Arts and Religion Survey, 1999 - Analysis
OFT_ATT (Weighted by WEIGHT)
How often, if ever, do you go to church, synagogue, or some other place of worship? Would you say every week, almost every week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Every Week | 130614 | 30.8% | 30.8% |
2) Almost Every Week | 38142 | 9.0% | 39.8% |
3) Once or Twice a Month | 54130 | 12.8% | 52.6% |
4) A Few Times a Year | 119789 | 28.3% | 80.9% |
5) Never | 78911 | 18.6% | 99.5% |
6) Don't Know, Refused | 2127 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Every Week | 24.5%49186 | 36.5%81428 | 0 | 30.8%130614 |
Almost Every Week | 7.9%15795 | 10.0%22347 | 0 | 9.0%38142 |
Once or Twice a Month | 13.2%26478 | 12.4%27652 | 0 | 12.8%54130 |
A Few Times a Year | 30.5%61242 | 26.2%58547 | 0 | 28.3%119789 |
Never | 23.2%46641 | 14.5%32270 | 0 | 18.6%78911 |
Don't Know, Refused | 0.7%1331 | 0.4%796 | 0 | 0.5%2127 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%200673 | 100%223040 | 423713 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every Week | 28.2%27762 | 26.2%26756 | 37.5%51457 | 28.7%24639 | 0 | 30.8%130614 |
Almost Every Week | 10.1%9922 | 9.6%9750 | 9.2%12685 | 6.7%5785 | 0 | 9.0%38142 |
Once or Twice a Month | 12.5%12314 | 13.8%14119 | 12.7%17392 | 12.0%10305 | 0 | 12.8%54130 |
A Few Times a Year | 26.1%25678 | 32.8%33477 | 26.3%36187 | 28.5%24447 | 0 | 28.3%119789 |
Never | 22.5%22117 | 17.1%17429 | 13.8%18952 | 23.8%20413 | 0 | 18.6%78911 |
Don't Know, Refused | 0.6%609 | 0.5%544 | 0.5%722 | 0.3%252 | 0 | 0.5%2127 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every Week | 31.7%107480 | 34.2%16541 | 17.3%1462 | 18.3%4191 | 4 | 30.9%129674 |
Almost Every Week | 8.4%28449 | 13.2%6394 | 9.0%760 | 7.3%1674 | 4 | 8.9%37277 |
Once or Twice a Month | 11.3%38450 | 18.5%8983 | 19.9%1684 | 21.5%4913 | 1 | 12.9%54030 |
A Few Times a Year | 29.7%100749 | 24.3%11779 | 6.4%545 | 22.8%5218 | 4 | 28.2%118291 |
Never | 18.4%62609 | 9.2%4455 | 47.4%4004 | 30.0%6849 | 5 | 18.6%77917 |
Don't Know, Refused | 0.5%1850 | 0.6%277 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%2127 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every Week | 37.2%83865 | 30.8%33875 | 30.0%1665 | 31.1%10254 | 0.8%313 | 3 | 31.5%129972 |
Almost Every Week | 9.9%22341 | 10.7%11761 | 4.1%230 | 9.9%3260 | 1.0%410 | 1 | 9.2%38002 |
Once or Twice a Month | 11.1%24904 | 17.5%19192 | 7.8%435 | 18.9%6238 | 5.3%2084 | 5 | 12.8%52853 |
A Few Times a Year | 28.7%64624 | 28.2%30979 | 31.4%1738 | 26.3%8652 | 28.8%11315 | 8 | 28.4%117308 |
Never | 12.8%28752 | 12.8%14013 | 26.6%1475 | 13.3%4388 | 63.6%24976 | 16 | 17.8%73604 |
Don't Know, Refused | 0.4%850 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%144 | 0.4%145 | 2 | 0.3%1139 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%225336 | 100%109820 | 100%5543 | 100%32936 | 100%39243 | 412878 |