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A Study of Religious Attitudes in South Carolina

A Study of Religious Attitudes in South Carolina. Prepared for The RunMittRun.Org 527 Political Organization. July, 2006. Methodology. N=600 Registered Voters Fielded July 6-10, 2006 Margin of Error: ±4.1 Percentage Points. Candidate Name IDs. Images of People. Images of Churches.

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A Study of Religious Attitudes in South Carolina

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  1. A Study of Religious Attitudesin South Carolina Prepared for TheRunMittRun.Org527 Political Organization July, 2006

  2. Methodology • N=600 • Registered Voters • Fielded July 6-10, 2006 • Margin of Error: ±4.1 Percentage Points

  3. Candidate Name IDs

  4. Images of People

  5. Images of Churches

  6. Votes and Religion(Two Choices) Think of the presidential primaries coming up in 2008. All other things being equal, when you vote for a presidential candidate, could you or could you not vote for …

  7. Awareness of Mormonism’s Main Claim(Unaided) To the best of your knowledge, what is the main claim of Mormonism? What do they claim to be? (No answer categories were given for this open-ended question. Answers using the words restored, re-established, original or anything synonymous were counted as correct answers.) • Claim to be the restored Christian church 3% • Claim to be the re-established Christian church 3 • Claim to be the original Christian church 4 • Claim to be the true church (no elaboration) 5 • Claim Joseph Smith had a vision / was a prophet 23 • Could not guess main claim of Mormonism 45 • Know main claim 10% • Do not know main claim 90

  8. Awareness of Mormonism’s Main Claim(Aided) Let me read you a statement about what Mormons believe. Mormons say that Christ organized a church when he was on the earth. They say that men changed it. They say that it has been brought back. In other words, Mormons believe that theirs is the original Christian church that has been re-established by heavenly messengers. Have you ever heard that this is what Mormons claim?

  9. Reaction to Claim Which of the following comes closest to your own feelings about this claim?

  10. Perceptions of Mormon Beliefs and Practices Here are four statements. For each one, please tell me to the best of your understanding whether you feel it is true or false. (True is shown in red, no opinion in yellow and false, the correct answer, is in green.) Mormons …

  11. Vote for a Mormon(Three Choices) Which of these three statements comes closest to your own feelings? From what I know about Mormonism, 23% I could definitely vote for a Mormon for President I have not studied what Mormons believe, 42% so I do not know whether I could vote for a Mormon for President From what I know about Mormonism, I 23% could never vote for a Mormon for President No Opinion 12%

  12. A Study of Religious Attitudesin South Carolina Prepared for TheRunMittRun.Org527 Political Organization July, 2006

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