 Published:
January 3, 2006
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Military, Race and Religion
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1) How often do you attend religious services?
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| At least once a week |
36% |
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| Once a month |
18% |
| Almost never |
33% |
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| Never |
11% |
| No answer |
1% |
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2) What is your religious preference?
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| Catholic |
30% |
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| Evangelical Christian |
9% |
| Jewish |
1% |
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| Mormon |
1% |
| Muslim |
0% |
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| Protestant |
37% |
| Other |
11% |
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| No preference
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10% |
| No answer
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1% |
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3) How important is religion in your life?
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| Very important |
36% |
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| Fairly important |
37% |
| Not very important |
18% |
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| Not important at all |
7% |
| No opinion/no answer |
2% |
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4) During the past year, how often did official military gatherings that you attended, other than meals and chapel services, begin with a prayer?
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| Daily |
3% |
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| Once a week |
9% |
| Monthly |
38% |
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| Once a year |
26% |
| Never |
22% |
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| No answer |
2% |
5) Race:
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Asian |
2% |
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| Black |
9% |
| Hispanic |
7% |
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| White |
77% |
| Other |
5% |
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| No answer |
0% |
6) Where are racial and ethnic minorities treated more fairly?
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| In the military |
68% |
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| In civilian life |
2% |
| They're about the same |
20% |
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| Neither |
2% |
| No opinion/no answer |
7% |
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7) Overall in the U.S., how do you believe relations are between whites and racial and ethnic minorities?
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| Very good |
12% |
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| Somewhat good |
59% |
| No opinion/no answer |
16% |
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| Somewhat bad |
1% |
| Very bad |
12% |
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8) Racial and ethnic minorities in the military are discriminated against when it comes to promotions and assignments
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All
respondents |
Minority respondents |
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| Strongly agree |
2% |
8% |
| Agree |
5% |
15% |
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| Disagree |
31% |
43% |
| Strongly disagree |
57% |
25% |
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| No opinion/no answer |
4% |
9% |
9) Religion plays a more important part in military life today than it did when I first joined the service.
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| Strongly agree |
5% |
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| Agree |
20% |
| Disagree |
42% |
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| Strongly disagree |
13% |
| No opinion/no answer |
20% |
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10) Rank:
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| E1 |
0% |
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| E2 |
0% |
| E3 |
1% |
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| E4 |
4% |
| E5 |
9% |
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| E6 |
14% |
| E7 |
12% |
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| E8 |
5% |
| E9 |
3% |
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| W1 |
0% |
| W2 |
1% |
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| W3 |
1% |
| W4 |
0% |
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| W5 |
0% |
| 01 |
2% |
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| 02 |
3% |
| 03 |
11% |
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| 04 |
10% |
| 05 |
10% |
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| 06 |
7% |
| 04 |
0% |
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| 08 |
0% |
| No response |
6% |
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11) Numbers of years in service:
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| 1 |
1% |
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| 2 |
2% |
| 3 |
3% |
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| 4 |
3% |
| 5 |
3% |
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| 6 |
3% |
| 7 |
3% |
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| 8 |
5% |
| 9 |
3% |
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| 10 |
5% |
| 11 |
3% |
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| 12 |
5% |
| 13 |
3% |
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| 14 |
5% |
| 15 |
4% |
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| 16 |
6% |
| 17 |
4% |
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| 18 |
5% |
| 19 |
5% |
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| 20 |
5% |
| 21 |
4% |
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| 22 |
4% |
| 23 |
2% |
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| 24 |
3% |
| 25 |
2% |
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| 26 |
2% |
| 27 |
1% |
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| 28 |
1% |
| 29 |
1% |
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| 30 |
1% |
| 31 |
0% |
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| 32 |
0% |
| 33 |
0% |
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| 34 |
0% |
| 35 |
0% |
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| 36 |
0% |
| 37 |
0% |
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| 38 |
0% |
| 39 |
0% |
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| 40 |
0% |
| No response |
1% |
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