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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis

BELGOD (Weighted by WEIGHT)

On another subject, which of the following statements comes closest to your belief about God: 1. you believe in God; or 2. you don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit or higher power, or 3. you don't believe in either?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) You believe in God84.7%84.7%
2) You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power10.8%95.4%
3) You don't believe in either3.1%98.6%
4) Other0.2%98.8%
9) Don't know/Refused1.2%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
You believe in God79.6%84.4%85.5%82.1%83.6%92.1%2884.7%
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power16.3%9.6%9.8%12.8%11.3%5.9%310.8%
You don't believe in either4.1%3.3%4.2%2.8%3.1%1.1%03.1%
Other0.0%0.6%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%10.2%
Don't know/Refused0.0%1.9%0.5%1.8%1.9%0.9%11.2%
Missing000000330
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1967

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
You believe in God99.5%96.1%90.9%87.6%69.5%45.5%1284.9%
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power0.0%3.4%8.6%8.5%22.2%34.4%410.7%
You don't believe in either0.0%0.4%0.0%2.4%6.4%15.4%03.2%
Other0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.6%0.9%00.3%
Don't know/Refused0.5%0.0%0.0%1.5%1.3%3.8%61.0%
Missing000000220
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1978

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduateMissingTotal
You believe in God94.0%88.3%82.4%77.5%684.6%
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power4.3%7.5%13.2%16.0%010.8%
You don't believe in either1.3%3.2%2.7%4.3%03.1%
Other0.0%0.3%0.2%0.3%00.2%
Don't know/Refused0.4%0.7%1.5%2.0%01.2%
Missing000060
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1994

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
You believe in God81.6%87.5%084.7%
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power12.2%9.4%010.8%
You don't believe in either4.5%1.8%03.1%
Other0.4%0.1%00.2%
Don't know/Refused1.3%1.1%01.2%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2000

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 moreMissingTotal
You believe in God89.5%84.2%87.4%85.6%82.8%75.9%24384.8%
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power8.2%12.0%7.2%12.2%14.2%15.6%2611.0%
You don't believe in either1.5%3.1%3.6%2.2%1.9%7.0%93.2%
Other0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.5%20.2%
Don't know/Refused0.8%0.6%1.5%0.0%1.1%1.0%90.9%
Missing0000002890
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1711

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
You believe in God92.4%83.8%77.8%12084.9%
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power4.2%12.5%17.0%1311.0%
You don't believe in either2.5%3.0%4.2%33.2%
Other0.1%0.4%0.2%10.2%
Don't know/Refused0.7%0.4%0.8%130.6%
Missing0001500
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1850

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