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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis

PRVLIT (Weighted by WEIGHT)

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO COMPLETED FORM 2. Please indicate who you think could do the best job of providing services to people in need. Who could do the best job providing the service of literacy training: a religious organization, a non-religious community-based group, or a federal or state government agency?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Religious organizations11.6%11.6%
2) Non-religious, community-based organizations31.6%43.1%
3) Federal and state government agencies48.8%92.0%
4) None of the above2.1%94.1%
9) Don't know/Refused5.9%100.0%
Missing1023
Total Unweighted N = 1018





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Religious organizations12.3%10.9%011.6%
Non-religious, community-based organizations29.3%33.5%031.5%
Federal and state government agencies51.7%46.3%048.8%
None of the above1.7%2.5%02.1%
Don't know/Refused5.0%6.7%05.9%
Missing48753610230
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1018

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Religious organizations9.4%13.0%10.8%1211.3%
Non-religious, community-based organizations41.0%28.4%28.1%2332.2%
Federal and state government agencies42.0%51.9%54.3%3249.5%
None of the above1.8%1.5%2.4%41.8%
Don't know/Refused5.8%5.3%4.4%85.2%
Missing299383269110272
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 939

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 moreMissingTotal
Religious organizations23.4%8.7%7.0%3.6%7.7%2510.9%
Non-religious, community-based organizations21.2%29.8%36.3%44.2%49.2%5532.7%
Federal and state government agencies45.7%55.0%52.7%47.1%36.5%7650.0%
None of the above2.2%1.8%1.6%2.2%1.1%61.8%
Don't know/Refused7.5%4.7%2.5%2.9%5.5%204.6%
Missing16525526578981205162
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 836

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateTrade school degree/certification Some college, no four-year degreeCollege graduate Graduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Religious organizations21.5%13.9%2.6%9.7%4.3%5.0%311.4%
Non-religious, community-based organizations15.7%23.6%22.8%40.0%44.3%51.2%131.7%
Federal and state government agencies49.7%52.9%63.2%44.8%46.7%38.8%448.8%
None of the above1.3%2.4%7.9%2.4%1.1%1.0%02.2%
Don't know/Refused11.7%7.2%3.5%3.1%3.5%4.0%05.9%
Missing793183728317712610313
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1010

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced/SeparatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Religious organizations11.2%11.6%14.9%11.1%111.5%
Non-religious, community-based organizations33.1%29.8%28.7%30.3%231.6%
Federal and state government agencies48.8%48.3%42.0%52.5%049.1%
None of the above2.1%3.2%1.7%1.6%02.1%
Don't know/Refused4.7%7.1%12.7%4.6%15.7%
Missing5191797424510276
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1014

Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 3031 to 4041 to 5051 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Religious organizations11.1%7.4%12.4%14.5%13.3%311.6%
Non-religious, community-based organizations28.9%31.2%39.5%30.8%29.8%531.7%
Federal and state government agencies53.9%53.1%45.9%48.4%42.2%549.2%
None of the above1.8%3.0%0.5%0.9%4.0%12.1%
Don't know/Refused4.3%5.2%1.7%5.4%10.7%55.4%
Missing247224227181131104213
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 999

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Religious organizations16.6%11.8%13.0%9.2%7.9%6.1%311.4%
Non-religious, community-based organizations30.3%34.7%35.5%28.9%32.3%17.0%231.5%
Federal and state government agencies42.4%43.9%44.7%53.8%55.3%70.9%149.0%
None of the above3.0%2.5%1.2%2.6%1.4%1.2%02.1%
Don't know/Refused7.7%7.1%5.6%5.5%3.1%4.8%05.9%
Missing18526617517713969102912
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1012

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