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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?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) More than once a week14.3%14.3%
2) Once a week23.5%37.8%
3) Once or twice a month16.0%53.8%
4) A few times a year18.2%72.0%
5) Seldom16.5%88.5%
6) Never10.5%99.0%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)1.0%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
More than once a week10.8%7.2%16.2%16.8%15.2%18.3%914.3%
Once a week22.1%17.4%22.3%23.4%23.1%32.7%1223.5%
Once or twice a month19.8%17.8%17.1%14.8%16.2%11.1%1016.0%
A few times a year17.3%22.9%19.0%17.3%18.1%14.3%1118.2%
Seldom13.7%24.5%16.4%16.9%14.6%12.3%916.5%
Never16.0%9.7%8.2%9.6%12.0%9.7%510.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)0.2%0.5%0.9%1.2%0.7%1.6%60.9%
Missing000000620
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3951

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 moreMissingTotal
More than once a week15.0%11.4%15.8%14.7%12.8%12.0%13513.8%
Once a week24.1%24.2%21.3%19.3%25.7%22.0%21522.6%
Once or twice a month15.7%17.0%16.0%13.4%18.1%18.1%9616.3%
A few times a year15.7%14.4%18.6%20.6%17.8%22.8%11318.4%
Seldom15.0%19.6%16.4%19.5%15.3%16.2%9816.9%
Never13.4%13.3%11.0%11.8%10.1%8.0%5611.2%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)1.1%0.2%1.0%0.6%0.2%0.9%200.7%
Missing0000007330
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3280

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
More than once a week17.7%2.8%11.0%21.8%9.0%314.3%
Once a week25.1%23.1%16.8%33.1%19.8%823.4%
Once or twice a month16.0%9.7%19.1%10.6%18.0%416.0%
A few times a year18.0%22.6%16.9%11.4%20.3%118.2%
Seldom13.8%25.4%20.3%11.8%20.0%316.5%
Never8.5%15.3%14.8%9.4%12.4%310.5%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)0.9%1.1%1.2%2.0%0.5%21.0%
Missing00000240
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3989

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
More than once a week23.5%7.5%17.4%9.1%1.7%414.5%
Once a week26.3%33.7%29.0%7.2%3.3%1523.5%
Once or twice a month16.3%20.5%18.5%22.1%6.4%416.1%
A few times a year16.7%19.6%17.8%22.5%18.8%1118.2%
Seldom11.7%13.6%12.9%22.4%32.2%916.4%
Never4.7%4.5%4.2%15.3%36.9%310.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)0.8%0.7%0.2%1.5%0.7%130.7%
Missing00000590
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3954

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
More than once a week13.3%14.6%14.4%13.1%16.9%214.4%
Once a week23.7%21.3%24.1%24.6%25.3%923.4%
Once or twice a month13.3%15.7%16.6%17.8%16.4%216.1%
A few times a year20.1%17.5%17.7%18.4%18.4%418.1%
Seldom13.6%19.2%15.2%17.9%13.7%216.5%
Never14.5%10.9%11.1%7.4%8.3%110.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)1.5%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.9%30.9%
Missing00000230
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3990

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
More than once a week12.2%16.4%014.3%
Once a week20.6%26.2%023.5%
Once or twice a month16.3%15.7%016.0%
A few times a year19.2%17.2%018.2%
Seldom19.2%13.9%016.5%
Never11.3%9.8%010.5%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)1.3%0.8%01.0%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 4013

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
More than once a week22.8%9.0%6.3%4114.1%
Once a week28.1%22.1%16.9%5423.4%
Once or twice a month14.1%18.9%15.6%2316.2%
A few times a year15.7%19.5%22.1%3218.5%
Seldom11.5%20.9%19.6%2616.7%
Never7.4%8.9%18.2%2910.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)0.4%0.8%1.4%70.7%
Missing0002120
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3801

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