% | 55% | 6% | 154 |
Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who identify as…
Survey year | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
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2014 | 48% | 28% | 24% | 228 |
2007 | 36% | 23% | 42% | 154 |
Political ideology among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…
Survey year | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 29% | 39% | 24% | 8% | 228 |
2007 | 36% | 36% | 22% | 7% | 154 |
Views about size of government among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who would rather have…
Survey year | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 61% | 35% | 2% | 1% | 228 |
2007 | 56% | 40% | 1% | 3% | 154 |
Views about government aid to the poor among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say government aid to the poor…
Survey year | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 56% | 41% | 2% | 1% | 228 |
Views about abortion among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say abortion should be…
Survey year | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 71% | 26% | 2% | 228 |
2007 | 66% | 29% | 5% | 154 |
Views about homosexuality among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say homosexuality…
Survey year | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 70% | 20% | 5% | 4% | 228 |
2007 | 63% | 29% | 2% | 6% | 154 |
Views about same-sex marriage among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who …same-sex marriage
Survey year | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 68% | 27% | 4% | 228 |
Views about human evolution among the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
% of the Unaffiliated adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year who say stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say humans…
Survey year | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 55% | 19% | 3% | 20% | 3% | 228 |