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

TRUSTSCI

We trust too much in science and not enough in religious faith.
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
0) Inapplicable219461.6%61.6%-0.70
1) Strongly agree1002.8%64.5%-0.14
2) Agree3219.0%73.5%0.41
3) Neither agree nor disagree3439.6%83.1%0.96
4) Disagree40611.4%94.5%1.52
5) Strongly disagree1624.6%99.1%2.07
8) Can't choose260.7%99.8%3.73
9) No answer70.2%100.0%4.28





Age (I-AGE)

 18-29 years old30-44 years old45-59 years old60-74 years old75 years and olderMissingTotal
Inapplicable58.7%
338
62.0%
604
61.2%
618
63.8%
423
61.3%
187
2461.5%
2170
Strongly agree3.3%
19
2.4%
23
3.0%
30
2.7%
18
3.3%
10
02.8%
100
Agree10.2%
59
8.6%
84
8.9%
90
8.9%
59
8.5%
26
39.0%
318
Neither agree nor disagree8.3%
48
10.3%
100
9.2%
93
9.8%
65
11.1%
34
39.6%
340
Disagree13.4%
77
10.7%
104
11.7%
118
10.9%
72
11.1%
34
111.5%
405
Strongly disagree5.7%
33
5.0%
49
5.5%
55
2.9%
19
1.6%
5
14.6%
161
Can't choose0.3%
2
0.7%
7
0.5%
5
0.8%
5
2.3%
7
00.7%
26
No answer0.0%
0
0.3%
3
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
0.7%
2
00.2%
7
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
Inapplicable61.8%
457
58.3%
649
60.9%
330
65.7%
562
63.6%
189
761.7%
2187
Strongly agree1.2%
9
2.5%
28
2.2%
12
3.9%
33
6.1%
18
02.8%
100
Agree5.4%
40
8.5%
95
9.2%
50
10.6%
91
14.5%
43
29.0%
319
Neither agree nor disagree8.8%
65
10.6%
118
9.6%
52
9.5%
81
9.1%
27
09.7%
343
Disagree14.3%
106
13.6%
152
12.0%
65
7.8%
67
5.1%
15
111.4%
405
Strongly disagree7.7%
57
5.7%
64
4.6%
25
1.5%
13
0.7%
2
14.5%
161
Can't choose0.5%
4
0.6%
7
1.1%
6
0.7%
6
1.0%
3
00.7%
26
No answer0.1%
1
0.1%
1
0.4%
2
0.2%
2
0.0%
0
10.2%
6
Missing00000120
Total 100%
739
100%
1114
100%
542
100%
855
100%
297
   
3547

Education (I-EDUC)

 Left high schoolHigh schoolJunior collegeBachelorGraduateMissingTotal
Inapplicable57.9%
279
62.4%
1097
60.4%
183
60.6%
396
65.9%
238
161.7%
2193
Strongly agree7.1%
34
2.3%
41
3.3%
10
1.8%
12
0.8%
3
02.8%
100
Agree12.7%
61
10.1%
177
7.3%
22
6.0%
39
6.1%
22
09.0%
321
Neither agree nor disagree9.8%
47
10.2%
179
10.2%
31
9.2%
60
6.9%
25
19.6%
342
Disagree8.3%
40
11.3%
199
13.9%
42
14.1%
92
9.1%
33
011.4%
406
Strongly disagree1.7%
8
3.0%
53
3.6%
11
7.6%
50
11.1%
40
04.6%
162
Can't choose2.7%
13
0.6%
10
0.7%
2
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.7%
26
No answer0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.7%
2
0.6%
4
0.0%
0
00.2%
7
Missing0000020
Total 100%
482
100%
1757
100%
303
100%
654
100%
361
   
3557

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Inapplicable60.6%
951
62.5%
1243
061.6%
2194
Strongly agree2.5%
39
3.1%
61
02.8%
100
Agree8.3%
131
9.5%
190
09.0%
321
Neither agree nor disagree9.4%
148
9.8%
195
09.6%
343
Disagree12.7%
199
10.4%
207
011.4%
406
Strongly disagree5.7%
90
3.6%
72
04.6%
162
Can't choose0.4%
6
1.0%
20
00.7%
26
No answer0.3%
5
0.1%
2
00.2%
7
Missing0000
Total 100%
1569
100%
1990
   
3559

Region (I-REGION)

 NortheastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Inapplicable60.4%
367
61.7%
485
64.3%
847
58.3%
494
161.6%
2193
Strongly agree2.0%
12
2.2%
17
3.0%
40
3.7%
31
02.8%
100
Agree7.1%
43
7.4%
58
11.2%
148
8.5%
72
09.0%
321
Neither agree nor disagree10.0%
61
10.6%
83
9.1%
120
9.3%
79
09.6%
343
Disagree12.5%
76
12.0%
94
9.0%
119
13.8%
117
011.4%
406
Strongly disagree6.7%
41
5.3%
42
2.4%
32
5.5%
47
04.6%
162
Can't choose0.7%
4
0.8%
6
0.8%
10
0.7%
6
00.7%
26
No answer0.7%
4
0.1%
1
0.1%
1
0.1%
1
00.2%
7
Missing000010
Total 100%
608
100%
786
100%
1317
100%
847
   
3558

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishNoneOther (specify)MissingTotal
Inapplicable61.8%
1124
60.9%
512
61.3%
38
62.5%
364
62.1%
151
561.7%
2189
Strongly agree4.0%
72
1.2%
10
1.6%
1
1.4%
8
2.9%
7
22.8%
98
Agree11.4%
208
8.7%
73
4.8%
3
2.9%
17
8.2%
20
09.0%
321
Neither agree nor disagree9.8%
178
10.9%
92
6.5%
4
6.7%
39
11.9%
29
19.6%
342
Disagree9.5%
172
13.9%
117
19.4%
12
15.1%
88
6.2%
15
211.4%
404
Strongly disagree2.6%
48
3.7%
31
4.8%
3
10.8%
63
7.0%
17
04.6%
162
Can't choose0.9%
16
0.6%
5
0.0%
0
0.5%
3
0.8%
2
00.7%
26
No answer0.1%
2
0.1%
1
1.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.8%
2
10.2%
6
Missing00000110
Total 100%
1820
100%
841
100%
62
100%
582
100%
243
   
3548

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