Millennials Survey Report

Findings from the 2012 Millennial Values Survey
A GENERATION IN TRANSITION
Religion, Values, and Politics
among College-Age Millennials
By Robert P. Jones, Daniel Cox, and Thomas Banchoff

Acknow|edgements
1he Mlllennlal values Survey ls a [olnL sLudy by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe
and CeorgeLown unlverslLy's 8erkley CenLer for 8ellglon, eace, and World Affalrs. 1he
[olnL survey was made posslble by a generous granL from Lhe lord loundaLlon. 1he
auLhors would llke Lo Lhank Lhe 88l Leam: Amella 1homson-ueveaux and SamanLha
PolqulsL for Lhelr subsLanLlal edlLorlal and research asslsLance, Mlchela Corcorran, who
provlded copyedlLlng and meLlculous proofreadlng of Lhe flnal documenL, and Camden
8lchards who served as a graphlcs deslgn consulLanL for Lhe reporL. 1he auLhors would
also llke Lo Lhank Lrln 1aylor for her feedback on Lhe documenL and work ln arranglng
Lhe publlc evenL for Lhe release of Lhe daLa. We would also llke Lo Lhank 8ablnowlLz-
uorf CommunlcaLlons for provldlng lead communlcaLlons ouLreach for Lhe sLudy
release.
ub||c ke||g|on kesearch Inst|tute, Inc. and Georgetown
Un|vers|ty's 8erk|ey Center for ke||g|on, eace, and Wor|d
Affa|rs.
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1ab|e of Contents
Lxecut|ve Summary ................................................................................................ 1!
Co||ege-Age M|||enn|a|s: A 8r|ef rof||e of a Generat|on |n 1rans|t|on ..................... S!
LducaLlon, 8ace/LLhnlclLy, and 8eglon ..................................................................................... 6!
arLy ldenLlflcaLlon and ollLlcal ldeology ................................................................................ 7!
8ellglous ldenLlflcaLlon: resenL 8ellglon vs. Chlldhood 8ellglon ............................................. 7!
8elaLlonshlp wlLh arenLs ......................................................................................................... 9!
CuLlook on Lhe luLure ............................................................................................................ 10!
Soclal Medla and Legacy Medla .............................................................................................. 11!
Cr|t|ca| Issues Iac|ng the Country ......................................................................... 13!
1he 2012 Vote ...................................................................................................... 14!
Llkellhood of voLlng ln Lhe 2012 LlecLlon ............................................................................... 14!
voLlng references ln 2012 ..................................................................................................... 13!
leellngs abouL Lhe CandldaLes and Lhe ollLlcal arLles ......................................................... 16!
leellngs abouL Lhe Cbama AdmlnlsLraLlon ............................................................................. 17!
Lconom|c Inequa||ty and the ko|e of Government ................................................ 18!
Lconomlc lnequallLy and CpporLunlLy .................................................................................... 18!
1be Ametlcoo uteom .......................................................................................................... 18!
loepoollty, pool Oppottoolty, ooJ Ametlcos cooomlc 5ystem ....................................... 19!
womeo lo tbe wotkploce ................................................................................................... 20!
8ole of CovernmenL ln Lhe Lconomy ...................................................................................... 20!
1be Covetomeots kole lo keJocloq tbe weoltb Cop ......................................................... 20!
1be locteosloq 5lze of Covetomeot .................................................................................... 21!
uepeoJeoce oo Covetomeot Asslstooce ltoqtoms ............................................................ 21!
1be 8offett kole .................................................................................................................. 22!
leellngs 1owards Croups 8elaLed Lo Lhe Lconomy ................................................................ 22!
Occopy woll 5tteet ............................................................................................................. 2J!
1be 1eo lotty ...................................................................................................................... 2J!
lobot uoloos ....................................................................................................................... 2J!
1be leJetol Covetomeot lo wosbloqtoo ............................................................................ 2J!
Mora||ty and Lega||ty of Soc|a| Issues ................................................................... 24!
Approaches Lo MorallLy .......................................................................................................... 24!
1be Covetomeot ooJ Motollty ........................................................................................... 25!
LegallLy of Soclal lssues ........................................................................................................... 23!
Abottloo .............................................................................................................................. 25!
5ome-sex Mottloqe ............................................................................................................. 27!
lotooqtopby ....................................................................................................................... 28!

coottoceptlve covetoqe ooJ Access ................................................................................... 28!
rlvaLe MorallLy and ubllc ollcy .......................................................................................... 29!
ke||g|ous and Lthn|c |ura||sm .............................................................................. 31!
leellngs abouL 8ellglous Subgroups ....................................................................................... 31!
leellngs abouL resenL-uay ChrlsLlanlLy ................................................................................. 31!
AssoclaLlons wlLh Mormons ................................................................................................... 33!
Amerlcan Musllms and lslam ln SocleLy .................................................................................. 33!
lmmlgranLs and Change ln SocleLy .......................................................................................... 34!
cbooqe vs. 1toJltloool voloes ............................................................................................ J4!
lmpoct of Newcomets oo Ametlcoo 5oclety ....................................................................... J4!
1be ukAM Act ................................................................................................................... J5!
LLhnlc and 8aclal MlnorlLles ................................................................................................... 36!
leelloqs Aboot Mlootltles ................................................................................................... J6!
Covetomeot Atteotloo to Mlootltles ltoblems ................................................................. J6!
letceptloos of kevetse ulsctlmlootloo ............................................................................... J6!
ke||g|ous 8e||efs, ract|ces, and Ident|ty ............................................................... 38!
8ellglous ldenLlLy on lacebook ............................................................................................... 39!
Append|x 1. Methodo|ogy .................................................................................... 40!
Append|x 2. Compar|sons to the Genera| ub||c ................................................... 41!
ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe/8erkley CenLer for 8ellglon, eace & World Affalrs aL CeorgeLown unlverslLy
Mllleoolol voloes 5otvey - 1
Lxecut|ve Summary
Co||ege-age M|||enn|a|s (age 18-24) are cons|derab|y more rac|a||y and ethn|ca||y
d|verse than the genera| popu|at|on. lewer Lhan 6-ln-10 (37) Mlllennlals self-ldenLlfy
as whlLe, compared Lo 72 of Lhe general populaLlon. ApproxlmaLely 1-ln-3 (21)
ldenLlfy as Plspanlc, 14 ldenLlfy as black, 6 ldenLlfy as some oLher race, and 3
ldenLlfy wlLh Lwo or more raclal caLegorles.
When asked to offer one or two words that descr|be how the|r generat|on |s d|fferent
from the|r parents' generat|on, 4-|n-10 (40) younger M|||enn|a|s descr|be themse|ves
more negat|ve|y than the|r parents, compared to 19 who descr|be the|r own
generat|on more pos|t|ve|y, and 40 who g|ve more neutra| comments. 1he mosL
frequenLly menLloned dlfference beLween Lhe generaLlons was a neuLral assessmenL
LhaL Mlllennlals are more Lech-savvy" Lhan Lhelr parenLs (16).
L|ke Amer|cans overa||, co||ege-age M|||enn|a|s (age 18-24) are most ||ke|y to c|te [obs
and unemp|oyment as a cr|t|ca| |ssue fac|ng the country. More Lhan Lhree-quarLers
(76) say LhaL [obs and unemploymenL represenL a crlLlcal lssue. Ma[orlLles also reporL
LhaL Lhe federal deflclL (33) and educaLlon (34) are crlLlcal lssues faclng Lhe naLlon.
Cnly abouL 1-ln-3 say LhaL soclal lssues llke aborLlon (22) or same-sex marrlage (22)
are crlLlcal lssues.
About 6-|n-10 (61) co||ege-age M|||enn|a|s say they are reg|stered to vote, but fewer
than ha|f (46) say they are abso|ute|y certa|n they w||| vote |n the 2012 e|ect|on.
ounger M|||enn|a|s genera||y |dent|fy as po||t|ca| Independents but |ean toward the
Democrat|c arty. A plurallLy (43) of younger Mlllennlals ldenLlfy as lndependenL,
compared Lo 33 who ldenLlfy as uemocraL and 23 who ldenLlfy as 8epubllcan.
lncludlng leaners," nearly 6-ln-10 (38) Mlllennlals ldenLlfy wlLh or lean Loward Lhe
uemocraLlc arLy, compared Lo 39 who ldenLlfy wlLh or lean Loward Lhe 8epubllcan
arLy. Cnly 3 reporL LhaL Lhey do noL lean Loward elLher pollLlcal parLy.
Among co||ege-age M|||enn|a| voters, 8arack Cbama ho|ds a 7-po|nt |ead over a
gener|c kepub||can cand|date at th|s po|nt |n the 2012 pres|dent|a| campa|gn. nearly
half (48) of Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey would prefer LhaL Cbama wln Lhe 2012 elecLlon,
compared Lo 41 who say Lhey would llke Lo see a 8epubllcan candldaLe wln. Lleven
percenL say Lhey are noL sure or say Lhey would llke Lo see a Lhlrd-parLy candldaLe wln
Lhe elecLlon. Among Mlllennlal voLers who favor a 8epubllcan candldaLe, mosL would
prefer lL lf MlLL 8omney or 8on aul won Lhe nomlnaLlon (34 and 30 respecLlvely).
Cbama holds a conslderable advanLage over MlLL 8omney ln Lerms of
favorablllLy and exclLemenL abouL hls candldacy. A ma[orlLy (32) of college-age
Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey have a favorable oplnlon of 8arack Cbama, compared
Lo only 32 who have a favorable vlew of 8omney. More Lhan 7-ln-10 (72)
Cbama supporLers say LhaL Lhey would be exclLed Lo casL a voLe for hlm,
2 - Mllleoolol voloes 5otvey
compared Lo 34 of 8omney supporLers who say Lhey would be exclLed Lo voLe
for hlm.
8arack Cbama holds overwhelmlng leads over a generlc 8epubllcan opponenL
among black Mlllennlal voLers (92 vs. 2 respecLlvely) and Plspanlc Mlllennlal
voLers (61 vs. 28 respecLlvely). ln conLrasL, a ma[orlLy (33) of whlLe
Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey would prefer LhaL a 8epubllcan candldaLe wln Lhe
2012 elecLlon, compared Lo one-Lhlrd (33) who say Lhey would llke Lo see
Cbama wln re-elecLlon.
ounger M|||enn|a|s report s|gn|f|cant |eve|s of movement from the re||g|ous aff|||at|on
of the|r ch||dhood, most|y toward |dent|fy|ng as re||g|ous|y unaff|||ated. Whlle only
11 of Mlllennlals were rellglously unafflllaLed ln chlldhood, one-quarLer (23)
currenLly ldenLlfy as unafflllaLed, a 14-polnL lncrease. CaLhollcs and whlLe malnllne
roLesLanLs saw Lhe largesL neL losses due Lo Mlllennlals' movemenL away from Lhelr
chlldhood rellglous afflllaLlon.
1oday, college-age Mlllennlals are more llkely Lhan Lhe general populaLlon Lo be
rellglously unafflllaLed. 1hey are less llkely Lhan Lhe general populaLlon Lo
ldenLlfy as whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL or whlLe malnllne roLesLanL.
Mlllennlals also hold less LradlLlonal or orLhodox rellglous bellefs. lewer Lhan
one-quarLer (23) belleve LhaL Lhe 8lble ls Lhe word of Cod and should be Laken
llLerally, word for word. AbouL 1-ln-4 (26) belleve 8lble ls Lhe word of Cod, buL
LhaL noL everyLhlng ln Lhe 8lble should be Laken llLerally. 8oughly 4-ln-10 (37)
say LhaL Lhe 8lble ls a book wrlLLen by men and ls noL Lhe word of Cod.
ounger M|||enn|a|s are d|v|ded on whether the Amer|can Dream - the |dea that |f you
work hard you'|| get ahead - ho|ds true today. 1hey are moderate|y opt|m|st|c about
the|r |ong-term f|nanc|a| prospects, when they use the|r parents' f|nanc|a| s|tuat|on as
a po|nt of compar|son.
A plurallLy (43) of younger Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Lhe Amerlcan uream once
held Lrue, buL noL anymore, whlle 4-ln-10 (40) say Lhe Amerlcan uream sLlll
holds Lrue. Cne-ln-Len (10) younger Mlllennlals say LhaL Lhe Amerlcan uream
never held Lrue.
ApproxlmaLely 4-ln-10 (42) of younger Mlllennlals belleve LhaL, ln Lhelr llfeLlme,
Lhey wlll be beLLer off Lhan Lhelr parenLs, compared Lo 18 who expecL Lo be
less well off Lhan Lhelr parenLs, and 38 who predlcL LhaL Lhelr flnanclal slLuaLlon
wlll be abouL Lhe same as Lhelr parenLs'.
Co||ege-age M|||enn|a|s see the need for econom|c reform to address the gap between
the r|ch and the poor.
nearly Lhree-quarLers (73) of college-age Mlllennlals agree LhaL Lhe economlc
sysLem ln Lhls counLry unfalrly favors Lhe wealLhy, whlle (24) dlsagree.
Ma[orlLles of members of all pollLlcal parLles agree: 83 of uemocraLlc
Mlllennlals, 71 of lndependenL Mlllennlals, and 39 of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals.
A sLrong ma[orlLy (63) of younger Mlllennlals agree LhaL one of Lhe blg
problems ln Lhls counLry ls LhaL we don'L glve everyone an equal chance ln llfe.
ApproxlmaLely 3-ln-10 (28) dlsagree, saylng LhaL lL ls noL really LhaL blg a
problem lf some people have more of a chance ln llfe Lhan oLhers.
nearly 7-ln-10 (69) Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Lhe governmenL should do more Lo
reduce Lhe gap beLween Lhe rlch and Lhe poor, whlle 28 dlsagree.
?ounger Mlllennlals sLrongly favor (72) a pollcy someLlmes called Lhe 8uffeLL
8ule," whlch would lncrease Lhe Lax raLe on Amerlcans earnlng more Lhan $1
mllllon a year. Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcan, lndependenL and uemocraLlc Mlllennlals
supporL Lhe 8uffeLL 8ule."
Desp|te ho|d|ng some mora| reservat|ons about abort|on, a ma[or|ty of co||ege-age
M|||enn|a|s support |ega| abort|on, as we|| as commun|ty access to abort|on serv|ces.
A ma[orlLy of college-age Mlllennlals say LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all (24)
or mosL cases (30). More Lhan 4-ln-10 say LhaL aborLlon should be lllegal ln
mosL (28) or all cases (16). 8oughly 6-ln-10 (39) Mlllennlals belleve LhaL aL
leasL some healLh care professlonals ln Lhelr communlLy should provlde legal
aborLlons.
A sllm ma[orlLy (31) of Mlllennlals belleve LhaL havlng an aborLlon ls morally
wrong, compared Lo 37 who say lL ls morally accepLable.
A|though younger M|||enn|a|s are d|v|ded on the mora||ty of gay and |esb|an sexua|
re|at|onsh|ps, a so||d ma[or|ty support a||ow|ng gay and |esb|an coup|es to marry
|ega||y.
nearly 6-ln-10 (39) college-age Mlllennlals favor allowlng gay and lesblan
couples Lo legally marry, compared Lo 37 who are opposed.
Mlllennlals are nearly evenly dlvlded over wheLher sex beLween Lwo adulLs of
Lhe same gender ls morally accepLable (48) or morally wrong (44).
ounger M|||enn|a|s strong|y support the centra| components of the DkLAM Act -
a||ow|ng |||ega| |mm|grants brought to the U.S. as ch||dren to ga|n |ega| res|dent status
|f they [o|n the m|||tary or go to co||ege (61 favor, 3S oppose). 1wo-Lhlrds (66) of
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals supporL Lhe pollcy, compared Lo fewer Lhan half (49) of
8epubllcan Mlllennlals.
Desp|te the M|||enn|a| generat|on's rac|a| and ethn|c d|vers|ty, there |s ev|dence of
cons|derab|e rac|a| tens|ons among younger M|||enn|a|s, wh|ch a|so run a|ong party
||nes.
College-age Mlllennlals are dlvlded on wheLher Lhe governmenL has pald Loo
much aLLenLlon Lo Lhe problems of blacks and oLher mlnorlLles over Lhe pasL few
decades (49 dlsagree, 46 agree).
When asked wheLher dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL whlLes has become as blg a problem
Loday as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL blacks, younger Mlllennlals are nearly evenly
dlvlded (48 agree, 47 dlsagree). AlmosL Lwo-Lhlrds (66) of 8epubllcan
Mlllennlals agree LhaL dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL whlLes has become as blg a problem
as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL blacks and oLher mlnorlLles, compared Lo only 36 of
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals.
M|||enn|a|s' fee||ngs toward present-day Chr|st|an|ty are fa|r|y amb|va|ent.
ApproxlmaLely Lhree-quarLers (76) of younger Mlllennlals say LhaL modern-day
ChrlsLlanlLy has good values and prlnclples," and 63 agree LhaL conLemporary
ChrlsLlanlLy conslsLenLly shows love for oLher people." Cn Lhe oLher hand, nearly Lwo-
Lhlrds (64) of Mlllennlals say LhaL anLl-gay" descrlbes presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy
somewhaL or very well. And more Lhan 6-ln-10 (62) Mlllennlals also belleve LhaL
presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy ls [udgmenLal."

Co||ege-Age M|||enn|a|s: A 8r|ef rof||e of a
Generat|on |n 1rans|t|on
1he 2012 Mlllennlal values Survey focuses on Lhe youngesL cohorL of Amerlcan
adulLs, age 18-24. ConducLed by ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe and Lhe CeorgeLown
unlverslLy's 8erkley CenLer for 8ellglon, eace, and World Affalrs, Lhe survey provldes
an ln-depLh porLralL of younger Mlllennlals' vlews on falLh, values, and Lhe 2012
elecLlon.
1he survey of 2,000 college-age Mlllennlals provldes a new lens for examlnlng Lhe
moral and rellglous values LhaL anlmaLe young adulLs, and how Lhese values lmpacL Lhelr
vlews and voLlng preferences on a range of lssues lncludlng rellglous plurallsm, soclal
and economlc lnequallLy, lmmlgraLlon, and lssues of race and gender. 1he survey also
provldes lnslghLs lnLo younger Mlllennlals' ouLlook on Lhe fuLure, as well as Lhelr feellngs
abouL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy, and explores Lhe slgnlflcanL shlfLs beLween Mlllennlals'
currenL rellglous afflllaLlon and Lhe rellglous LradlLlon ln whlch Lhey were ralsed.
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Cenerally, Lhe survey palnLs a porLralL of a complex generaLlon ln LranslLlon. 1hese
younger Amerlcans sLlll have close Lles wlLh Lhelr parenLs. SLrong ma[orlLles speak wlLh
Lhelr parenLs every day, and nearly half llve aL home. Powever, Lhey are less rellglous
Lhan Lhe general publlc, and for many, Lhelr rellglous ldenLlLles are already shlfLlng away
from Lhelr chlldhood rellglon. 1hey are less acLlvely engaged ln Lhe elecLoral process
Lhan older adulLs, wlLh only half saylng Lhey are absoluLely cerLaln Lhey wlll voLe ln Lhe
2012 elecLlon and nearly 1-ln-4 reporLlng Lhey could noL offer an oplnlon abouL MlLL
8omney, Lhe llkely 8epubllcan presldenLlal nomlnee. 1hey are sLrongly supporLlve of
proposals Lo reduce economlc lnequallLy, buL Lhey hold concerns abouL reverse
dlscrlmlnaLlon and dependence on governmenL soclal programs. erhaps mosL
slgnlflcanLly, Lhls cohorL ls sLlll ln Lhe mldsL of educaLlonal formaLlon. 1he survey flnds
slgnlflcanL dlfferences of oplnlon noL only beLween Lhose wlLh dlfferenL levels of
educaLlonal aLLalnmenL, buL also beLween Lhose who have aLLended dlfferenL Lypes of
colleges and unlverslLles.

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1hroughouL Lhe reporL, Lhe Lerms younger Mlllennlals," college-age Mlllennlals," and Mlllennlals" wlll be
used lnLerchangeably Lo descrlbe Amerlcans beLween Lhe age of 18 and 24.
Lducat|on, kace]Lthn|c|ty, and keg|on
MosL college-age
Mlllennlals are sLlll ln Lhe
process of compleLlng Lhelr
educaLlon. Cnly 11 of
college-age Mlllennlals (age
18-24) have compleLed a
bachelor's degree or aL leasL
some graduaLe school. A
plurallLy (43) have
compleLed some college buL
have noL recelved a bachelor's
degree, compared Lo 28
who reporL LhaL Lhey have
compleLed hlgh school and
16 who reporL LhaL Lhey
have less Lhan a hlgh school
educaLlon. Among Lhose who
are currenLly aLLendlng college or who have graduaLed from college, nearly half (47)
aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a publlc college or unlverslLy, 26 aLLend or
aLLended a communlLy college, 8 aLLend or aLLended a non-rellglous prlvaLe college or
unlverslLy, and 8 aLLend or aLLended a rellglously afflllaLed college or unlverslLy.
Mlllennlals reporL a wlde range of debL lncurred Lo aLLend college. Among Lhose who
have graduaLed from a four-year college or unlverslLy, 14 reporL borrowlng more Lhan
$30,000, nearly one-quarLer (24) reporL borrowlng beLween $20,000 and $30,000, and
28 reporL borrowlng less Lhan $20,000. 1wenLy-nlne percenL say Lhey dld noL borrow
any money Lo flnance Lhelr undergraduaLe college educaLlon.
Mlllennlals are also conslderably more dlverse Lhan Lhe general populaLlon. More
Lhan 7-ln-10 (72) Amerlcan adulLs ldenLlfy as whlLe.
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ln conLrasL, fewer Lhan 6-ln-10
(37) Mlllennlals self-ldenLlfy as whlLe.
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ApproxlmaLely 1-ln-3 (21) ldenLlfy as Plspanlc,
14 ldenLlfy as black, 6 ldenLlfy as some oLher race, and 3 ldenLlfy wlLh 2 or more
raclal caLegorles.
1he geographlc dlsLrlbuLlon of college-age Mlllennlals ls roughly slmllar Lo Lhe
general populaLlon. 1hey are mosL heavlly concenLraLed ln Lhe SouLh (33), followed by
Lhe WesL (23), Lhe MldwesL (22), and Lhe norLheasL (18).

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u.S. Census 8ureau, Amerlcan CommunlLy Survey, 2009.
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1hroughouL Lhe reporL, Lhe Lerms whlLe" and black" wlll be used Lo refer Lo respondenLs who are whlLe, non-
Plspanlc and black, non-Plspanlc.
!"#
$%#
&#
&#
"#
'#
ubllc College/
unlverslLy
CommunlLy College
non-8ellglous rlvaLe
College/unlverslLy
8ellglously AmllaLed
College/unlverslLy
CLher/1echnlcal
School
uk/8efused
()*+#,-#.,//+0+#12+34+4#,5#12+34630#
!"#$%&'(#)*&+(#&(,-*&,.*$/*/&,'&0*,)'&)#"*&
1#00*%*&
Source: ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsuLuLe, Mlllennlal values Survey, March 2012
(n=2,013)
arty Ident|f|cat|on and o||t|ca| Ideo|ogy
Compared Lo Lhe general publlc, younger Mlllennlals are more llkely Lo ldenLlfy as
llberal and pollLlcally lndependenL. A plurallLy (43) of younger Mlllennlals ldenLlfy as
lndependenL, compared Lo 33 who ldenLlfy as uemocraL and 23 who ldenLlfy as
8epubllcan. Powever, when asked wheLher Lhey lean more Loward one parLy or Lhe
oLher, Mlllennlals are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lo lean Loward Lhe uemocraLlc arLy Lhan
Lhe 8epubllcan arLy. nearly 6-ln-10 (38) Mlllennlals ldenLlfy wlLh or lean Loward Lhe
uemocraLlc arLy, compared Lo 39 who ldenLlfy wlLh or lean Loward Lhe 8epubllcan
arLy. uesplLe Lhese parLlsan dlsparlLles, younger Mlllennlals are nearly evenly dlvlded
beLween self-ldenLlfled pollLlcal conservaLlves and llberals. A plurallLy (44) ldenLlfy as
moderaLe, 27 ldenLlfy as llberal, and 23 ldenLlfy as conservaLlve.
Llke Amerlcans overall, Mlllennlal 8epubllcans are much more llkely Lo be
ldeologlcally homogeneous Lhan Mlllennlal uemocraLs. lor example, nearly Lwo-Lhlrds
(63) of Mlllennlal 8epubllcans ldenLlfy as conservaLlve, compared Lo 30 who ldenLlfy
as moderaLe and only 3 who ldenLlfy as llberal. ln conLrasL, fewer Lhan half (46) of
Mlllennlal uemocraLs ldenLlfy as llberal, compared Lo 42 who ldenLlfy as moderaLe and
10 who ldenLlfy as conservaLlve.
ke||g|ous Ident|f|cat|on: resent ke||g|on vs. Ch||dhood ke||g|on
College-age Mlllennlals (age 18-24) are more llkely Lhan Lhe general populaLlon Lo be
rellglously unafflllaLed. Cne-quarLer (23) of Mlllennlals ldenLlfy as rellglously
unafflllaLed. Cne-ln-flve (20) ldenLlfy as CaLhollc, whlch ls roughly equlvalenL Lo Lhe
proporLlon ln Lhe general populaLlon. Powever, among Mlllennlal CaLhollcs less Lhan
half are whlLe. Among all Mlllennlals 9 are whlLe CaLhollc, whlle an equal number (9)
are Plspanlc CaLhollc and 2 are some oLher race or mlxed race CaLhollc. 8oughly equal
numbers of Mlllennlals ldenLlfy as whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (13), whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL (12), and black roLesLanL (10). Cne-ln-10 (10) ldenLlfy as some oLher
Lype of ChrlsLlan, and 6 ldenLlfy wlLh a non-ChrlsLlan rellglon.
4

uesplLe Lhelr relaLlvely young age, Mlllennlals reporL slgnlflcanL levels of movemenL
from Lhe rellglous afflllaLlon of Lhelr chlldhood. 8y far, Lhe group seelng Lhe hlghesL
lncrease ln membershlp due Lo Lhls movemenL ls Lhe rellglously unafflllaLed. Whlle only
11 of Mlllennlals were rellglously unafflllaLed ln chlldhood, one-quarLer (23)
currenLly ldenLlfy as unafflllaLed, a 14-polnL lncrease. 1hls means LhaL mosL of Loday's
rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals were ralsed ln a speclflc rellglous LradlLlon. Among
Lhose who are currenLly unafflllaLed, 33 were ralsed unafflllaLed, 21 were ralsed
whlLe malnllne roLesLanL, 23 CaLhollc, 8 oLher ChrlsLlan, and 4 non-ChrlsLlan

4
1he non-ChrlsLlan afflllaLed" caLegory lncludes rellglons such as !udalsm, 8uddhlsm, Plndulsm, lslam, and
oLher world rellglons LhaL are Loo small Lo measure separaLely due Lo sample slze llmlLaLlons ln Lhe currenL
survey.
afflllaLed. 1hose who were ralsed whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL or black roLesLanL make
up only 4 each of Mlllennlals who are currenLly unafflllaLed.
CaLhollcs and whlLe malnllne roLesLanLs saw Lhe largesL neL losses due Lo changes
ln rellglous ldenLlLy. Cverall, Lhe percenLage of Mlllennlals ldenLlfylng as CaLhollc
dropped by 8 polnLs, from a chlldhood afflllaLlon of 28 Lo only 20 Loday. MosL former
CaLhollcs now ldenLlfy as unafflllaLed, a movemenL LhaL ls more pronounced among
whlLes. Among whlLe Mlllennlals who were ralsed CaLhollc, fewer Lhan Lwo-Lhlrds (64)
remaln CaLhollc, whlle one-quarLer (23) now ldenLlfy as unafflllaLed, and
approxlmaLely 1-ln-10 (11) now ldenLlfy wlLh anoLher rellglous group.
1he percenLage of younger Mlllennlals ldenLlfylng as malnllne roLesLanL dropped by
3 polnLs, from a chlldhood afflllaLlon of 18 Lo 13 Loday. MosL former whlLe malnllne
roLesLanLs now also ldenLlfy as unafflllaLed. Among whlLes who were ralsed malnllne
roLesLanL, fewer Lhan 6-ln-10 (39) remaln malnllne roLesLanL, whlle nearly 3-ln-10
(29) now ldenLlfy as unafflllaLed, and approxlmaLely 1-ln-10 (12) currenLly ldenLlfy
wlLh anoLher rellglous group.
LLhnlc mlnorlLy rellglous groups saw far fewer losses Lhan whlLe rellglous groups.
LaLlno CaLhollcs saw a neL loss of only Lwo percenLage polnLs, and black roLesLanLs saw
a loss of only one percenLage polnL. 1he only rellglous group, oLher Lhan Lhe rellglously
unafflllaLed, Lo experlence a neL galn due Lo Mlllennlals' rellglous movemenL was Lhe
subcaLegory of non-ChrlsLlan rellglons, whlch lncreased by 1 percenLage polnL.

ke||g|ous Change Among M|||enn|a|s

Ch||dhood
ke||g|on
Lnter|ng
Group
Lx|t|ng
Group
Current
ke||g|on
Net
Ga|n]Loss
unafflllaLed 11.1 16.1 2.3 24.7 13.6
CaLhollc 27.9 0.3 8.4 20 -7.9
-wblte cotbollc 14.1 0.3 3.1 9.3 -4.8
-lotloo cotbollc 11.4 0.2 2.6 9.0 -2.4
-Otbet cotbollc 2.4 0 0.6 1.8 -0.6
WhlLe Malnllne roLesLanL 17.6 2.3 7.3 12.6 -3.0
WhlLe Lvangellcal roLesLanL 13.1 1.4 2.2 12.3 -0.8
8lack roLesLanL 10.8 0.4 1.3 9.7 -1.1
CLher ChrlsLlan 10.8 1.7 2.9 9.6 -1.2
non-ChrlsLlan 8ellglons 4.3 2.3 1.2 3.6 1.1
uk/CLher 4.3 1.8 0.6 3.3 1.2
100 100
Source: ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, Mlllennlal values Survey, March 2012 (n=2,013)
ke|at|onsh|p w|th arents
College-age Mlllennlals reporL sLrong Lles wlLh Lhelr parenLs. Slx-ln-Len (60) say
LhaL Lhey Lalk wlLh Lhelr parenLs aL leasL once a day, and 23 Lalk Lo Lhem once or Lwlce
a week. lewer Lhan 1-ln-10 (8) say Lhey Lalk wlLh Lhelr parenLs a few Llmes a monLh,
and only 3 say Lhey seldom or never Lalk wlLh Lhelr parenLs.
AL leasL one reason why younger Mlllennlals frequenLly speak wlLh Lhelr parenLs ls
LhaL nearly half (48) are llvlng aL home. Powever, even among Lhose Mlllennlals llvlng
on Lhelr own, nearly 8-ln-10 reporL LhaL Lhey Lalk wlLh Lhelr parenLs aL leasL once a day
(36) or once or Lwlce a week (41). Mlllennlal men are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lo
reporL llvlng aL home wlLh Lhelr parenLs Lhan Mlllennlal women (36 vs. 41
respecLlvely), buL boLh men and women Lalk Lo Lhelr parenLs wlLh abouL Lhe same
frequency.

"In Their Own Words":
Millennials Compare their Generation to their Parents
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When asked Lo offer one or Lwo words LhaL descrlbe how Lhelr generaLlon ls
dlfferenL from Lhelr parenLs' generaLlon, college-age Mlllennlals are Lwlce as llkely Lo
offer a negaLlve, raLher Lhan poslLlve, remark. lour-ln-Len (40) offer negaLlve
commenLs, compared Lo 19 who glve poslLlve commenLs and 40 who respond more
neuLrally. 1he mosL frequenLly menLloned dlfference beLween Lhe generaLlons was a
neuLral assessmenL LhaL Mlllennlals are more Lech-savvy" Lhan Lhelr parenLs (16).
Among Lhe negaLlve evaluaLlons, younger Mlllennlals mosL frequenLly casL Lhemselves
as lazler" (8) and more enLlLled" (3) Lhan Lhelr parenLs. Cne respondenL lllusLraLed
Lhese observaLlons by menLlonlng parLlclpaLlon Lrophles" as a hallmark of hls
generaLlon. Slx percenL also volunLeered LhaL Mlllennlals are less rellglous and less
moral Lhan Lhelr parenLs. 1here were, however, some poslLlve evaluaLlons. ?ounger
Mlllennlals see Lhemselves as more open-mlnded" and LoleranL" (6), and beLLer
educaLed" and more worldly" (3) Lhan Lhelr parenLs.

Cut|ook on the Iuture
?ounger Mlllennlals are dlvlded on wheLher Lhe economy wlll lmprove ln Lhe near
fuLure. ApproxlmaLely 4-ln-10 (38) predlcL LhaL Lhe economy wlll geL beLLer over Lhe
nexL Lwo years, whlle 27
say lL wlll geL worse, and 33
say lL wlll remaln abouL Lhe
same. 1hls shorL-Lerm
economlc ouLlook ls closely
Lled Lo parLlsan aLLachmenL.
nearly 6-ln-10 (37) of
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals say
LhaL Lhe economy wlll
lmprove ln Lhe nexL Lwo
years, compared Lo 24 of
8epubllcan Mlllennlals.
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Mlllennlals are roughly
evenly dlvlded, wlLh 31
reporLlng LhaL Lhe economy
wlll geL beLLer, 30 saylng lL
wlll geL worse, and 37
predlcLlng LhaL lL wlll sLay
abouL Lhe same.
Mlllennlals are falrly
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Lerm flnanclal prospecLs, when Lhey use Lhelr parenLs' flnanclal slLuaLlon as a polnL of
comparlson. ApproxlmaLely 4-ln-10 (42) belleve LhaL, ln Lhelr llfeLlme, Lhey wlll be
beLLer off Lhan Lhelr parenLs, compared Lo 18 who expecL Lo be less well off Lhan Lhelr
parenLs, and 38 who predlcL LhaL Lhelr flnanclal slLuaLlon wlll be abouL Lhe same as
Lhelr parenLs'. unllke Lhelr shorL-Lerm economlc ouLlook, Mlllennlals' long-Lerm
economlc ouLlook ls noL Lled Lo parLy afflllaLlon. lnsLead, Lhere ls a slgnlflcanL raclal and
eLhnlc dlvlde. A ma[orlLy (32) of Plspanlc Mlllennlals and nearly half (47) of black
Mlllennlals say LhaL Lhey wlll be beLLer off flnanclally Lhan Lhelr parenLs, compared Lo
fewer Lhan 4-ln-10 (36) whlLe Mlllennlals.
Cn Lhe broader quesLlon of career saLlsfacLlon, college-age Mlllennlals express falrly
hlgh levels of concern. 1wo-Lhlrds of younger Mlllennlals say Lhey are somewhaL
worrled (43) or very worrled (23) abouL flndlng a rewardlng or saLlsfylng career,
whlle only abouL one-Lhlrd who say Lhey are noL Loo worrled (24) or noL aL all worrled
(8). Plspanlc Mlllennlals express more concern abouL Lhelr ablllLy Lo flnd a saLlsfylng
career Lhan Mlllennlals of oLher eLhnlc or raclal backgrounds. nearly Lhree-quarLers
(74) of Plspanlc Mlllennlals say Lhey are somewhaL or very worrled abouL flndlng a
rewardlng career, compared Lo 63 of whlLe Mlllennlals and 62 of black Mlllennlals.
1here are no subsLanLlve dlfferences ln gender on Lhls quesLlon. Mlllennlal men and
women are abouL equally as llkely Lo express concern abouL flndlng a saLlsfylng career.
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1he wldespread use of
Lechnology ls one of Lhe
deflnlng LralLs of Lhe Mlllennlal
generaLlon. Among soclal medla
ouLleLs, lacebook vlslbly
domlnaLes Mlllennlals'
aLLenLlon. Cnly abouL 1-ln-10
(11) Mlllennlals reporL LhaL
Lhey do noL have a lacebook
accounL, compared Lo a
ma[orlLy (33) who say Lhey do
noL have a 1wlLLer accounL, and
nearly Lhree-quarLers (73)
who reporL LhaL Lhey do noL
have a 1umblr accounL. More
Lhan 6-ln-10 (63) of Mlllennlals
reporL LhaL Lhey use lacebook
aL leasL once a day, lncludlng
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use lL several Llmes a day. ln conLrasL, only 16 say Lhey use 1wlLLer aL leasL once a day,
and only 3 say Lhe same of 1umblr.
1here are slgnlflcanL dlfferences ln lacebook usage by gender and parLy
ldenLlflcaLlon. More Lhan 7-ln-10 (72) Mlllennlal women reporL LhaL Lhey use lacebook
aL leasL once a day, compared Lo 34 of men. 8oughly 7-ln-10 8epubllcan (70) and
uemocraLlc (68) Mlllennlals say Lhey use lacebook aL leasL dally, compared Lo 38 of
lndependenL Mlllennlals.
When younger Mlllennlals go onllne for lnformaLlon abouL currenL evenLs and
pollLlcs, Lhey Lurn Lo ?ahoo.com (23) more frequenLly Lhan any oLher slngle webslLe.
ApproxlmaLely 1-ln-10 say Lhey mosL rely on Coogle.com (11) or Cnn.com (11). Cnly
1 of Mlllennlals say Lhey use LradlLlonal legacy broadcasL news slLes such as A8C.com,
n8C.com, and C8S.com. AbouL 1-ln-3 (19) say Lhey do noL follow currenL evenLs and
pollLlcs onllne.
WlLh regard Lo Lelevlslon news, Mlllennlals' mosL LrusLed sources for accuraLe
lnformaLlon on currenL evenLs and pollLlcs are broadcasL neLwork news (17), Cnn
(13), and lox news (13). Slx percenL name Comedy CenLral's ually Show WlLh !on
SLewarL," 4 clLe MSn8C, and 3 menLlon publlc Lelevlslon (8S). ApproxlmaLely 3-ln-
10 (31), however, say Lhey do noL waLch Lelevlslon news. 8epubllcan Mlllennlals are
Lhree Llmes as llkely as uemocraLlc Mlllennlals Lo clLe lox news as Lhelr mosL LrusLed
source of accuraLe lnformaLlon on currenL evenLs and pollLlcs (27 vs. 9 respecLlvely),
whlle uemocraLlc Mlllennlals are more llkely Lhan 8epubllcan Mlllennlals Lo say Lhey
LrusL Cnn (22 vs. 10 respecLlvely).

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lederal declL
Lducauon
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rlch and poor
LnvlronmenL
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Aboruon
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Cr|t|ca| Issues Iac|ng the Country
Llke Amerlcans overall,
college-age Mlllennlals (age 18-
24) are mosL llkely Lo clLe [obs
and unemploymenL as a crlLlcal
lssue faclng Lhe counLry. More
Lhan Lhree-quarLers (76) say
LhaL [obs and unemploymenL are
a crlLlcal lssue, and ma[orlLles
also reporL LhaL Lhe federal
deflclL (33) and educaLlon (34)
are crlLlcal lssues faclng Lhe
naLlon. lour-ln-Len say LhaL Lhe
growlng gap beLween Lhe rlch
and poor ls a crlLlcal lssue.
8oughly one-Lhlrd of Mlllennlals
name Lhe envlronmenL (33),
lmmlgraLlon (34), and naLlonal
securlLy (34) as crlLlcal lssues.
ApproxlmaLely 1-ln-3 say LhaL
aborLlon (22) and same-sex
marrlage (22) are crlLlcal lssues.
Mlllennlals' lssue prlorlLles dlffer subsLanLlally by race, eLhnlclLy, and pollLlcal
afflllaLlon. 8lack Mlllennlals (63) are more llkely Lhan whlLe (33) Mlllennlals Lo say
LhaL educaLlon ls a crlLlcal lssue. ln conLrasL, Plspanlc Mlllennlals (49) are slgnlflcanLly
more llkely Lhan whlLe (32) and black (23) Mlllennlals Lo say LhaL lmmlgraLlon ls a
crlLlcal lssue. Meanwhlle, whlLe Mlllennlals (62) are more llkely Lhan black (30) or
Plspanlc (41) Mlllennlals Lo say LhaL Lhe federal deflclL ls a crlLlcal lssue.
1here are also dramaLlc dlfferences beLween uemocraLlc and 8epubllcan Mlllennlals.
Mlllennlal uemocraLs are nearly Lwlce as llkely as 8epubllcans Lo say LhaL Lhe
envlronmenL ls a crlLlcal lssue (43 vs. 22 respecLlvely) and much more llkely Lo say
LhaL Lhe growlng gap beLween Lhe rlch and poor ls a crlLlcal lssue (43 vs. 29
respecLlvely). ln conLrasL, 8epubllcan Mlllennlals are more llkely Lhan uemocraLlc
Mlllennlals Lo prlorlLlze lmmlgraLlon (47 vs. 29 respecLlvely) and Lhe federal deflclL
(66 vs. 36 respecLlvely).

1he 2012 Vote
L|ke||hood of Vot|ng |n the 2012 L|ect|on
ApproxlmaLely 6-ln-10 college-age Mlllennlals say Lhey are reglsLered Lo voLe, elLher
aL Lhelr presenL address (49) or aL a dlfferenL address (12). Cne-Lhlrd of Mlllennlals
reporL LhaL Lhey are noL currenLly reglsLered Lo voLe.
1here are sLark dlfferences ln reglsLraLlon sLaLus beLween whlLe, black, and Plspanlc
Mlllennlals. 8oughly Lwo-Lhlrds of whlLe and black Mlllennlals reporL LhaL Lhey are
reglsLered elLher aL Lhelr currenL address or a dlfferenL address (67 and 66
respecLlvely). Cnly abouL 4-ln-10 (41) Plspanlc Mlllennlals say Lhey are reglsLered Lo
voLe aL any locaLlon, whlle 43 say Lhey are noL reglsLered, and more Lhan 1-ln-10 (14)
say Lhey are noL sure or do noL know.
lewer Lhan half (46) of college-age Mlllennlals say LhaL Lhey are absoluLely cerLaln
LhaL Lhey wlll voLe ln Lhe 2012 presldenLlal elecLlon. Cne-ln-flve (20) say Lhey wlll
probably voLe, and roughly one-Lhlrd say Lhe chances are 30-30 (14) or less Lhan 30-30
(19).
Compared Lo whlLe and black Mlllennlals, Plspanlc Mlllennlals are much less llkely Lo
say Lhey wlll probably voLe ln Lhe upcomlng elecLlon. Cnly one-Lhlrd of Plspanlc
Mlllennlals say Lhey are absoluLely cerLaln Lo voLe, compared Lo 46 of black and 32 of
whlLe Mlllennlals. More Lhan 4-ln-
10 Plspanlc Mlllennlals say Lhelr
chances of voLlng are 30-30 (13)
or less Lhan 30-30 (29).
Mlllennlals wlLh aL leasL a
bachelor's degree are slgnlflcanLly
more llkely Lo say Lhey wlll voLe ln
2012, compared Lo Lhose wlLh a
hlgh school educaLlon. More Lhan 6-
ln-10 (62) Mlllennlal college
graduaLes say Lhey are absoluLely
cerLaln Lhey wlll voLe, whlle fewer
Lhan 4-ln-10 (37) Mlllennlals wlLh
a hlgh school educaLlon say Lhe
same.
Among Mlllennlals who are
reglsLered Lo voLe, roughly Lwo-
Lhlrds (63) say Lhey are absoluLely
cerLaln Lhey wlll voLe. nearly 1-ln-3
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Vot|ng references |n 2012
Among college-age
Mlllennlal voLers aL Lhls polnL
ln Lhe 2012 campalgn, 8arack
Cbama holds a 7-polnL lead
over a generlc 8epubllcan
candldaLe.
3
nearly half (48)
of Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey
would prefer LhaL Cbama wln
Lhe 2012 elecLlon, compared
Lo abouL 4-ln-10 (41) who
say Lhey would llke Lo see a
8epubllcan candldaLe wln.
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More Lhan 1-ln-10 (11) say
Lhey are noL sure, or say LhaL
Lhey would llke Lo see a Lhlrd-
parLy candldaLe wln Lhe
elecLlon.
1here are subsLanLlal
raclal and eLhnlc dlvlslons ln
voLlng preferences. 8arack
Cbama holds overwhelmlng leads over a generlc 8epubllcan opponenL among black
Mlllennlal voLers (92 vs. 2 respecLlvely) and Plspanlc Mlllennlal voLers (61 vs. 28
respecLlvely). ln conLrasL, a ma[orlLy (33) of whlLe Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey would
prefer LhaL a 8epubllcan candldaLe wln Lhe 2012 elecLlon, compared Lo one-Lhlrd who
say Lhey would llke Lo see Cbama wln re-elecLlon.
Among whlLe Mlllennlal voLers wlLh a college degree, Cbama and a generlc
8epubllcan candldaLe have roughly Lhe same supporL wlLh 43 saylng Lhey would prefer
LhaL Cbama wln Lhe elecLlon, versus 44 who say Lhey would llke Lo see a 8epubllcan
candldaLe wln. Ma[orlLles of whlLe Mlllennlal voLers wlLh some college educaLlon or wlLh
a hlgh school educaLlon reporL a preference for Lhe CC candldaLe ln Lhe 2012 elecLlon
(36 and 39 respecLlvely). lnLeresLlngly, Lhere are no gender dlfferences ln Lhe
preferences of whlLe Mlllennlal voLers.

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1wo percenL of Mlllennlal voLers volunLeered LhaL Lhey would llke Lo see 8epubllcan candldaLe 8on aul wln
Lhe elecLlon.
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1he voLlng preferences of Mlllennlals dlffer markedly by rellglous afflllaLlon. lewer
Lhan 3-ln-10 whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (27) and whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL (11)
voLers reporL LhaL Lhey would prefer Lo see Cbama re-elecLed ln 2012. More Lhan 6-ln-
10 (63) whlLe malnllne roLesLanL voLers and nearly 8-ln-10 (79) whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL voLers say Lhey would llke Lo see a 8epubllcan candldaLe elecLed. Palf of
CaLhollc voLers say Lhey prefer lL lf Cbama won Lhe elecLlon, whlle fewer Lhan 4-ln-10
(39) CaLhollc voLers favor a 8epubllcan candldaLe. 8oughly Lwo-Lhlrds of rellglously
unafflllaLed voLers (64) say Lhey would llke Lo see Cbama re-elecLed, as do an
overwhelmlng ma[orlLy (93) of black roLesLanL voLers.
Among Mlllennlal voLers who favor a 8epubllcan candldaLe, mosL would prefer lL lf
MlLL 8omney or 8on aul won Lhe nomlnaLlon (34 and 30 respecLlvely). 8oughly 1-ln-
3 (19) say Lhey would llke Lo see 8lck SanLorum wln Lhe nomlnaLlon, and 14 say Lhey
would prefer newL Clngrlch Lo be Lhe 8epubllcan nomlnee.
More Lhan 7-ln-10 (72) of Lhe Mlllennlal voLers who supporL Cbama's re-elecLlon
say LhaL Lhey would be exclLed Lo casL a voLe for hlm, compared Lo 27 who say Lhey
would noL. 8omney ls Lhe preferred CC candldaLe among voLers who would llke Lo see
a 8epubllcan wln Lhe 2012 elecLlon, buL he also lnsplres less exclLemenL Lhan Cbama. A
ma[orlLy (34) of Mlllennlal voLers supporLlng MlLL 8omney's candldacy say Lhey would
be exclLed Lo voLe for hlm, whlle among voLers who prefer SanLorum wln Lhe elecLlon,
63 say Lhey would be exclLed Lo casL a voLe for hlm. SlxLy-Lwo percenL of voLers who
prefer aul reporL LhaL Lhey would be exclLed Lo voLe for hlm.
Iee||ngs about the Cand|dates and the o||t|ca| art|es
Cbama holds a slzeable favorablllLy advanLage over MlLL 8omney, Lhe presumpLlve
8epubllcan nomlnee. A ma[orlLy (32) of college-age Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey have a
favorable oplnlon of 8arack Cbama, whlle 43 have an unfavorable oplnlon. MlLL
8omney ls vlewed much less poslLlvely. lewer Lhan one-Lhlrd (32) of Mlllennlal voLers
say Lhey have a favorable vlew of 8omney, whlle a ma[orlLy (33) hold an unfavorable
oplnlon of hlm. SlxLeen percenL of Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey have noL heard of or have
no oplnlon abouL 8omney.
8omney's 8epubllcan prlmary opponenLs are noL vlewed any more poslLlvely,
alLhough Lhey remaln less well known. AbouL one-Lhlrd (32) of Mlllennlal voLers say
Lhey have a favorable vlew of 8on aul, and fewer Lhan 3-ln-10 Mlllennlal voLers say
Lhey have a favorable vlew of 8lck SanLorum (27) and newL Clngrlch (24). A
slgnlflcanL number of Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey have noL heard of or have no oplnlon of
aul (22), Clngrlch (16), or SanLorum (22).
1here are dramaLlc dlfferences ln Mlllennlals' vlews of Lhe candldaLes by race and
eLhnlclLy. Among whlLe Mlllennlal voLers, 8omney and Cbama are vlewed equally
favorably (39 each), alLhough a ma[orlLy of whlLe Mlllennlal voLers vlew Cbama
unfavorably, compared Lo less Lhan half who vlew 8omney LhaL way (36 vs. 49
respecLlvely). Plspanlc and black Mlllennlal voLers have much more poslLlve feellngs
abouL Cbama Lhan 8omney. nlne-ln-Len (92) black Mlllennlal voLers, and almosL Lwo
Lhlrds (63) of Plspanlc Mlllennlal voLers, have a favorable vlew of Cbama. AbouL 1-ln-
10 (13) black Mlllennlal voLers and 1-ln-3 (20) Plspanlc Mlllennlal voLers have a
favorable vlew of 8omney.
1here are also slgnlflcanL educaLlonal gaps ln vlews abouL 8omney and Cbama.
More Lhan 6-ln-10 (63) of Mlllennlals wlLh aL leasL a bachelor's degree have a
favorable oplnlon of Cbama, compared Lo fewer Lhan 3-ln-10 (29) who feel slmllarly
abouL 8omney. ln conLrasL, Lhe favorablllLy gap ls much smaller among Mlllennlal voLers
wlLh a hlgh school degree. lewer Lhan half (43) of Lhls group have a favorable vlew of
Cbama, compared Lo one-Lhlrd (33) who have a favorable vlew of 8omney.
1here ls a large favorablllLy gap ln Mlllennlals' oplnlons abouL Lhe Lwo ma[or pollLlcal
parLles. Palf (30) of Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey have a favorable vlew of Lhe uemocraLlc
arLy, compared Lo 33 who have
a favorable vlew of Lhe 8epubllcan
arLy. A ma[orlLy (36) of
Mlllennlal voLers have an
unfavorable vlew of Lhe CC, whlle
roughly 4-ln-10 (43) have an
unfavorable vlew of Lhe
uemocraLlc arLy.
Among uemocraLlc Mlllennlals,
Cbama's favorablllLy (84) ls
roughly equlvalenL Lo Lhe
uemocraLlc arLy's favorablllLy
(89). Among 8epubllcan
Mlllennlals, however, 8omney's
favorablllLy lags nearly 20 polnLs
behlnd Lhe favorablllLy of Lhe
8epubllcan arLy. nearly 8-ln-10
(82) 8epubllcan Mlllennlals have
a favorable vlew of Lhe CC, whlle
64 say Lhey have a favorable
vlew of 8omney.
Iee||ngs about the Cbama Adm|n|strat|on
Mlllennlal voLers are somewhaL dlvlded ln Lhelr oplnlon abouL how 8arack Cbama ls
handllng hls [ob as resldenL. Palf of Mlllennlal voLers reporL LhaL Lhey approve of Lhe
way Cbama ls handllng hls [ob as resldenL, whlle abouL 4-ln-10 (42) say Lhey
dlsapprove. AL Lhls polnL, vlews of Lhe Cbama presldency are fracLured. Cne-Lhlrd (33)
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of Mlllennlal voLers feel saLlsfled wlLh Lhe Cbama presldency, whlle nearly as many
(27) say Lhey are dlsappolnLed. lewer Lhan 1-ln-3 (16) say Lhey feel worrled, whlle
fewer Lhan 1-ln-10 say Lhey feel exclLed (7) or angry (9).
Mlllennlal voLers' oplnlons vary conslderably accordlng Lo pollLlcal parLy afflllaLlon. A
ma[orlLy (33) of uemocraLlc Mlllennlal voLers feel saLlsfled wlLh Cbama's performance,
whlle fewer Lhan one-quarLer say Lhey feel dlsappolnLed (17) or worrled (9). 8y
conLrasL, only 9 of 8epubllcan Mlllennlal voLers say Lhey feel saLlsfled, whlle roughly 6-
ln-10 feel dlsappolnLed (40) or worrled (23). lndependenL voLers' oplnlons generally
mlrror Mlllennlal voLers' overall vlews.
AlmosL 6-ln-10 (37) of Mlllennlals who say Lhey voLed for 8arack Cbama ln 2008
reporL LhaL Lhey are saLlsfled wlLh hls presldency. lewer Lhan 1-ln-3 (18) say Lhey are
dlsappolnLed or worrled (7), and 14 say Lhey are exclLed. Among McCaln voLers, 6
say Lhey are saLlsfled. 8oughly 6-ln-10 say Lhey are dlsappolnLed by (37) or worrled
abouL (24) Lhe Cbama presldency.
Lconom|c Inequa||ty and the ko|e of Government
Lconom|c Inequa||ty and Cpportun|ty
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College-age Mlllennlals (age 18 Lo 24) are dlvlded on wheLher Lhe Amerlcan uream -
Lhe ldea LhaL lf you work hard you'll geL ahead - holds Lrue Loday. A plurallLy (43)
belleve LhaL Lhe Amerlcan uream once held Lrue, buL noL anymore, whlle 4-ln-10 (40)
say Lhe Amerlcan uream sLlll holds Lrue Loday. Cne-ln-Len (10) Mlllennlals say LhaL Lhe
Amerlcan uream never held Lrue.
arLlsan dlfferences on Lhls quesLlon are modesL, buL Mlllennlals vary more
slgnlflcanLly by pollLlcal ldeology. Mlllennlals who ldenLlfy as conservaLlve are more
llkely Lhan moderaLe or llberal Mlllennlals Lo say LhaL Lhe Amerlcan uream sLlll holds
Lrue (33, 38, and 34, respecLlvely). Llberal and moderaLe Mlllennlals, by conLrasL,
are more llkely Lhan conservaLlve Mlllennlals Lo say LhaL Lhe Amerlcan uream once held
Lrue, buL noL anymore (30, 49, and 36, respecLlvely).
Mlllennlals who aLLend rellglous servlces aL leasL once a week are more opLlmlsLlc
abouL Lhe sLaLus of Lhe Amerlcan uream Lhan Mlllennlals who seldom or never aLLend
rellglous servlces. nearly half (49) of Mlllennlals who aLLend servlces aL leasL weekly
say LhaL Lhe Amerlcan uream sLlll holds Lrue, whlle fewer Lhan one-Lhlrd (32) of
Mlllennlals who seldom or never aLLend rellglous servlces say Lhe same.
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nearly Lhree-quarLers (73) of college-age Mlllennlals agree LhaL Lhe economlc
sysLem ln Lhe u.S. unfalrly favors Lhe wealLhy. 1here are no slgnlflcanL dlfferences on
Lhls quesLlon by race, gender, educaLlonal aLLalnmenL or rellglous afflllaLlon. 1here are,
however, subsLanLlal varlaLlons by parLy afflllaLlon. More Lhan elghL-ln-Len (83)
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals say LhaL Lhe economlc sysLem unfalrly favors Lhe wealLhy,
compared Lo around 6-ln-10 (39) 8epubllcan Mlllennlals. lndependenL Mlllennlals fall
ln beLween, wlLh approxlmaLely 7-ln-10 (71) agreelng LhaL Lhe economlc sysLem
unfalrly favors Lhe wealLhy.
More Lhan 6-ln-10 (63) Mlllennlals agree LhaL one of Lhe blg problems ln Lhls
counLry ls LhaL we don'L glve everyone an equal chance ln llfe. ApproxlmaLely 3-ln-10
(28) dlsagree, saylng LhaL lL ls noL really LhaL blg a problem lf some people have more
of a chance ln llfe Lhan oLhers.
arLlsan dlfferences on Lhe lssue of equal opporLunlLy are sLrlklng. 8epubllcan
Mlllennlals are dlvlded on wheLher lL's a blg problem lf some people have more of a
chance ln llfe Lhan oLhers: nearly half (48) say LhaL one of Lhe blg problems ln Lhls
counLry ls LhaL we don'L glve everyone an equal chance ln llfe whlle 4-ln-10 (40) say lL
ls noL really LhaL blg a problem. Cn Lhe oLher hand, nearly 8-ln-10 (78) uemocraLlc
Mlllennlals agree LhaL lack of equal opporLunlLy ls one of Lhe blggesL problems ln Lhls
counLry, whlle only around 1-ln-3 (19) say LhaL lL's noL really LhaL blg a problem lf some
people have more of a chance Lhan oLhers.
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1here are subsLanLlal dlfferences by race and rellglous afflllaLlon. lewer Lhan 6-ln-10
(38) whlLe Mlllennlals agree LhaL one of Lhe blg problems ln Lhls counLry ls LhaL we
don'L glve everyone an equal chance ln llfe, compared Lo 73 of black Mlllennlals and
72 of Plspanlc Mlllennlals. ApproxlmaLely half of whlLe evangellcal roLesLanLs (34)
and whlLe malnllne roLesLanLs (48) say LhaL lack of equal opporLunlLy ls a blg
problem, compared Lo 77 of black roLesLanLs and 73 of LaLlno roLesLanLs.
Slmllarly, among CaLhollc Mlllennlals, 37 of whlLe CaLhollcs agree LhaL lack of equal
opporLunlLy ls a blg problem, compared Lo 78 of LaLlno CaLhollcs.
uesplLe Lhese obvlous concerns abouL economlc lnequallLy, Mlllennlals are noL anLl-
wealLh. nearly 9-ln-10 (87) of Mlllennlals say Lhey admlre people who geL rlch by
worklng hard, a ma[orlLy (32) of Mlllennlals say Lhey completely agree wlLh Lhls
sLaLemenL. 1here are no slgnlflcanL demographlc, rellglous or educaLlonal dlfferences on
Lhls quesLlon.
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?ounger Mlllennlals are, overall, confllcLed abouL Lhe exLenL Lo whlch women face
challenges ln Lhe workplace. Cn Lhe one hand, a solld ma[orlLy (36) of Mlllennlals
agree LhaL women geL fewer opporLunlLles Lhan men for good [obs, whlle 41 dlsagree.
Cn Lhe oLher hand, however, [usL as many (36) belleve LhaL Lhere are no longer any
barrlers Lo how far women can advance ln Lhe workplace, whlle 38 dlsagree.
Mlllennlal men and women vary somewhaL on Lhese quesLlons. Mlllennlal men are
nearly evenly dlvlded on wheLher women geL fewer opporLunlLles for good [obs (49
agree, 48 dlsagree), whlle a roughly 6-ln-10 (63) of Mlllennlal women agree LhaL
women geL fewer opporLunlLles. Mlllennlal women are, however, mote llkely Lhan
Mlllennlal men Lo agree LhaL Lhere are no longer any barrlers Lo how far women can
advance ln Lhe workplace (61 vs. 32 respecLlvely).
1here are large dlfferences by parLy afflllaLlon, buL near consensus among rellglous
groups. lor example, fewer Lhan half (47) of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals agree LhaL women
geL fewer opporLunlLles Lhan men for good [obs, compared Lo nearly Lwo-Lhlrds (64) of
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals. ln conLrasL, ma[orlLles of every rellglous group excepL whlLe
evangellcal roLesLanL Mlllennlals (43) agree LhaL women geL fewer opporLunlLles Lhan
men for good [obs.
ko|e of Government |n the Lconomy
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nearly 7-ln-10 (69) college-age Mlllennlals (age 18-24) belleve LhaL Lhe
governmenL should do more Lo reduce Lhe gap beLween Lhe rlch and Lhe poor, whlle
28 dlsagree. 1here are, however, slzeable varlaLlons by parLy afflllaLlon and race. Cver
8-ln-10 (84) uemocraLlc Mlllennlals agree LhaL Lhe governmenL should do more Lo
reduce Lhe gap beLween Lhe rlch and Lhe poor, compared Lo sllghLly over half of
8epubllcan Mlllennlals (31). 8lack (79) and Plspanlc (79) Mlllennlals are more llkely
Lhan whlLe Mlllennlals (64) Lo say LhaL Lhe governmenL should do more Lo reduce Lhe
gap beLween Lhe rlch and Lhe poor, alLhough ma[orlLles of all raclal groups agree wlLh
Lhls sLaLemenL.
Ma[orlLles of all rellglous groups agree LhaL Lhe governmenL should do more Lo
reduce Lhe gap beLween Lhe rlch and Lhe poor, lncludlng 33 of whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanLs.
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When asked Lo choose beLween Lwo explanaLlons for why governmenL has grown
larger over Lhe years, a ma[orlLy (36) of college-age Mlllennlals agree LhaL governmenL
has goLLen blgger because lL has goLLen lnvolved ln Lhlngs LhaL people should do for
Lhemselves. Around 4-ln-10 (38) dlsagree, saylng LhaL governmenL has grown blgger
over Lhe years because Lhe problems we face have become blgger.
nearly Lwo-Lhlrds (63) of whlLe Mlllennlals agree LhaL governmenL has goLLen
blgger because lL has goLLen lnvolved ln Lhlngs LhaL people should do for Lhemselves. A
ma[orlLy (33) of black Mlllennlals say LhaL governmenL has grown blgger because our
problems have become blgger. Cne-Lhlrd (34) of black Mlllennlals belleve LhaL
governmenL has goLLen blgger because lL has goLLen lnvolved ln Lhlngs LhaL people
should do for Lhemselves. Plspanlc Mlllennlals are dlvlded: almosL half (49) say LhaL
governmenL has grown because our problems have grown, whlle 43 belleve LhaL
governmenL has grown because of lLs lncreaslng lnvolvemenL ln Lhlngs LhaL people
should do for Lhemselves.
1hree-quarLers (73) of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals agree LhaL governmenL has become
blgger over Lhe years because lL has goLLen lnvolved ln Lhlngs LhaL people should do for
Lhemselves. uemocraLlc Mlllennlals are more dlvlded. Palf (30) agree LhaL governmenL
has become blgger over Lhe years because Lhe problems we face have become blgger,
whlle 46 say LhaL governmenL has grown because of lncreaslng lnvolvemenL ln Lhlngs
LhaL people should do for Lhemselves.
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uesplLe sLrong supporL for governmenL acLlon Lo reduce Lhe gap beLween Lhe rlch
and Lhe poor, Lwo-Lhlrds (67) of college-age Mlllennlals also belleve LhaL poor people
have become Loo dependenL on governmenL asslsLance programs. WhlLe Mlllennlals are
more llkely Lo agree wlLh Lhls sLaLemenL Lhan Plspanlc or black Mlllennlals (71, 64,
and 30, respecLlvely). Slmllarly, Lhere are slzeable dlfferences beLween 8epubllcan and
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals on wheLher poor people have become Loo dependenL on
governmenL programs: more Lhan 8-ln-10 (83) 8epubllcan Mlllennlals agree,
compared Lo a much smaller ma[orlLy of uemocraLlc Mlllennlals (33).
1here are modesL dlfferences by rellglous afflllaLlon. SLrong ma[orlLles of whlLe
evangellcal roLesLanL (86), whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (76), and CaLhollc (72)
Mlllennlals all agree LhaL poor people have become Loo dependenL on governmenL
asslsLance programs. Solld, buL less overwhelmlng ma[orlLles of black roLesLanLs (38)
and rellglously unafflllaLed (60) Mlllennlals also agree.
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?ounger Mlllennlals are sLrongly
ln favor of a pollcy someLlmes called
Lhe 8uffeLL 8ule," whlch would
lncrease Lhe Lax raLe on Amerlcans
earnlng more Lhan $1 mllllon a year.
Cver 7-ln-10 (72) Mlllennlals favor
Lhls proposal. 1here are no
subsLanLlal dlfferences by race,
gender, or educaLlon. Ma[orlLles of
all rellglous groups favor lncreaslng
Lhe Lax raLe on Amerlcans earnlng
more Lhan $1 mllllon a year.
Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcan,
lndependenL and uemocraLlc
Mlllennlals also supporL Lhe 8uffeLL
8ule." 1here are, however, slgnlflcanL
dlfferences ln lnLenslLy. Cver 8-ln-10
(84) uemocraLlc Mlllennlals agree
wlLh Lhls pollcy, compared Lo 7-ln-10
(70) lndependenL Mlllennlals and
36 of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals. A ma[orlLy (33) of uemocraLlc Mlllennlals sttooqly favor
Lhls pollcy.
Iee||ngs 1owards Groups ke|ated to the Lconomy
ln Lhe survey, respondenLs were asked Lo raLe Lhelr feellngs Loward cerLaln groups
on a 100-polnL scale, where raLlngs beLween 31 degrees and 100 degrees lndlcaLed LhaL
Lhe respondenL felL favorable and warm Loward LhaL group, whlle raLlngs beLween 1
degree and 49 degrees meanL LhaL Lhe respondenL dld noL feel favorably Loward Lhe
group. 8aLlngs of 30 degrees lndlcaLed LhaL Lhe respondenL dld noL feel parLlcularly
warm or cold Loward Lhe group. 8espondenLs' feellngs abouL four of Lhese groups -
Cccupy Wall SLreeL, Lhe 1ea arLy, labor unlons, and Lhe federal governmenL ln
WashlngLon - shed more llghL on college-age Mlllennlals' perspecLlves on Lhe economy.
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Cn Lhe 100-polnL scale descrlbed above, respondenLs glve Lhe Cccupy Wall SLreeL
movemenL an average raLlng of 44, lndlcaLlng LhaL younger Mlllennlals' feellngs Loward
Lhe movemenL are only sllghLly unfavorable. 1here are sLark dlvldes by pollLlcal
ldeology. Mlllennlals who ldenLlfy as llberal feel, on average, nearly Lwlce as warmly
Loward Lhe Cccupy Wall SLreeL movemenL, compared Lo Mlllennlals who ldenLlfy as
conservaLlve (60 vs. 32 respecLlvely).
8lack Mlllennlals glve Cccupy Wall SLreeL a hlgher average raLlng Lhan whlLe
Mlllennlals (33 and 41 respecLlvely). Among rellglous groups, whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL Mlllennlals (30) have, on average, a much cooler feellng abouL Cccupy Wall
SLreeL Lhan CaLhollc (46), rellglously unafflllaLed (32), or black roLesLanL (37)
Mlllennlals.
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Mlllennlals' aLLlLudes Loward Lhe 1ea arLy movemenL are, on average, cooler Lhan
Lhelr feellngs Loward Lhe Cccupy Wall SLreeL movemenL. When asked Lo raLe Lhe 1ea
arLy, Mlllennlals glve Lhe movemenL an average raLlng of 41. 8epubllcan Mlllennlals
feel more warmly Loward Lhe 1ea arLy Lhan uemocraLlc Mlllennlals (34 vs. 33
respecLlvely), whlle lndependenL Mlllennlals (41) resemble Mlllennlals overall. no
rellglous group expresses slgnlflcanL warmLh for Lhe 1ea arLy movemenL. WhlLe
evangellcal roLesLanLs feel more warmly Lowards Lhe 1ea parLy, on average (30), Lhan
any oLher rellglous group.
noLably, Mlllennlals who have aL leasL a bachelor's degree gave Lhe 1ea arLy a
lower average raLlng Lhan Mlllennlals who do have a hlgh school degree or less (32 vs.
44 respecLlvely).
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Cverall, Mlllennlals have somewhaL warmer feellngs Loward labor unlons, wlLh an
average raLlng of 34. uemocraLlc Mlllennlals hold slgnlflcanLly more poslLlve feellngs
Loward labor unlons Lhan 8epubllcan Mlllennlals (60 vs. 44 respecLlvely). 8lack
roLesLanL Mlllennlals (60) feel more warmly Loward labor unlons Lhan CaLhollc (34),
whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (33), and whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL (48) Mlllennlals.
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Mlllennlals glve Lhe federal governmenL ln WashlngLon an average raLlng of 41,
alLhough Lhere ls some varlaLlon accordlng Lo race, parLy afflllaLlon, and rellglous
afflllaLlon. WhlLe Mlllennlals feel less warmly Loward Lhe federal governmenL Lhan black
Mlllennlals (34 vs. 37 respecLlvely). AlLhough uemocraLlc and 8epubllcan Mlllennlals
boLh feel negaLlvely Loward Lhe federal governmenL ln WashlngLon, uemocraLlc
Mlllennlals' negaLlve feellngs are less cool Lhan 8epubllcan Mlllennlals' feellngs (48 vs.
33 respecLlvely). 8lack roLesLanL Mlllennlals, on average, ellclL much warmer feellngs
Loward Lhe federal governmenL Lhan whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL or whlLe malnllne
roLesLanL Mlllennlals (39, 32, and 32, respecLlvely).
Mora||ty and Lega||ty of Soc|a| Issues
Approaches to Mora||ty
College-age Mlllennlals are nearly evenly dlvlded beLween Lhose who Lake a more
unlversal approach Lo morallLy and Lhose who embrace a more conLexLual ouLlook. Palf
(30) of Mlllennlals say LhaL whaL ls rlghL or wrong depends on Lhe slLuaLlon, compared
Lo 43 who say LhaL Lhere are some Lhlngs LhaL are always wrong, regardless of Lhe
slLuaLlon. 1here are sLark dlfferences ln Mlllennlals' approaches Lo morallLy by
educaLlon Lype, pollLlcal afflllaLlon and rellglous afflllaLlon.
Among Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a prlvaLe college or
unlverslLy, nearly Lwo-Lhlrds (64) agree LhaL whaL ls rlghL or wrong depends on Lhe
slLuaLlon. 8y conLrasL, fewer Lhan half of Mlllennlals who aLLend or aLLended communlLy
college (47) or a rellglous college or unlverslLy (49) agree wlLh Lhls sLaLemenL. A
ma[orlLy (33) of Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a publlc college or
unlverslLy belleve LhaL morallLy ls dependenL on Lhe parLlcular conLexL or slLuaLlon.

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8ellglous dlfferences are even more dramaLlc. nearly 7-ln-10 (68) whlLe evangellcal
Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Lhere are some Lhlngs LhaL are always wrong, compared Lo
fewer Lhan half of black roLesLanL (49), CaLhollc (43), rellglously unafflllaLed (33)
and non-ChrlsLlan afflllaLed (32) Mlllennlals. A ma[orlLy of CaLhollc Mlllennlals (34)
and more Lhan 6-ln-10 unafflllaLed (62) and non-ChrlsLlan afflllaLed (66) Mlllennlals
say LhaL whaL ls rlghL or wrong depends on Lhe slLuaLlon.
8oughly 6-ln-10 (62) 8epubllcan Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Lhere are some Lhlngs LhaL
are [usL wrong, regardless of Lhe slLuaLlon. nearly as many uemocraLlc Mlllennlals (39)
say LhaL whaL ls rlghL or wrong depends on Lhe slLuaLlon.

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College-age Mlllennlals are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lo say LhaL Lhey worry abouL
governmenL geLLlng Loo lnvolved ln Lhe lssue of morallLy Lhan Lo say LhaL Lhe
governmenL should do more Lo proLecL morallLy ln socleLy (37 vs. 33 respecLlvely).
Powever, slgnlflcanL dlvlslons emerge among Mlllennlals by rellglous afflllaLlon. More
Lhan 7-ln-10 (72) rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals and roughly Lwo-Lhlrds of whlLe
CaLhollc (66) and non-ChrlsLlan afflllaLed (63) Mlllennlals say Lhey worry LhaL Lhe
governmenL ls geLLlng Loo lnvolved ln Lhe lssue of morallLy. A ma[orlLy of whlLe malnllne
roLesLanL (39) and whlLe evangellcal (32) Mlllennlals also say Lhey worry abouL Loo
much governmenL lnvolvemenL ln moral lssues. ln conLrasL, fewer Lhan half of black
roLesLanL (48), LaLlno CaLhollc (46) and LaLlno roLesLanL (41) Mlllennlals say Lhey
are worrled abouL Loo much governmenL lnvolvemenL ln morallLy.
Lega||ty of Soc|a| Issues
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A ma[orlLy of college-age Mlllennlals say LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all (24) or
mosL cases (30). More Lhan 4-ln-10 say LhaL aborLlon should be lllegal ln mosL (28) or
all cases (16). 8oughly 6-ln-10 (39) Mlllennlals belleve LhaL aL leasL some healLh care
professlonals ln Lhelr communlLy should provlde legal aborLlons, compared Lo one-Lhlrd
(33) who say Lhey should noL. 1here are slzeable dlvlslons among Mlllennlals by
rellglous afflllaLlon, pollLlcal ldenLlLy, and educaLlonal background.
More Lhan Lwo-Lhlrds of non-ChrlsLlan afflllaLed (68) and rellglously unafflllaLed
(82) Mlllennlals say LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all or mosL cases. 8oughly 6-ln-10
whlLe malnllne roLesLanL Mlllennlals (39) and black roLesLanL Mlllennlals (61) also
agree LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all or mosL cases. CaLhollc Mlllennlals are more
dlvlded: lorLy-elghL percenL say LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all or mosL cases, whlle
a sllm ma[orlLy (31) say lL should be lllegal ln all or mosL cases. 1here are no
dlfferences beLween LaLlno and whlLe CaLhollc Mlllennlals ln vlews on Lhe legallLy of
aborLlon. Cf all Lhe rellglous groups, whlLe evangellcal and LaLlno roLesLanL Mlllennlals
are mosL sLrongly opposed Lo legal aborLlon. nearly 9-ln-10 (88) whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL Mlllennlals and more Lhan 7-ln-10 (71) LaLlno roLesLanL Mlllennlals belleve
LhaL aborLlon should be lllegal ln all or mosL cases. Slmllar paLLerns are evldenL ln vlews
abouL wheLher some healLh care professlonals should provlde legal aborLlons.
1here are also sLark dlvlslons among younger Mlllennlals, noL only by educaLlon level
(l.e. college vs. non-college) buL also accordlng Lo Lhe Lype of college or unlverslLy Lhey
aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng. lewer Lhan half of Mlllennlals wlLh a hlgh school
educaLlon or less (49) and Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a
rellglous college or unlverslLy (43) say LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all or mosL
cases. Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a communlLy college are
abouL evenly dlvlded on Lhe lssue, wlLh 31 ln favor of legal aborLlon, and 48
opposed. ln conLrasL, roughly Lwo-Lhlrds of Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly
aLLendlng a publlc college or unlverslLy (63) or a prlvaLe college or unlverslLy (68) say
LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all or mosL cases.
1he parLlsan gap ls also subsLanLlal. More Lhan 7-ln-10 (71) uemocraLlc Mlllennlals
and 33 of lndependenL Mlllennlals say LhaL aborLlon should be legal ln all or mosL
cases. ln conLrasL, fewer Lhan 3-ln-10 (29) 8epubllcan Mlllennlals say LhaL aborLlon
should be legal ln all or mosL cases. SevenLy-one percenL of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals say
LhaL aborLlon should be lllegal ln all or mosL cases.
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college-age Mlllennlals favor
allowlng gay and lesblan
couples Lo marry legally,
compared Lo 37 who are
opposed. 1he paLLerns of
supporL and opposlLlon
generally mlrror Lhose found ln
aLLlLudes abouL aborLlon, wlLh
sLrong dlfferences evldenL by
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rellglous afflllaLlon, and parLy
afflllaLlon.
Mlllennlals who aLLended or
are currenLly aLLendlng a
prlvaLe college or unlverslLy are
mosL supporLlve of same-sex
marrlage, wlLh fully 8-ln-10
(80) ln favor of allowlng gay
and lesblan couples Lo marry
legally. AL leasL 6-ln-10
Mlllennlals who aLLended or are
aLLendlng a communlLy college
(60) or publlc college or
unlverslLy (63) also favor
same-sex marrlage. ln conLrasL,
slgnlflcanLly smaller ma[orlLles
of Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a rellglous college (33), as well
as Mlllennlals who have a hlgh school educaLlon or less (34) favor same-sex marrlage.
WlLh Lhe excepLlon of whlLe evangellcal, LaLlno, and black roLesLanL Mlllennlals,
ma[orlLles of every rellglous group favor same-sex marrlage. More Lhan 6-ln-10 whlLe
malnllne roLesLanL (62), CaLhollc (66), non-ChrlsLlan afflllaLed (63) and rellglously
unafflllaLed (81) Mlllennlals favor allowlng gay and lesblan couples Lo marry. ln
conLrasL, only 34 of LaLlno roLesLanL Mlllennlals and 27 of whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL Mlllennlals favor same-sex marrlage. 8lack roLesLanL Mlllennlals are evenly
dlvlded, wlLh equal numbers volclng supporL (48) and opposlLlon (48).
unllke Lhe lssue of aborLlon, Lhere ls a slgnlflcanL gender gap on Lhls lssue. nearly
Lwo-Lhlrds (63) of Mlllennlal women favor same-sex marrlage, compared Lo 32 of
Mlllennlal men. Mlllennlals wlLh a close frlend or famlly member who ls gay or lesblan
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are also slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lhan Lhose wlLhouL a gay or lesblan frlend or famlly
member Lo favor allowlng gay and lesblan couples Lo marry legally (70 vs. 47
respecLlvely).
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age Mlllennlals supporL maklng lL
more dlfflculL Lo access lnLerneL
pornography, compared Lo less
Lhan 4-ln-10 (39) who are
opposed. 1here ls an evldenL
gender gap, ln addlLlon Lo sLark
dlfferences beLween rellglously
afflllaLed and rellglously
unafflllaLed Mlllennlals on Lhls
lssue.
Mlllennlal women are
slgnlflcanLly more supporLlve of
maklng lnLerneL pornography
more dlfflculL Lo access, compared
Lo Mlllennlal men (63 vs. 48
respecLlvely). Mlllennlal men are
abouL evenly dlvlded, wlLh 48 ln
favor and 43 opposed.
AL leasL 6-ln-10 whlLe malnllne
roLesLanL (63), black roLesLanL
(63), CaLhollc (66) and whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL (79) Mlllennlals favor maklng
lnLerneL pornography more dlfflculL Lo access. ln conLrasL, fewer Lhan half (43) of
rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals favor maklng lnLerneL pornography more dlfflculL Lo
access, whlle 34 are opposed.
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be generally avallable Lo Leenagers age 14 or older wlLhouL parenLal approval." More
Lhan 4-ln-10 (43) dlsagree wlLh Lhls sLaLemenL. lnLeresLlngly, Lhere are no dlfferences
beLween Mlllennlal men and women. 1here are, however, sLark dlfferences by
educaLlon Lype and rellglous afflllaLlon.
Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a prlvaLe (62) or publlc (37)
college or unlverslLy are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lo supporL Lhe avallablllLy of blrLh
conLrol Lo Leenagers Lhan Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a
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rellglous college or unlverslLy (40). 1here are no slgnlflcanL dlfferences ln Lhe vlews of
Mlllennlals wlLh varylng levels of educaLlonal aLLalnmenL (e.g. beLween college
graduaLes and hlgh school graduaLes).
nearly Lhree-quarLers (74) of rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals, and much smaller
ma[orlLles of CaLhollc (33) and whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (31) Mlllennlals, agree LhaL
blrLh conLrol should be avallable Lo Leenagers who are aL leasL 14 years of age wlLhouL
parenLal approval. lewer Lhan half (46) of black roLesLanL Mlllennlals, and fewer Lhan
one-Lhlrd (30) of whlLe evangellcal Mlllennlals, agree LhaL blrLh conLrol should be
avallable Lo Leenagers age 14 years or older.
Mlllennlals are broadly supporLlve of requlrlng rellglously afflllaLed lnsLlLuLlons Lo
provlde no-cosL conLracepLlon coverage for Lhelr employees. Slx-ln-Len (60) college-
age Mlllennlals say LhaL rellglously afflllaLed colleges and hosplLals should be requlred Lo
provlde Lhelr employees wlLh healLh care plans LhaL cover conLracepLlon aL no cosL.
lewer Lhan 4-ln-10 (36) say Lhese lnsLlLuLlons should noL have Lo provlde Lhls Lype of
coverage. 1here are subsLanLlal parLlsan dlfferences on wheLher rellglously afflllaLed
colleges and hosplLals should be requlred Lo provlde Lhelr employees wlLh no-cosL blrLh
conLrol. nearly Lhree-quarLers (74) of uemocraLlc Mlllennlals agree wlLh Lhe
requlremenL, compared Lo roughly 4-ln-10 (42) 8epubllcan Mlllennlals.
Mlllennlals are abouL evenly dlvlded over wheLher churches and oLher places of
worshlp should be requlred Lo provlde Lhelr employees wlLh conLracepLlon coverage ln
Lhelr healLh care plans, wlLh 47 saylng LhaL Lhey should be requlred and 49 opposed
Lo Lhe requlremenL.
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When asked abouL Lhe moral accepLablllLy of many of Lhese same lssues, Mlllennlals
are ofLen closely dlvlded.
A sllm ma[orlLy (31) of Mlllennlals say LhaL havlng an aborLlon ls morally wrong,
whlle fewer Lhan 4-ln-10 (37) see lL as morally accepLable. nearly 1-ln-10 (9) reporL
LhaL lL depends on Lhe parLlcular slLuaLlon or offer some oLher sorL of explanaLlon.
Slmllarly, less Lhan half (49) of Mlllennlals say LhaL sex beLween a young man and
young woman under Lhe age of 18 ls morally wrong, compared Lo abouL 4-ln-10 (39)
who belleve lL ls morally accepLable. A sllm ma[orlLy (31) say LhaL vlewlng pornography
ls morally wrong, whlle more Lhan 4-ln-10 (41) say lL ls morally accepLable. Mlllennlals
are nearly evenly dlvlded over wheLher sex beLween Lwo adulLs of Lhe same gender ls
morally accepLable (48) or morally wrong (44). 1here ls greaLer consensus among
Mlllennlals on wheLher sex beLween an unmarrled man and woman ls moral. nearly
Lwo-Lhlrds (64) say LhaL Lhls ls morally accepLable, whlle less Lhan 3-ln-10 (29) say lL
ls morally wrong.
AlLhough Lhere are sLrong correlaLlons beLween prlvaLe moral evaluaLlons of same-
gender sexual relaLlonshlps and aborLlon and publlc pollcles LhaL address Lhese lssues,
slgnlflcanL mlnorlLles of Lhose who personally belleve LhaL same-sex marrlage and
aborLlon are lmmoral noneLheless Lhlnk Lhey should sLlll be legal.
1here ls a sLrong correlaLlon beLween vlews abouL Lhe morallLy of same-gender
sexual relaLlons and supporL for same-sex marrlage. Among Mlllennlals who say LhaL sex
beLween Lwo adulLs of Lhe same gender ls morally accepLable, 92 say Lhey favor
allowlng gay and lesblan couples Lo marry. Among Mlllennlals who say LhaL same-
gender sex ls morally wrong, nearly Lhree-quarLers (74) oppose same-sex marrlage,
alLhough one-quarLer (23) reporL LhaL Lhey are ln favor of lL.
1here ls a slmllar relaLlonshlp beLween vlews abouL Lhe morallLy of aborLlon and
supporL for legallzed aborLlon. Among Mlllennlals who belleve havlng an aborLlon ls
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8oughly Lhree-quarLers of Mlllennlals who say aborLlon ls morally wrong belleve LhaL lL
should be lllegal ln all or mosL cases. Agaln, a slgnlflcanL mlnorlLy (23) of Mlllennlals
who say aborLlon ls morally wrong neverLheless belleve LhaL lL should be legal ln all or
mosL cases.

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ke||g|ous and Lthn|c |ura||sm
Iee||ngs about ke||g|ous Subgroups
ln Lhe survey, respondenLs were asked Lo raLe a varleLy of rellglous subgroups on Lhe
same 100-polnL scale descrlbed earller. Cenerally, younger Mlllennlals expressed warm
feellngs Loward ChrlsLlans, who recelve an average raLlng of 68, and !ews, who recelve
an average raLlng of 61. 1hey are more amblvalenL, overall, ln Lhelr feellngs Loward
Musllms, Mormons, and aLhelsLs. Musllms, Mormons, and aLhelsLs recelved slmllar
average raLlngs (48, 46, and 46, respecLlvely), suggesLlng LhaL Mlllennlals, on average,
have lukewarm feellngs Loward Lhese groups.
1here were some sLrlklng varlaLlons among subgroups, parLlcularly beLween
rellglously unafflllaLed and whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL Mlllennlals. erhaps
unsurprlslngly, rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lhan whlLe
evangellcal roLesLanLs Lo glve aLhelsLs a favorable raLlng (69 vs. 26 respecLlvely).
Level of educaLlonal aLLalnmenL makes a dlfference ln Lerms of Mlllennlals' feellngs
Loward cerLaln rellglous groups. Mlllennlals who have aL leasL a bachelor's degree are
also more llkely Lo favorably raLe mlnorlLy rellglous groups Lhan are Mlllennlals who do
noL have a hlgh school degree. Mlllennlals wlLhouL a hlgh school degree raLe aLhelsLs
more coolly, on average, Lhan Mlllennlals wlLh a bachelor's degree (41 vs. 33
respecLlvely). Slmllarly, Mlllennlals wlLhouL a hlgh school degree have cooler feellngs
Loward Musllms (42) and !ews (33), compared Lo Mlllennlals wlLh aL leasL a bachelor's
degree (34 and 63 respecLlvely).
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals raLe Musllms more poslLlvely Lhan do 8epubllcan Mlllennlals
(36 vs. 37 respecLlvely). 1hey also hold frlendller vlews Loward aLhelsLs Lhan do
8epubllcan Mlllennlals (31 vs. 36 respecLlvely). noLably, uemocraLlc and 8epubllcan
Mlllennlals glve Mormons roughly Lhe same average raLlng (49 vs. 46 respecLlvely).
Iee||ngs about resent-Day Chr|st|an|ty
Mlllennlals hold confllcLlng vlews abouL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy. When asked
wheLher presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy ls relevanL Lo your llfe," nearly 6-ln-10 (38) college-
age Mlllennlals agree, whlle 40 dlsagree. Powever, when asked Lo conslder Lhe exLenL
Lo whlch Lhey assoclaLe presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy wlLh cerLaln poslLlve or negaLlve
ad[ecLlves and descrlpLlons, ma[orlLles of Mlllennlals agree LhaL boLh - Lhe good and Lhe
bad - descrlbe presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy somewhaL" or very" well.
AlmosL Lwo-Lhlrds (64) of Mlllennlals say LhaL anLl-gay" descrlbes presenL-day
ChrlsLlanlLy somewhaL or very well. Cver 6-ln-10 (62) also belleve LhaL presenL-day
ChrlsLlanlLy ls [udgmenLal," whlle 38 agree LhaL hypocrlLlcal (saylng one Lhlng, dolng
anoLher)" descrlbes presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy well. Palf of Mlllennlals say LhaL Loo
lnvolved ln pollLlcs" descrlbes presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy well.
1here ls, however, an equally sLrong consensus abouL poslLlve characLerlsLlcs
assoclaLed wlLh presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy. Around Lhree-quarLers (76) of younger
Mlllennlals say LhaL modern-day ChrlsLlanlLy has good values and prlnclples," whlle 63
agree LhaL conslsLenLly shows love for oLher people" descrlbes presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy
well.
ChrlsLlan Mlllennlals and rellglously afflllaLed Mlllennlals dlsagree on many aspecLs
of presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy, alLhough Lhere are some polnLs of agreemenL. AbouL 8-ln-10
rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Lhe Lerms [udgmenLal" (84),
hypocrlLlcal" (84), and anLl-gay" (79) descrlbe presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy somewhaL
or very well. nearly Lhree-quarLers (73) of rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals also say
LhaL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy ls Loo lnvolved ln pollLlcs. More Lhan Lwo-Lhlrds (68)
belleve LhaL ChrlsLlanlLy Leaches Lhe same baslc ldea as oLher rellglons. A ma[orlLy (36)
say LhaL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy has good values and prlnclples, alLhough only 8 LhaL
say Lhls descrlpLlon flLs very well. 8elaLlvely few rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals say
LhaL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy conslsLenLly shows love for oLher people (41) or ls
relevanL Lo Lhelr llfe (18).

Mlllennlal ChrlsLlans, for Lhe mosL parL, offer a sLarkly dlfferenL appralsal of Lhelr
falLh. nearly 9-ln-10 (88) say LhaL ChrlsLlanlLy has good values and prlnclples, and more
Lhan Lhree quarLers say LhaL ChrlsLlanlLy ls relevanL Lo Lhelr llfe (77) and conslsLenLly
shows love for oLher people (76). AL Lhe same Llme, a ma[orlLy of ChrlsLlan Mlllennlals
agree LhaL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy ls anLl-gay (38) and [udgmenLal (34). lewer Lhan
half belleve lL ls hypocrlLlcal (49) or Loo lnvolved ln pollLlcs (40).
1here ls Lhe greaLesL agreemenL beLween ChrlsLlan and rellglously unafflllaLed
Mlllennlals on wheLher ChrlsLlanlLy Leaches Lhe same baslc ldeas as oLher rellglons (63
vs. 68 respecLlvely), and wheLher ChrlsLlanlLy ls anLl-gay (38 vs. 79 respecLlvely).
arLlsan dlfferences for Lhe mosL parL mlrror dlfferences beLween ChrlsLlan
Mlllennlals and rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals, excepL on Lhe quesLlon of wheLher
presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy ls anLl-gay. noLably, Lhe gap beLween 8epubllcan Mlllennlals
and uemocraLlc Mlllennlals who belleve LhaL presenL-day ChrlsLlanlLy ls anLl-gay" (61
vs. 69 respecLlvely) ls narrower Lhan Lhe gap beLween ChrlsLlan and rellglously
unafflllaLed Mlllennlals.
Assoc|at|ons w|th Mormons
ln Lhe survey, respondenLs were asked Lo reporL whlch word, ln Lhelr mlnd, besL
descrlbes Mormons. lor Lhe largesL number (13) of younger Mlllennlals, Mormons
could be descrlbed wlLh a word LhaL fell lnLo Lhe caLegory of rellglous/falLh/ChrlsLlan."
AbouL one-ln-Len (9) descrlbe Mormons as a culL/mlsgulded," whlle Lhe same number
(9) say LhaL Mormons are sLrange/dlfferenL." LlghL percenL of Mlllennlals assoclaLe
polygamy" wlLh Mormons. Mlllennlals also assoclaLe Mormons wlLh
uLah/Mormons/LuS" (6), people/normal/Ck" (3), frlendly/klnd/nlce" (4),
sLrlcL" (4), and conservaLlve/LradlLlonal" (3).
ln addlLlon Lo Lhese speclflc caLegorles, 12 of Mlllennlals offer a generally negaLlve
Lerm, whlle 6 reporL a generally poslLlve Lerm.
Amer|can Mus||ms and Is|am |n Soc|ety
College-age Mlllennlals are dlvlded on wheLher Lhe values of lslam are aL odds wlLh
Amerlcan values and way of llfe (49 dlsagree, 47 agree). nearly Lwo-Lhlrds (66) of
Mlllennlals, however, agree LhaL Musllms ln Lhelr local communlLy should be permlLLed
Lo bulld an lslamlc cenLer or mosque, provlded Lhey followed Lhe same rules and
regulaLlons requlred of oLher rellglous groups.
1here are slgnlflcanL parLlsan dlfferences on Lhese quesLlons. Cver 6-ln-10 (62)
8epubllcan Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Lhe values of lslam are aL odds wlLh Amerlcan values,
compared Lo around 4-ln-10 (42) uemocraLlc Mlllennlals. Slmllarly, uemocraLlc
Mlllennlals are more supporLlve of allowlng Musllms ln Lhelr local communlLy Lo bulld a
mosque or lslamlc cenLer, compared Lo 8epubllcan Mlllennlals (73 vs. 33
respecLlvely).
Mlllennlals wlLhouL a hlgh school degree are less llkely Lhan Lhose wlLh aL leasL a
bachelor's degree Lo supporL allowlng Musllms ln Lhelr local communlLy Lo bulld an
lslamlc cenLer or mosque (49 vs. 74 respecLlvely).
Imm|grants and Change |n Soc|ety
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A solld ma[orlLy (62) of college-age Mlllennlals (age 18-24) agree LhaL whaL makes
Amerlca greaL ls LhaL lL ls open Lo change and new ways of dolng Lhlngs. Around 3-ln-10
(28) dlsagree, saylng LhaL whaL makes Amerlca greaL ls LhaL lL proLecLs LradlLlonal
values and ways of dolng Lhlngs. 1here are subsLanLlal parLlsan dlvldes on Lhls quesLlon.
nearly Lhree-quarLers (74) of uemocraLlc Mlllennlals agree LhaL Amerlca's greaLness
comes from lLs openness Lo change, compared Lo only 41 of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals.
Ma[orlLles of every rellglous group excepL whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL Mlllennlals
agree LhaL whaL makes Amerlca greaL ls LhaL lL ls open Lo change, lncludlng 61 of whlLe
malnllne roLesLanL Mlllennlals, 67 of black roLesLanL Mlllennlals, 68 of CaLhollc
Mlllennlals and 76 of rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals. lewer Lhan one-Lhlrd (32) of
whlLe evangellcal Mlllennlals agree whlle a ma[orlLy (34) of whlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL Mlllennlals say LhaL Amerlca's greaLness comes from lLs ablllLy Lo proLecL
LradlLlonal values.
Mlllennlal women are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lhan Mlllennlal men Lo say LhaL whaL
makes Amerlca greaL ls LhaL lL ls open Lo change and new ways of dolng Lhlngs (68 vs.
37 respecLlvely)
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College-age Mlllennlals are dlvlded on Lhe lmpacL LhaL Lhe growlng number of
newcomers from oLher counLrles has on Amerlcan socleLy. nearly half (48) say LhaL Lhe
growlng number of newcomers sLrengLhens Amerlcan socleLy, compared Lo 42 who
say LhaL Lhe growlng number of newcomers LhreaLens LradlLlonal Amerlcan cusLoms and
values.
1here are slzeable varlaLlons by race and parLy afflllaLlon. Plspanlc Mlllennlals (64)
are slgnlflcanLly more llkely Lhan black (47) and whlLe (41) Mlllennlals Lo belleve LhaL
Lhe growlng number of newcomers from oLher counLrles sLrengLhens Amerlcan socleLy.
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals are also more llkely Lhan 8epubllcan Mlllennlals Lo belleve LhaL
Lhe growlng number of newcomers sLrengLhens Amerlcan socleLy (39 vs. 29
respecLlvely).
1here are also subsLanLlal dlvlslons beLween rellglous subgroups. WhlLe evangellcal
roLesLanL (39) and whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (38) Mlllennlals are slgnlflcanLly more
llkely Lo belleve LhaL Lhe growlng number of newcomers from oLher counLrles LhreaLens
LradlLlonal Amerlcan cusLoms and values, compared Lo CaLhollc (44) and rellglously
unafflllaLed (32) Mlllennlals. noLably, LaLlno CaLhollc Mlllennlals are more Lhan Lwlce
as llkely as whlLe CaLhollc Mlllennlals Lo belleve LhaL Lhe growlng number of newcomers
from oLher counLrles sLrengLhens Amerlcan socleLy (70 vs. 33 respecLlvely).
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?ounger Mlllennlals sLrongly supporL Lhe cenLral componenLs of Lhe u8LAM AcL -
allowlng lllegal lmmlgranLs broughL Lo Lhe u.S. as chlldren Lo galn legal resldenL sLaLus lf
Lhey [oln Lhe mlllLary or go Lo college (61 favor, 33 oppose). 8epubllcan Mlllennlals
are more dlvlded. lorLy-nlne percenL of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals supporL Lhe proposal,
whlle 48 oppose lL. ln conLrasL, abouL Lwo-Lhlrds (66) of uemocraLlc Mlllennlals
supporL Lhe pollcy, whlle only 3-ln-10 (31) are opposed.
WlLh Lhe excepLlon of whlLe evangellcal roLesLanLs, Mlllennlals across all ma[or
rellglous groups favor Lhe u8LAM AcL. llfLy-flve percenL of whlLe malnllne roLesLanL
Mlllennlals favor Lhe proposal, as do 61 of black roLesLanL Mlllennlals, 67 of non-
ChrlsLlan afflllaLed Mlllennlals, 68 of CaLhollc Mlllennlals, and 71 of rellglously
unafflllaLed Mlllennlals.
1here are no dlfferences ln supporL by educaLlon aLLalnmenL level. nearly equal
numbers of Mlllennlals wlLh a college degree and Lhose who have noL flnlshed hlgh
school favor allowlng lllegal lmmlgranLs broughL Lo Lhe u.S. as chlldren Lo galn legal
resldenL sLaLus lf Lhey [oln Lhe mlllLary or go Lo college.

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When asked Lo evaluaLe Lhelr feellngs Loward cerLaln eLhnlc mlnorlLles on Lhe same
100-polnL scale descrlbed earller, Mlllennlals, on average, reporL warm feellngs Loward
boLh Plspanlcs (62) and Afrlcan-Amerlcans (67).
1here are few slgnlflcanL demographlc or educaLlonal dlfferences, alLhough
uemocraLlc Mlllennlals are modesLly more llkely Lhan 8epubllcan Mlllennlals Lo reporL
warm feellngs Loward Plspanlcs (66 vs. 33 respecLlvely). WhlLe evangellcal roLesLanL
Mlllennlals also raLe Plspanlcs sllghLly more poslLlvely Lhan do whlLe malnllne roLesLanL
Mlllennlals (63 vs. 30 respecLlvely).
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College-age Mlllennlals are dlvlded on wheLher Lhe governmenL has pald Loo much
aLLenLlon Lo Lhe problems of blacks and oLher mlnorlLles over Lhe pasL few decades
(49 dlsagree, 46 agree). 1here are subsLanLlal raclal dlfferences on Lhls lssue. Cnly
around one-quarLer (24) of black Mlllennlals and sllghLly more Lhan one-Lhlrd (37) of
Plspanlc Mlllennlals agree LhaL Lhe governmenL has pald Loo much aLLenLlon Lo Lhe
problems of blacks and oLher mlnorlLles, compared Lo 36 of whlLe Mlllennlals.
1here are also sLrlklng dlfferences accordlng Lo pollLlcal parLy afflllaLlon. 8epubllcan
Mlllennlals are Lwlce as llkely as uemocraLlc Mlllennlals Lo belleve LhaL over Lhe pasL
couple of decades, Lhe governmenL has pald Loo much aLLenLlon Lo Lhe problems of
blacks and oLher mlnorlLles (63 vs. 32 respecLlvely).
AbouL 6-ln-10 whlLe malnllne roLesLanL (61) and whlLe evangellcal roLesLanL
(38) Mlllennlals also belleve LhaL Lhe governmenL has pald Loo much aLLenLlon Lo Lhe
problems of blacks and oLher mlnorlLles. CaLhollcs are nearly evenly dlvlded (30 agree,
whlle 49 dlsagree), alLhough whlLe CaLhollcs are subsLanLlally more llkely Lhan LaLlno
CaLhollcs Lo agree (63 vs. 38 respecLlvely). A sllm ma[orlLy of rellglously unafflllaLed
Mlllennlals (33) and a much sLronger ma[orlLy of black roLesLanLs (71) dlsagree,
saylng LhaL Lhe governmenL has noL pald Loo much aLLenLlon Lo Lhe problems of blacks
and oLher mlnorlLles.
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When asked wheLher dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL whlLes has become as blg a problem
Loday as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL blacks, younger Mlllennlals are nearly evenly dlvlded
(48 agree, 47 dlsagree). As wlLh Lhe prevlous quesLlon on governmenL lnLervenLlon
on behalf of blacks and oLher mlnorlLles, Lhere are dramaLlc dlfferences by race, pollLlcal
parLy afflllaLlon, rellglous afflllaLlon, and educaLlonal Lype. A solld ma[orlLy (38) of
whlLe Mlllennlals belleve LhaL dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL whlLes has become as blg a
problem as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL blacks and oLher mlnorlLles, compared Lo only 24 of
black Mlllennlals and abouL 4-ln-10 (39) Plspanlc Mlllennlals.
AlmosL Lwo-Lhlrds (66) of 8epubllcan Mlllennlals agree LhaL dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL
whlLes has become as blg a problem as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL blacks and oLher
mlnorlLles, compared Lo only 36 of uemocraLlc Mlllennlals. SLrong ma[orlLles of whlLe
evangellcal roLesLanL
(68) and whlLe malnllne
roLesLanL (63)
Mlllennlals agree wlLh Lhls
sLaLemenL. A sllm ma[orlLy
(32) of CaLhollcs also
agree, alLhough whlLe
CaLhollcs are subsLanLlally
more llkely Lhan LaLlno
CaLhollcs Lo say LhaL
dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL
whlLes ls as blg a problem
as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL
blacks and oLher
mlnorlLles (62 vs. 41
respecLlvely). A ma[orlLy
(33) of rellglously
unafflllaLed Mlllennlals
dlsagree, along wlLh
roughly 7-ln-10 (72)
black roLesLanL
Mlllennlals.
Mlllennlals wlLh a bachelor's degree are slgnlflcanLly less llkely Lo agree LhaL
dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL whlLes has become as blg a problem as dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL
blacks and oLher mlnorlLles, compared Lo Mlllennlals who have noL compleLed hlgh
school (43 vs. 37 respecLlvely).

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ke||g|ous 8e||efs, ract|ces, and Ident|ty
College-age Mlllennlals demonsLraLe slgnlflcanLly lower levels of LradlLlonal rellglous
engagemenL Lhan older Amerlcans. lrom frequency of prayer and worshlp aLLendance
Lo vlews on Cod and Lhe 8lble, Mlllennlals Lend Lo engage ln rellglous acLlvlLy less ofLen
and embrace less LradlLlonal bellefs. 8ellglon ls also less cenLral Lo Mlllennlals' llves,
alLhough a slgnlflcanL number sLlll say LhaL lL ls an lmporLanL parL of Lhelr llves.
lew Mlllennlals reporL regular rellglous engagemenL. Cne-ln-four (23) Mlllennlals
say LhaL Lhey aLLend rellglous servlces aL leasL once a week. 1hree-ln-Len (30) say Lhey
aLLend occaslonally (once or Lwlce a monLh or a few Llmes a year), and more Lhan 4-ln-
10 say Lhey seldom (16) or never aLLend (27). Cne-Lhlrd (33) of Mlllennlals reporL
LhaL Lhey pray aL leasL dally. AbouL 1-ln-4 (27) say Lhey pray occaslonally (aL leasL a few
Llmes a week, once a week or a few Llmes a monLh), and nearly 4-ln-10 (37) say Lhey
seldom or never pray.
nearly half (43) of Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a rellglously
afflllaLed college or unlverslLy reporL aLLendlng worshlp servlces aL leasL once a week,
compared Lo 13 of Mlllennlals who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a prlvaLe
college or unlverslLy, and 21 who aLLended or are currenLly aLLendlng a publlc college
or unlverslLy. 8aLes of worshlp aLLendance do noL dlffer slgnlflcanLly by level of
educaLlonal aLLalnmenL, wlLh roughly equal numbers of college graduaLes (22) and
hlgh school graduaLes (26) reporLlng LhaL Lhey aLLend servlces aL leasL weekly. noLably,
Mlllennlals who llve aL home wlLh Lhelr parenLs are noL more llkely Lo aLLend rellglous
servlces Lhan Mlllennlals overall.
A ma[orlLy (34) of Mlllennlals belleve LhaL Cod ls a person wlLh whom one can have
a relaLlonshlp. AbouL 1-ln-3 (22) say LhaL Cod ls an lmpersonal force, and 14 say Lhey
do noL belleve ln Cod. vlews of Lhe 8lble are more fragmenLed. lewer Lhan one-quarLer
(23) belleve LhaL Lhe 8lble ls Lhe word of Cod and should be Laken llLerally, word for
word. AbouL 1-ln-4 (26) say Lhe 8lble ls Lhe word of Cod, buL noL everyLhlng ln Lhe
8lble should be Laken llLerally. 8oughly 4-ln-10 (37) say LhaL Lhe 8lble ls a book wrlLLen
by men and ls noL Lhe word of Cod.
lewer Lhan half (40) of Mlllennlals say LhaL rellglon ls elLher very lmporLanL or Lhe
mosL lmporLanL Lhlng ln Lhelr llfe. Cne-quarLer say LhaL rellglon ls somewhaL lmporLanL
Lo Lhem, and one-Lhlrd (33) say lL ls noL Loo lmporLanL or noL aL all lmporLanL ln Lhelr
llfe. noL surprlslngly, Lhere are sLrong dlfferences beLween Mlllennlals by rellglous
afflllaLlon. nearly 8-ln-10 whlLe evangellcal (78) and black roLesLanL (77) Mlllennlals
say LhaL rellglon ls elLher very lmporLanL or Lhe mosL lmporLanL Lhlng ln Lhelr llfe,
compared Lo 37 of whlLe malnllne roLesLanL Mlllennlals and 44 of CaLhollc
Mlllennlals. Cnly 3 of rellglously unafflllaLed Mlllennlals say rellglon ls elLher very
lmporLanL or Lhe mosL lmporLanL Lhlng ln Lhelr llfe. More Lhan 8-ln-10 rellglously
unafflllaLed Mlllennlals say LhaL rellglon ls noL Loo lmporLanL (24) or noL aL all
lmporLanL (60).
ke||g|ous Ident|ty on Iacebook
More Lhan 8-ln-10 (83) of college-age Mlllennlals have a lacebook accounL, and
more Lhan 6-ln-10 (63) say Lhey use lL aL leasL once a day. 8y conLrasL, only 16 use
1wlLLer dally, and only 3 use Lhe soclal neLworklng Lool 1umblr dally.
Among Mlllennlals who use lacebook aL leasL seldom, fewer Lhan half (43) lnclude
a rellglous ldenLlLy on Lhelr proflle page. 1here are, however, slgnlflcanL dlfferences
among Mlllennlals by rellglous afflllaLlon. lor lnsLance, Lhree-quarLers of whlLe
evangellcals lnclude a rellglous ldenLlLy, compared Lo fewer Lhan half (49) of whlLe
malnllne roLesLanL and CaLhollc (44) Mlllennlals. Cnly 30 of rellglously unafflllaLed
Mlllennlals lnclude a rellglous ldenLlLy on Lhelr lacebook proflle page.
Among Mlllennlals who lnclude Lhelr rellglous ldenLlLy on Lhelr lacebook page,
abouL 4-ln-10 (38) slmply ldenLlfy as ChrlsLlan," 16 ldenLlfy as CaLhollc," and 8
ldenLlfy wlLh a speclflc roLesLanL denomlnaLlon (e.g. resbyLerlan, 8apLlsL). SlxLeen
percenL ldenLlfy Lhelr rellglon as aLhelsL or agnosLlc. 1hree percenL speclflcally menLlon
!esus or Cod buL do noL menLlon any speclflc rellglous LradlLlon. More Lhan 1-ln-10
(12) lnclude a rellglous ldenLlLy LhaL ls noL expllclLly llnked Lo a speclflc rellglous
LradlLlon. Lxamples of oLher rellglous ldenLlLles lnclude asLafarlan," Cpen,"
PumanlsL," Searchlng," or a quoLe from Lhe 8lble.

Append|x 1. Methodo|ogy
1he 2012 Mlllennlal values Survey was conducLed [olnLly by ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch
lnsLlLuLe and CeorgeLown unlverslLy's 8erkley CenLer for 8ellglon, eace, and World
Affalrs among a random sample of 2,013 adulLs age 18 Lo 24 who are parL of Lhe
knowledge neLworks' knowledgeanel. lnLervlews were conducLed onllne ln boLh
Lngllsh and Spanlsh beLween March 7 and March 20, 2012. 1he margln of sampllng
error for Lhe enLlre sample ls +/- 3.3 percenLage polnLs aL Lhe 93 level of confldence.
1he survey was funded by a generous granL from Lhe lord loundaLlon.

1he knowledgeanel ls a naLlonally represenLaLlve probablllLy sample of Lhe u.S. adulL
populaLlon. anellsLs are recrulLed by randomly selecLlng resldenLlal addresses uslng a
process called address-based sampllng (A8S). Slnce nearly 3-ln-10 u.S. households do
noL have home lnLerneL access, respondenL households who do noL have lnLerneL
access or own a compuLer are provlded lnLerneL servlce and a neLbook compuLer Lo
ensure LhaL panel respondenLs are represenLaLlve of Lhe u.S. adulL populaLlon. unllke
opL-ln panels, households are noL permlLLed Lo "self-selecL" lnLo knowledgeanel, nor
are Lhey allowed Lo parLlclpaLe ln many surveys per week. AddlLlonal deLalls abouL Lhe
knowledgeanel can be found on Lhe knowledge neLworks webslLe:
www.knowledgeneLworks.com/knpanel.

1o reduce Lhe effecLs of any non-response and non-coverage blas, a posL-sLraLlflcaLlon
ad[usLmenL was applled based on demographlc dlsLrlbuLlons from Lhe lebruary 2012
CurrenL opulaLlon Survey (CS). 1he flnal sample was welghLed Lo seven dlfferenL
parameLers-age, race/eLhnlclLy, sex, geographlc reglon, meLropollLan area, educaLlon
and prlmary language-Lo ensure rellable and accuraLe represenLaLlon of Lhe
populaLlon.


Append|x 2. Compar|sons to the Genera| ub||c
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Approve 30 43 8arack Cbama 49 44
ulsapprove 39 44 8epubllcan candldaLe 33 37
CLher/uon'L know/8efused (vCL.) 12 12 CLher/uon'L know/8efused (vCL.) 13 19
100 100 100 100
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!" #$%&' &$(%( !" #$%&' &$(%'
SaLlsfled 34 28 very favorable 3 6
ulsappolnLed 23 29 MosLly favorable 22 23
Worrled 17 26 MosLly unfavorable 27 21
Angry 9 10 very unfavorable 23 30
LxclLed 6 3 Pave noL heard of 20 3
lndlfferenL/neuLral (vCL.) 3 - 8efused (vCL.) 4 13
uon'L know/uon'L care (vCL.) 3 - 100 100
CLher (SLCll?) 2 1
8efused (vCL.) 2 1
100 100
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!"##$%$&'%$(
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!" #$%&' &$(%' !" #$%&' &$(%'
very favorable 22 24 very favorable 14 14
MosLly favorable 30 32 MosLly favorable 34 36
MosLly unfavorable 18 23 MosLly unfavorable 22 18
very unfavorable 21 16 very unfavorable 16 23
Pave noL heard of 3 * Pave noL heard of 9 *
8efused (vCL.) 3 3 8efused (vCL.) 4 7
100 100 100 100
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!" #$%&' &$(%' !" #$%&' &$(%(
very favorable 7 7 very conservaLlve 6 8
MosLly favorable 23 30 ConservaLlve 19 30
MosLly unfavorable 29 27 ModeraLe 44 38
very unfavorable 23 29 Llberal 20 14
Pave noL heard of 10 * very llberal 7 7
100 100 100 100
ln pollLlcs 1CuA?, do you conslder yourself
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!" #$%&' &$(%(
8epubllcan 23 24
lndependenL 43 32
uemocraL 33 39
8efused (vCL.) - 3
100 100
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Amerlcan values Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, SepLember 2011 (n=1,303)
)*##$++*,#-(,+1(23$(4564(7#$02*"+
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe March 2012 ollLlcal Survey, ew
8esearch CenLer for Lhe eople & Lhe ress, March 2012 (1,303)
1he 8epubllcan arLy ln general, would you descrlbe your pollLlcal vlews as.
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Amerlcan values Survey conducLed by
Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, SepLember 2011 (n=1,303)
8arack Cbama
uemocraLlc arLy
Whlch of Lhe followlng besL descrlbes how you feel abouL Lhe Cbama
presldency so far? MlLL 8omney
uo you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe way 8arack Cbama ls handllng hls
[ob as resldenL?
Looklng ahead, would you llke Lo see 8arack Cbama re-elecLed ln 2012 or
would you prefer LhaL a 8epubllcan candldaLe wln Lhe elecLlon?
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe ollLlcal CommunlcaLlons & MeLhods
Survey conducLed by Lhe ew 8esearch CenLer for Lhe eople & Lhe ress, !anuary 2012
(n=1,307)
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!" #$%&' '$%%% !" #$%&' &$%%#
8eLLer 38 27 SLlll holds Lrue 40 44
Worse 27 36 never held Lrue 10 6
AbouL Lhe same 33 32 Cnce held Lrue, buL noL anymore 43 48
8efused (vCL.) 1 3
100 100
CLher (SLCll?) 1 *
8efused (vCL.) 2 1
100 100
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!" #$%&' &$%%# !" #$%&' &$()#
CompleLely agree 33 40 CompleLely agree 32 49
MosLly agree 36 27 MosLly agree 33 41
MosLly dlsagree 21 13 MosLly dlsagree 8 3
CompleLely dlsagree 7 16 CompleLely dlsagree 2 3
100 100 100 100
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!" #$%&' &$%%# !" #$%&' '$%%%
CompleLely agree 30 42 SLrongly favor 13 17
MosLly agree 37 29 lavor 37 38
MosLly dlsagree 23 16 Cppose 34 27
CompleLely dlsagree 8 11 SLrongly oppose 11 14
100 100 100 100
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SLrongly favor 42 43 CompleLely agree 14 19
lavor 30 27 MosLly agree 42 34
Cppose 18 16 MosLly dlsagree 33 33
SLrongly oppose 7 11 CompleLely dlsagree 8 11
100 100 100 100
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!" #$%&' &$*%*
28 40
63 33
- 4
3 -
3 3
100 100
12$(30"+".4(,+5(6+$78,#*94
2 -
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Mlllennlals, 8ellglon & Cay and Lesblan
lssues Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, !uly 2011 (n=3,000)
1he governmenL should do more Lo reduce Lhe gap beLween Lhe rlch and
poor.
oor people have become Loo dependenL on governmenL asslsLance
programs.
uo you Lhlnk Lhe Amerlcan uream-LhaL lf you work hard you'll geL
ahead-sLlll holds Lrue, never held Lrue, or once held Lrue buL does noL
anymore?
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe 88l/8nS 8ellglon news Survey by Lhe
ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, november 2011 (n=1,002)
Polds Lrue for some/Some of Lhe Llme
(vCL.)
Cver Lhe nLx1 Lwo years do you Lhlnk Lhe economy wlll geL beLLer, geL
worse, or wlll lL sLay abouL Lhe same?
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Amerlcan values Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, SepLember 2011 (n=1,303)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe 2009 values Survey, ew 8esearch
CenLer for Lhe eople & Lhe ress, Aprll 2009 (3,013)
Women geL fewer opporLunlLles Lhan men for good [obs.
l admlre people who geL rlch by worklng hard.
lL ls noL really LhaL blg a problem lf some people have more of a chance ln llfe Lhan oLhers.
Cne of Lhe blg problems ln Lhls counLry ls LhaL we don'L glve everyone an equal chance ln llfe.
nelLher/8oLh (vCL.)
1ougher laws and regulaLlons Lo proLecL Lhe envlronmenL even lf lL ralses
prlces or cosLs [obs.
lncreaslng Lhe Lax raLe on Amerlcans earnlng more Lhan $1 mllllon a year.
now as you read Lhe followlng palrs of sLaLemenLs, please say wheLher Lhe ll8S1 sLaLemenL or Lhe SLCCnu sLaLemenL comes closer Lo your own vlews
even lf nelLher ls exacLly rlghL.
CLher (SLCll?)
8efused (vCL.)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe 2009 values Survey, ew 8esearch
CenLer for Lhe eople & Lhe ress, Aprll 2009 (3,013)
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!" #$%&' #$()% !" #$%&' &$%%)
SLrongly favor 22 18 SLrongly favor 22 24
lavor 39 39 lavor 44 32
Cppose 22 24 Cppose 17 8
SLrongly oppose 13 16 SLrongly oppose 13 8
100 100 100 100
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!" #$%&' '$%&' !" #$%&' #$()%
CompleLely agree 13 11 CompleLely agree 20 13
MosLly agree 31 26 MosLly agree 28 31
MosLly dlsagree 33 40 MosLly dlsagree 29 33
CompleLely dlsagree 14 20 CompleLely dlsagree 18 18
100 100 100 100
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!" #$%&' #$()%
CompleLely agree 13 17
MosLly agree 34 30
MosLly dlsagree 33 32
CompleLely dlsagree 14 16
8efused (vCL.) 3 3
100 100
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!" #$%&' #$()%
42 42
48 33
- 2
6 -
3 3
100 100
CLher (SLCll?)
8efused (vCL.)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe lurallsm, lmmlgraLlon, and Clvlc lnLegraLlon Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, AugusL 2011 (n=2,430)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe lurallsm, lmmlgraLlon, and Clvlc
lnLegraLlon Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, AugusL 2011
(n=2,430)
1oday dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL whlLes has become as blg a problem as
dlscrlmlnaLlon agalnsL blacks and oLher mlnorlLles.
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe re-LlecLlon Amerlcan values Survey
conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, SepLember 2010 (n=3,013)
Cver Lhe pasL couple of decades, Lhe governmenL has pald Loo much
aLLenLlon Lo Lhe problems of blacks and oLher mlnorlLles.
1he values of lslam, Lhe Musllm rellglon, are aL odds wlLh Amerlcan values and way of llfe.
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe lurallsm, lmmlgraLlon, and Clvlc lnLegraLlon Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, AugusL 2011 (n=2,430)
now as you read Lhe followlng palrs of sLaLemenLs, please say wheLher Lhe ll8S1 sLaLemenL or Lhe SLCCnu sLaLemenL comes closer Lo your own vlews
even lf nelLher ls exacLly rlghL.
1he growlng number of newcomers from oLher counLrles LhreaLens LradlLlonal Amerlcan cusLoms and values.
1he growlng number of newcomers from oLher counLrles sLrengLhens Amerlcan socleLy.
nelLher/8oLh (vCL.)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe lurallsm, lmmlgraLlon, and Clvlc
lnLegraLlon Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, AugusL 2011
(n=2,430)
ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, AugusL 2010 (n=1,003)
Allowlng lllegal lmmlgranLs broughL Lo Lhe u.S. as chlldren Lo galn legal
resldenL sLaLus lf Lhey [oln Lhe mlllLary or go Lo college.
Allowlng Musllms ln your local communlLy Lo bulld an lslamlc cenLer or
mosque provlded Lhey followed Lhe same rules and regulaLlons requlred
of oLher rellglous groups.
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SLrongly favor 33 22
lavor 26 30
33 Cppose 19 19
SLrongly oppose 18 23
nelLher/8oLh (vCL.) - 3 8efused (vCL.) 4 3
CLher (SLCll?) 6 - 100 100
8efused (vCL.) 3 1
100 100
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Legal ln all cases 24 21 CompleLely agree 22 23
Legal ln mosL cases 30 32 MosLly agree 32 18
lllegal ln mosL cases 28 29 MosLly dlsagree 23 19
lllegal ln all cases 16 14 CompleLely dlsagree 18 36
100 100 100 100
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?es, should have Lo provlde 60 49 ?es, should have Lo provlde 47 36
no, should noL have Lo provlde 36 46 no, should noL have Lo provlde 49 37
100 100 100 100
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe 88l/8nS 8ellglon news Survey by Lhe ubllc
8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, March 2012 (n=1,007)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe 88l 8ellglon and ollLlcs 1racklng Survey by
Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, lebruary 2012 (n=1,009)
uo you Lhlnk Lhe followlng organlzaLlons should be requlred Lo provlde Lhelr
employees wlLh healLh care plans LhaL cover conLracepLlon or blrLh conLrol aL no
cosL, or noL? 8ellglously afflllaLed colleges and hosplLals.
uo you Lhlnk Lhe followlng organlzaLlons should be requlred Lo provlde Lhelr
employees wlLh healLh care plans LhaL cover conLracepLlon or blrLh conLrol aL no
cosL, or noL? Churches and oLher places of worshlp.
1"0*,#(2--3$-
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Amerlcan values Survey conducLed by Lhe
ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, SepLember 2011 (n=1,303)
uo you Lhlnk aborLlon should be.
WhaL makes Amerlca greaL ls LhaL lL ls open Lo
change and new ways of dolng Lhlngs.
62 60
WhaL makes Amerlca greaL ls LhaL lL proLecLs
LradlLlonal values and ways of dolng Lhlngs.
now as you read Lhe followlng palrs of sLaLemenLs, please say wheLher Lhe ll8S1
sLaLemenL or Lhe SLCCnu sLaLemenL comes closer Lo your own vlews even lf
nelLher ls exacLly rlghL.
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Mlllennlals, 8ellglon & Cay and Lesblan lssues
Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, !uly 2011 (n=3,000)
Allowlng gay and lesblan couples Lo marry legally.
28
MeLhods of blrLh conLrol should be generally avallable Lo Leenagers age 14 or
older wlLhouL parenLal approval.
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)*##$++*,#- '##('.$/*0,+-
n= !"#$% $"&'& () !"#$% %"###
CovernmenL should do more Lo proLecL
morallLy ln socleLy.
33 33
1here are some Lhlngs LhaL are [usL wrong
regardless of Lhe slLuaLlon.
43 30
l worry LhaL governmenL ls geLLlng Loo
lnvolved ln Lhe lssue of morallLy.
37 63
WhaL ls wrong or rlghL depends on Lhe
slLuaLlon.
30 47
nelLher/8oLh (vCL.) - 1 nelLher/8oLh (vCL.) - 1
CLher (SLCll?) 3 - CLher (SLCll?) 2 -
100 100 100 100
!"##$%$&'%$(
)*##$++*,#- '##('.$/*0,+-
!"##$%$&'%$(
)*##$++*,#- '##('.$/*0,+-
() !"#$% $"*## () !"#$% $"*##
Morally accepLable 64 33 Morally accepLable 39 29
Morally wrong 29 41 Morally wrong 49 66
uepends on Lhe slLuaLlon (vCL.) 1 1 uepends on Lhe slLuaLlon (vCL.) 1 2
noL a moral lssue (vCL.) - * noL a moral lssue (vCL.) - 1
100 100 100 100
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!"##$%$&'%$(
)*##$++*,#- '##('.$/*0,+-
() !"#$% %"### () !"#$% $"#$+
Morally accepLable 37 33 Morally accepLable 41 30
Morally wrong 31 33 Morally wrong 31 66
uepends on Lhe slLuaLlon (vCL.) 3 8 uepends on Lhe slLuaLlon (vCL.) 2 1
noL a moral lssue (vCL.) - * noL a moral lssue (vCL.) - *
100 100 100 100
!"##$%$&'%$(
)*##$++*,#- '##('.$/*0,+-
() !"#$% %"###
Morally accepLable 48 39
Morally wrong 44 36
uepends on Lhe slLuaLlon (vCL.) * 1
noL a moral lssue (vCL.) - 1
CLher (SLCll?) 4 -
8efused (vCL.) 3 4
100 100
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Sex beLween a young man and young woman under Lhe age of 18.
Pavlng an aborLlon.
Sex beLween Lwo adulLs of Lhe same gender.
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe Mlllennlals, 8ellglon & Cay and Lesblan lssues Survey conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, !uly 2011 (n=3,000)
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from Lhe osL-LlecLlon Amerlcan values Survey
conducLed by Lhe ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, november 2010 (n=1,494)
now as you read Lhe followlng palrs of sLaLemenLs, please say wheLher
Lhe ll8S1 sLaLemenL or Lhe SLCCnu sLaLemenL comes closer Lo your own
vlews even lf nelLher ls exacLly rlghL.
Sex beLween an unmarrled man and woman.
now as you read Lhe followlng palrs of sLaLemenLs, please say wheLher
Lhe ll8S1 sLaLemenL or Lhe SLCCnu sLaLemenL comes closer Lo your own
vlews even lf nelLher ls exacLly rlghL.
noLe: Ceneral populaLlon flgures come from a survey conducLed by Callup, May 2011
(n=1,018)
vlewlng pornography.

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More Lhan once a week 9 13 1he mosL lmporLanL Lhlng 14 19
Cnce a week 16 22 very lmporLanL 26 37
Cnce or Lwlce a monLh 12 14 SomewhaL lmporLanL 23 24
A few Llmes a year 18 21 noL Loo lmporLanL 13 10
Seldom 16 16 noL aL all lmporLanL 18 10
never 27 13 8efused (vCL.) 2 1
8efused (vCL.) 2 1 100 100
100 100
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CompleLely agree 16 30
MosLly agree 33 21
Cod ls an lmpersonal force 22 17 MosLly dlsagree 23 18
l do noL belleve ln Cod 14 8 CompleLely dlsagree 24 22
noL sure (vCL.) 2 - 8efused (vCL.) 3 8
CLher (SLCll?) 3 2 100 100
8efused (vCL.) 3 3
100 100
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Cod ls a person wlLh whom people can
have a relaLlonshlp
34 70
Whlch sLaLemenL comes closesL Lo your vlew of Cod?
ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, March 2011 (n=1,008)
Aslde from weddlngs and funerals, how ofLen do you aLLend rellglous
servlces?
Pow lmporLanL ls rellglon ln your llfe?
ubllc 8ellglon 8esearch lnsLlLuLe, May 2011 (n=1,007)
Cod has granLed Amerlca a speclal role ln human hlsLory.
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