Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005 - Analysis
RELIMP (Weighted by WEIGHT)
How important would you say religion is in your own life: very important, fairly important, or not very important?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Very important | 60.1% | 60.1% |
2) Fairly important | 25.3% | 85.3% |
3) Not very important | 13.8% | 99.2% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 0.8% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 48.9% | 58.0% | 56.1% | 58.3% | 59.2% | 79.7% | 19 | 60.1% |
Fairly important | 30.1% | 27.6% | 29.1% | 26.0% | 24.6% | 14.3% | 5 | 25.4% |
Not very important | 20.9% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 5.4% | 4 | 13.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 97.6% | 84.9% | 59.2% | 42.4% | 33.5% | 18.8% | 8 | 60.3% |
Fairly important | 1.7% | 14.0% | 38.0% | 41.7% | 37.6% | 22.5% | 3 | 25.4% |
Not very important | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 15.6% | 28.1% | 56.7% | 2 | 13.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 9 | 0.4% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 68.6% | 64.8% | 58.3% | 51.2% | 4 | 60.0% |
Fairly important | 18.2% | 24.7% | 25.1% | 29.3% | 2 | 25.3% |
Not very important | 11.8% | 9.9% | 15.9% | 18.5% | 0 | 13.9% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0 | 0.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 53.1% | 66.5% | 0 | 60.1% |
Fairly important | 27.7% | 23.0% | 0 | 25.3% |
Not very important | 18.3% | 9.7% | 0 | 13.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.8% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 66.3% | 57.6% | 62.9% | 58.8% | 55.3% | 46.1% | 201 | 58.7% |
Fairly important | 23.9% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 31.6% | 49 | 26.3% |
Not very important | 8.9% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 17.2% | 21.8% | 33 | 14.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 69.5% | 60.1% | 49.8% | 90 | 60.1% |
Fairly important | 20.8% | 25.3% | 31.0% | 30 | 25.5% |
Not very important | 9.3% | 14.2% | 19.0% | 19 | 14.0% |
Don't know/Refused | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 11 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |