General Social Survey, 2004 - Analysis
RELEXP
Did you ever have a religious or spiritual experience that changed your life?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 477 | 35.6% | 35.6% | -0.81 |
2) No | 848 | 63.3% | 98.9% | 0.32 |
8) Don't know | 4 | 0.3% | 99.2% | 7.08 |
9) No answer | 11 | 0.8% | 100.0% | 8.21 |
Missing | 1472 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1340 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 37.5%109 | 37.0%147 | 34.9%152 | 32.1%68 | 1 | 35.6%476 |
No | 61.9%180 | 61.5%244 | 64.4%281 | 66.0%140 | 3 | 63.2%845 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.5%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.5%1 | 0 | 0.3%4 |
No answer | 0.7%2 | 1.0%4 | 0.5%2 | 1.4%3 | 0 | 0.8%11 |
Missing | 305 | 413 | 531 | 218 | 1476 | 5 |
Total | 100%291 | 100%397 | 100%436 | 100%212 | 1336 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 30.6%191 | 39.9%286 | 0 | 35.6%477 |
No | 68.4%427 | 58.8%421 | 0 | 63.3%848 |
Don't know | 0.3%2 | 0.3%2 | 0 | 0.3%4 |
No answer | 0.6%4 | 1.0%7 | 0 | 0.8%11 |
Missing | 656 | 816 | 1472 | 0 |
Total | 100%624 | 100%716 | 1340 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school | Associate/Junior college | Bachelor's | Graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 33.5%58 | 35.1%245 | 39.3%44 | 35.9%79 | 37.5%51 | 0 | 35.6%477 |
No | 64.7%112 | 64.2%448 | 58.9%66 | 62.3%137 | 61.8%84 | 1 | 63.3%847 |
Don't know | 1.7%3 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%4 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.6%4 | 1.8%2 | 1.8%4 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.8%11 |
Missing | 191 | 737 | 112 | 287 | 145 | 1473 | 0 |
Total | 100%173 | 100%698 | 100%112 | 100%220 | 100%136 | 1339 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Liberal | Moderate, middle of the road | Conservative | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 34.5%110 | 30.4%151 | 41.8%206 | 10 | 35.7%467 |
No | 64.3%205 | 68.8%342 | 57.0%281 | 20 | 63.3%828 |
Don't know | 0.3%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 1 | 0.2%3 |
No answer | 0.9%3 | 0.6%3 | 1.0%5 | 0 | 0.8%11 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1503 | 1472 |
Total | 100%319 | 100%497 | 100%493 | 1309 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 35.6%242 | 34.0%35 | 36.5%74 | 40.4%19 | 34.7%107 | 0 | 35.6%477 |
No | 63.3%430 | 65.0%67 | 61.6%125 | 57.4%27 | 64.6%199 | 0 | 63.3%848 |
Don't know | 0.3%2 | 1.0%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%4 |
No answer | 0.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 1.5%3 | 2.1%1 | 0.6%2 | 0 | 0.8%11 |
Missing | 800 | 101 | 212 | 48 | 311 | 1472 | 0 |
Total | 100%679 | 100%103 | 100%203 | 100%47 | 100%308 | 1340 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 43.7%312 | 24.4%78 | 23.5%4 | 22.6%45 | 44.2%38 | 0 | 35.7%477 |
No | 55.2%394 | 75.0%240 | 70.6%12 | 77.4%154 | 53.5%46 | 2 | 63.3%846 |
Don't know | 0.4%3 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%4 |
No answer | 0.7%5 | 0.3%1 | 5.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.3%2 | 2 | 0.7%9 |
Missing | 769 | 336 | 38 | 204 | 117 | 1476 | 8 |
Total | 100%714 | 100%320 | 100%17 | 100%199 | 100%86 | 1336 |