Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - 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 | 14.3% | 14.3% |
2) Once a week | 23.5% | 37.8% |
3) Once or twice a month | 16.0% | 53.8% |
4) A few times a year | 18.2% | 72.0% |
5) Seldom | 16.5% | 88.5% |
6) Never | 10.5% | 99.0% |
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.0% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 10.8% | 7.2% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 15.2% | 18.3% | 9 | 14.3% |
Once a week | 22.1% | 17.4% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 23.1% | 32.7% | 12 | 23.5% |
Once or twice a month | 19.8% | 17.8% | 17.1% | 14.8% | 16.2% | 11.1% | 10 | 16.0% |
A few times a year | 17.3% | 22.9% | 19.0% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 14.3% | 11 | 18.2% |
Seldom | 13.7% | 24.5% | 16.4% | 16.9% | 14.6% | 12.3% | 9 | 16.5% |
Never | 16.0% | 9.7% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 9.7% | 5 | 10.6% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 6 | 0.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 15.0% | 11.4% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 12.8% | 12.0% | 135 | 13.8% |
Once a week | 24.1% | 24.2% | 21.3% | 19.3% | 25.7% | 22.0% | 215 | 22.6% |
Once or twice a month | 15.7% | 17.0% | 16.0% | 13.4% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 96 | 16.3% |
A few times a year | 15.7% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 20.6% | 17.8% | 22.8% | 113 | 18.4% |
Seldom | 15.0% | 19.6% | 16.4% | 19.5% | 15.3% | 16.2% | 98 | 16.9% |
Never | 13.4% | 13.3% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 10.1% | 8.0% | 56 | 11.2% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 20 | 0.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 733 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Living with a partner | Divorced or separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 17.7% | 2.8% | 11.0% | 21.8% | 9.0% | 3 | 14.3% |
Once a week | 25.1% | 23.1% | 16.8% | 33.1% | 19.8% | 8 | 23.4% |
Once or twice a month | 16.0% | 9.7% | 19.1% | 10.6% | 18.0% | 4 | 16.0% |
A few times a year | 18.0% | 22.6% | 16.9% | 11.4% | 20.3% | 1 | 18.2% |
Seldom | 13.8% | 25.4% | 20.3% | 11.8% | 20.0% | 3 | 16.5% |
Never | 8.5% | 15.3% | 14.8% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 3 | 10.5% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Other Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian) | Other (non Christian) | Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 23.5% | 7.5% | 17.4% | 9.1% | 1.7% | 4 | 14.5% |
Once a week | 26.3% | 33.7% | 29.0% | 7.2% | 3.3% | 15 | 23.5% |
Once or twice a month | 16.3% | 20.5% | 18.5% | 22.1% | 6.4% | 4 | 16.1% |
A few times a year | 16.7% | 19.6% | 17.8% | 22.5% | 18.8% | 11 | 18.2% |
Seldom | 11.7% | 13.6% | 12.9% | 22.4% | 32.2% | 9 | 16.4% |
Never | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 15.3% | 36.9% | 3 | 10.6% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 13 | 0.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college, no four-year degree | Four-year college degree | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 13.3% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 13.1% | 16.9% | 2 | 14.4% |
Once a week | 23.7% | 21.3% | 24.1% | 24.6% | 25.3% | 9 | 23.4% |
Once or twice a month | 13.3% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 17.8% | 16.4% | 2 | 16.1% |
A few times a year | 20.1% | 17.5% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 4 | 18.1% |
Seldom | 13.6% | 19.2% | 15.2% | 17.9% | 13.7% | 2 | 16.5% |
Never | 14.5% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 1 | 10.6% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 12.2% | 16.4% | 0 | 14.3% |
Once a week | 20.6% | 26.2% | 0 | 23.5% |
Once or twice a month | 16.3% | 15.7% | 0 | 16.0% |
A few times a year | 19.2% | 17.2% | 0 | 18.2% |
Seldom | 19.2% | 13.9% | 0 | 16.5% |
Never | 11.3% | 9.8% | 0 | 10.5% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 22.8% | 9.0% | 6.3% | 41 | 14.1% |
Once a week | 28.1% | 22.1% | 16.9% | 54 | 23.4% |
Once or twice a month | 14.1% | 18.9% | 15.6% | 23 | 16.2% |
A few times a year | 15.7% | 19.5% | 22.1% | 32 | 18.5% |
Seldom | 11.5% | 20.9% | 19.6% | 26 | 16.7% |
Never | 7.4% | 8.9% | 18.2% | 29 | 10.3% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 7 | 0.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |