THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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School Prayer (1)  1964-1984


                           '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84 
 
   Allow Prayer in School   75   75   73   **   **   **   **   **   60   **   54 
    No Religion in School   15   13   13   **   **   **   **   **   21   **   21 
  Don't Know, No Interest   10   12   13   **   **   **   **   **   20   **   25
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                       N  1563 1286 1343                          1406      1927  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 4C.3a
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     QUESTION TEXT:

     "Some people think it is all right for the public schools to start
     each day with a prayer. Others feel that religion does not belong
     in the public schools but should be taken care of by the family and
     the church. Have you been interested enough in this to favor one
     side over the other?" (IF YES) "Which do you think--schools should be
     allowed to start each day with a prayer or religion does not belong
     in the schools?"
       


     This question is variable VCF9051 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
     Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
     Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation).

     Table generated:  27NOV05