Religion and Politics Survey, 1996 - Analysis
CHRCHGL (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Which do you think is most important for the church to do -- to convert people to a spiritual belief so that they can earn a happy life after death, or to teach people how to live better every day with all other people?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Convert to spiritual belief | 14.0% | 14.0% |
2) Teach people how to live better | 72.5% | 86.5% |
3) Both | 10.7% | 97.2% |
4) Neither | 1.0% | 98.2% |
5) Undecided | 1.8% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 29 years | 30 - 49 years | 50 and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert to spiritual belief | 16.9% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 2 | 14.1% |
Teach people how to live better | 73.8% | 73.8% | 70.3% | 15 | 72.6% |
Both | 8.7% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 6 | 10.6% |
Neither | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1 | 0.9% |
Undecided | 0.4% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 0 | 1.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Convert to spiritual belief | 13.6% | 14.4% | 0 | 14.0% |
Teach people how to live better | 74.9% | 70.3% | 0 | 72.5% |
Both | 9.1% | 12.2% | 0 | 10.7% |
Neither | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0 | 1.0% |
Undecided | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0 | 1.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent or other party | No preference | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert to spiritual belief | 17.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 18.7% | 4 | 14.0% |
Teach people how to live better | 68.6% | 73.2% | 76.3% | 52.7% | 16 | 72.5% |
Both | 11.2% | 12.2% | 8.5% | 22.0% | 2 | 10.8% |
Neither | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.0% |
Undecided | 0.7% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 6.6% | 2 | 1.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert to spiritual belief | 8.1% | 15.1% | 19.9% | 9.2% | 0 | 14.0% |
Teach people how to live better | 81.7% | 69.2% | 64.3% | 80.1% | 0 | 72.5% |
Both | 8.9% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 8.4% | 0 | 10.7% |
Neither | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0 | 1.0% |
Undecided | 0.8% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 0 | 1.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Christian | Jewish | Muslim | Other non-Christian | No preference | Agnostic or Atheist | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert to spiritual belief | 15.3% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 9.6% | 6.9% | 0.0% | 3 | 14.0% |
Teach people how to live better | 70.2% | 95.7% | 66.7% | 81.6% | 84.3% | 85.7% | 12 | 72.4% |
Both | 12.2% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 10.8% |
Neither | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0 | 1.0% |
Undecided | 1.4% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 0 | 1.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |