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?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Religious organizations | 11.6% | 11.6% | ||
2) Non-religious, community-based organizations | 31.6% | 43.1% | ||
3) Federal and state government agencies | 48.8% | 92.0% | ||
4) None of the above | 2.1% | 94.1% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused | 5.9% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 1023 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1018 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 12.3% | 10.9% | 0 | 11.6% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 29.3% | 33.5% | 0 | 31.5% |
Federal and state government agencies | 51.7% | 46.3% | 0 | 48.8% |
None of the above | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0 | 2.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.0% | 6.7% | 0 | 5.9% |
Missing | 487 | 536 | 1023 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 9.4% | 13.0% | 10.8% | 12 | 11.3% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 41.0% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 23 | 32.2% |
Federal and state government agencies | 42.0% | 51.9% | 54.3% | 32 | 49.5% |
None of the above | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 4 | 1.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.8% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 8 | 5.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 23.4% | 8.7% | 7.0% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 25 | 10.9% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 21.2% | 29.8% | 36.3% | 44.2% | 49.2% | 55 | 32.7% |
Federal and state government agencies | 45.7% | 55.0% | 52.7% | 47.1% | 36.5% | 76 | 50.0% |
None of the above | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 6 | 1.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 7.5% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 20 | 4.6% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 21.5% | 13.9% | 2.6% | 9.7% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 3 | 11.4% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 15.7% | 23.6% | 22.8% | 40.0% | 44.3% | 51.2% | 1 | 31.7% |
Federal and state government agencies | 49.7% | 52.9% | 63.2% | 44.8% | 46.7% | 38.8% | 4 | 48.8% |
None of the above | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7.9% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0 | 2.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 11.7% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 0 | 5.9% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 11.2% | 11.6% | 14.9% | 11.1% | 1 | 11.5% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 33.1% | 29.8% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 2 | 31.6% |
Federal and state government agencies | 48.8% | 48.3% | 42.0% | 52.5% | 0 | 49.1% |
None of the above | 2.1% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0 | 2.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.7% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 4.6% | 1 | 5.7% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 11.1% | 7.4% | 12.4% | 14.5% | 13.3% | 3 | 11.6% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 28.9% | 31.2% | 39.5% | 30.8% | 29.8% | 5 | 31.7% |
Federal and state government agencies | 53.9% | 53.1% | 45.9% | 48.4% | 42.2% | 5 | 49.2% |
None of the above | 1.8% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 1 | 2.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.3% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 10.7% | 5 | 5.4% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religious organizations | 16.6% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 3 | 11.4% |
Non-religious, community-based organizations | 30.3% | 34.7% | 35.5% | 28.9% | 32.3% | 17.0% | 2 | 31.5% |
Federal and state government agencies | 42.4% | 43.9% | 44.7% | 53.8% | 55.3% | 70.9% | 1 | 49.0% |
None of the above | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0 | 2.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 7.7% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 0 | 5.9% |
Missing | 185 | 266 | 175 | 177 | 139 | 69 | 1029 | 12 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |