Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
ISERMON
How important are each of the following in influencing your knowledge and views of public issues? C. Sermons
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important | 377 | 17.3% | 17.3% | -1.57 |
2) Fairly important | 616 | 28.3% | 45.7% | -0.58 |
3) Not too important | 727 | 33.4% | 79.1% | 0.42 |
4) Not at all important | 454 | 20.9% | 100.0% | 1.42 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 17.7%73 | 16.3%122 | 14.6%62 | 18.7%79 | 25.6%40 | 1 | 17.4%376 |
Fairly important | 30.5%126 | 26.9%201 | 27.4%116 | 29.4%124 | 28.8%45 | 4 | 28.3%612 |
Not too important | 31.5%130 | 36.1%270 | 36.6%155 | 30.3%128 | 24.4%38 | 6 | 33.3%721 |
Not at all important | 20.3%84 | 20.7%155 | 21.5%91 | 21.6%91 | 21.2%33 | 0 | 21.0%454 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 4.3%16 | 8.7%59 | 21.4%173 | 44.3%127 | 2 | 17.5%375 |
Fairly important | 17.8%66 | 22.3%151 | 38.7%313 | 27.2%78 | 8 | 28.4%608 |
Not too important | 31.5%117 | 44.4%300 | 30.1%243 | 18.5%53 | 14 | 33.3%713 |
Not at all important | 46.4%172 | 24.6%166 | 9.8%79 | 10.1%29 | 8 | 20.8%446 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 25.0%98 | 20.6%147 | 14.8%88 | 9.4%44 | 0 | 17.4%377 |
Fairly important | 29.6%116 | 30.2%215 | 28.7%171 | 23.6%110 | 4 | 28.3%612 |
Not too important | 29.3%115 | 33.3%237 | 33.3%198 | 37.6%175 | 2 | 33.5%725 |
Not at all important | 16.1%63 | 15.9%113 | 23.2%138 | 29.4%137 | 3 | 20.8%451 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 11.3%63 | 14.9%87 | 26.8%180 | 13.1%47 | 0 | 17.3%377 |
Fairly important | 30.4%170 | 29.0%169 | 30.2%203 | 20.6%74 | 0 | 28.3%616 |
Not too important | 38.9%218 | 34.1%199 | 26.3%177 | 37.0%133 | 0 | 33.4%727 |
Not at all important | 19.5%109 | 22.0%128 | 16.7%112 | 29.2%105 | 0 | 20.9%454 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%560 | 100%583 | 100%672 | 100%359 | 2174 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 12.7%133 | 21.9%238 | 6 | 17.4%371 |
Fairly important | 27.8%290 | 28.7%312 | 14 | 28.2%602 |
Not too important | 36.7%383 | 30.3%329 | 15 | 33.4%712 |
Not at all important | 22.9%239 | 19.1%208 | 7 | 21.0%447 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%1045 | 100%1087 | 2132 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 22.2%258 | 10.6%70 | 3.6%2 | 38.9%35 | 12 | 18.5%365 |
Fairly important | 29.6%344 | 32.4%215 | 14.5%8 | 23.3%21 | 28 | 29.8%588 |
Not too important | 30.2%352 | 41.0%272 | 30.9%17 | 14.4%13 | 73 | 33.2%654 |
Not at all important | 18.0%210 | 16.0%106 | 50.9%28 | 23.3%21 | 89 | 18.5%365 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 |
Total | 100%1164 | 100%663 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1972 |