General Social Survey, 1991 - 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 | 499 | 62.1% | 62.1% | -0.59 |
| 2) Catholic | 222 | 27.6% | 89.7% | 0.41 |
| 3) Jewish | 15 | 1.9% | 91.5% | 1.41 |
| 4) None | 55 | 6.8% | 98.4% | 2.41 |
| 5) Other | 11 | 1.4% | 99.8% | 3.42 |
| 9) No answer | 2 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 7.43 |
| Missing | 713 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 804 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75 and older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 54.7%58 | 58.3%193 | 70.0%126 | 62.1%90 | 75.6%31 | 1 | 62.0%498 |
| Catholic | 36.8%39 | 26.6%88 | 24.4%44 | 29.7%43 | 19.5%8 | 0 | 27.6%222 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 2.4%8 | 1.7%3 | 1.4%2 | 4.9%2 | 0 | 1.9%15 |
| None | 7.5%8 | 10.0%33 | 2.8%5 | 6.2%9 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 6.8%55 |
| Other | 0.9%1 | 2.4%8 | 1.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 199 | 218 | 98 | 121 | 75 | 714 | 2 |
| Total | 100%106 | 100%331 | 100%180 | 100%145 | 100%41 | 803 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Less than once a year | About once or twice a year | Several times a year | About once a month | Nearly every week | Once a week or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 55.3%89 | 64.9%74 | 52.9%45 | 66.1%84 | 67.3%37 | 65.5%163 | 7 | 62.2%492 |
| Catholic | 23.6%38 | 28.1%32 | 31.8%27 | 28.3%36 | 23.6%13 | 29.7%74 | 2 | 27.8%220 |
| Jewish | 3.1%5 | 1.8%2 | 7.1%6 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 1 | 1.8%14 |
| None | 13.7%22 | 4.4%5 | 7.1%6 | 4.7%6 | 5.5%3 | 4.0%10 | 3 | 6.6%52 |
| Other | 3.7%6 | 0.9%1 | 1.2%1 | 0.8%1 | 3.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0 | 0.3%2 |
| Missing | 165 | 88 | 94 | 139 | 28 | 187 | 726 | 12 |
| Total | 100%161 | 100%114 | 100%85 | 100%127 | 100%55 | 100%249 | 791 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school | Junior College | Bachelor's degree | Graduate degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 62.1%90 | 63.3%276 | 77.3%34 | 57.7%71 | 46.2%24 | 4 | 61.9%495 |
| Catholic | 29.0%42 | 27.8%121 | 18.2%8 | 27.6%34 | 32.7%17 | 0 | 27.8%222 |
| Jewish | 0.7%1 | 1.4%6 | 0.0%0 | 2.4%3 | 9.6%5 | 0 | 1.9%15 |
| None | 6.9%10 | 6.7%29 | 4.5%2 | 8.1%10 | 7.7%4 | 0 | 6.9%55 |
| Other | 1.4%2 | 0.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 3.3%4 | 3.8%2 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%2 |
| Missing | 160 | 389 | 29 | 101 | 29 | 717 | 5 |
| Total | 100%145 | 100%436 | 100%44 | 100%123 | 100%52 | 800 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 67.4%250 | 57.5%249 | 0 | 62.1%499 |
| Catholic | 25.6%95 | 29.3%127 | 0 | 27.6%222 |
| Jewish | 0.8%3 | 2.8%12 | 0 | 1.9%15 |
| None | 3.5%13 | 9.7%42 | 0 | 6.8%55 |
| Other | 2.4%9 | 0.5%2 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 0.3%1 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 265 | 448 | 713 | 0 |
| Total | 100%371 | 100%433 | 804 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 85.9%446 | 15.3%33 | 6.3%1 | 33.3%14 | 41.7%5 | 0 | 62.1%499 |
| Catholic | 7.7%40 | 77.7%167 | 18.8%3 | 23.8%10 | 16.7%2 | 0 | 27.6%222 |
| Jewish | 0.4%2 | 0.5%1 | 62.5%10 | 4.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.9%15 |
| None | 5.2%27 | 5.6%12 | 6.3%1 | 35.7%15 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 6.8%55 |
| Other | 0.8%4 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.4%1 | 41.7%5 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 6.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 447 | 171 | 16 | 60 | 17 | 713 | 2 |
| Total | 100%519 | 100%215 | 100%16 | 100%42 | 100%12 | 804 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Liberal and extremely liberal | Slightly liberal | Moderate, middle or the road | Slightly conservative | Conservative | Extremely conservative | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 54.9%45 | 59.6%59 | 61.7%201 | 59.0%72 | 69.0%87 | 71.7%33 | 2 | 62.0%497 |
| Catholic | 28.0%23 | 29.3%29 | 28.5%93 | 29.5%36 | 23.8%30 | 21.7%10 | 1 | 27.6%221 |
| Jewish | 1.2%1 | 3.0%3 | 2.5%8 | 2.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.9%15 |
| None | 12.2%10 | 6.1%6 | 6.7%22 | 5.7%7 | 6.3%8 | 4.3%2 | 0 | 6.9%55 |
| Other | 2.4%2 | 2.0%2 | 0.3%1 | 3.3%4 | 0.8%1 | 2.2%1 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 1.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 109 | 115 | 258 | 96 | 86 | 48 | 716 | 1 |
| Total | 100%82 | 100%99 | 100%326 | 100%122 | 100%126 | 100%46 | 801 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 60.1%424 | 81.9%59 | 59.3%16 | 0 | 62.1%499 |
| Catholic | 29.4%207 | 11.1%8 | 25.9%7 | 0 | 27.6%222 |
| Jewish | 2.1%15 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.9%15 |
| None | 7.4%52 | 4.2%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 6.8%55 |
| Other | 0.7%5 | 2.8%2 | 14.8%4 | 0 | 1.4%11 |
| No answer | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
| Missing | 559 | 132 | 22 | 713 | 0 |
| Total | 100%705 | 100%72 | 100%27 | 804 |
