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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2006 - Analysis

REL_IMP (Weighted by WEIGHT)

How important would you say religion is in your own life: very important, fairly important, or not very important?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Very important60.1%60.1%
2) Fairly important24.1%84.3%
3) Not very important15.2%99.5%
9) Don't know/Refused0.5%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-6465+MissingTotal
Very important43.9%46.0%61.2%65.6%73.4%1360.2%
Fairly important32.1%34.3%24.8%20.7%14.6%624.1%
Not very important23.6%19.4%13.7%13.3%10.9%215.2%
Don't know/Refused0.4%0.3%0.3%0.4%1.1%10.5%
Missing00000220
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1981

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Very important94.3%88.5%60.4%39.0%33.1%21.8%1060.0%
Fairly important4.3%10.5%34.0%47.3%30.0%22.6%224.2%
Not very important1.0%1.0%4.6%13.5%35.8%54.7%015.3%
Don't know/Refused0.3%0.0%1.0%0.3%1.0%0.9%10.5%
Missing000000130
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1990

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)Some college, no 4-year degree (or Vocational or Technical degree AFTER high school)College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical schoolMissingTotal
Very important67.0%60.9%61.0%57.2%51.0%860.1%
Fairly important19.2%25.1%24.4%25.0%25.2%124.1%
Not very important13.4%13.6%14.4%16.6%22.8%215.2%
Don't know/Refused0.4%0.4%0.2%1.2%1.0%00.6%
Missing00000110
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1992

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very important51.7%67.9%060.1%
Fairly important27.3%21.2%024.1%
Not very important20.5%10.3%015.2%
Don't know/Refused0.5%0.6%00.5%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2003

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,00020 to under $30,00030 to under $50,00050 to under $75,00075 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
Very important63.6%63.3%64.5%63.1%58.6%46.4%16560.4%
Fairly important24.8%25.6%20.9%22.2%20.5%34.5%5924.4%
Not very important11.3%10.7%13.7%14.3%20.5%19.2%3914.7%
Don't know/Refused0.3%0.5%1.0%0.3%0.4%0.0%30.5%
Missing0000002660
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1737

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Very important64.1%58.3%80.5%43.3%860.3%
Fairly important22.8%23.3%11.6%33.5%224.1%
Not very important12.8%18.1%6.7%22.5%215.1%
Don't know/Refused0.4%0.3%1.2%0.7%00.5%
Missing0000120
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1991

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