Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005) - Analysis
Q31A
Q31 Please indicate the religious affiliation of your... Father
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 869 | 52.0% | 52.0% | -0.65 |
| 2) Roman Catholic | 411 | 24.6% | 76.6% | -0.22 |
| 3) Jewish | 53 | 3.2% | 79.8% | 0.22 |
| 4) Orthodox | 10 | 0.6% | 80.4% | 0.66 |
| 5) Muslim | 3 | 0.2% | 80.6% | 1.10 |
| 6) Other | 79 | 4.7% | 85.3% | 1.53 |
| 7) Not religious | 175 | 10.5% | 95.8% | 1.97 |
| 8) I don't know | 70 | 4.2% | 100.0% | 2.41 |
| Missing | 51 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1670 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 50.3%364 | 53.3%505 | 0 | 52.0%869 |
| Roman Catholic | 26.7%193 | 23.0%218 | 0 | 24.6%411 |
| Jewish | 3.5%25 | 3.0%28 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 0.7%5 | 0.5%5 | 0 | 0.6%10 |
| Muslim | 0.1%1 | 0.2%2 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 4.3%31 | 5.1%48 | 0 | 4.7%79 |
| Not religious | 10.2%74 | 10.7%101 | 0 | 10.5%175 |
| I don't know | 4.1%30 | 4.2%40 | 0 | 4.2%70 |
| Missing | 22 | 29 | 51 | 0 |
| Total | 100%723 | 100%947 | 1670 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 52.6%775 | 62.3%38 | 43.4%43 | 13 | 52.5%856 |
| Roman Catholic | 25.1%369 | 8.2%5 | 21.2%21 | 16 | 24.2%395 |
| Jewish | 3.4%50 | 1.6%1 | 1.0%1 | 1 | 3.2%52 |
| Orthodox | 0.6%9 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.6%9 |
| Muslim | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%2 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 4.4%65 | 1.6%1 | 10.1%10 | 3 | 4.7%76 |
| Not religious | 9.9%146 | 13.1%8 | 18.2%18 | 3 | 10.5%172 |
| I don't know | 3.9%57 | 13.1%8 | 4.0%4 | 1 | 4.2%69 |
| Missing | 36 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 6 |
| Total | 100%1472 | 100%61 | 100%99 | 1632 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Catholic | Protestant | Other | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 17.0%64 | 72.1%689 | 22.7%29 | 39.6%72 | 15 | 52.0%854 |
| Roman Catholic | 73.1%275 | 9.1%87 | 12.5%16 | 15.4%28 | 5 | 24.7%406 |
| Jewish | 0.8%3 | 0.3%3 | 32.0%41 | 3.3%6 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 0.3%1 | 0.5%5 | 3.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%10 |
| Muslim | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 1.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 2.1%8 | 4.5%43 | 14.8%19 | 4.4%8 | 1 | 4.8%78 |
| Not religious | 5.6%21 | 8.4%80 | 11.7%15 | 30.8%56 | 3 | 10.5%172 |
| I don't know | 1.1%4 | 4.9%47 | 1.6%2 | 6.6%12 | 5 | 4.0%65 |
| Missing | 4 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 5 |
| Total | 100%376 | 100%955 | 100%128 | 100%182 | 1641 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 49.2%64 | 45.3%169 | 52.7%385 | 58.1%243 | 8 | 52.1%861 |
| Roman Catholic | 20.8%27 | 24.1%90 | 26.9%197 | 22.5%94 | 3 | 24.7%408 |
| Jewish | 4.6%6 | 2.7%10 | 2.9%21 | 3.8%16 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 1.5%2 | 0.5%2 | 0.5%4 | 0.5%2 | 0 | 0.6%10 |
| Muslim | 0.8%1 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 3.8%5 | 7.8%29 | 2.9%21 | 4.5%19 | 5 | 4.5%74 |
| Not religious | 13.1%17 | 13.9%52 | 11.4%83 | 5.3%22 | 1 | 10.5%174 |
| I don't know | 6.2%8 | 5.1%19 | 2.7%20 | 5.3%22 | 1 | 4.2%69 |
| Missing | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 69 | 2 |
| Total | 100%130 | 100%373 | 100%731 | 100%418 | 1652 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Never | < 1 Month | < 1 a Week | Weekly + | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 43.0%151 | 54.4%251 | 52.6%100 | 55.2%358 | 9 | 52.1%860 |
| Roman Catholic | 22.2%78 | 25.4%117 | 26.3%50 | 25.0%162 | 4 | 24.7%407 |
| Jewish | 5.1%18 | 5.0%23 | 3.2%6 | 0.9%6 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 0.0%0 | 0.9%4 | 1.1%2 | 0.6%4 | 0 | 0.6%10 |
| Muslim | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 5.1%18 | 2.8%13 | 4.2%8 | 6.0%39 | 1 | 4.7%78 |
| Not religious | 19.1%67 | 8.5%39 | 6.8%13 | 8.5%55 | 1 | 10.5%174 |
| I don't know | 5.4%19 | 2.8%13 | 5.8%11 | 3.5%23 | 4 | 4.0%66 |
| Missing | 7 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 70 | 3 |
| Total | 100%351 | 100%461 | 100%190 | 100%649 | 1651 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| George W. Bush | John Kerry | Ralph Nader | Somebody else | No preference | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 56.8%459 | 46.8%311 | 41.7%10 | 48.0%60 | 56.8%21 | 8 | 51.9%861 |
| Roman Catholic | 24.1%195 | 25.3%168 | 29.2%7 | 23.2%29 | 29.7%11 | 1 | 24.7%410 |
| Jewish | 1.1%9 | 5.6%37 | 8.3%2 | 3.2%4 | 2.7%1 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 0.9%7 | 0.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%10 |
| Muslim | 0.1%1 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 4.7%38 | 4.2%28 | 8.3%2 | 4.8%6 | 8.1%3 | 2 | 4.6%77 |
| Not religious | 8.5%69 | 13.0%86 | 4.2%1 | 14.4%18 | 2.7%1 | 0 | 10.6%175 |
| I don't know | 3.7%30 | 4.4%29 | 8.3%2 | 6.4%8 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 4.2%69 |
| Missing | 23 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 7 |
| Total | 100%808 | 100%664 | 100%24 | 100%125 | 100%37 | 1658 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| HS grad | Some college | Jr college | College graduate | Postgraduate work/Degree | Missing | Total | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 53.7%29 | 47.4%119 | 54.0%215 | 48.1%64 | 51.8%212 | 55.0%220 | 10 | 52.2%859 |
| Roman Catholic | 16.7%9 | 24.3%61 | 24.9%99 | 29.3%39 | 28.1%115 | 20.0%80 | 8 | 24.5%403 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 2.4%6 | 1.5%6 | 1.5%2 | 2.9%12 | 6.8%27 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.8%3 | 1.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%3 | 1 | 0.5%9 |
| Muslim | 1.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%2 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 3.7%2 | 5.6%14 | 6.0%24 | 7.5%10 | 3.9%16 | 2.5%10 | 3 | 4.6%76 |
| Not religious | 9.3%5 | 13.1%33 | 9.0%36 | 8.3%11 | 10.0%41 | 11.8%47 | 2 | 10.5%173 |
| I don't know | 14.8%8 | 6.8%17 | 3.8%15 | 3.8%5 | 3.2%13 | 2.8%11 | 1 | 4.2%69 |
| Missing | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 6 |
| Total | 100%54 | 100%251 | 100%398 | 100%133 | 100%409 | 100%400 | 1645 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Never married | Married | Living as married | Separated/Divorced | Widowed | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 49.2%92 | 52.4%534 | 49.2%30 | 52.6%123 | 55.2%79 | 11 | 52.2%858 |
| Roman Catholic | 26.2%49 | 24.8%253 | 31.1%19 | 17.9%42 | 28.7%41 | 7 | 24.6%404 |
| Jewish | 3.2%6 | 3.2%33 | 3.3%2 | 3.4%8 | 2.8%4 | 0 | 3.2%53 |
| Orthodox | 0.5%1 | 0.8%8 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.5%9 |
| Muslim | 0.5%1 | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 2.7%5 | 5.1%52 | 1.6%1 | 5.6%13 | 3.5%5 | 3 | 4.6%76 |
| Not religious | 14.4%27 | 9.4%96 | 11.5%7 | 12.8%30 | 9.1%13 | 2 | 10.5%173 |
| I don't know | 3.2%6 | 4.1%42 | 3.3%2 | 7.7%18 | 0.7%1 | 1 | 4.2%69 |
| Missing | 5 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 5 |
| Total | 100%187 | 100%1020 | 100%61 | 100%234 | 100%143 | 1645 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| < $20,000 | $20,001-$35,000 | $35,001-$50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant (Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) | 57.0%106 | 51.1%114 | 53.2%156 | 53.3%289 | 47.3%155 | 49 | 52.2%820 |
| Roman Catholic | 14.0%26 | 22.9%51 | 24.2%71 | 26.0%141 | 28.7%94 | 28 | 24.4%383 |
| Jewish | 1.6%3 | 2.7%6 | 1.7%5 | 2.8%15 | 6.1%20 | 4 | 3.1%49 |
| Orthodox | 0.5%1 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 1.2%4 | 1 | 0.6%9 |
| Muslim | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%3 |
| Other | 7.0%13 | 4.9%11 | 5.1%15 | 4.2%23 | 3.4%11 | 6 | 4.6%73 |
| Not religious | 10.2%19 | 10.8%24 | 11.6%34 | 10.1%55 | 11.0%36 | 7 | 10.7%168 |
| I don't know | 9.1%17 | 7.2%16 | 4.1%12 | 2.6%14 | 2.4%8 | 3 | 4.3%67 |
| Missing | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 149 | 12 |
| Total | 100%186 | 100%223 | 100%293 | 100%542 | 100%328 | 1572 |
