Spirit and Power - Survey of Pentecostals in the United States - Analysis
TONGUES (Weighted by GPWGT)
How often do you speak or pray in tongues: 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 only if respondent belongs to a particular religion.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Every day | 7.9% | 7.9% | ||
2) More than once a week | 2.4% | 10.3% | ||
3) Once a week | 3.7% | 14.0% | ||
4) At least once a month | 2.0% | 16.0% | ||
5) Several times a year | 1.6% | 17.7% | ||
6) Less often | 4.6% | 22.3% | ||
7) Never | 73.8% | 96.1% | ||
8) Don't know | 3.3% | 99.4% | ||
9) Refused | 0.6% | 99.9% | ||
Missing | 120 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 954 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 + | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 6.3% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 8.4% | 0.9% | 9.9% | 8 | 7.9% |
More than once a week | 1.6% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 4 | 2.0% |
Once a week | 4.8% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2 | 3.8% |
At least once a month | 0.0% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 1 | 2.0% |
Several times a year | 3.2% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0 | 1.5% |
Less often | 3.2% | 2.1% | 7.4% | 10.7% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 0 | 4.7% |
Never | 77.8% | 75.0% | 67.4% | 72.5% | 85.5% | 69.5% | 11 | 74.1% |
Don't know | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 7.3% | 2 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.7% |
Missing | 26 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 148 | 2 |
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 | 16.9% | 9.7% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 4 | 8.0% |
More than once a week | 6.0% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 1 | 2.2% |
Once a week | 8.4% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 0 | 3.7% |
At least once a month | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.2% |
Several times a year | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 0 | 1.7% |
Less often | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 0 | 4.5% |
Never | 55.4% | 74.2% | 82.9% | 77.6% | 75.5% | 82.5% | 4 | 74.0% |
Don't know | 6.0% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 0 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.5% |
Missing | 20 | 24 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 129 | 1 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Every day | 5.7% | 9.8% | 0 | 7.9% |
More than once a week | 3.5% | 1.5% | 0 | 2.5% |
Once a week | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0 | 3.6% |
At least once a month | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0 | 2.0% |
Several times a year | 0.7% | 2.5% | 0 | 1.6% |
Less often | 3.9% | 5.2% | 0 | 4.6% |
Never | 76.2% | 71.7% | 0 | 73.8% |
Don't know | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0 | 3.3% |
Refused | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.7% |
Missing | 63 | 57 | 120 | 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 | 7.8% | 15.5% | 12.3% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 27 | 7.7% |
More than once a week | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 8 | 1.8% |
Once a week | 4.7% | 12.1% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 8 | 3.8% |
At least once a month | 3.9% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 6 | 2.2% |
Several times a year | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 2 | 1.6% |
Less often | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 4.5% | 4 | 4.3% |
Never | 71.1% | 63.8% | 82.5% | 73.7% | 74.6% | 80.6% | 85 | 74.9% |
Don't know | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 9 | 3.2% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1 | 0.6% |
Missing | 22 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 270 | 17 |
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 | 5.5% | 9.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 24.2% | 2 | 8.1% |
More than once a week | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0 | 2.3% |
Once a week | 3.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 1 | 3.8% |
At least once a month | 2.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0 | 2.2% |
Several times a year | 1.6% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.8% |
Less often | 4.3% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0 | 4.5% |
Never | 78.0% | 64.2% | 40.0% | 92.3% | 50.0% | 6 | 73.7% |
Don't know | 2.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0 | 3.1% |
Refused | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.5% |
Missing | 76 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 129 | 2 |
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 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 7.9% |
More than once a week | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 2.3% |
Once a week | 2.5% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 3.8% |
At least once a month | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2.0% |
Several times a year | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 8.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.5% |
Less often | 8.3% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 1 | 4.5% |
Never | 70.2% | 73.6% | 77.6% | 73.5% | 83.3% | 2 | 74.0% |
Don't know | 2.5% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3.5% |
Refused | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.5% |
Missing | 5 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 124 | 2 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |