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Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis

UNIQHUM

Which of the following, in your opinion, is the most important thing distinguishing persons from other forms of life?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Their ability to think and reason109153.6%53.6%-0.88
2) Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy1075.3%58.8%-0.19
3) Their work and productivity562.7%61.6%0.51
4) The idea that they were created by God in his own image76937.8%99.3%1.21
5) Their membership in a community140.7%100.0%1.90
Missing137
Total Unweighted N = 2037





Age (I-AGE)

 18-29 years old30-44 years old45-59 years old60-74 years old75 years and olderMissingTotal
Their ability to think and reason52.9%
202
54.6%
383
58.9%
234
49.9%
201
45.1%
65
653.5%
1085
Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy7.6%
29
5.7%
40
3.8%
15
4.5%
18
2.8%
4
15.2%
106
Their work and productivity3.9%
15
3.0%
21
2.8%
11
2.0%
8
0.7%
1
02.8%
56
The idea that they were created by God in his own image33.8%
129
36.4%
255
34.3%
136
42.9%
173
50.7%
73
337.8%
766
Their membership in a community1.8%
7
0.3%
2
0.3%
1
0.7%
3
0.7%
1
00.7%
14
Missing31472719121471
Total 100%
382
100%
701
100%
397
100%
403
100%
144
   
2027

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 NeverOnce a month or lessOnce a week or lessSeveral times a weekMissingTotal
Their ability to think and reason67.6%
236
64.7%
410
47.3%
359
28.0%
77
953.6%
1082
Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy6.9%
24
5.0%
32
5.7%
43
2.9%
8
05.3%
107
Their work and productivity3.2%
11
3.6%
23
1.7%
13
2.2%
6
32.6%
53
The idea that they were created by God in his own image21.2%
74
26.2%
166
44.7%
339
66.2%
182
837.7%
761
Their membership in a community1.1%
4
0.5%
3
0.7%
5
0.7%
2
00.7%
14
Missing2242491215712
Total 100%
349
100%
634
100%
759
100%
275
   
2017

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college/trade/technical schoolCollege graduateMissingTotal
Their ability to think and reason38.1%
133
45.6%
300
58.5%
337
71.3%
318
353.6%
1088
Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy4.6%
16
7.9%
52
3.5%
20
4.3%
19
05.3%
107
Their work and productivity3.4%
12
3.0%
20
2.6%
15
2.0%
9
02.8%
56
The idea that they were created by God in his own image53.0%
185
42.1%
277
35.1%
202
22.4%
100
537.7%
764
Their membership in a community0.9%
3
1.4%
9
0.3%
2
0.0%
0
00.7%
14
Missing435419201451
Total 100%
349
100%
658
100%
576
100%
446
   
2029

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Their ability to think and reason61.9%
328
50.9%
275
42.9%
268
64.3%
220
053.6%
1091
Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy6.2%
33
4.3%
23
4.8%
30
6.1%
21
05.3%
107
Their work and productivity3.0%
16
3.0%
16
2.6%
16
2.3%
8
02.7%
56
The idea that they were created by God in his own image28.3%
150
41.3%
223
48.8%
305
26.6%
91
037.8%
769
Their membership in a community0.6%
3
0.6%
3
1.0%
6
0.6%
2
00.7%
14
Missing304347171370
Total 100%
530
100%
540
100%
625
100%
342
   
2037

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Their ability to think and reason55.3%
545
51.5%
521
2553.4%
1066
Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy5.9%
58
4.5%
46
35.2%
104
Their work and productivity3.7%
36
2.0%
20
02.8%
56
The idea that they were created by God in his own image34.4%
339
41.3%
418
1237.9%
757
Their membership in a community0.7%
7
0.7%
7
00.7%
14
Missing60751772
Total 100%
985
100%
1012
   
1997

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOtherMissingTotal
Their ability to think and reason48.5%
534
55.7%
345
81.8%
45
43.0%
37
13051.6%
961
Their broad range of feelings, such as compassion and jealousy3.6%
40
6.8%
42
10.9%
6
7.0%
6
135.1%
94
Their work and productivity2.5%
27
3.6%
22
1.8%
1
2.3%
2
42.8%
52
The idea that they were created by God in his own image44.9%
494
33.0%
204
5.5%
3
45.3%
39
2939.8%
740
Their membership in a community0.5%
6
1.0%
6
0.0%
0
2.3%
2
00.8%
14
Missing63440431326
Total 100%
1101
100%
619
100%
55
100%
86
   
1861

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