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SurveysofStakePresidents,Bishops,andActiveMembers
ResearchInformationDivision
September2014
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StudyBackground
InApril2014,RIDinvitedlocalleadersand
activeLDSadultsinUtahtoparticipateina
websurvey.
Respondents:
ActivemembersinUtah(n=424)
BishopsinUtah(n=244)
StakepresidentsinUtah(n=226)
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Outline
StudyBackground
SurveyFindingsabout:
PerceivedinfluenceoftheLDSChurchinUtah
politics
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"TheChurchshould haveastronginfluencein
theStateofUtah"
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
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TheChurchcurrentlyhasastronginfluence
withintheStateofUtah.
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
3%
ActiveMembers 19% 51% 19% 9%
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TheChurchistooinvolvedinUtahPolitics.
StronglyDisagree Disagree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Agree StronglyAgree
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"Inthelastfiveyears,wouldyousaytheinfluence
oftheChurchonUtahpoliticsis..."
Increasing AbouttheSame Decreasing
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Outline
StudyBackground
SurveyFindingsabout:
PerceivedinfluenceoftheLDSChurchinUtah
politics
PerceivedresponseofUtahStateLegislatureto
variousstakeholders,includingtheLDSChurch
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Inmakingpoliciesandlaws,theUtahState
Legislaturetakesintoaccounttheviewsof...
StakePresidents
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
StudyBackground
SurveyFindingsabout:
PerceivedinfluenceoftheLDSChurchinUtah
politics
PerceivedresponseofUtahStateLegislatureto
variousstakeholders,includingtheLDSChurch
AwarenessofLDSChurchmessagesandmaterials
regardingUtahsalcohollaws
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HaveyouseenanymessagesfromtheChurch
regardingitspositiononUtah'salcohollaws?
Yes No
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[OfthosewhohaveseenanyChurchmessage:] Have
youseenavideofeaturingoneoftheApostles
regardingUtahsalcohollaws?
Yes NotSure No
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Intermsofeconomicimpactonthestate,doyou
thinkthatUtahsalcohollawshavea...
Positiveeffect Somewhatpositiveeffect Don'tknow/NoOpinion Somewhatnegativeeffect Negativeeffect
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IsupporttheChurchinmaintainingUtahs
currentalcohollaws.
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
2%
StakePresidents 58% 32% 9%
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PreservingUtahscurrentalcohollawsis
importanttome.
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
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Utahsalcohollawsimprovepublicsafety
withinthestate.
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
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Utahsalcohollawsbenefitthereputationof
thestate.
StronglyAgree Agree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Disagree StronglyDisagree
2%
StakePresidents 32% 30% 27% 8%
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Summary
PerceivedInfluenceoftheChurch
1. AboutthesamepercentagesofUtahstakepresidents
andbishopswhoagreed thattheChurchhasastrong
influenceinUtahalsoagreed thattheChurchshould
haveastronginfluenceinUtah.Howeverforactive
adults,70%agreed thattheChurchcurrentlyhasa
stronginfluencebutonly54%agreed thattheChurch
should haveastronginfluence.
2. HighpercentagesofUtahstakepresidents(87%),
bishops(73%),andactiveadults(71%)disagreed that
theChurchistooinvolvedinUtahpolitics.Only2%to
6%agreed.
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Summary
PerceivedInfluenceoftheChurch(continued)
3. Roughly1/2ofUtahstakepresidents,bishops,andactive
adultssaytheinfluenceoftheChurchinUtahpoliticsis
aboutthesameoverthelast5years,another1/3sayit
isdecreasing,andabout1/5sayitisincreasing.
PerceptionsoftheUtahStateLegislature
4. Utahstakepresidents,bishops,andactiveadultsagreed
thattheUtahStateLegislaturetakesintoaccountthe
viewsofthehospitality/tourismindustry,their
constituents,andteachers/educatorsthemost.They
agreed thatthelegislaturetakeintoaccounttheviewsof
theLDSChurch,newsmedial/editorialwriters,and
minoritiestheleast.
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Summary
AwarenessofChurchMessagesaboutUtahAlcoholLaws
5. AhighpercentageofUtahstakepresidents(76%)have
seenamessage(s)fromtheChurchregardingits
positiononUtahsalcohollaws.Asignificantlylower
percentageofUtahbishops(21%)andactiveadults
(21%)sawaChurchmessage(s)onthistopic!
6. Conversely,ofthe76%ofUtahstakepresidentswho
sawamessage(s),only13%saidtheysawavideo
featuringoneoftheApostles!Slightlyover1/3ofUtah
bishopsandactiveadultssaidtheysawavideo
featuringanApostle.
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Summary
Awarenessof Church Messages(continued)
7. Roughly1/3ofUtahbishopsandactiveadultsthinkthat
Utahsalcohollawshaveapositiveeconomicimpacton
Utah,another1/3thinktheyhaveanegativeeconomic
impact,andthefinal1/3saytheydontknow.
8. HighpercentagesofUtahstakepresidents,bishops,and
activeadultsagreed thattheysupporttheChurchin
maintainingUtahscurrentalcohollaws(75%to90%),
thatpreservingUtahsalcohollawsisimportanttothem
(70%to82%),andthatUtahsalcohollawsimprovepublic
safetywithinthestate(74%to85%).Butalower
percentageagreed thatUtahsalcohollawsbenefitthe
reputationofthestate(54%to62%).
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