Religion and Public Life Survey, 2007 - 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 or twice a month, a few times a year, seldom, or never?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 13.8% | 13.8% |
2) Once a week | 26.0% | 39.8% |
3) Once or twice a month | 15.9% | 55.6% |
4) A few times a year | 17.7% | 73.3% |
5) Seldom | 16.3% | 89.6% |
6) Never | 9.3% | 98.9% |
9) Don't Know/Refused | 1.1% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 11.9% | 13.0% | 10.8% | 14.1% | 18.5% | 6 | 13.8% |
Once a week | 18.5% | 24.0% | 25.1% | 27.2% | 31.8% | 13 | 26.0% |
Once or twice a month | 22.4% | 16.9% | 17.4% | 14.4% | 12.3% | 4 | 16.0% |
A few times a year | 19.6% | 17.5% | 21.6% | 18.1% | 11.9% | 9 | 17.7% |
Seldom | 17.6% | 16.9% | 18.3% | 16.4% | 12.3% | 13 | 16.3% |
Never | 9.7% | 11.6% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 5 | 9.3% |
Don't Know/Refused | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 7 | 0.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
Total | 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 | 13.9% |
Once a week | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 26.2% |
Once or twice a month | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 16.0% |
A few times a year | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 17.9% |
Seldom | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 16.5% |
Never | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 9.4% |
Don't Know/Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40 | 0.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
None, or grade 1-8 | High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) | High 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 school) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 17.2% | 15.2% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 12.5% | 10.6% | 5 | 13.8% |
Once a week | 21.6% | 23.8% | 23.4% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 31.8% | 4 | 26.1% |
Once or twice a month | 18.7% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 14.6% | 2 | 15.9% |
A few times a year | 12.7% | 17.8% | 19.3% | 18.1% | 15.2% | 18.3% | 3 | 17.8% |
Seldom | 17.9% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 15.8% | 5 | 16.3% |
Never | 11.9% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 4 | 9.2% |
Don't Know/Refused | 0.0% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 11.4% | 16.0% | 0 | 13.8% |
Once a week | 23.6% | 28.2% | 0 | 26.0% |
Once or twice a month | 16.3% | 15.5% | 0 | 15.9% |
A few times a year | 20.0% | 15.6% | 0 | 17.7% |
Seldom | 17.7% | 15.0% | 0 | 16.3% |
Never | 9.9% | 8.7% | 0 | 9.3% |
Don't Know/Refused | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | 20 to under $30,000 | 30 to under $50,000 | 50 to under $75,000 | 75 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 17.1% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 14.5% | 11.5% | 7.6% | 70 | 13.5% |
Once a week | 22.6% | 23.0% | 23.2% | 30.4% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 130 | 25.6% |
Once or twice a month | 13.3% | 20.8% | 15.3% | 13.3% | 19.6% | 17.3% | 50 | 16.2% |
A few times a year | 19.0% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 63 | 18.4% |
Seldom | 16.1% | 16.6% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 61 | 16.9% |
Never | 11.5% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 7.5% | 5.6% | 8.2% | 49 | 8.7% |
Don't Know/Refused | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 15 | 0.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 15.0% | 11.9% | 10.8% | 16.7% | 10.9% | 5 | 13.7% |
Once a week | 29.4% | 20.3% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 18.3% | 6 | 26.0% |
Once or twice a month | 15.1% | 17.2% | 16.9% | 12.4% | 18.6% | 4 | 15.9% |
A few times a year | 17.5% | 21.5% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 17.7% | 4 | 17.8% |
Seldom | 14.5% | 17.8% | 24.1% | 12.8% | 20.5% | 4 | 16.4% |
Never | 7.7% | 11.0% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 13.6% | 5 | 9.3% |
Don't Know/Refused | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |