Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis
INCFNDC1 (Weighted by WEIGHT)
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO COMPLETED FORM 2. Do you think the number of people in the U.S. who are fundamentalist Christians is increasing, decreasing or staying about the same?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Increasing | 26.9% | 26.9% | ||
2) Decreasing | 10.8% | 37.7% | ||
3) Staying about the same | 43.9% | 81.6% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused | 18.4% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 1023 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1018 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 26.8% | 26.9% | 0 | 26.9% |
Decreasing | 12.7% | 9.1% | 0 | 10.8% |
Staying about the same | 45.2% | 42.7% | 0 | 43.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 15.2% | 21.3% | 0 | 18.4% |
Missing | 487 | 536 | 1023 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 27.6% | 27.8% | 26.5% | 16 | 27.4% |
Decreasing | 13.9% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 8 | 11.0% |
Staying about the same | 37.6% | 47.4% | 48.4% | 29 | 44.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 20.9% | 16.4% | 13.7% | 26 | 17.0% |
Missing | 299 | 383 | 269 | 1102 | 72 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $40,000 | $40,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 25.1% | 25.7% | 30.7% | 32.8% | 29.1% | 42 | 27.9% |
Decreasing | 10.0% | 11.9% | 10.2% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 14 | 11.7% |
Staying about the same | 47.2% | 49.9% | 45.6% | 36.5% | 31.3% | 70 | 45.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 17.8% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 14.6% | 23.1% | 56 | 15.1% |
Missing | 165 | 255 | 265 | 78 | 98 | 1205 | 162 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Trade school degree/certification | Some college, no four-year degree | College graduate | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 27.7% | 25.2% | 22.8% | 26.8% | 31.1% | 28.0% | 1 | 27.0% |
Decreasing | 8.8% | 10.6% | 7.9% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 8.0% | 1 | 10.8% |
Staying about the same | 42.0% | 49.4% | 45.6% | 43.7% | 36.5% | 42.0% | 1 | 44.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 21.5% | 14.7% | 23.7% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 22.0% | 5 | 18.1% |
Missing | 79 | 318 | 37 | 283 | 177 | 126 | 1031 | 3 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced/Separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 27.3% | 27.7% | 26.4% | 26.0% | 1 | 27.0% |
Decreasing | 11.4% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 13.5% | 0 | 10.9% |
Staying about the same | 43.5% | 52.0% | 28.6% | 44.6% | 1 | 44.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 17.9% | 12.9% | 38.5% | 15.8% | 2 | 18.2% |
Missing | 519 | 179 | 74 | 245 | 1027 | 6 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 30 | 31 to 40 | 41 to 50 | 51 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 25.9% | 29.5% | 31.1% | 24.9% | 23.5% | 4 | 26.9% |
Decreasing | 14.1% | 11.2% | 6.0% | 14.9% | 7.5% | 0 | 11.0% |
Staying about the same | 49.1% | 40.6% | 48.5% | 43.2% | 37.8% | 7 | 44.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 10.9% | 18.7% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 31.2% | 8 | 18.1% |
Missing | 247 | 224 | 227 | 181 | 131 | 1042 | 13 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing | 33.3% | 25.9% | 29.3% | 23.9% | 21.4% | 30.5% | 0 | 27.1% |
Decreasing | 13.2% | 11.9% | 7.3% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 4.3% | 1 | 10.8% |
Staying about the same | 39.7% | 39.1% | 47.7% | 48.6% | 49.6% | 42.1% | 1 | 44.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 13.9% | 23.1% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 16.1% | 23.2% | 4 | 18.2% |
Missing | 185 | 266 | 175 | 177 | 139 | 69 | 1029 | 12 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |