America's Evangelicals - Analysis
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How much influence do you think born again or evangelical Christians have had on American society? Would you say a lot of influence, some influence, a little influence, or no influence at all?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) A lot of influence | 360 | 22.4% | 22.4% | -1.19 |
2) Some influence | 664 | 41.2% | 63.6% | -0.33 |
3) A little influence | 345 | 21.4% | 85.0% | 0.53 |
4) No influence at all | 92 | 5.7% | 90.7% | 1.39 |
5) Don't know/Refused | 149 | 9.3% | 100.0% | 2.25 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot of influence | 22.8%257 | 26.6%59 | 14.6%27 | 29.4%15 | 2 | 22.6%358 |
Some influence | 42.5%480 | 34.7%77 | 45.9%85 | 23.5%12 | 10 | 41.2%654 |
A little influence | 22.1%249 | 21.6%48 | 17.3%32 | 19.6%10 | 6 | 21.4%339 |
No influence at all | 4.4%50 | 9.0%20 | 9.7%18 | 5.9%3 | 1 | 5.7%91 |
Don't know/Refused | 8.2%93 | 8.1%18 | 12.4%23 | 21.6%11 | 4 | 9.1%145 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Total | 100%1129 | 100%222 | 100%185 | 100%51 | 1587 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A lot of influence | 22.6%174 | 22.2%186 | 0 | 22.4%360 |
Some influence | 43.2%333 | 39.5%331 | 0 | 41.2%664 |
A little influence | 20.4%157 | 22.4%188 | 0 | 21.4%345 |
No influence at all | 5.6%43 | 5.8%49 | 0 | 5.7%92 |
Don't know/Refused | 8.3%64 | 10.1%85 | 0 | 9.3%149 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%771 | 100%839 | 1610 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school dropout | High school graduate | Post high school | Some college | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot of influence | 29.9%44 | 22.9%101 | 20.6%7 | 24.0%93 | 19.2%112 | 3 | 22.4%357 |
Some influence | 32.0%47 | 38.2%169 | 38.2%13 | 43.0%167 | 45.7%266 | 2 | 41.6%662 |
A little influence | 19.0%28 | 21.5%95 | 32.4%11 | 19.8%77 | 22.5%131 | 3 | 21.5%342 |
No influence at all | 6.8%10 | 6.6%29 | 0.0%0 | 5.9%23 | 4.8%28 | 2 | 5.6%90 |
Don't know/Refused | 12.2%18 | 10.9%48 | 8.8%3 | 7.2%28 | 7.7%45 | 7 | 8.9%142 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 100%147 | 100%442 | 100%34 | 100%388 | 100%582 | 1593 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Single | Separated or divorced | Widowed | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot of influence | 22.7%200 | 19.8%78 | 27.6%51 | 20.9%27 | 4 | 22.4%356 |
Some influence | 44.1%389 | 40.2%158 | 33.0%61 | 41.1%53 | 3 | 41.6%661 |
A little influence | 20.8%184 | 23.7%93 | 21.6%40 | 19.4%25 | 3 | 21.5%342 |
No influence at all | 4.6%41 | 7.9%31 | 6.5%12 | 3.9%5 | 3 | 5.6%89 |
Don't know/Refused | 7.8%69 | 8.4%33 | 11.4%21 | 14.7%19 | 7 | 8.9%142 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Total | 100%883 | 100%393 | 100%185 | 100%129 | 1590 |