Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis
ATTEND (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Aside from weddings and funerals how often do you attend religious services: more than once a week, once a week, once a month, a few times a year, seldom, or never?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 14.3% | 14.3% |
2) Once a week | 26.5% | 40.8% |
3) Once or twice a month | 14.0% | 54.8% |
4) A few times a year | 19.2% | 74.0% |
5) Seldom | 14.4% | 88.4% |
6) Never | 10.6% | 99.0% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 1.0% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 14.2% | 13.4% | 11.8% | 15.2% | 11.0% | 19.9% | 6 | 14.2% |
Once a week | 18.8% | 21.9% | 26.9% | 21.7% | 30.5% | 41.3% | 4 | 26.7% |
Once or twice a month | 18.6% | 15.2% | 14.4% | 14.3% | 12.4% | 8.9% | 7 | 13.9% |
A few times a year | 20.7% | 20.8% | 22.3% | 19.3% | 18.5% | 13.6% | 3 | 19.3% |
Seldom | 16.1% | 16.3% | 12.5% | 17.4% | 15.9% | 8.6% | 5 | 14.4% |
Never | 11.5% | 12.5% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 2 | 10.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.4% |
Once a week | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 26.8% |
Once or twice a month | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.1% |
A few times a year | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 19.4% |
Seldom | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.6% |
Never | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 10.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 22 | 0.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 17.3% | 15.1% | 14.1% | 12.1% | 1 | 14.3% |
Once a week | 23.3% | 25.5% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 1 | 26.5% |
Once or twice a month | 11.7% | 14.2% | 13.0% | 15.4% | 2 | 13.9% |
A few times a year | 19.9% | 19.0% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 2 | 19.2% |
Seldom | 13.5% | 16.2% | 14.7% | 12.2% | 0 | 14.4% |
Never | 13.3% | 9.0% | 12.6% | 10.0% | 0 | 10.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 12.7% | 15.7% | 0 | 14.3% |
Once a week | 23.7% | 29.1% | 0 | 26.5% |
Once or twice a month | 13.4% | 14.6% | 0 | 14.0% |
A few times a year | 21.6% | 16.9% | 0 | 19.2% |
Seldom | 15.9% | 13.0% | 0 | 14.4% |
Never | 11.9% | 9.4% | 0 | 10.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $30,000 | $30,000 to under $50,000 | $50,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 16.9% | 16.4% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 12.0% | 8.4% | 45 | 14.0% |
Once a week | 22.4% | 21.2% | 27.5% | 29.0% | 29.5% | 23.5% | 96 | 25.6% |
Once or twice a month | 11.7% | 12.4% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 13.8% | 15.2% | 36 | 14.0% |
A few times a year | 16.9% | 21.6% | 18.8% | 15.9% | 25.4% | 24.2% | 40 | 19.9% |
Seldom | 17.8% | 16.4% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 9.7% | 15.4% | 31 | 15.1% |
Never | 13.4% | 12.0% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 28 | 10.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 13 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 19.8% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 20 | 14.2% |
Once a week | 34.8% | 25.0% | 21.6% | 30 | 27.3% |
Once or twice a month | 10.9% | 18.0% | 13.2% | 18 | 14.1% |
A few times a year | 18.5% | 21.5% | 17.9% | 23 | 19.3% |
Seldom | 8.8% | 13.2% | 21.7% | 24 | 14.3% |
Never | 6.5% | 9.4% | 15.2% | 23 | 10.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 12 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |