Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988 - Analysis
I-RELIGION
I'd like to ask you a few questions about religion. What is your religious preference now? -- If more than one, which religion do you identify with most? (recoded for use with on-line analysis)
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Protestant | 1454 | 55.6% | 55.6% | -0.72 |
| 2) Catholic | 702 | 26.8% | 82.4% | 0.21 |
| 3) Jewish | 50 | 1.9% | 84.3% | 1.14 |
| 4) Other | 410 | 15.7% | 100.0% | 2.07 |
| Missing | 4 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 2616 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 49.6%558 | 60.0%895 | 1 | 55.6%1453 |
| Catholic | 27.4%308 | 26.4%394 | 0 | 26.8%702 |
| Jewish | 2.2%25 | 1.7%25 | 0 | 1.9%50 |
| Other | 20.7%233 | 11.9%177 | 0 | 15.7%410 |
| Missing | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 100%1124 | 100%1491 | 2615 |
Age (I-AGE)
| Less than 40 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60 and over | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 64.1%360 | 57.7%391 | 50.9%497 | 51.4%202 | 4 | 55.6%1450 |
| Catholic | 24.6%138 | 26.0%176 | 27.5%268 | 30.0%118 | 2 | 26.8%700 |
| Jewish | 0.7%4 | 2.9%20 | 2.2%21 | 1.3%5 | 0 | 1.9%50 |
| Other | 10.7%60 | 13.4%91 | 19.5%190 | 17.3%68 | 1 | 15.7%409 |
| Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 100%562 | 100%678 | 100%976 | 100%393 | 2609 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 100.0%1454 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 55.6%1454 |
| Catholic | 0.0%0 | 100.0%702 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 26.8%702 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%50 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.9%50 |
| Other | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%410 | 0 | 15.7%410 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 100%1454 | 100%702 | 100%50 | 100%410 | 2616 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 58.4%1014 | 62.9%44 | 58.3%189 | 43.3%29 | 42.3%176 | 2 | 55.6%1452 |
| Catholic | 26.0%452 | 31.4%22 | 22.5%73 | 38.8%26 | 31.0%129 | 0 | 26.9%702 |
| Jewish | 2.1%37 | 1.4%1 | 1.5%5 | 0.0%0 | 1.7%7 | 0 | 1.9%50 |
| Other | 13.4%233 | 4.3%3 | 17.6%57 | 17.9%12 | 25.0%104 | 1 | 15.7%409 |
| Missing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1736 | 100%70 | 100%324 | 100%67 | 100%416 | 2613 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Hispanic | Am.Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 54.3%1216 | 86.4%172 | 15.5%9 | 71.0%22 | 30.6%19 | 16 | 55.5%1438 |
| Catholic | 27.6%619 | 6.5%13 | 70.7%41 | 12.9%4 | 32.3%20 | 5 | 26.9%697 |
| Jewish | 2.2%49 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.9%49 |
| Other | 15.9%355 | 7.0%14 | 13.8%8 | 16.1%5 | 37.1%23 | 5 | 15.6%405 |
| Missing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Total | 100%2239 | 100%199 | 100%58 | 100%31 | 100%62 | 2589 |
