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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?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Convert to spiritual belief14.0%14.0%
2) Teach people how to live better72.5%86.5%
3) Both10.7%97.2%
4) Neither1.0%98.2%
5) Undecided1.8%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 - 29 years30 - 49 years50 and olderMissingTotal
Convert to spiritual belief16.9%13.5%12.9%214.1%
Teach people how to live better73.8%73.8%70.3%1572.6%
Both8.7%10.8%11.5%610.6%
Neither0.2%0.7%1.7%10.9%
Undecided0.4%1.1%3.6%01.8%
Missing000240
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1951

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Convert to spiritual belief13.6%14.4%014.0%
Teach people how to live better74.9%70.3%072.5%
Both9.1%12.2%010.7%
Neither1.0%0.9%01.0%
Undecided1.4%2.1%01.8%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependent or other partyNo preferenceMissingTotal
Convert to spiritual belief17.9%12.2%12.2%18.7%414.0%
Teach people how to live better68.6%73.2%76.3%52.7%1672.5%
Both11.2%12.2%8.5%22.0%210.8%
Neither1.6%0.5%1.0%0.0%01.0%
Undecided0.7%2.0%2.0%6.6%21.7%
Missing0000240
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1951

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Convert to spiritual belief8.1%15.1%19.9%9.2%014.0%
Teach people how to live better81.7%69.2%64.3%80.1%072.5%
Both8.9%11.7%12.7%8.4%010.7%
Neither0.5%1.0%0.8%1.6%01.0%
Undecided0.8%3.0%2.3%0.7%01.8%
Missing000000
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1975

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ChristianJewishMuslimOther non-ChristianNo preferenceAgnostic or AtheistMissingTotal
Convert to spiritual belief15.3%0.0%28.6%9.6%6.9%0.0%314.0%
Teach people how to live better70.2%95.7%66.7%81.6%84.3%85.7%1272.4%
Both12.2%0.0%4.8%2.6%3.9%0.0%010.8%
Neither0.9%0.0%0.0%6.1%0.0%3.6%01.0%
Undecided1.4%4.3%0.0%0.0%4.8%10.7%01.8%
Missing000000150
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1960

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