Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988 - Codebook
All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).1) Respondent identification number (ID)
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2620 | 1,310.50 | 756.47 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) North Carolina | 649 | 24.8 |
2) California | 655 | 25.0 |
3) Ohio | 661 | 25.2 |
4) Massachusetts | 655 | 25.0 |
Total | 2620 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Male | 1126 | 43.0 |
2) Female | 1492 | 57.0 |
Missing | 2 | |
Total | 2618 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2614 | 48.49 | 9.97 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2620 | 17.55 | 18.32 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2616 | 22.32 | 21.23 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Orthodox | 4 | 6.6 |
2) Conservative | 25 | 41.0 |
3) Reform | 27 | 44.3 |
4) None of these | 5 | 8.2 |
Missing | 2559 | |
Total | 61 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2618 | 25.30 | 23.11 |
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9) ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS WHOSE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE NOW IS PROTESTANT WERE ASKED: What specific denomination is that, if any? (DENOM)N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2616 | 26.96 | 23.44 |
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10) ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS WHOSE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE NOW IS JUDAISM/JEWISH WERE ASKED: Is that [ORTHODOX, CONSERVATIVE, REFORM]? (JEW)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Orthodox | 2 | 4.4 |
2) Conservative | 20 | 44.4 |
3) Reform | 19 | 42.2 |
4) None of these | 4 | 8.9 |
Missing | 2575 | |
Total | 45 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 120 | 6.5 |
2) No | 1713 | 93.5 |
Missing | 787 | |
Total | 1833 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 914 | 38.15 | 23.15 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 914 | 23.73 | 15.10 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 194 | 36.50 | 25.34 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 201 | 29.10 | 15.89 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
6) Roman Catholic/Catholic | 1 | 2.9 |
7) Unitarian | 1 | 2.9 |
9) Other religion | 3 | 8.8 |
12) Baptist, non-specific | 3 | 8.8 |
23) Holiness | 2 | 5.9 |
28) Lutheran, non-specific | 1 | 2.9 |
34) Methodist, non-specific | 2 | 5.9 |
37) United Methodist Church | 1 | 2.9 |
40) Pentecostal | 1 | 2.9 |
41) Presbyterian, non-specific | 3 | 8.8 |
50) Non-denominational | 6 | 17.6 |
51) Agnostic | 1 | 2.9 |
53) Humanist/secular humanist | 1 | 2.9 |
54) No religion/none | 5 | 14.7 |
97) Other Protestant denomination | 2 | 5.9 |
98) Don't know/Refused | 1 | 2.9 |
Missing | 2586 | |
Total | 34 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
11) 11 | 1 | 2.6 |
14) 14 | 1 | 2.6 |
16) 16 | 1 | 2.6 |
18) 18 | 2 | 5.1 |
20) 20 | 2 | 5.1 |
21) 21 | 1 | 2.6 |
25) 25 | 1 | 2.6 |
26) 26 | 1 | 2.6 |
28) 28 | 4 | 10.3 |
30) 30 | 3 | 7.7 |
32) 32 | 2 | 5.1 |
33) 33 | 1 | 2.6 |
34) 34 | 1 | 2.6 |
35) 35 | 5 | 12.8 |
39) 39 | 1 | 2.6 |
42) 42 | 1 | 2.6 |
44) 44 | 1 | 2.6 |
53) 53 | 1 | 2.6 |
98) Don't know | 2 | 5.1 |
99) Refused | 7 | 17.9 |
Missing | 2581 | |
Total | 39 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Strong | 1240 | 49.1 |
2) Not very strong | 1005 | 39.8 |
3) Somewhat strong | 282 | 11.2 |
Missing | 93 | |
Total | 2527 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Feel closer | 879 | 35.0 |
2) Do not feel closer | 1594 | 63.4 |
3) Feel closer to other people | 41 | 1.6 |
Missing | 106 | |
Total | 2514 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1625 | 63.2 |
2) No | 947 | 36.8 |
Missing | 48 | |
Total | 2572 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Very important | 784 | 48.4 |
2) Fairly important | 590 | 36.4 |
3) Not very important | 247 | 15.2 |
Missing | 999 | |
Total | 1621 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Growing | 1083 | 69.1 |
2) Declining | 181 | 11.6 |
3) Staying about the same | 303 | 19.3 |
Missing | 1053 | |
Total | 1567 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Downtown of a city | 378 | 23.3 |
2) Suburb | 525 | 32.4 |
3) Small town | 445 | 27.5 |
4) Rural area | 264 | 16.3 |
5) Other | 8 | 0.5 |
Missing | 1000 | |
Total | 1620 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 318 | 12.4 |
2) Once a week | 683 | 26.6 |
3) Two or three times a month | 323 | 12.6 |
4) Once a month | 218 | 8.5 |
5) Less than once a month | 188 | 7.3 |
6) Hardly ever, except holidays | 493 | 19.2 |
7) Never | 347 | 13.5 |
Missing | 50 | |
Total | 2570 | 100.0 |
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25) When you were young, say 8 or 10 years old, how often did you attend Sunday school or church/synagogue? (ATTEND10)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 558 | 21.8 |
2) Once a week | 1620 | 63.2 |
3) Two or three times a month | 154 | 6.0 |
4) Once a month | 63 | 2.5 |
5) Less than once a month | 32 | 1.2 |
6) Hardly ever, except holidays | 71 | 2.8 |
7) Never | 64 | 2.5 |
Missing | 58 | |
Total | 2562 | 100.0 |
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26) What about when you were older, in your early 20s, say. How often did you attend Sunday school or church/synagogue? (ATTEND20)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 252 | 9.8 |
2) Once a week | 725 | 28.3 |
3) Two or three times a month | 287 | 11.2 |
4) Once a month | 239 | 9.3 |
5) Less than once a month | 195 | 7.6 |
6) Hardly ever, except holidays | 420 | 16.4 |
7) Never | 447 | 17.4 |
Missing | 55 | |
Total | 2565 | 100.0 |
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27) Has there ever been a period of two years or more when you did not attend church/synagogue, apart from weddings, funerals and special holidays? (DROP)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1242 | 48.3 |
2) No | 1330 | 51.7 |
Missing | 48 | |
Total | 2572 | 100.0 |
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28) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO DID NOT ATTEND CHURCH/SYNAGOGUE, APART FROM WEDDINGS, FUNERALS AND SPECIAL HOLIDAYS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR MORE. -- How old were you when you stopped attending church/synagogue except for weddings, funerals and special holidays? (DROPAGE)N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1244 | 23.72 | 14.09 |
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29) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO DID NOT ATTEND CHURCH/SYNAGOGUE, APART FROM WEDDINGS, FUNERALS AND SPECIAL HOLIDAYS FOR A PERIOD OF two YEARS OR MORE. -- Did you ever start attending church/synagogue again? (RETURN)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 680 | 54.4 |
2) No | 569 | 45.6 |
Missing | 1371 | |
Total | 1249 | 100.0 |
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30) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO DID NOT ATTEND CHURCH/SYNAGOGUE, APART FROM WEDDINGS, FUNERALS AND SPECIAL HOLIDAYS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR MORE. -- How old were you when you began attending church/synagogue again? (RETURAGE)N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 682 | 30.72 | 12.38 |
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31) Would you say you are more involved in a church/synagogue now than you were five years ago, or would you say less involved, or about the same? (ACTIVECH)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More involved | 575 | 22.4 |
2) Less involved | 736 | 28.6 |
3) About the same | 1258 | 49.0 |
Missing | 51 | |
Total | 2569 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1951 | 74.5 |
2) No | 669 | 25.5 |
Total | 2620 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1943 | 2.47 | 1.34 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Married | 1738 | 66.4 |
2) Widowed | 70 | 2.7 |
3) Divorced | 325 | 12.4 |
4) Separated | 67 | 2.6 |
5) Never married | 417 | 15.9 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 2617 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2593 | 29.48 | 16.31 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes, both | 2258 | 90.5 |
2) One in U.S., one not in U.S. | 156 | 6.3 |
4) Neither born in U.S. | 82 | 3.3 |
Missing | 124 | |
Total | 2496 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2240 | 70.40 | 9.27 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1114 | 70.47 | 8.50 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 315 | 70.32 | 8.98 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
60) Canada (other/unspecified) | 2 | 2.2 |
63) England and Wales | 16 | 17.8 |
65) France | 10 | 11.1 |
66) Germany | 7 | 7.8 |
68) Hungary | 2 | 2.2 |
70) Ireland | 19 | 21.1 |
71) Italy | 4 | 4.4 |
75) Netherlands (Dutch/Holland) | 5 | 5.6 |
76) Norway | 2 | 2.2 |
81) Russia (USSR) | 2 | 2.2 |
82) Scotland | 5 | 5.6 |
85) Switzerland | 4 | 4.4 |
92) Europe | 2 | 2.2 |
93) United States (North America) | 9 | 10.0 |
94) Other South American | 1 | 1.1 |
Missing | 2530 | |
Total | 90 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1113 | 82.23 | 14.92 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Feel closer to them | 499 | 22.6 |
2) Don't feel closer to them | 1684 | 76.3 |
3) Feel closer to others | 23 | 1.0 |
Missing | 414 | |
Total | 2206 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2197 | 78.15 | 14.53 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 481 | 70.90 | 8.78 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
55) Africa | 1 | 1.2 |
60) Canada (other/unspecified) | 2 | 2.4 |
62) Denmark | 1 | 1.2 |
63) England and Wales | 11 | 13.4 |
65) France | 8 | 9.8 |
66) Germany | 10 | 12.2 |
69) India | 1 | 1.2 |
70) Ireland | 19 | 23.2 |
75) Netherlands (Dutch/Holland) | 2 | 2.4 |
76) Norway | 2 | 2.4 |
78) Poland | 1 | 1.2 |
81) Russia (USSR) | 5 | 6.1 |
82) Scotland | 5 | 6.1 |
84) Sweden | 5 | 6.1 |
85) Switzerland | 2 | 2.4 |
87) Yugoslavia | 1 | 1.2 |
91) Other Asian | 1 | 1.2 |
92) Europe | 1 | 1.2 |
93) United States (North America) | 4 | 4.9 |
Missing | 2538 | |
Total | 82 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
62) Denmark | 2 | 13.3 |
63) England and Wales | 4 | 26.7 |
65) France | 1 | 6.7 |
66) Germany | 2 | 13.3 |
68) Hungary | 1 | 6.7 |
70) Ireland | 2 | 13.3 |
71) Italy | 1 | 6.7 |
75) Netherlands (Dutch/Holland) | 1 | 6.7 |
76) Norway | 1 | 6.7 |
Missing | 2605 | |
Total | 15 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 478 | 84.73 | 14.80 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2612 | 28.09 | 16.01 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2619 | 20.10 | 15.00 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2616 | 13.80 | 2.81 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Working full time | 1774 | 67.7 |
2) Working part time | 256 | 9.8 |
3) Going to school | 91 | 3.5 |
4) Keeping house | 331 | 12.6 |
5) Retired | 55 | 2.1 |
6) Unemployed | 45 | 1.7 |
7) Employed, but not working (on vacation, ill, on strike) | 27 | 1.0 |
8) Disabled | 33 | 1.3 |
9) Don't know/Refused | 7 | 0.3 |
