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

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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 19-21, 2008. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Some people think the government should promote traditional values in our society. Others think the government should not favor any particular set of values. Which comes closer to your own view?"

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Promote
Traditional
Values		 Not Favor
Particular
Values		 Unsure
% % %
12/19-21/08 57 41 2
10/20-22/06 51 43 6

 

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=1,017 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		      
% %      

"Divorce"

    5/8-11/08

 70 22      

    5/10-13/07

 65 26      

    5/8-11/06

 67 24      

    5/5-7/03

 66 27      

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"Gambling"

    5/8-11/08

 63 32      

    5/10-13/07

 63 32      

    5/8-11/06

 60 34      

    5/5-7/03

 63 34      

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"The death penalty"

    5/8-11/08

 62 30      

    5/10-13/07

 66 27      

    5/8-11/06

 71 22      

    5/5-7/03

 64 31      

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"Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos"

    5/8-11/08

 62 30      

    5/10-13/07

 64 30      

    5/8-11/06

 61 30      

    5/5-7/03

 54 38      

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"Sex between an unmarried man and woman"

    5/8-11/08

 61 36      

    5/10-13/07

 59 38      

    5/8-11/06

 59 37      

    5/5-7/03

 58 41      

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"Medical testing on animals"

    5/8-11/08

 56 38      

    5/10-13/07

 59 37      

    5/8-11/06

 61 32      

    5/5-7/03

 63 33      

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"Having a baby outside of marriage"

    5/8-11/08

 55 41      

    5/10-13/07

 54 42      

    5/8-11/06

 51 43      

    5/5-7/03

 51 46      

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"Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur"

    5/8-11/08

 54 39      

    5/10-13/07

 58 38      

    5/8-11/06

 62 32      

    5/5-7/03

 60 36      

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"Doctor-assisted suicide"

    5/8-11/08

 51 44      

    5/10-13/07

 49 44      

    5/8-11/06

 50 41      

    5/5-7/03

 45 49      

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"Homosexual relations"

    5/8-11/08

 48 48      

    5/10-13/07

 47 49      

    5/8-11/06

 44 51      

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"Abortion"

    5/8-11/08

 40 48      

    5/10-13/07

 40 51      

    5/8-11/06

 43 44      

    5/5-7/03

 37 53      

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"Cloning animals"

    5/8-11/08

 33 61      

    5/10-13/07

 36 59      

    5/8-11/06

 29 65      

    5/5-7/03

 29 68      

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"Suicide"

    5/8-11/08

 15 78      

    5/10-13/07

 16 78      

    5/8-11/06

 15 78      

    5/5-7/03

 14 81      

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"Cloning humans"

    5/8-11/08

 11 85      

    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"

    5/8-11/08

 8 90      

    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"

    5/8-11/08

 7 91      

    5/10-13/07

 6 91      

    5/8-11/06

 4 93      

    5/5-7/03

 6 93      

 

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=1,017 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
% % % % %

5/8-11/08

 2 13 41 44 1

5/10-13/07

 1 16 39 44 1

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  
% % % %  

5/8-11/08

 11 81 6 3  

5/10-13/07

 11 82 4 2  

5/8-11/06

 11 81 6 3  

5/6-9/02

 24 67 7 2  

 

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

 

 

%

%

%

 

 
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