Detroit Area Study, 1997: Social Change in Religion and Child Rearing

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Q428 How often have you read the (Koran/Bible) in the last year? Would you say every day, almost every day, once or twice a week, a few times a month, once a month, a few times a year, or less than once a year? (D55)   1) Every day   2) Almost every day   3) Once or twice a week   4) A few times a month   5) Once a month   6) A few times a year   7) Less than once a year   97) Not applicable

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Every day	28	8%	8%	-.84
Almost every day	21	6%	13.9%	-.82
Once or twice a week	48	13.6%	27.6%	-.8
A few times a month	36	10.2%	37.8%	-.78
Once a month	12	3.4%	41.2%	-.76
A few times a year	61	17.3%	58.5%	-.73
Less than once a year	13	3.7%	62.2%	-.71
Not applicable	133	37.8%	100%	1.28

Variable Comparisons

Marital status Age Gender Education Race Religion

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Every day	6.3% 12	22.2% 6	6.5% 3	14.3% 2	6.8% 5	8.0% 28
Almost every day	7.3% 14	11.1% 3	2.2% 1	7.1% 1	2.7% 2	6.0% 21
Once or twice a week	11.5% 22	25.9% 7	10.9% 5	21.4% 3	14.9% 11	13.6% 48
A few times a month	9.4% 18	3.7% 1	19.6% 9	21.4% 3	6.8% 5	10.2% 36
Once a month	4.7% 9	3.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 2	3.4% 12
A few times a year	19.9% 38	0.0% 0	17.4% 8	14.3% 2	17.6% 13	17.3% 61
Less than once a year	3.1% 6	7.4% 2	2.2% 1	7.1% 1	4.1% 3	3.7% 13
Not applicable	37.7% 72	25.9% 7	41.3% 19	14.3% 2	44.6% 33	37.8% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 27	100.0% 46	100.0% 14	100.0% 74	352

Age (I-AGE)

	21-34	35-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Every day	4.4% 4	6.9% 10	10.8% 8	14.0% 6	8.0% 28
Almost every day	6.6% 6	4.9% 7	8.1% 6	4.7% 2	6.0% 21
Once or twice a week	9.9% 9	13.9% 20	13.5% 10	20.9% 9	13.6% 48
A few times a month	11.0% 10	11.1% 16	12.2% 9	2.3% 1	10.2% 36
Once a month	5.5% 5	4.2% 6	0.0% 0	2.3% 1	3.4% 12
A few times a year	20.9% 19	18.1% 26	14.9% 11	11.6% 5	17.3% 61
Less than once a year	1.1% 1	4.9% 7	2.7% 2	7.0% 3	3.7% 13
Not applicable	40.7% 37	36.1% 52	37.8% 28	37.2% 16	37.8% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 91	100.0% 144	100.0% 74	100.0% 43	352

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Every day	4.3% 6	10.3% 22	8.0% 28
Almost every day	4.3% 6	7.0% 15	6.0% 21
Once or twice a week	10.8% 15	15.5% 33	13.6% 48
A few times a month	6.5% 9	12.7% 27	10.2% 36
Once a month	4.3% 6	2.8% 6	3.4% 12
A few times a year	18.7% 26	16.4% 35	17.3% 61
Less than once a year	3.6% 5	3.8% 8	3.7% 13
Not applicable	47.5% 66	31.5% 67	37.8% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 213	352

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	One year of college	Two years of college	Three years of college	Four years of college	Five or more years of college	TOTAL
Every day	11.8% 14	2.4% 1	6.3% 3	11.8% 2	7.9% 5	3.9% 2	7.9% 27
Almost every day	5.9% 7	0.0% 0	10.4% 5	5.9% 1	4.8% 3	9.8% 5	6.2% 21
Once or twice a week	11.8% 14	19.0% 8	12.5% 6	5.9% 1	9.5% 6	19.6% 10	13.2% 45
A few times a month	6.7% 8	16.7% 7	8.3% 4	23.5% 4	12.7% 8	9.8% 5	10.6% 36
Once a month	3.4% 4	2.4% 1	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	6.3% 4	2.0% 1	3.2% 11
A few times a year	12.6% 15	14.3% 6	12.5% 6	23.5% 4	23.8% 15	27.5% 14	17.6% 60
Less than once a year	5.0% 6	0.0% 0	4.2% 2	11.8% 2	1.6% 1	3.9% 2	3.8% 13
Not applicable	42.9% 51	45.2% 19	43.8% 21	17.6% 3	33.3% 21	23.5% 12	37.4% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 42	100.0% 48	100.0% 17	100.0% 63	100.0% 51	340

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Every day	5.8% 15	17.7% 11	6.3% 1	8.0% 27
Almost every day	5.4% 14	6.5% 4	12.5% 2	5.9% 20
Once or twice a week	10.4% 27	29.0% 18	0.0% 0	13.4% 45
A few times a month	8.1% 21	19.4% 12	18.8% 3	10.7% 36
Once a month	3.9% 10	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	3.3% 11
A few times a year	18.1% 47	9.7% 6	37.5% 6	17.5% 59
Less than once a year	3.5% 9	6.5% 4	0.0% 0	3.9% 13
Not applicable	44.8% 116	9.7% 6	25.0% 4	37.4% 126
TOTAL	100.0% 259	100.0% 62	100.0% 16	337

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	No preference	Other	TOTAL
Every day	11.7% 19	4.5% 5	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	12.5% 1	7.8% 27
Almost every day	9.8% 16	0.9% 1	10.0% 1	3.6% 2	12.5% 1	6.1% 21
Once or twice a week	23.3% 38	6.4% 7	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	13.3% 46
A few times a month	16.0% 26	3.6% 4	10.0% 1	7.3% 4	12.5% 1	10.4% 36
Once a month	1.8% 3	4.5% 5	10.0% 1	5.5% 3	0.0% 0	3.5% 12
A few times a year	15.3% 25	24.5% 27	20.0% 2	9.1% 5	25.0% 2	17.6% 61
Less than once a year	2.5% 4	3.6% 4	0.0% 0	9.1% 5	0.0% 0	3.8% 13
Not applicable	19.6% 32	51.8% 57	50.0% 5	60.0% 33	37.5% 3	37.6% 130
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 110	100.0% 10	100.0% 55	100.0% 8	346