Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007) - Analysis
CONVOTHR (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Q35e. How important is it to do the following if one wishes to be a good person? Convert others to your religious faith
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Not important | 632 | 39.2% | 39.2% | |
| 2) Not very important | 442 | 27.4% | 66.6% | |
| 3) Somewhat important | 321 | 19.9% | 86.5% | |
| 4) Very important | 217 | 13.4% | 100.0% | |
| Missing | 43 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1605 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-29 years old | 30-39 years old | 40-49 years old | 50-59 years old | 60-69 years old | 70 years and older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not important | 40.0%106 | 39.9%127 | 39.7%133 | 43.0%133 | 35.6%73 | 33.3%60 | 0 | 39.2%632 |
| Not very important | 26.4%70 | 27.0%86 | 27.8%93 | 27.2%84 | 31.2%64 | 25.6%46 | 0 | 27.5%443 |
| Somewhat important | 17.0%45 | 17.6%56 | 21.8%73 | 19.1%59 | 21.5%44 | 24.4%44 | 0 | 19.9%321 |
| Very important | 16.6%44 | 15.4%49 | 10.7%36 | 10.7%33 | 11.7%24 | 16.7%30 | 0 | 13.4%216 |
| Missing | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 0 |
| Total | 100%265 | 100%318 | 100%335 | 100%309 | 100%205 | 100%180 | 1612 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| No high school diploma | High school graduate | Some college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Postgraduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not important | 37.7%46 | 31.2%141 | 37.2%162 | 36.4%59 | 49.8%106 | 52.5%105 | 11 | 39.1%619 |
| Not very important | 24.6%30 | 29.4%133 | 28.3%123 | 27.8%45 | 25.8%55 | 23.5%47 | 8 | 27.3%433 |
| Somewhat important | 27.0%33 | 20.1%91 | 19.8%86 | 21.6%35 | 17.8%38 | 18.0%36 | 3 | 20.1%319 |
| Very important | 10.7%13 | 19.2%87 | 14.7%64 | 14.2%23 | 6.6%14 | 6.0%12 | 5 | 13.4%213 |
| Missing | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 8 |
| Total | 100%122 | 100%452 | 100%435 | 100%162 | 100%213 | 100%200 | 1584 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not important | 42.1%320 | 36.6%312 | 0 | 39.2%632 |
| Not very important | 27.4%208 | 27.5%234 | 0 | 27.4%442 |
| Somewhat important | 17.5%133 | 22.1%188 | 0 | 19.9%321 |
| Very important | 13.0%99 | 13.8%118 | 0 | 13.5%217 |
| Missing | 17 | 26 | 43 | 0 |
| Total | 100%760 | 100%852 | 1612 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Evangelical Protestant | Black Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Catholic | Other | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not important | 20.8%108 | 12.0%9 | 40.1%128 | 41.2%141 | 55.6%69 | 84.2%149 | 26 | 38.8%604 |
| Not very important | 26.4%137 | 26.7%20 | 32.0%102 | 36.3%124 | 19.4%24 | 11.9%21 | 12 | 27.5%428 |
| Somewhat important | 27.9%145 | 28.0%21 | 20.4%65 | 18.4%63 | 11.3%14 | 3.4%6 | 5 | 20.2%314 |
| Very important | 24.9%129 | 33.3%25 | 7.5%24 | 4.1%14 | 13.7%17 | 0.6%1 | 4 | 13.5%210 |
| Missing | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 3 |
| Total | 100%519 | 100%75 | 100%319 | 100%342 | 100%124 | 100%177 | 1556 |
Region (I-REGION)
| East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not important | 46.5%164 | 33.9%127 | 31.5%165 | 48.8%176 | 0 | 39.2%632 |
| Not very important | 34.8%123 | 29.6%111 | 22.6%118 | 25.2%91 | 0 | 27.5%443 |
| Somewhat important | 11.0%39 | 25.6%96 | 24.7%129 | 15.8%57 | 0 | 19.9%321 |
| Very important | 7.6%27 | 10.9%41 | 21.2%111 | 10.2%37 | 0 | 13.4%216 |
| Missing | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 0 |
| Total | 100%353 | 100%375 | 100%523 | 100%361 | 1612 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Less than once a year | Once or twice a year | Several times a year | 1-3 times a month | About weekly | Weekly or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not important | 69.6%345 | 49.1%80 | 42.8%71 | 30.6%57 | 20.0%20 | 11.2%54 | 7 | 39.4%627 |
| Not very important | 21.4%106 | 31.9%52 | 36.1%60 | 34.4%64 | 29.0%29 | 25.5%123 | 8 | 27.2%434 |
| Somewhat important | 7.1%35 | 16.0%26 | 12.7%21 | 28.5%53 | 40.0%40 | 29.7%143 | 3 | 20.0%318 |
| Very important | 2.0%10 | 3.1%5 | 8.4%14 | 6.5%12 | 11.0%11 | 33.6%162 | 3 | 13.4%214 |
| Missing | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 4 |
| Total | 100%496 | 100%163 | 100%166 | 100%186 | 100%100 | 100%482 | 1593 |