Missing | 1 | |
Total | 2619 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Professional, technical | 558 | 25.6 |
2) Managers and administrators, sales workers | 510 | 23.4 |
3) Clerical and kindred workers | 316 | 14.5 |
4) Craftsmen and kindred workers | 275 | 12.6 |
5) Operatives, except transport | 90 | 4.1 |
6) Transport equipment operatives, laborers | 220 | 10.1 |
7) Service (waiters, policemen, security guards, etc.) | 141 | 6.5 |
8) Government/military | 30 | 1.4 |
10) Housewife/husband | 7 | 0.3 |
11) Student | 3 | 0.1 |
88) Other | 1 | 0.0 |
98) Don't know/Refused | 27 | 1.2 |
Missing | 442 | |
Total | 2178 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Professional, technical | 405 | 21.9 |
2) Managers and administrators, sales workers | 375 | 20.3 |
3) Clerical and kindred workers | 167 | 9.0 |
4) Craftsmen and kindred workers | 230 | 12.5 |
5) Operatives, except transport | 53 | 2.9 |
6) Transport equipment operatives, laborers | 193 | 10.5 |
7) Service (waiters, policemen, security guards, etc.) | 101 | 5.5 |
8) Government/military | 22 | 1.2 |
9) Unemployed | 15 | 0.8 |
10) Housewife/husband | 178 | 9.6 |
11) Student | 18 | 1.0 |
12) Retired | 49 | 2.7 |
13) Disabled | 11 | 0.6 |
88) Other | 1 | 0.1 |
98) Don't know/Refused | 28 | 1.5 |
Missing | 774 | |
Total | 1846 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) White | 2243 | 86.0 |
2) Black | 199 | 7.6 |
3) Hispanic | 58 | 2.2 |
4) American Indian | 31 | 1.2 |
8) Other | 62 | 2.4 |
9) Don't know/Refused | 15 | 0.6 |
Missing | 12 | |
Total | 2608 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a day | 431 | 16.7 |
2) Daily | 1070 | 41.4 |
3) Several times a week | 291 | 11.3 |
4) About once a week | 236 | 9.1 |
5) Less than once a week | 291 | 11.3 |
6) Never | 266 | 10.3 |
Missing | 35 | |
Total | 2585 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1622 | 62.0 |
2) No | 993 | 38.0 |
Missing | 5 | |
Total | 2615 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes, always or usually | 1010 | 38.6 |
2) Yes, sometimes or on special occasions | 627 | 24.0 |
3) No | 980 | 37.4 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 2617 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 965 | 43.1 |
2) No | 1276 | 56.9 |
Missing | 379 | |
Total | 2241 | 100.0 |
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59) Now I'd like to ask you to think about people you feel really close to, people you could confide in. -- Think about relatives outside your immediate family, people like cousins, in-laws, and so forth: Are you very close to many of them, to a few of them, or hardly any of them? (CLRELATV)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Not applicable/Don't speak to relatives | 11 | 0.4 |
2) Many | 1061 | 40.6 |
3) A few | 931 | 35.6 |
4) Hardly any | 525 | 20.1 |
5) None/Can't confide in any relatives | 88 | 3.4 |
Missing | 4 | |
Total | 2616 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Not applicable | 8 | 0.3 |
2) Many | 482 | 18.4 |
3) A few | 1126 | 43.0 |
4) Hardly any | 852 | 32.6 |
5) None | 148 | 5.7 |
Missing | 4 | |
Total | 2616 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Not applicable | 8 | 0.3 |
2) Many | 426 | 16.3 |
3) A few | 1063 | 40.6 |
4) Hardly any | 892 | 34.0 |
5) None | 231 | 8.8 |
Total | 2620 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Not applicable, I work alone | 91 | 4.2 |
2) Many | 887 | 40.6 |
3) A few | 873 | 40.0 |
4) Hardly any | 264 | 12.1 |
5) None, no one at work to confide in | 70 | 3.2 |
Missing | 435 | |
Total | 2185 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Not applicable | 42 | 1.9 |
2) Many | 674 | 30.9 |
3) A few | 868 | 39.8 |
4) Hardly any | 450 | 20.6 |
5) None | 148 | 6.8 |
Missing | 438 | |
Total | 2182 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 936 | 35.8 |
2) No | 1682 | 64.2 |
Missing | 2 | |
Total | 2618 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Alumni/educational club | 15 | 1.7 |
2) Civic organization (i.e. Boy Scouts) | 120 | 13.4 |
3) Ethnic organization (miscellaneous) | 3 | 0.3 |
4) Fraternal organization (Kiwanis, Moose, Civitans, Masons) | 58 | 6.5 |
5) Hobby club (birdwatchers, computer, garden, motorcycle, gun) | 152 | 17.0 |
6) Medical group (AA; cancer, Downs' syndrome support group) | 36 | 4.0 |
7) Political group (political parties, issue groups such as Greenpeace, pro-life, conservation and other special interest) | 32 | 3.6 |
8) PTA, school committees | 74 | 8.3 |
10) Sports/health club (golf, softball, etc.) | 120 | 13.4 |
11) Veterans' organization (VFW, Disabled American Vets, American Legion) | 25 | 2.8 |
12) Work/trade organization | 147 | 16.5 |
13) Charitable organizations (hospitals, volunteer, Cancer Society, Goodwill, etc.) | 64 | 7.2 |
20) Latino Women's Organizations | 1 | 0.1 |
21) NAACP | 4 | 0.4 |
24) British club | 1 | 0.1 |
26) Japan Society | 1 | 0.1 |
27) Asian Business League | 1 | 0.1 |
29) Philippine-American Org. | 1 | 0.1 |
32) Scottish Country Dancing | 1 | 0.1 |
33) Sons of Italy | 1 | 0.1 |
88) Other | 21 | 2.4 |
99) Don't know | 15 | 1.7 |
Missing | 1727 | |
Total | 893 | 100.0 |
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66) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN ANY CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS: Could you tell me which ones? -- Second mentioned (VOLORG2)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Alumni/educational club | 14 | 3.5 |
2) Civic organization (i.e. Boy Scouts) | 53 | 13.1 |
4) Fraternal organization (Kiwanis, Moose, Civitans, Masons) | 20 | 4.9 |
5) Hobby club (birdwatchers, computer, garden, motorcycle, gun) | 65 | 16.0 |
6) Medical group (AA; cancer, Downs' syndrome support group) | 21 | 5.2 |
7) Political group (political parties, issue groups such as Greenpeace, pro-life, conservation and other special interest) | 15 | 3.7 |
8) PTA, school committees | 23 | 5.7 |
10) Sports/health club (golf, softball, etc.) | 53 | 13.1 |
11) Veterans' organization (VFW, Disabled American Vets, American Legion) | 15 | 3.7 |
12) Work/trade organization | 80 | 19.8 |
13) Charitable organizations (hospitals, volunteer, Cancer Society, Goodwill, etc.) | 24 | 5.9 |
21) NAACP | 2 | 0.5 |
22) American Conference of Irish Students | 1 | 0.2 |
23) Scottish Rites | 1 | 0.2 |
25) Irish club | 1 | 0.2 |
28) Asian-American Manufacturing Organization | 1 | 0.2 |
30) Philippine Employee Org. | 1 | 0.2 |
34) Union of Poles | 1 | 0.2 |
88) Other | 14 | 3.5 |
Missing | 2215 | |
Total | 405 | 100.0 |
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67) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN ANY CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS: Could you tell me which ones? -- Third mentioned (VOLORG3)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Alumni/educational club | 4 | 2.7 |
2) Civic organization (i.e. Boy Scouts) | 20 | 13.6 |
4) Fraternal organization (Kiwanis, Moose, Civitans, Masons) | 5 | 3.4 |
5) Hobby club (birdwatchers, computer, garden, motorcycle, gun) | 21 | 14.3 |
6) Medical group (AA; cancer, Downs' syndrome support group) | 5 | 3.4 |
7) Political group (political parties, issue groups such as Greenpeace, pro-life, conservation and other special interest) | 17 | 11.6 |
8) PTA, school committees | 9 | 6.1 |
10) Sports/health club (golf, softball, etc.) | 11 | 7.5 |
11) Veterans' organization (VFW, Disabled American Vets, American Legion) | 3 | 2.0 |
12) Work/trade organization | 32 | 21.8 |
13) Charitable organizations (hospitals, volunteer, Cancer Society, Goodwill, etc.) | 7 | 4.8 |
21) NAACP | 3 | 2.0 |
23) Scottish Rites | 1 | 0.7 |
31) CYM-CD (Catholic Youth organization) | 1 | 0.7 |
88) Other | 5 | 3.4 |
99) Don't know | 3 | 2.0 |
Missing | 2473 | |
Total | 147 | 100.0 |
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68) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN MORE THAN 3 CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS: If more than three mentioned, record total number of mentions, including those listed in VOLORG1, VOLORG2, AND VOLORG3. -- Total number (NUMVORG)N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 83 | 4.41 | 2.79 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Nearly all | 467 | 18.0 |
2) Most | 859 | 33.1 |
3) Only a few | 1177 | 45.4 |
4) None | 89 | 3.4 |
Missing | 28 | |
Total | 2592 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Nearly all | 479 | 18.3 |
2) Most | 757 | 29.0 |
3) Only a few | 1171 | 44.8 |
4) None | 207 | 7.9 |
Missing | 6 | |
Total | 2614 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Nearly all | 656 | 26.3 |
2) Most | 849 | 34.1 |
3) Only a few | 846 | 33.9 |
4) None | 142 | 5.7 |
Missing | 127 | |
Total | 2493 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Nearly all | 346 | 14.9 |
2) Most | 841 | 36.3 |
3) Only a few | 985 | 42.5 |
4) None | 143 | 6.2 |
Missing | 305 | |
Total | 2315 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Nearly all | 89 | 4.3 |
2) Most | 269 | 13.1 |
3) Only a few | 1182 | 57.4 |
4) None | 518 | 25.2 |
Missing | 562 | |
Total | 2058 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1712 | 66.1 |
2) No | 879 | 33.9 |
Missing | 29 | |
Total | 2591 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Feel closer | 798 | 47.2 |
2) Do not feel closer | 880 | 52.1 |
3) Closer to others | 12 | 0.7 |
Missing | 930 | |
Total | 1690 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1411 | 58.4 |
2) Disagree | 1005 | 41.6 |
Missing | 204 | |
Total | 2416 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1719 | 70.9 |
2) Disagree | 704 | 29.1 |
Missing | 197 | |
Total | 2423 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 765 | 31.7 |
2) Disagree | 1650 | 68.3 |
Missing | 205 | |
Total | 2415 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1934 | 76.6 |
2) Disagree | 592 | 23.4 |
Missing | 94 | |
Total | 2526 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1567 | 62.3 |
2) Disagree | 948 | 37.7 |
Missing | 105 | |
Total | 2515 | 100.0 |
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81) Here are some more questions about religion. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statements. If unsure, all things considered, do you tend to agree or disagree with -- The bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. (BIBLIT)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1102 | 43.5 |
2) Disagree | 1430 | 56.5 |
Missing | 88 | |
Total | 2532 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 2000 | 81.0 |
2) Disagree | 468 | 19.0 |
Missing | 152 | |
Total | 2468 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1639 | 64.0 |
2) Disagree | 921 | 36.0 |
Missing | 60 | |
Total | 2560 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Extremely liberal | 63 | 2.6 |
2) Liberal | 535 | 22.0 |
3) Moderate | 1042 | 42.8 |
4) Conservative | 717 | 29.4 |
5) Extremely conservative | 80 | 3.3 |
Missing | 183 | |
Total | 2437 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) George Bush, the Republican | 949 | 43.9 |
2) Michael Dukakis, the Democrat | 779 | 36.0 |
3) Someone else | 43 | 2.0 |
4) Did not vote | 391 | 18.1 |
Missing | 458 | |
Total | 2162 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Too much | 1400 | 60.5 |
