Arts and Religion Survey, 1999 - Analysis
MYST_ENC (Weighted by WEIGHT)
When you were growing up, did you ever have a mysterious encounter such as seeing an angel or a spirit?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes | 61641 | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| 2) No | 357797 | 84.4% | 99.0% |
| 3) Don't Know, Refused | 4275 | 1.0% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 12.1%24205 | 16.8%37436 | 0 | 14.5%61641 |
| No | 87.6%175813 | 81.6%181984 | 0 | 84.4%357797 |
| Don't Know, Refused | 0.3%655 | 1.6%3620 | 0 | 1.0%4275 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%200673 | 100%223040 | 423713 |
Region (I-REGION)
| East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 11.4%11194 | 13.6%13853 | 14.4%19841 | 19.5%16753 | 0 | 14.5%61641 |
| No | 87.8%86408 | 84.6%86387 | 84.4%115914 | 80.5%69088 | 0 | 84.4%357797 |
| Don't Know, Refused | 0.8%800 | 1.8%1835 | 1.2%1640 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%4275 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%98402 | 100%102075 | 100%137395 | 100%85841 | 423713 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black or African American | Asian | Other or mixed race | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 13.4%45596 | 20.3%9822 | 7.3%613 | 23.1%5267 | 1 | 14.6%61298 |
| No | 85.6%290557 | 78.6%38058 | 89.3%7550 | 76.9%17578 | 17 | 84.4%353743 |
| Don't Know, Refused | 1.0%3434 | 1.1%549 | 3.5%292 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%4275 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Total | 100%339587 | 100%48429 | 100%8455 | 100%22845 | 419316 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Roman Catholic | Jewish | Other | No Preference, Atheist, Agnostic | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 15.1%34082 | 12.2%13379 | 1.8%100 | 26.1%8588 | 12.9%5054 | 3 | 14.8%61203 |
| No | 84.3%189857 | 86.6%95155 | 98.2%5443 | 71.1%23405 | 86.5%33939 | 31 | 84.2%347799 |
| Don't Know, Refused | 0.6%1397 | 1.2%1286 | 0.0%0 | 2.9%943 | 0.6%250 | 1 | 0.9%3876 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Total | 100%225336 | 100%109820 | 100%5543 | 100%32936 | 100%39243 | 412878 |
