General Social Survey, 1993 - 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 | 536 | 62.4% | 62.4% | -0.56 |
| 2) Catholic | 198 | 23.1% | 85.4% | 0.22 |
| 3) Jewish | 23 | 2.7% | 88.1% | 1.00 |
| 4) None | 70 | 8.1% | 96.3% | 1.78 |
| 5) Other | 23 | 2.7% | 99.0% | 2.56 |
| 8) Don't know | 1 | 0.1% | 99.1% | 4.91 |
| 9) No answer | 8 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 5.69 |
| Missing | 747 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 859 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75 and older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 60.9%67 | 57.3%196 | 63.1%140 | 69.4%102 | 81.1%30 | 1 | 62.4%535 |
| Catholic | 25.5%28 | 24.9%85 | 22.1%49 | 21.8%32 | 10.8%4 | 0 | 23.1%198 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 2.3%8 | 2.7%6 | 4.8%7 | 5.4%2 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| None | 10.9%12 | 11.1%38 | 6.8%15 | 3.4%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 8.2%70 |
| Other | 2.7%3 | 3.8%13 | 3.2%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 2.3%5 | 0.7%1 | 2.7%1 | 0 | 0.9%8 |
| Missing | 191 | 219 | 135 | 108 | 90 | 748 | 4 |
| Total | 100%110 | 100%342 | 100%222 | 100%147 | 100%37 | 858 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Less than once a year | About once or twice a year | Several times a year | About once a month | Two to three times a month | Nearly every week or once a week or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 54.2%103 | 54.3%51 | 48.0%48 | 64.3%36 | 66.7%44 | 72.6%247 | 7 | 62.5%529 |
| Catholic | 18.4%35 | 28.7%27 | 36.0%36 | 19.6%11 | 24.2%16 | 20.6%70 | 3 | 23.0%195 |
| Jewish | 3.2%6 | 6.4%6 | 7.0%7 | 3.6%2 | 1.5%1 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| None | 20.5%39 | 9.6%9 | 5.0%5 | 7.1%4 | 4.5%3 | 2.6%9 | 1 | 8.2%69 |
| Other | 2.6%5 | 1.1%1 | 2.0%2 | 5.4%3 | 3.0%2 | 2.9%10 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| Don't know | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%3 | 2 | 0.7%6 |
| Missing | 205 | 99 | 76 | 56 | 71 | 215 | 760 | 25 |
| Total | 100%190 | 100%94 | 100%100 | 100%56 | 100%66 | 100%340 | 846 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school | High school | Junior college | Bachelor's degree | Graduate degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 65.4%83 | 67.2%297 | 63.6%35 | 51.3%77 | 52.4%44 | 0 | 62.5%536 |
| Catholic | 25.2%32 | 19.9%88 | 23.6%13 | 30.7%46 | 22.6%19 | 0 | 23.1%198 |
| Jewish | 0.8%1 | 1.6%7 | 3.6%2 | 6.0%9 | 4.8%4 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| None | 7.1%9 | 8.4%37 | 5.5%3 | 7.3%11 | 11.9%10 | 0 | 8.2%70 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 2.5%11 | 3.6%2 | 3.3%5 | 6.0%5 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.2%1 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 1.6%2 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.3%2 | 1.2%1 | 1 | 0.8%7 |
| Missing | 167 | 398 | 42 | 103 | 34 | 748 | 3 |
| Total | 100%127 | 100%442 | 100%55 | 100%150 | 100%84 | 858 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 65.8%271 | 59.3%265 | 0 | 62.4%536 |
| Catholic | 19.7%81 | 26.2%117 | 0 | 23.1%198 |
| Jewish | 3.4%14 | 2.0%9 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| None | 7.0%29 | 9.2%41 | 0 | 8.1%70 |
| Other | 2.7%11 | 2.7%12 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| Don't know | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 1.2%5 | 0.7%3 | 0 | 0.9%8 |
| Missing | 273 | 474 | 747 | 0 |
| Total | 100%412 | 100%447 | 859 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 86.7%470 | 20.5%42 | 4.5%1 | 30.5%18 | 16.0%4 | 1 | 62.7%535 |
| Catholic | 7.2%39 | 70.2%144 | 9.1%2 | 18.6%11 | 4.0%1 | 1 | 23.1%197 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 1.0%2 | 86.4%19 | 3.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| None | 4.8%26 | 6.8%14 | 0.0%0 | 45.8%27 | 12.0%3 | 0 | 8.2%70 |
| Other | 0.6%3 | 1.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 68.0%17 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.7%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4 | 0.5%4 |
| Missing | 483 | 146 | 11 | 87 | 17 | 753 | 3 |
| Total | 100%542 | 100%205 | 100%22 | 100%59 | 100%25 | 853 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Liberal and extremely liberal | Slightly liberal | Moderate, middle of the road | Slightly conservative | Conservative | Extremely conservative | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 52.9%54 | 60.4%61 | 59.3%176 | 61.8%94 | 73.5%114 | 80.8%21 | 16 | 62.4%520 |
| Catholic | 22.5%23 | 25.7%26 | 25.9%77 | 27.6%42 | 15.5%24 | 15.4%4 | 2 | 23.5%196 |
| Jewish | 5.9%6 | 5.0%5 | 2.0%6 | 2.0%3 | 1.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 2.6%22 |
| None | 14.7%15 | 6.9%7 | 8.8%26 | 7.9%12 | 3.9%6 | 0.0%0 | 4 | 7.9%66 |
| Other | 2.9%3 | 2.0%2 | 3.4%10 | 0.7%1 | 3.9%6 | 3.8%1 | 0 | 2.8%23 |
| Don't know | 1.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.9%3 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.7%6 |
| No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 0.0%0 |
| Missing | 108 | 102 | 278 | 112 | 99 | 16 | 773 | 32 |
| Total | 100%102 | 100%101 | 100%297 | 100%152 | 100%155 | 100%26 | 833 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 62.0%469 | 85.0%51 | 38.1%16 | 0 | 62.4%536 |
| Catholic | 23.6%179 | 1.7%1 | 42.9%18 | 0 | 23.1%198 |
| Jewish | 3.0%23 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| None | 8.5%64 | 3.3%2 | 9.5%4 | 0 | 8.1%70 |
| Other | 2.1%16 | 5.0%3 | 9.5%4 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
| Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
| No answer | 0.7%5 | 5.0%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%8 |
| Missing | 590 | 119 | 38 | 747 | 0 |
| Total | 100%757 | 100%60 | 100%42 | 859 |
