Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis
HTEXT_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Holy book insert for HBOOK_A and LITERL_A (TXT186)
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) The Bible | 95.9% | 95.9% | ||
2) The Torah | 1.7% | 97.6% | ||
3) The Koran | 0.2% | 97.8% | ||
4) The Holy Scripture | 2.2% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 2003 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2010 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 95.2% | 94.3% | 97.6% | 95.7% | 94.9% | 97.0% | 29 | 95.9% |
The Torah | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1 | 1.7% |
The Koran | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0 | 2.2% |
Missing | 166 | 230 | 270 | 400 | 394 | 511 | 2033 | 32 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 98.0% | 94.4% | 95.2% | 97.8% | 96.1% | 95.3% | 337 | 96.2% |
The Torah | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 12 | 1.6% |
The Koran | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 1.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 9 | 1.9% |
Missing | 231 | 198 | 337 | 289 | 238 | 335 | 2361 | 375 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 96.5% | 97.9% | 96.0% | 97.9% | 93.4% | 10 | 95.9% |
The Torah | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0 | 1.7% |
The Koran | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 4.5% | 1 | 2.2% |
Missing | 1127 | 92 | 235 | 224 | 312 | 2014 | 13 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 100.0% | 100.0% | 98.7% | 9.3% | 99.7% | 36 | 95.8% |
The Torah | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 39.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.7% |
The Koran | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 46.1% | 0.3% | 0 | 2.2% |
Missing | 949 | 437 | 186 | 106 | 302 | 2039 | 23 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 98.3% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 92.9% | 89.0% | 6 | 95.9% |
The Torah | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0 | 1.7% |
The Koran | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 0.0% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 6.5% | 0 | 2.2% |
Missing | 145 | 520 | 574 | 418 | 329 | 2009 | 17 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 95.7% | 96.1% | 0 | 95.9% |
The Torah | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0 | 1.7% |
The Koran | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0 | 2.2% |
Missing | 862 | 1141 | 2003 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bible | 98.7% | 96.3% | 89.6% | 96 | 95.9% |
The Torah | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 0 | 1.8% |
The Koran | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
The Holy Scripture | 0.1% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 5 | 2.1% |
Missing | 817 | 662 | 414 | 2105 | 110 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |