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?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) You believe in God | 84.7% | 84.7% |
2) You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 10.8% | 95.4% |
3) You don't believe in either | 3.1% | 98.6% |
4) Other | 0.2% | 98.8% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 1.2% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
You believe in God | 79.6% | 84.4% | 85.5% | 82.1% | 83.6% | 92.1% | 28 | 84.7% |
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 16.3% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 12.8% | 11.3% | 5.9% | 3 | 10.8% |
You don't believe in either | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0 | 3.1% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1 | 1.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
You believe in God | 99.5% | 96.1% | 90.9% | 87.6% | 69.5% | 45.5% | 12 | 84.9% |
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 0.0% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 22.2% | 34.4% | 4 | 10.7% |
You don't believe in either | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 15.4% | 0 | 3.2% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 6 | 1.0% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
You believe in God | 94.0% | 88.3% | 82.4% | 77.5% | 6 | 84.6% |
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 4.3% | 7.5% | 13.2% | 16.0% | 0 | 10.8% |
You don't believe in either | 1.3% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 0 | 3.1% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0 | 1.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
You believe in God | 81.6% | 87.5% | 0 | 84.7% |
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 12.2% | 9.4% | 0 | 10.8% |
You don't believe in either | 4.5% | 1.8% | 0 | 3.1% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0 | 0.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0 | 1.2% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
You believe in God | 89.5% | 84.2% | 87.4% | 85.6% | 82.8% | 75.9% | 243 | 84.8% |
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 8.2% | 12.0% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 26 | 11.0% |
You don't believe in either | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 7.0% | 9 | 3.2% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
You believe in God | 92.4% | 83.8% | 77.8% | 120 | 84.9% |
You don't believe in God, but you do believe in a universal spirit/higher power | 4.2% | 12.5% | 17.0% | 13 | 11.0% |
You don't believe in either | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 3 | 3.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 13 | 0.6% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |