Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988 - Analysis
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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?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) More involved | 575 | 22.4% | 22.4% | -1.58 |
2) Less involved | 736 | 28.6% | 51.0% | -0.33 |
3) About the same | 1258 | 49.0% | 100.0% | 0.92 |
Missing | 51 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2569 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More involved | 21.9%240 | 22.8%335 | 0 | 22.4%575 |
Less involved | 26.1%287 | 30.6%449 | 0 | 28.7%736 |
About the same | 52.0%571 | 46.6%685 | 2 | 48.9%1256 |
Missing | 28 | 23 | 53 | 0 |
Total | 100%1098 | 100%1469 | 2567 |
Age (I-AGE)
Less than 40 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60 and over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More involved | 15.2%84 | 21.7%146 | 26.6%255 | 23.0%88 | 2 | 22.4%573 |
Less involved | 29.6%163 | 30.1%202 | 25.2%241 | 33.5%128 | 2 | 28.6%734 |
About the same | 55.2%304 | 48.2%324 | 48.2%461 | 43.5%166 | 3 | 49.0%1255 |
Missing | 13 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 0 |
Total | 100%551 | 100%672 | 100%957 | 100%382 | 2562 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More involved | 25.4%370 | 23.1%162 | 24.0%12 | 8.6%31 | 0 | 22.4%575 |
Less involved | 30.8%448 | 22.8%160 | 28.0%14 | 31.5%113 | 1 | 28.7%735 |
About the same | 43.7%636 | 54.1%380 | 48.0%24 | 59.9%215 | 3 | 48.9%1255 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 0 |
Total | 100%1454 | 100%702 | 100%50 | 100%359 | 2565 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More involved | 24.8%423 | 14.3%10 | 17.4%55 | 18.5%12 | 18.0%74 | 1 | 22.4%574 |
Less involved | 26.6%453 | 30.0%21 | 34.7%110 | 44.6%29 | 29.4%121 | 2 | 28.6%734 |
About the same | 48.6%827 | 55.7%39 | 47.9%152 | 36.9%24 | 52.6%216 | 0 | 49.0%1258 |
Missing | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
Total | 100%1703 | 100%70 | 100%317 | 100%65 | 100%411 | 2566 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Hispanic | Am.Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More involved | 21.6%474 | 36.2%72 | 15.8%9 | 19.4%6 | 13.6%8 | 6 | 22.4%569 |
Less involved | 28.0%616 | 34.7%69 | 29.8%17 | 25.8%8 | 30.5%18 | 8 | 28.6%728 |
About the same | 50.4%1107 | 29.1%58 | 54.4%31 | 54.8%17 | 55.9%33 | 12 | 49.0%1246 |
Missing | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 1 |
Total | 100%2197 | 100%199 | 100%57 | 100%31 | 100%59 | 2543 |