General Social Survey 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Combined - Analysis
RELIGSP
What is your husband's/wife's religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0) Inapplicable | 2914 | 81.9% | 81.9% | -0.32 |
| 1) Protestant | 382 | 10.7% | 92.6% | 0.51 |
| 2) Catholic | 153 | 4.3% | 96.9% | 1.34 |
| 3) Jewish | 14 | 0.4% | 97.3% | 2.18 |
| 4) Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 6 | 0.2% | 97.5% | 3.01 |
| 5) Muslim | 2 | 0.1% | 97.5% | 3.84 |
| 6) Other | 9 | 0.3% | 97.8% | 4.68 |
| 7) No religion | 68 | 1.9% | 99.7% | 5.51 |
| 8) Don't know | 9 | 0.3% | 99.9% | 6.34 |
| 9) No answer | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 7.18 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-29 years old | 30-44 years old | 45-59 years old | 60-74 years old | 75 years and older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | 90.6%522 | 79.7%776 | 78.6%793 | 79.8%529 | 86.6%264 | 30 | 81.8%2884 |
| Protestant | 6.6%38 | 10.3%100 | 13.4%135 | 12.8%85 | 7.9%24 | 0 | 10.8%382 |
| Catholic | 1.0%6 | 4.9%48 | 5.0%50 | 5.0%33 | 4.6%14 | 2 | 4.3%151 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.8%8 | 0.4%4 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%14 |
| Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.6%4 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
| Muslim | 0.2%1 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 0.7%7 | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No religion | 1.6%9 | 3.2%31 | 1.9%19 | 1.2%8 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 1.9%68 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%2 | 0.4%4 | 0.3%2 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Total | 100%576 | 100%974 | 100%1009 | 100%663 | 100%305 | 3527 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Never | Several times a year or less | 1-3 times a month | Every week or nearly every week | More than once a week | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | 85.0%628 | 82.0%913 | 80.8%438 | 80.7%690 | 78.8%234 | 11 | 81.8%2903 |
| Protestant | 7.7%57 | 9.6%107 | 11.1%60 | 12.0%103 | 18.5%55 | 0 | 10.8%382 |
| Catholic | 2.6%19 | 4.4%49 | 5.4%29 | 6.2%53 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 4.3%153 |
| Jewish | 0.4%3 | 0.5%6 | 0.7%4 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%14 |
| Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 0.0%0 | 0.2%2 | 0.6%3 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
| Muslim | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Other | 0.5%4 | 0.3%3 | 0.2%1 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No religion | 3.4%25 | 2.6%29 | 1.1%6 | 0.4%3 | 1.3%4 | 1 | 1.9%67 |
| Don't know | 0.4%3 | 0.3%3 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 100%739 | 100%1114 | 100%542 | 100%855 | 100%297 | 3547 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Left high school | High school | Junior college | Bachelor | Graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | 84.6%408 | 83.2%1461 | 79.9%242 | 77.8%509 | 80.9%292 | 2 | 81.9%2912 |
| Protestant | 9.1%44 | 10.4%183 | 10.6%32 | 12.5%82 | 11.4%41 | 0 | 10.7%382 |
| Catholic | 4.4%21 | 4.0%70 | 5.3%16 | 5.0%33 | 3.6%13 | 0 | 4.3%153 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.2%4 | 0.3%1 | 0.8%5 | 1.1%4 | 0 | 0.4%14 |
| Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.3%1 | 0.3%2 | 0.6%2 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
| Muslim | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.3%1 | 0.6%4 | 0.8%3 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No religion | 1.7%8 | 1.8%32 | 3.3%10 | 2.1%14 | 1.1%4 | 0 | 1.9%68 |
| Don't know | 0.2%1 | 0.3%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 100%482 | 100%1757 | 100%303 | 100%654 | 100%361 | 3557 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | 80.4%1262 | 83.0%1652 | 0 | 81.9%2914 |
| Protestant | 11.4%179 | 10.2%203 | 0 | 10.7%382 |
| Catholic | 5.0%78 | 3.8%75 | 0 | 4.3%153 |
| Jewish | 0.3%5 | 0.5%9 | 0 | 0.4%14 |
| Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 0.1%2 | 0.2%4 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
| Muslim | 0.0%0 | 0.1%2 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Other | 0.4%6 | 0.2%3 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No religion | 1.8%29 | 2.0%39 | 0 | 1.9%68 |
| Don't know | 0.4%6 | 0.2%3 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No answer | 0.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1569 | 100%1990 | 3559 |
Region (I-REGION)
| Northeast | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | 83.1%505 | 79.9%628 | 81.7%1076 | 83.1%704 | 1 | 81.9%2913 |
| Protestant | 7.4%45 | 11.5%90 | 12.7%167 | 9.4%80 | 0 | 10.7%382 |
| Catholic | 6.3%38 | 4.7%37 | 3.4%45 | 3.9%33 | 0 | 4.3%153 |
| Jewish | 0.7%4 | 0.1%1 | 0.5%6 | 0.4%3 | 0 | 0.4%14 |
| Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 0.5%3 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
| Muslim | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0.1%1 | 0.7%6 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No religion | 1.8%11 | 2.9%23 | 1.4%18 | 1.9%16 | 0 | 1.9%68 |
| Don't know | 0.2%1 | 0.3%2 | 0.2%3 | 0.4%3 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 100%608 | 100%786 | 100%1317 | 100%847 | 3558 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | 81.0%1475 | 81.1%682 | 82.3%51 | 86.4%503 | 80.7%196 | 7 | 81.9%2907 |
| Protestant | 16.6%302 | 3.0%25 | 1.6%1 | 4.8%28 | 10.7%26 | 0 | 10.8%382 |
| Catholic | 0.7%12 | 14.1%119 | 1.6%1 | 2.6%15 | 2.1%5 | 1 | 4.3%152 |
| Jewish | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 14.5%9 | 0.3%2 | 0.8%2 | 0 | 0.4%14 |
| Orthodox (such as Greek or Russian Orthodox) | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.1%5 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
| Muslim | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 1 | 0.0%1 |
| Other | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%3 | 2.1%5 | 0 | 0.3%9 |
| No religion | 1.3%24 | 1.4%12 | 0.0%0 | 5.0%29 | 1.2%3 | 0 | 1.9%68 |
| Don't know | 0.2%4 | 0.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.2%8 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.0%1 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1820 | 100%841 | 100%62 | 100%582 | 100%243 | 3548 |
