1. American Views of Pope Election Survey of 1,060 American Adults

2. 2 Methodology  The online survey of adult Americans was conducted March 13, 2013  A sample of an online panel representing the adult population of the US was invited to participate  Responses were weighted by region, age, ethnicity, gender and income to more accurately reflect the population

3. 3 Methodology Continued  The completed sample is 1,060 online surveys  The sample provides 95% confidence that the sampling error from this panel does not exceed +3.1%  Margins of error are higher in sub-groups

4. Survey Responses

5. 5 Less than half of Americans agree they have been following the election of the Pope with interest. 6% Don’t Know Q: “I have been following the election of the Pope with interest.”

6. 6 “I have been following the election of the Pope with interest.” Americans in the South (11%) are less likely to Strongly Agree than those in the Northeast (17%) and West (16%) Americans in the West are the least likely to Somewhat Agree (23%) and the most likely to Somewhat Disagree (29%) Americans age 18-29 (14%) are less likely to Somewhat Disagree than those age 30-44 (22%), 45-54 (23%) and 65+ (28%) Americans 65+ (14%) are the least likely to Strongly Disagree Americans age 18-29 (12%) are the most likely to say Don’t Know Men are more likely than women to Strongly Agree (16% to 11%) and less likely to Somewhat Disagree (18% to 24%) Americans who attend religious services “Only on religious holidays” are the most likely to Somewhat Agree (47%) Americans who Never attend religious services are the most likely to Strongly Disagree (46%)

7. 7 “I have been following the election of the Pope with interest.” continued Americans who designate themselves as Catholic are More likely to Strongly Agree (30%) compared to Protestants (8%) and Non- Denominationals (3%) Less likely to Somewhat Disagree (14%) compared to Protestants (31%) and Non-Denominationals (24%) Less likely to Strongly Disagree (10%) compared to Protestants (19%) and Non- Denominationals (41%)

8. American Views of Pope Election Survey of 1,060 American Adults