PRRI 2019 American Values Survey

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Q22_G (Weighted by WEIGHT) Now, as I read some statements on a few different topics, please tell me if you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree with each one. (First/Next) [INSERT; RANDOMIZE]. It is necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values   1) Completely agree   2) Mostly agree   3) Mostly disagree   4) Completely disagree   9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Completely agree	462	18.3%	18.3%
Mostly agree	560	22.2%	40.5%
Mostly disagree	556	22.0%	62.5%
Completely disagree	931	36.8%	99.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	18	.7%	100.0%

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Region Marital status Education Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-44	45- 59	60+	TOTAL
Completely agree	13.9% 73	18.4% 115	18.1% 116	21.4% 157	18.2% 461
Mostly agree	24.1% 127	20.8% 130	22.9% 147	21.4% 157	22.2% 561
Mostly disagree	17.9% 94	23.6% 147	22.1% 142	23.5% 173	22.0% 556
Completely disagree	43.7% 230	36.2% 226	36.3% 233	32.8% 241	36.8% 930
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	0.4% 2	1.0% 6	0.6% 4	1.0% 7	0.8% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 526	100.0% 624	100.0% 642	100.0% 735	2527

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Completely agree	17.6% 215	18.8% 246	18.3% 461
Mostly agree	21.7% 264	22.7% 296	22.2% 560
Mostly disagree	20.6% 251	23.4% 305	22.0% 556
Completely disagree	39.5% 482	34.3% 448	36.8% 930
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	0.6% 7	0.8% 11	0.7% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 1219	100.0% 1306	2525

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Completely agree	18.0% 80	13.9% 73	23.0% 220	14.9% 89	18.3% 462
Mostly agree	14.8% 66	26.2% 138	26.5% 254	17.2% 103	22.2% 561
Mostly disagree	23.6% 105	24.1% 127	20.7% 198	21.0% 126	22.0% 556
Completely disagree	42.9% 191	34.8% 183	28.9% 277	46.7% 280	36.8% 931
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	0.7% 3	1.0% 5	0.9% 9	0.2% 1	0.7% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 445	100.0% 526	100.0% 958	100.0% 599	2528

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed, divorced, or separated	Never married	Living with partner	TOTAL
Completely agree	19.2% 228	20.8% 96	15.4% 99	16.0% 38	18.2% 461
Mostly agree	22.1% 262	22.3% 103	21.3% 137	24.5% 58	22.2% 560
Mostly disagree	22.8% 270	22.1% 102	20.4% 131	22.8% 54	22.0% 557
Completely disagree	35.2% 417	34.2% 158	41.9% 269	36.7% 87	36.8% 931
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	0.8% 9	0.6% 3	0.9% 6	0.0% 0	0.7% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 1186	100.0% 462	100.0% 642	100.0% 237	2527

Education (I-EDUC)

	No high school diploma	High school graduate or equivalent	Some college	Bachelor's or above	TOTAL
Completely agree	33.3% 88	24.6% 176	16.0% 112	10.0% 85	18.3% 461
Mostly agree	20.1% 53	28.6% 205	24.6% 172	15.4% 130	22.2% 560
Mostly disagree	14.0% 37	22.8% 163	21.4% 150	24.3% 206	22.0% 556
Completely disagree	32.2% 85	23.3% 167	37.1% 260	49.4% 418	36.8% 930
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	0.4% 1	0.7% 5	0.9% 6	0.8% 7	0.8% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 264	100.0% 716	100.0% 700	100.0% 846	2526

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular	Just Christian	TOTAL
Completely agree	23.7% 153	21.2% 102	11.6% 30	3.6% 20	28.2% 154	18.4% 459
Mostly agree	28.4% 183	25.9% 125	17.8% 46	6.6% 37	29.7% 162	22.2% 553
Mostly disagree	25.7% 166	25.5% 123	26.6% 69	13.2% 74	21.8% 119	22.1% 551
Completely disagree	21.7% 140	26.6% 128	43.2% 112	76.5% 429	19.4% 106	36.7% 915
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)	0.5% 3	0.8% 4	0.8% 2	0.2% 1	0.9% 5	0.6% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 645	100.0% 482	100.0% 259	100.0% 561	100.0% 546	2493