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General Social Survey 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Combined - Analysis

KD5RELIG

In what religion is your (CHILD'S NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
0) Inapplicable352499.0%99.0%-0.07
1) Protestant120.3%99.4%2.40
2) Catholic120.3%99.7%4.87
3) Jewish30.1%99.8%7.34
4) None40.1%99.9%9.81
5) Other10.0%99.9%12.28
11) Christian20.1%100.0%27.09
13) Inter-/non-denominational10.0%100.0%32.03





Age (I-AGE)

 18-29 years old30-44 years old45-59 years old60-74 years old75 years and olderMissingTotal
Inapplicable99.0%
570
97.6%
951
99.4%
1003
100.0%
663
100.0%
305
3299.0%
3492
Protestant0.2%
1
0.8%
8
0.3%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.3%
12
Catholic0.3%
2
0.9%
9
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.3%
12
Jewish0.0%
0
0.2%
2
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
3
None0.5%
3
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
4
Other0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Christian0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Inter-/non-denominational0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Missing00000320
Total 100%
576
100%
974
100%
1009
100%
663
100%
305
   
3527

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 NeverSeveral times a year or less1-3 times a monthEvery week or nearly every weekMore than once a weekMissingTotal
Inapplicable99.1%
732
99.3%
1106
98.9%
536
98.8%
845
98.7%
293
1299.0%
3512
Protestant0.3%
2
0.2%
2
0.2%
1
0.5%
4
1.0%
3
00.3%
12
Catholic0.1%
1
0.1%
1
0.9%
5
0.6%
5
0.0%
0
00.3%
12
Jewish0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.3%
1
00.1%
3
None0.3%
2
0.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
4
Other0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Christian0.0%
0
0.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Inter-/non-denominational0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Missing00000120
Total 100%
739
100%
1114
100%
542
100%
855
100%
297
   
3547

Education (I-EDUC)

 Left high schoolHigh schoolJunior collegeBachelorGraduateMissingTotal
Inapplicable98.1%
473
98.9%
1738
99.3%
301
99.7%
652
99.2%
358
299.0%
3522
Protestant0.2%
1
0.5%
8
0.7%
2
0.0%
0
0.3%
1
00.3%
12
Catholic1.5%
7
0.2%
3
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.3%
1
00.3%
12
Jewish0.0%
0
0.1%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
1
00.1%
3
None0.2%
1
0.2%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
4
Other0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Christian0.0%
0
0.1%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Inter-/non-denominational0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Missing0000020
Total 100%
482
100%
1757
100%
303
100%
654
100%
361
   
3557

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Inapplicable99.4%
1560
98.7%
1964
099.0%
3524
Protestant0.1%
2
0.5%
10
00.3%
12
Catholic0.3%
4
0.4%
8
00.3%
12
Jewish0.0%
0
0.2%
3
00.1%
3
None0.0%
0
0.2%
4
00.1%
4
Other0.1%
1
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Christian0.1%
1
0.1%
1
00.1%
2
Inter-/non-denominational0.1%
1
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Missing0000
Total 100%
1569
100%
1990
   
3559

Region (I-REGION)

 NortheastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Inapplicable99.3%
604
99.5%
782
98.7%
1300
98.8%
837
199.0%
3523
Protestant0.2%
1
0.3%
2
0.5%
6
0.4%
3
00.3%
12
Catholic0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.5%
6
0.6%
5
00.3%
12
Jewish0.3%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.1%
1
00.1%
3
None0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
2
0.1%
1
00.1%
4
Other0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Christian0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
2
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Inter-/non-denominational0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
00.0%
1
Missing000010
Total 100%
608
100%
786
100%
1317
100%
847
   
3558

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishNoneOther (specify)MissingTotal
Inapplicable99.1%
1804
98.8%
831
96.8%
60
99.1%
577
99.2%
241
1199.0%
3513
Protestant0.7%
12
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.3%
12
Catholic0.1%
1
1.2%
10
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.3%
12
Jewish0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3.2%
2
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.1%
3
None0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.5%
3
0.0%
0
00.1%
4
Other0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
1
00.0%
1
Christian0.1%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Inter-/non-denominational0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
1
00.0%
1
Missing00000110
Total 100%
1820
100%
841
100%
62
100%
582
100%
243
   
3548

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