Spirit and Power - Survey of Pentecostals in Nigeria - Analysis
ATTEND (Weighted by GPWGT)
Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services: more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, seldom, or never? [Question asked of all respondents in Chile, Guatemala, South Korea, and the United States. In all other countries, question asked only if respondent is not Muslim.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 59.3% | 59.3% | ||
2) Once a week | 25.6% | 85.0% | ||
3) Once or twice a month | 8.1% | 93.1% | ||
4) A few times a year | 3.7% | 96.7% | ||
5) Seldom | 1.2% | 98.0% | ||
6) Never | 2.1% | 100.1% | ||
8) Don't know | 0.0% | 100.1% | ||
9) Refused | 0.0% | 100.1% | ||
Missing | 252 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 747 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 69.2% | 50.6% | 49.3% | 60.0% | 68.4% | 3 | 59.3% |
Once a week | 20.2% | 32.5% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 21.1% | 2 | 25.6% |
Once or twice a month | 5.8% | 7.8% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 5.3% | 0 | 8.1% |
A few times a year | 1.9% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 3 | 3.5% |
Seldom | 1.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.2% |
Never | 1.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.3% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Missing | 64 | 52 | 69 | 38 | 29 | 260 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Incomplete primary | Comp primary OR incom secondary (tech/voc.) | Comp secondary: tech./voc. | Incom or com secondary: univ-prep | College of educ or incom/com polythenic | Some university-level educ or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 71.4% | 58.9% | 61.9% | 66.0% | 53.5% | 52.2% | 2 | 59.2% |
Once a week | 28.6% | 28.6% | 21.2% | 26.4% | 34.9% | 23.2% | 0 | 25.4% |
Once or twice a month | 0.0% | 3.6% | 9.3% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 15.9% | 0 | 8.1% |
A few times a year | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 0 | 3.8% |
Seldom | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.4% |
Never | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0 | 2.0% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Missing | 74 | 62 | 50 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 254 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 55.9% | 62.7% | 0 | 59.2% |
Once a week | 26.6% | 24.3% | 0 | 25.4% |
Once or twice a month | 9.0% | 7.1% | 0 | 8.1% |
A few times a year | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0 | 3.8% |
Seldom | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0 | 1.4% |
Never | 3.4% | 0.6% | 0 | 2.0% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Missing | 128 | 124 | 252 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
50,000 naira per year or less | 50,001 to 150,000 naira per year | 150,001 naira per year or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 44.3% | 41.3% | 72.6% | 192 | 55.5% |
Once a week | 37.1% | 37.0% | 16.7% | 59 | 28.5% |
Once or twice a month | 10.0% | 19.6% | 6.0% | 11 | 10.5% |
A few times a year | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 15 | 2.5% |
Seldom | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
Never | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 2 | 2.0% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Missing | 88 | 40 | 41 | 535 | 83 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race/Ethnicity (I-ETHNIC)
Hausa | Ibo | Yoruba | All others | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 50.0% | 57.0% | 53.3% | 64.7% | 2 | 59.1% |
Once a week | 50.0% | 22.2% | 25.3% | 29.3% | 0 | 25.8% |
Once or twice a month | 0.0% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 4.5% | 0 | 8.1% |
A few times a year | 0.0% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 0 | 3.8% |
Seldom | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.2% |
Never | 0.0% | 2.2% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.0% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Missing | 147 | 2 | 38 | 64 | 254 | 1 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Single most important thing | Very important | SW imp., Not too imp., or Not at all imp. | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 76.2% | 55.9% | 29.4% | 0 | 59.5% |
Once a week | 16.7% | 28.6% | 23.5% | 0 | 25.4% |
Once or twice a month | 2.4% | 9.4% | 17.6% | 0 | 8.1% |
A few times a year | 3.6% | 3.3% | 11.8% | 0 | 3.8% |
Seldom | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.2% |
Never | 0.0% | 1.6% | 17.6% | 0 | 2.0% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Missing | 128 | 124 | 0 | 252 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |