Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
PRAY
How often do you pray - daily, several times a week, once a week, 2 or 3 times a month, once a month or less, or never?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Daily | 1098 | 50.5% | 50.5% | -0.80 |
2) Several times a week | 264 | 12.1% | 62.6% | -0.28 |
3) Once a week | 164 | 7.5% | 70.2% | 0.24 |
4) 2 or 3 times a month | 152 | 7.0% | 77.2% | 0.77 |
5) Once a month or less | 253 | 11.6% | 88.8% | 1.29 |
6) Never | 186 | 8.6% | 97.4% | 1.82 |
7) Don't know | 57 | 2.6% | 100.0% | 2.34 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 36.1%149 | 47.2%353 | 52.8%224 | 62.3%263 | 65.4%102 | 7 | 50.4%1091 |
Several times a week | 15.7%65 | 12.0%90 | 12.7%54 | 8.8%37 | 10.9%17 | 1 | 12.2%263 |
Once a week | 8.0%33 | 8.2%61 | 6.4%27 | 6.6%28 | 7.7%12 | 3 | 7.4%161 |
2 or 3 times a month | 11.6%48 | 7.6%57 | 5.2%22 | 5.0%21 | 2.6%4 | 0 | 7.0%152 |
Once a month or less | 15.7%65 | 11.8%88 | 12.3%52 | 9.2%39 | 5.8%9 | 0 | 11.7%253 |
Never | 9.7%40 | 9.6%72 | 9.0%38 | 6.6%28 | 5.1%8 | 0 | 8.6%186 |
Don't know | 3.1%13 | 3.6%27 | 1.7%7 | 1.4%6 | 2.6%4 | 0 | 2.6%57 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 23.7%88 | 31.8%215 | 66.5%537 | 86.4%248 | 10 | 50.8%1088 |
Several times a week | 7.0%26 | 13.6%92 | 14.1%114 | 10.5%30 | 2 | 12.2%262 |
Once a week | 5.7%21 | 8.3%56 | 9.9%80 | 2.4%7 | 0 | 7.7%164 |
2 or 3 times a month | 7.8%29 | 11.5%78 | 5.4%44 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 7.1%152 |
Once a month or less | 14.8%55 | 26.2%177 | 2.1%17 | 0.3%1 | 3 | 11.7%250 |
Never | 38.0%141 | 5.8%39 | 0.6%5 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 8.6%185 |
Don't know | 3.0%11 | 2.8%19 | 1.4%11 | 0.0%0 | 16 | 1.9%41 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 55.4%217 | 50.3%358 | 51.1%304 | 45.7%213 | 6 | 50.4%1092 |
Several times a week | 11.5%45 | 12.4%88 | 13.8%82 | 10.1%47 | 2 | 12.1%262 |
Once a week | 6.9%27 | 8.6%61 | 6.1%36 | 8.6%40 | 0 | 7.6%164 |
2 or 3 times a month | 6.1%24 | 6.9%49 | 7.6%45 | 7.1%33 | 1 | 7.0%151 |
Once a month or less | 9.4%37 | 13.6%97 | 9.4%56 | 13.5%63 | 0 | 11.7%253 |
Never | 8.2%32 | 5.5%39 | 8.9%53 | 13.3%62 | 0 | 8.6%186 |
Don't know | 2.6%10 | 2.8%20 | 3.2%19 | 1.7%8 | 0 | 2.6%57 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 48.2%270 | 47.7%278 | 58.5%393 | 43.7%157 | 0 | 50.5%1098 |
Several times a week | 10.4%58 | 13.6%79 | 11.9%80 | 13.1%47 | 0 | 12.1%264 |
Once a week | 10.0%56 | 6.7%39 | 6.7%45 | 6.7%24 | 0 | 7.5%164 |
2 or 3 times a month | 6.6%37 | 9.6%56 | 4.8%32 | 7.5%27 | 0 | 7.0%152 |
Once a month or less | 15.7%88 | 11.3%66 | 7.9%53 | 12.8%46 | 0 | 11.6%253 |
Never | 7.3%41 | 9.4%55 | 6.7%45 | 12.5%45 | 0 | 8.6%186 |
Don't know | 1.8%10 | 1.7%10 | 3.6%24 | 3.6%13 | 0 | 2.6%57 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%560 | 100%583 | 100%672 | 100%359 | 2174 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 40.5%423 | 59.8%650 | 25 | 50.3%1073 |
Several times a week | 12.7%133 | 11.9%129 | 2 | 12.3%262 |
Once a week | 8.1%85 | 6.9%75 | 4 | 7.5%160 |
2 or 3 times a month | 8.8%92 | 5.2%57 | 3 | 7.0%149 |
Once a month or less | 15.4%161 | 8.3%90 | 2 | 11.8%251 |
Never | 11.0%115 | 6.2%67 | 4 | 8.5%182 |
Don't know | 3.4%36 | 1.7%19 | 2 | 2.6%55 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%1045 | 100%1087 | 2132 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 55.3%644 | 51.0%338 | 20.0%11 | 65.6%59 | 46 | 53.3%1052 |
Several times a week | 12.5%146 | 13.1%87 | 1.8%1 | 12.2%11 | 19 | 12.4%245 |
Once a week | 6.4%75 | 10.7%71 | 16.4%9 | 4.4%4 | 5 | 8.1%159 |
2 or 3 times a month | 7.2%84 | 6.8%45 | 5.5%3 | 7.8%7 | 13 | 7.0%139 |
Once a month or less | 10.7%124 | 11.9%79 | 29.1%16 | 2.2%2 | 32 | 11.2%221 |
Never | 5.3%62 | 4.5%30 | 27.3%15 | 5.6%5 | 74 | 5.7%112 |
Don't know | 2.5%29 | 2.0%13 | 0.0%0 | 2.2%2 | 13 | 2.2%44 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 |
Total | 100%1164 | 100%663 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1972 |