Article: 'Moral values' remain murky; Press, public see differently.(NATION)

Article: 'MORAL VALUES' HAS MANY INTERPRETATIONS
Roanoke Times & World News;  November 14, 2004 ;     588 words ......by now that 21 percent of voters said "moral values" was the single...ballot, and that 80 percent of them voted for...religious beliefs and "moral values." And make no mistake...did increase the percentage of Jews and Muslims...somehow lacking moral values. In a ...

Article: It was more than `moral values'.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......exit polls, 22 percent of voters nationwide identified moral values as the most important...percent). The two-percentage-point plurality of moral values voters over economy...Minnesota, 24 percent of voters cited moral values as the most important...

Article: Hidden in Plain Sight; Polling Data Shows Moral Values Aren't a New Factor
The Washington Post;  December 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......previous two elections: 35 percent named moral values in 2000 and 40 percent...cited terrorism and only 20 percent moral values as the one issue that...the economy/jobs and 23 percent cited moral values. The issue's impact on...

Article: Religious conservatives, scholars debate meaning of `moral values'.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......voters polled said moral values was the issue that...president. Of those, 80 percent voted for Bush...surprised with the moral values exit poll answers...Lugo found that 78 percent of those who said...the issues and 19 percent most wanted a strong...indicate that the ...

Article: Election shaped by 'moral values'
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ......John Kerry, 79 percent to 18 percent. The stronger-than-expected role of moral values signals that the...example, where moral values ranked second...among Catholics 55 percent to 44 percent...a close win, 82 percent of those whose decision was guided by ...

Article: 'Moral values' theory way oversold Close look just doesn't justify the instantaneous post-election conclusions
Dayton Daily News;  November 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......And (3) about 20 percent -- maybe a little...exit polls picked "moral values" as their most...concern. And about 80 percent of those people...President Bush, "moral values" is an easy way...that the 20-some percent figure is fairly...outcome of a 51-48 percent election, ...

Article: A whopping 71 percent cared most about issues other than moral values.
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 11, 2004 ;     662 words ......terrorism, 19 percent; economy/jobs, 20 percent; moral values, 22 percent; health care...other than moral values. Of the 22 percent who cited moral values as the most...that survey, moral values came in at 10 percent. The exit...

Article: 'Moral Values' Myth
The Washington Post;  November 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Terrorism, 19 percent. Economy and Jobs, 20 percent. Moral Values, 22 percent. "Moral values" encompass abortion, gay marriage, Hollywood...economic issues variously described at 33 percent and moral values at 22 percent -- i.e., they are at least...

Article: Americans More Likely to Say Moral Values "Getting Better"; Still overwhelmingly believe values are getting worse.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  May 14, 2009 ;     678 words ......21%), but the percentage who say moral values are getting better...last year in the percentage who say moral values are getting better...last year in the percentage of Americans rating...environment, and now, moral values as getting better...

Article: `MORAL VALUES' RESPONSE STIRS DEBATE.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 7, 2004 ;     572 words ......others said ``moral values'' became a sort...a much higher percentage of people listed...few people (1 percent in our October survey) mentioned moral values spontaneously...McInturff said if ``moral values'' was really a...well. Of the 22 percent who chose ...

Article: MANY WISCONSIN VOTERS WERE MOTIVATED BY MORAL VALUES STATE'S CLOSE VOTE MICROCOSM OF NATION.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  November 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Lease voted Tuesday, moral values - not terrorism or the...Republican President Bush. Moral values received little attention...prohibit gay marriage - that moral values mattered a great deal...poll respondents named moral values just as often as the...war in Iraq. Of ...

Article: Sliding Scale of Moral Values Is All in the Phrasing
The Washington Post;  November 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Of these, Pew found, 27 percent listed "moral values" as most important, 22...exit poll results were 22 percent "moral values," 20 percent "economy and...percent cited Iraq, 14 percent moral values, 12 percent economy and...

Article: Liberals dismayed at losing debate on 'moral values'; Advocates want to expand the dialogue beyond abortion and civil unions
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  November 9, 2004 ;     529 words ......values, traditional values and now, "moral values." Most American adults would say they...abortion - as almost the total content of 'moral values,'" Edgar said. "And yet you can't read...exit polls, designated unspecified "moral values" as their foremost Election Day priority...

Article: Americans Remain Negative on State of Nation's Moral Values; Percentage rating moral values as "poor" edging up in recent years.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  June 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ......describe the state of moral values in the country...2002. But, the percentage describing the...albeit by two percentage points), and is...current 44% poor moral values rating is similar...relatively lower percentage, two in three Americans, said moral values were ...