General Social Survey, 1976 - Analysis
SPREL
What is your (spouse's) religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Protestant | 633 | 65.0% | 65.0% | -0.56 |
| 2) Catholic | 253 | 26.0% | 91.0% | 0.48 |
| 3) Jewish | 16 | 1.6% | 92.6% | 1.53 |
| 4) None | 61 | 6.3% | 98.9% | 2.58 |
| 5) Other | 8 | 0.8% | 99.7% | 3.62 |
| 8) Don't know | 1 | 0.1% | 99.8% | 6.76 |
| 9) No answer | 2 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 7.81 |
| Missing | 525 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 974 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 67.5%306 | 62.8%327 | 0 | 65.0%633 |
| Catholic | 27.4%124 | 24.8%129 | 0 | 26.0%253 |
| Jewish | 0.9%4 | 2.3%12 | 0 | 1.6%16 |
| None | 2.9%13 | 9.2%48 | 0 | 6.3%61 |
| Other | 1.3%6 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.8%8 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 216 | 309 | 525 | 0 |
| Total | 100%453 | 100%521 | 974 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 62.2%145 | 61.1%174 | 67.5%168 | 69.4%118 | 77.8%28 | 0 | 65.1%633 |
| Catholic | 24.5%57 | 30.5%87 | 24.5%61 | 24.1%41 | 19.4%7 | 0 | 26.0%253 |
| Jewish | 1.3%3 | 1.4%4 | 1.6%4 | 1.8%3 | 2.8%1 | 1 | 1.5%15 |
| None | 10.3%24 | 5.6%16 | 5.6%14 | 4.1%7 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 6.3%61 |
| Other | 0.9%2 | 1.4%4 | 0.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%8 |
| Don't know | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 190 | 75 | 76 | 103 | 76 | 526 | 5 |
| Total | 100%233 | 100%285 | 100%249 | 100%170 | 100%36 | 973 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school | Associate/Junior college | Bachelor's | Graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 68.2%219 | 64.6%319 | 60.0%9 | 57.9%55 | 60.9%28 | 3 | 64.9%630 |
| Catholic | 25.2%81 | 25.9%128 | 33.3%5 | 31.6%30 | 19.6%9 | 0 | 26.1%253 |
| Jewish | 0.6%2 | 2.0%10 | 0.0%0 | 1.1%1 | 6.5%3 | 0 | 1.6%16 |
| None | 5.6%18 | 6.7%33 | 0.0%0 | 7.4%7 | 6.5%3 | 0 | 6.3%61 |
| Other | 0.3%1 | 0.4%2 | 6.7%1 | 2.1%2 | 4.3%2 | 0 | 0.8%8 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.2%1 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 207 | 234 | 9 | 57 | 15 | 528 | 3 |
| Total | 100%321 | 100%494 | 100%15 | 100%95 | 100%46 | 971 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 89.0%567 | 14.9%39 | 5.9%1 | 49.0%24 | 12.5%1 | 1 | 65.0%632 |
| Catholic | 6.6%42 | 77.8%203 | 11.8%2 | 12.2%6 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 26.0%253 |
| Jewish | 0.2%1 | 0.4%1 | 82.4%14 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.6%16 |
| None | 4.1%26 | 6.5%17 | 0.0%0 | 36.7%18 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 6.3%61 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 87.5%7 | 0 | 0.8%8 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.1%1 |
| Missing | 314 | 129 | 10 | 65 | 7 | 527 | 0 |
| Total | 100%637 | 100%261 | 100%17 | 100%49 | 100%8 | 972 |
Region (I-REGION)
| Northeast | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 42.2%95 | 67.4%186 | 83.9%266 | 55.1%86 | 0 | 65.0%633 |
| Catholic | 44.0%99 | 25.7%71 | 11.0%35 | 30.8%48 | 0 | 26.0%253 |
| Jewish | 4.4%10 | 1.4%4 | 0.3%1 | 0.6%1 | 0 | 1.6%16 |
| None | 7.6%17 | 4.0%11 | 4.7%15 | 11.5%18 | 0 | 6.3%61 |
| Other | 1.3%3 | 1.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0 | 0.8%8 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 115 | 148 | 164 | 98 | 525 | 0 |
| Total | 100%225 | 100%276 | 100%317 | 100%156 | 974 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Never | Less than once a month | Less than once a week | Weekly or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 50.0%54 | 65.9%240 | 74.2%141 | 63.5%195 | 3 | 65.0%630 |
| Catholic | 23.1%25 | 23.1%84 | 22.1%42 | 32.9%101 | 1 | 26.0%252 |
| Jewish | 1.9%2 | 3.8%14 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.7%16 |
| None | 24.1%26 | 5.8%21 | 2.1%4 | 2.9%9 | 1 | 6.2%60 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 1.1%4 | 1.6%3 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.8%8 |
| Don't know | 0.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 86 | 207 | 106 | 124 | 530 | 2 |
| Total | 100%108 | 100%364 | 100%190 | 100%307 | 969 |
