Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
GOD
Which one of these statements comes closest to your belief about God?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) There is a God | 1787 | 82.2% | 82.2% | -0.40 |
2) There is a spirit or life force | 271 | 12.5% | 94.7% | 1.14 |
3) I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 50 | 2.3% | 97.0% | 2.68 |
4) Don't know | 66 | 3.0% | 100.0% | 4.22 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 years old | 30-44 years old | 45-59 years old | 60-74 years old | 75 years and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There is a God | 81.6%337 | 77.3%578 | 84.4%358 | 85.8%362 | 91.0%142 | 10 | 82.2%1777 |
There is a spirit or life force | 13.1%54 | 16.8%126 | 11.1%47 | 8.8%37 | 3.8%6 | 1 | 12.5%270 |
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 1.9%8 | 2.1%16 | 2.6%11 | 2.6%11 | 2.6%4 | 0 | 2.3%50 |
Don't know | 3.4%14 | 3.7%28 | 1.9%8 | 2.8%12 | 2.6%4 | 0 | 3.1%66 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100%413 | 100%748 | 100%424 | 100%422 | 100%156 | 2163 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Never | Once a month or less | Once a week or less | Several times a week | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There is a God | 57.4%213 | 78.0%527 | 92.1%744 | 98.6%283 | 20 | 82.5%1767 |
There is a spirit or life force | 24.8%92 | 16.9%114 | 7.3%59 | 0.7%2 | 4 | 12.5%267 |
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 9.7%36 | 1.9%13 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 2.3%50 |
Don't know | 8.1%30 | 3.3%22 | 0.6%5 | 0.3%1 | 8 | 2.7%58 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 100%371 | 100%676 | 100%808 | 100%287 | 2142 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/trade/technical school | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There is a God | 88.8%348 | 87.4%622 | 81.5%485 | 69.5%324 | 8 | 82.2%1779 |
There is a spirit or life force | 5.9%23 | 9.4%67 | 13.6%81 | 21.5%100 | 0 | 12.5%271 |
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 2.8%11 | 0.8%6 | 1.8%11 | 4.7%22 | 0 | 2.3%50 |
Don't know | 2.6%10 | 2.4%17 | 3.0%18 | 4.3%20 | 1 | 3.0%65 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%392 | 100%712 | 100%595 | 100%466 | 2165 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There is a God | 80.9%453 | 81.6%476 | 88.2%593 | 73.8%265 | 0 | 82.2%1787 |
There is a spirit or life force | 12.5%70 | 12.3%72 | 8.9%60 | 19.2%69 | 0 | 12.5%271 |
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 2.3%13 | 2.9%17 | 0.9%6 | 3.9%14 | 0 | 2.3%50 |
Don't know | 4.3%24 | 3.1%18 | 1.9%13 | 3.1%11 | 0 | 3.0%66 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%560 | 100%583 | 100%672 | 100%359 | 2174 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
There is a God | 78.2%817 | 85.7%932 | 38 | 82.0%1749 |
There is a spirit or life force | 14.5%152 | 10.8%117 | 2 | 12.6%269 |
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 3.5%37 | 1.2%13 | 0 | 2.3%50 |
Don't know | 3.7%39 | 2.3%25 | 2 | 3.0%64 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%1045 | 100%1087 | 2132 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There is a God | 86.3%1005 | 87.2%578 | 50.9%28 | 84.4%76 | 100 | 85.5%1687 |
There is a spirit or life force | 10.3%120 | 10.1%67 | 27.3%15 | 13.3%12 | 57 | 10.9%214 |
I don't believe there is any kind of spirit, God or life force | 1.2%14 | 0.8%5 | 14.5%8 | 1.1%1 | 22 | 1.4%28 |
Don't know | 2.1%25 | 2.0%13 | 7.3%4 | 1.1%1 | 23 | 2.2%43 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 |
Total | 100%1164 | 100%663 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1972 |