National Survey of Family Growth - Wave 5 (1995) Respondent File - Analysis
ATTNDNOW
About how often do you attend religious services?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 1359 | 12.5% | 12.5% | -1.63 |
2) Once a week | 2502 | 23.1% | 35.6% | -0.88 |
3) 1-3 times per month | 2095 | 19.3% | 54.9% | -0.13 |
4) Less than once a month | 2631 | 24.3% | 79.2% | 0.61 |
5) Never | 2255 | 20.8% | 100.0% | 1.36 |
8) Refused | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 3.61 |
9) Don't know | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.35 |
Age (I-AGE)
14 to 17 years old | 18 to 30 years old | 31 to 45 years old | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 14.9%124 | 10.1%426 | 14.0%809 | 0 | 12.5%1359 |
Once a week | 25.7%215 | 19.8%836 | 25.1%1451 | 0 | 23.1%2502 |
1-3 times per month | 18.9%158 | 20.4%861 | 18.6%1076 | 0 | 19.3%2095 |
Less than once a month | 19.0%159 | 26.5%1121 | 23.3%1351 | 0 | 24.3%2631 |
Never | 21.3%178 | 23.2%980 | 19.0%1097 | 0 | 20.8%2255 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%2 | 0 | 0.0%2 |
Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.0%1 | 0.0%1 | 0 | 0.0%3 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%835 | 100%4225 | 100%5787 | 10847 |
Education (I-EDUC)
No degree (includes those currently in school) | High school or equivalent | Associate's degree (A.A.) | Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) | Master's degree (M.A., M.B.A., M.S., M.S.W.) | Doctorate (Ph.D.) or Professional degree (M.D., L.L.D., D.D.S.) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 13.2%304 | 12.4%730 | 14.4%90 | 11.2%173 | 12.7%44 | 7.3%6 | 12 | 12.5%1347 |
Once a week | 22.2%511 | 21.7%1274 | 26.4%165 | 27.6%425 | 26.8%93 | 19.5%16 | 18 | 23.0%2484 |
1-3 times per month | 19.0%438 | 19.4%1139 | 16.6%104 | 20.5%316 | 19.9%69 | 19.5%16 | 13 | 19.3%2082 |
Less than once a month | 21.2%489 | 25.2%1485 | 23.7%148 | 24.8%383 | 25.6%89 | 31.7%26 | 11 | 24.3%2620 |
Never | 24.3%560 | 21.3%1255 | 18.9%118 | 15.8%243 | 14.7%51 | 22.0%18 | 10 | 20.8%2245 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%2 |
Don't know | 0.0%1 | 0.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%3 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
Total | 100%2303 | 100%5884 | 100%625 | 100%1542 | 100%347 | 100%82 | 10783 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 14.7%778 | 14.0%13 | 10.4%105 | 11.1%50 | 10.3%413 | 0 | 12.5%1359 |
Once a week | 26.5%1403 | 29.0%27 | 19.4%196 | 23.5%106 | 19.2%770 | 0 | 23.1%2502 |
1-3 times per month | 18.8%995 | 16.1%15 | 18.9%191 | 18.8%85 | 20.2%809 | 0 | 19.3%2095 |
Less than once a month | 22.6%1195 | 18.3%17 | 26.5%267 | 23.9%108 | 26.1%1044 | 0 | 24.3%2631 |
Never | 17.4%918 | 22.6%21 | 24.6%248 | 22.8%103 | 24.1%965 | 0 | 20.8%2255 |
Refused | 0.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%2 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%2 | 0 | 0.0%3 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%5291 | 100%93 | 100%1008 | 100%452 | 100%4003 | 10847 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
None | Protestant | Roman Catholic | Jewish | Other | No specific denomination | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 1.0%12 | 18.6%1104 | 4.8%149 | 5.5%7 | 10.8%20 | 25.4%67 | 0 | 12.5%1359 |
Once a week | 2.3%28 | 23.5%1394 | 31.7%993 | 10.2%13 | 11.9%22 | 19.7%52 | 0 | 23.1%2502 |
1-3 times per month | 2.9%35 | 21.5%1273 | 21.6%676 | 18.9%24 | 22.2%41 | 17.4%46 | 0 | 19.3%2095 |
Less than once a month | 21.3%258 | 23.1%1367 | 27.3%856 | 48.0%61 | 27.0%50 | 14.8%39 | 0 | 24.3%2631 |
Never | 72.5%879 | 13.3%789 | 14.5%453 | 17.3%22 | 28.1%52 | 22.7%60 | 0 | 20.8%2255 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%2 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%2 | 0.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%3 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%1212 | 100%5929 | 100%3130 | 100%127 | 100%185 | 100%264 | 10847 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | 1-3 times per month | Less than once a month | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 100.0%1359 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 12.5%1359 |
Once a week | 0.0%0 | 100.0%2502 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 23.1%2502 |
1-3 times per month | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%2095 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 19.3%2095 |
Less than once a month | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%2631 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 24.3%2631 |
Never | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%2255 | 0 | 20.8%2255 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 0.0%0 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 3 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 100%1359 | 100%2502 | 100%2095 | 100%2631 | 100%2255 | 10842 |