2) Too little | 592 | 25.6 |
3) About right | 321 | 13.9 |
Missing | 307 | |
Total | 2313 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More | 795 | 32.7 |
2) Less | 1298 | 53.3 |
3) Same | 340 | 14.0 |
Missing | 187 | |
Total | 2433 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More | 632 | 25.2 |
2) Less | 1430 | 56.9 |
3) Same | 449 | 17.9 |
Missing | 109 | |
Total | 2511 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) More | 2336 | 90.7 |
2) Less | 116 | 4.5 |
3) Same | 123 | 4.8 |
Missing | 45 | |
Total | 2575 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 2098 | 84.1 |
2) No | 396 | 15.9 |
Missing | 126 | |
Total | 2494 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 628 | 25.5 |
2) No | 1836 | 74.5 |
Missing | 156 | |
Total | 2464 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1676 | 65.3 |
2) No | 890 | 34.7 |
Missing | 54 | |
Total | 2566 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 620 | 24.4 |
2) No | 1923 | 75.6 |
Missing | 77 | |
Total | 2543 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 690 | 27.0 |
2) No | 1863 | 73.0 |
Missing | 67 | |
Total | 2553 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 337 | 12.9 |
2) No | 2277 | 87.1 |
Missing | 6 | |
Total | 2614 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1928 | 75.9 |
2) No | 542 | 21.3 |
3) Not applicable -- live alone | 70 | 2.8 |
Missing | 80 | |
Total | 2540 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1221 | 56.7 |
2) No | 934 | 43.3 |
Missing | 465 | |
Total | 2155 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Very important | 1333 | 51.1 |
2) Fairly important | 825 | 31.6 |
3) Not very important | 451 | 17.3 |
Missing | 11 | |
Total | 2609 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Place to worship with friends | 1071 | 41.1 |
2) Place to be alone with God | 1001 | 38.4 |
3) Both equally, each at different times, etc. | 420 | 16.1 |
4) Not applicable, can't say | 116 | 4.4 |
Missing | 12 | |
Total | 2608 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Something passed on | 598 | 22.9 |
2) Freely chosen | 1691 | 64.8 |
3) Combination, etc. | 301 | 11.5 |
4) Not applicable, can't say | 21 | 0.8 |
Missing | 9 | |
Total | 2611 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always changing | 729 | 27.9 |
2) Changes very little | 1735 | 66.5 |
3) Combination, etc. | 96 | 3.7 |
4) Not applicable, can't say | 49 | 1.9 |
Missing | 11 | |
Total | 2609 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 2269 | 87.6 |
2) No | 321 | 12.4 |
Missing | 30 | |
Total | 2590 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1087 | 43.2 |
2) No | 1431 | 56.8 |
Missing | 102 | |
Total | 2518 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1233 | 47.6 |
2) Disagree | 1359 | 52.4 |
Missing | 28 | |
Total | 2592 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 536 | 21.1 |
2) Disagree | 2000 | 78.9 |
Missing | 84 | |
Total | 2536 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 721 | 28.5 |
2) Disagree | 1806 | 71.5 |
Missing | 93 | |
Total | 2527 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 2148 | 85.0 |
2) Disagree | 378 | 15.0 |
Missing | 94 | |
Total | 2526 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1227 | 50.1 |
2) Disagree | 1222 | 49.9 |
Missing | 171 | |
Total | 2449 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always | 854 | 33.6 |
2) Usually | 328 | 12.9 |
3) Only sometimes | 1027 | 40.5 |
4) Never wrong | 329 | 13.0 |
Missing | 82 | |
Total | 2538 | 100.0 |
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110) How about homosexual relations? Are they always morally wrong, usually morally wrong, or only sometimes morally wrong? (HOMOSEX)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always | 1615 | 65.9 |
2) Usually | 166 | 6.8 |
3) Only sometimes | 450 | 18.4 |
4) Never wrong | 220 | 9.0 |
Missing | 169 | |
Total | 2451 | 100.0 |
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111) How about the death penalty? Is it always morally wrong, usually morally wrong, or only sometimes morally wrong? (DEATHPEN)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always | 494 | 19.8 |
2) Usually | 254 | 10.2 |
3) Only sometimes | 1342 | 53.8 |
4) Never wrong | 406 | 16.3 |
Missing | 124 | |
Total | 2496 | 100.0 |
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112) How about cheating on your taxes? Is it always morally wrong, usually morally wrong, or only sometimes morally wrong? (CHEATTAX)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always | 1813 | 70.2 |
2) Usually | 272 | 10.5 |
3) Only sometimes | 424 | 16.4 |
4) Never wrong | 74 | 2.9 |
Missing | 37 | |
Total | 2583 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always | 752 | 29.9 |
2) Usually | 409 | 16.2 |
3) Only sometimes | 1169 | 46.4 |
4) Never wrong | 188 | 7.5 |
Missing | 102 | |
Total | 2518 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Always | 1287 | 51.8 |
2) Usually | 406 | 16.3 |
3) Only sometimes | 723 | 29.1 |
4) Never wrong | 68 | 2.7 |
Missing | 136 | |
Total | 2484 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 743 | 28.7 |
2) Disagree | 1848 | 71.3 |
Missing | 29 | |
Total | 2591 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 948 | 36.9 |
2) Disagree | 1623 | 63.1 |
Missing | 49 | |
Total | 2571 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 1028 | 43.2 |
2) Disagree | 1351 | 56.8 |
Missing | 241 | |
Total | 2379 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 2101 | 83.7 |
2) Disagree | 409 | 16.3 |
Missing | 110 | |
Total | 2510 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 861 | 34.1 |
2) Disagree | 1663 | 65.9 |
Missing | 96 | |
Total | 2524 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Agree | 2068 | 80.9 |
2) Disagree | 487 | 19.1 |
Missing | 65 | |
Total | 2555 | 100.0 |
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121) ASKED OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO WANT TO REMAIN WITHIN THE SAME STATE: If you could live anywhere you wanted, where would you live? (LIVEUS)TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Same community | 1270 | 79.3 |
2) Same state, different community | 332 | 20.7 |
Missing | 1018 | |
Total | 1602 | 100.0 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 906 | 36.67 | 30.65 |
N | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2600 | 68.57 | 63.27 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes | 2080 | 91.7 |
2) No | 189 | 8.3 |
Missing | 351 | |
Total | 2269 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Male | 1126 | 43.0 |
2) Female | 1492 | 57.0 |
Missing | 2 | |
Total | 2618 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Less than 40 | 564 | 21.6 |
2) 40-49 | 680 | 26.0 |
3) 50-59 | 976 | 37.4 |
4) 60 and over | 393 | 15.0 |
Missing | 7 | |
Total | 2613 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Protestant | 1454 | 55.6 |
2) Catholic | 702 | 26.8 |
3) Jewish | 50 | 1.9 |
4) Other | 410 | 15.7 |
Missing | 4 | |
Total | 2616 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) Married | 1738 | 66.4 |
2) Widowed | 70 | 2.7 |
3) Divorced | 325 | 12.4 |
4) Separated | 67 | 2.6 |
5) Never married | 417 | 15.9 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 2617 | 100.0 |
TOTAL | % | |
---|---|---|
1) White | 2243 | 86.5 |
2) Black | 199 | 7.7 |
3) Hispanic | 58 | 2.2 |
4) Am.Indian | 31 | 1.2 |
5) Other | 62 | 2.4 |
Missing | 27 | |
Total | 2593 | 100.0 |