Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988 - Analysis
CHINHERT
Do you see church as something passed on from generation to generation, or as something that needs to be freely chosen by each person?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Something passed on | 598 | 22.9% | 22.9% | -1.49 |
2) Freely chosen | 1691 | 64.8% | 87.7% | 0.16 |
3) Combination, etc. | 301 | 11.5% | 99.2% | 1.81 |
4) Not applicable, can't say | 21 | 0.8% | 100.0% | 3.46 |
Missing | 9 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2611 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Something passed on | 22.9%257 | 23.0%341 | 0 | 22.9%598 |
Freely chosen | 64.8%728 | 64.7%961 | 2 | 64.7%1689 |
Combination, etc. | 11.2%126 | 11.8%175 | 0 | 11.5%301 |
Not applicable, can't say | 1.2%13 | 0.5%8 | 0 | 0.8%21 |
Missing | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100%1124 | 100%1485 | 2609 |
Age (I-AGE)
Less than 40 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60 and over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Something passed on | 22.1%124 | 23.8%161 | 23.2%226 | 21.9%86 | 1 | 22.9%597 |
Freely chosen | 65.8%369 | 60.4%409 | 65.3%635 | 69.7%274 | 4 | 64.8%1687 |
Combination, etc. | 11.2%63 | 15.1%102 | 10.5%102 | 8.1%32 | 2 | 11.5%299 |
Not applicable, can't say | 0.9%5 | 0.7%5 | 1.0%10 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.8%21 |
Missing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 100%561 | 100%677 | 100%973 | 100%393 | 2604 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Something passed on | 19.2%278 | 33.0%230 | 34.0%17 | 17.6%72 | 1 | 22.9%597 |
Freely chosen | 68.2%988 | 54.4%380 | 40.0%20 | 73.2%300 | 3 | 64.7%1688 |
Combination, etc. | 11.9%172 | 12.6%88 | 22.0%11 | 7.3%30 | 0 | 11.5%301 |
Not applicable, can't say | 0.8%11 | 0.0%0 | 4.0%2 | 2.0%8 | 0 | 0.8%21 |
Missing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%1449 | 100%698 | 100%50 | 100%410 | 2607 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Something passed on | 24.2%419 | 23.2%16 | 16.4%53 | 19.4%13 | 23.1%96 | 1 | 22.9%597 |
Freely chosen | 63.5%1101 | 63.8%44 | 71.5%231 | 71.6%48 | 63.9%265 | 2 | 64.8%1689 |
Combination, etc. | 11.5%200 | 10.1%7 | 11.5%37 | 7.5%5 | 12.5%52 | 0 | 11.5%301 |
Not applicable, can't say | 0.8%14 | 2.9%2 | 0.6%2 | 1.5%1 | 0.5%2 | 0 | 0.8%21 |
Missing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Total | 100%1734 | 100%69 | 100%323 | 100%67 | 100%415 | 2608 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Hispanic | Am.Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Something passed on | 23.0%515 | 21.1%42 | 17.5%10 | 23.3%7 | 35.5%22 | 2 | 23.1%596 |
Freely chosen | 64.2%1436 | 69.3%138 | 73.7%42 | 63.3%19 | 59.7%37 | 19 | 64.7%1672 |
Combination, etc. | 12.0%268 | 8.5%17 | 8.8%5 | 13.3%4 | 4.8%3 | 4 | 11.5%297 |
Not applicable, can't say | 0.8%17 | 1.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 0.7%19 |
Missing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
Total | 100%2236 | 100%199 | 100%57 | 100%30 | 100%62 | 2584 |