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Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis

GOD

Which one of these statements comes closest to your belief about God?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) There is a God178782.2%82.2%-0.40
2) There is a spirit or life force27112.5%94.7%1.14
3) I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force502.3%97.0%2.68
4) Don't know663.0%100.0%4.22





Age (I-AGE)

 18-29 years old30-44 years old45-59 years old60-74 years old75 years and olderMissingTotal
There is a God81.6%
337
77.3%
578
84.4%
358
85.8%
362
91.0%
142
1082.2%
1777
There is a spirit or life force13.1%
54
16.8%
126
11.1%
47
8.8%
37
3.8%
6
112.5%
270
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force1.9%
8
2.1%
16
2.6%
11
2.6%
11
2.6%
4
02.3%
50
Don't know3.4%
14
3.7%
28
1.9%
8
2.8%
12
2.6%
4
03.1%
66
Missing00000110
Total 100%
413
100%
748
100%
424
100%
422
100%
156
   
2163

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 NeverOnce a month or lessOnce a week or lessSeveral times a weekMissingTotal
There is a God57.4%
213
78.0%
527
92.1%
744
98.6%
283
2082.5%
1767
There is a spirit or life force24.8%
92
16.9%
114
7.3%
59
0.7%
2
412.5%
267
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force9.7%
36
1.9%
13
0.0%
0
0.3%
1
02.3%
50
Don't know8.1%
30
3.3%
22
0.6%
5
0.3%
1
82.7%
58
Missing0000320
Total 100%
371
100%
676
100%
808
100%
287
   
2142

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college/trade/technical schoolCollege graduateMissingTotal
There is a God88.8%
348
87.4%
622
81.5%
485
69.5%
324
882.2%
1779
There is a spirit or life force5.9%
23
9.4%
67
13.6%
81
21.5%
100
012.5%
271
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force2.8%
11
0.8%
6
1.8%
11
4.7%
22
02.3%
50
Don't know2.6%
10
2.4%
17
3.0%
18
4.3%
20
13.0%
65
Missing000090
Total 100%
392
100%
712
100%
595
100%
466
   
2165

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
There is a God80.9%
453
81.6%
476
88.2%
593
73.8%
265
082.2%
1787
There is a spirit or life force12.5%
70
12.3%
72
8.9%
60
19.2%
69
012.5%
271
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force2.3%
13
2.9%
17
0.9%
6
3.9%
14
02.3%
50
Don't know4.3%
24
3.1%
18
1.9%
13
3.1%
11
03.0%
66
Missing000000
Total 100%
560
100%
583
100%
672
100%
359
   
2174

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
There is a God78.2%
817
85.7%
932
3882.0%
1749
There is a spirit or life force14.5%
152
10.8%
117
212.6%
269
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force3.5%
37
1.2%
13
02.3%
50
Don't know3.7%
39
2.3%
25
23.0%
64
Missing00420
Total 100%
1045
100%
1087
   
2132

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOtherMissingTotal
There is a God86.3%
1005
87.2%
578
50.9%
28
84.4%
76
10085.5%
1687
There is a spirit or life force10.3%
120
10.1%
67
27.3%
15
13.3%
12
5710.9%
214
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force1.2%
14
0.8%
5
14.5%
8
1.1%
1
221.4%
28
Don't know2.1%
25
2.0%
13
7.3%
4
1.1%
1
232.2%
43
Missing00002020
Total 100%
1164
100%
663
100%
55
100%
90
   
1972

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