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June 14-23, 2012 PRRI African American and Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey—Nationwide poll on economic inequality.

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(How often, if at all do, the clergy at your place of worship talk about the following issues?…Often, sometimes, seldom, never)…Economic inequality

18%  Often

36%  Sometimes

26%  Seldom

18%  Never

3%    Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of blacks who attend religious services once or twice a month/once a week/more than once a week (54%).

Survey by PRRI. Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, June 14 – June 23, 2012 and based on 1,623 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult blacks and hispanics. The poll was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its national panel which is randomly selected from the entire national population and subsequently provided Internet access, if needed. There were 810 black respondents and 813 Hispanic respondents interviewed. [USPRRI.12REPRO.R25DB]

(How often, if at all do, the clergy at your place of worship talk about the following issues?…Often, sometimes, seldom, never)…Economic inequality

15%  Often

34%  Sometimes

32%  Seldom

17%  Never

2%    Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Hispanics who attend religious services once or twice a month/once a week/more than once a week (43%).

Survey by PRRI. Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, June 14 – June 23, 2012 and based on 1,623 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult blacks and hispanics. The poll was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its national panel which is randomly selected from the entire national population and subsequently provided Internet access, if needed. There were 810 black respondents and 813 Hispanic respondents interviewed. [USPRRI.12REPRO.R25DH]

(Thinking about some issues in the country today, please say whether the following issues represent a critical issue facing the country, one among many important issues or not that important compared to other issues?)…Growing gap between rich and poor

40%  Critical issue

51%  One among many

8%    Not that important

1%    Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Hispanics.

Survey by PRRI. Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, June 14 – June 23, 2012 and based on 1,623 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult blacks and hispanics. The poll was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its national panel which is randomly selected from the entire national population and subsequently provided Internet access, if needed. There were 810 black respondents and 813 Hispanic respondents interviewed. [USPRRI.12REPRO.R03EH]

(Thinking about some issues in the country today, please say whether the following issues represent a critical issue facing the country, one among many important issues or not that important compared to other issues?)…Growing gap between rich and poor

45%  Critical issue

41%  One among many

12%  Not that important

2%    Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Blacks.

Survey by PRRI. Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, June 14 – June 23, 2012 and based on 1,623 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult blacks and hispanics. The poll was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its national panel which is randomly selected from the entire national population and subsequently provided Internet access, if needed. There were 810 black respondents and 813 Hispanic respondents interviewed. [USPRRI.12REPRO.R03EB]

Formal Citation
PRRI African American , Jun, 2012. Retrieved Aug-23-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

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