Spirit and Power - Survey of Pentecostals in the United States - Analysis
PRAY_OUT (Weighted by GPWGT)
How often do you pray to God outside of religious services: would you say every day, more than once a week, once a week, at least once a month, several times a year, less often or never? [Question asked in all countries.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Every day | 64.0% | 64.0% |
2) More than once a week | 10.1% | 74.1% |
3) Once a week | 5.1% | 79.2% |
4) At least once a month | 3.6% | 82.8% |
5) Several times a year | 2.4% | 85.2% |
6) Less often | 4.7% | 89.9% |
7) Never | 9.0% | 99.0% |
8) Don't know | 0.7% | 99.6% |
9) Refused | 0.4% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 + | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 52.7% | 52.5% | 62.0% | 63.9% | 68.8% | 73.5% | 18 | 64.3% |
More than once a week | 11.0% | 13.6% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 7 | 9.8% |
Once a week | 7.7% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 2 | 4.9% |
At least once a month | 9.9% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 2 | 3.4% |
Several times a year | 3.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 0 | 2.5% |
Less often | 6.6% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 0 | 5.1% |
Never | 6.6% | 15.3% | 13.1% | 7.5% | 10.2% | 5.4% | 1 | 9.1% |
Don't know | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.7% |
Refused | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Did not complete high school | High school graduate | Tech./voc. school after HS | Some college or assoc. degree | College graduate | Post-graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 67.0% | 65.6% | 71.1% | 64.3% | 60.8% | 57.1% | 8 | 64.2% |
More than once a week | 9.4% | 10.1% | 4.4% | 11.9% | 10.8% | 9.1% | 1 | 10.1% |
Once a week | 8.5% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 7.8% | 1 | 5.0% |
At least once a month | 2.8% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 7.8% | 0 | 3.5% |
Several times a year | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.5% |
Less often | 0.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 5.2% | 0 | 4.8% |
Never | 8.5% | 4.1% | 15.6% | 7.7% | 15.8% | 11.7% | 0 | 9.0% |
Don't know | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.7% |
Refused | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 55.8% | 71.6% | 0 | 64.1% |
More than once a week | 10.2% | 9.8% | 0 | 10.0% |
Once a week | 7.4% | 2.8% | 0 | 5.0% |
At least once a month | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0 | 3.6% |
Several times a year | 3.7% | 1.3% | 0 | 2.4% |
Less often | 5.9% | 3.6% | 0 | 4.7% |
Never | 12.5% | 5.9% | 0 | 9.1% |
Don't know | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.7% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20- to under $30,000 | $30- to under $50,000 | $50- to under $75,000 | $75- to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 62.8% | 67.1% | 70.9% | 55.6% | 51.4% | 55.8% | 132 | 61.7% |
More than once a week | 10.3% | 11.8% | 8.5% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 7.0% | 12 | 10.6% |
Once a week | 7.1% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 4 | 5.7% |
At least once a month | 5.8% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 2 | 4.1% |
Several times a year | 0.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 3 | 2.5% |
Less often | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 11.1% | 5.8% | 2 | 4.9% |
Never | 9.0% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 16.3% | 8 | 9.5% |
Don't know | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White (not Hispanic) | Black (not Hispanic) | Asian (not Hispanic) | Other or mixed race (not Hispanic) | Hispanic (any mention) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 63.9% | 67.5% | 71.4% | 62.1% | 63.3% | 7 | 64.3% |
More than once a week | 9.5% | 15.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 1 | 10.1% |
Once a week | 3.8% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 10.3% | 6.7% | 2 | 4.6% |
At least once a month | 2.8% | 6.3% | 28.6% | 6.9% | 3.3% | 0 | 3.7% |
Several times a year | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 0 | 2.5% |
Less often | 6.5% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4.8% |
Never | 10.2% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 10.0% | 0 | 9.1% |
Don't know | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1 | 0.5% |
Refused | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Single most important thing | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 97.6% | 76.5% | 44.9% | 21.1% | 20.3% | 2 | 64.1% |
More than once a week | 1.6% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2 | 9.9% |
Once a week | 0.0% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 5.2% |
At least once a month | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0 | 3.5% |
Several times a year | 0.0% | 0.6% | 4.2% | 14.0% | 3.4% | 0 | 2.6% |
Less often | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8.4% | 21.1% | 11.9% | 1 | 4.6% |
Never | 0.0% | 0.6% | 8.4% | 26.3% | 61.0% | 0 | 9.1% |
Don't know | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.7% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |