Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis
SJEWSH_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)
If RELIG = 1-4, 6-8, 11, 13-14, or (RELIG = 99 and CHR = 1): From what you know, do you think that the Jewish religion and your own religion are very similar, somewhat similar, somewhat different, or very different? (Q190D) [See Note 2: Randomization of Religious Similarity Variables on the ARDA Summary Page for randomization information.]
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very similar | 8.0% | 8.0% | ||
2) Somewhat similar | 29.4% | 37.4% | ||
3) Somewhat different | 26.0% | 63.3% | ||
4) Very different | 20.8% | 84.2% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 15.8% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 2342 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1671 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 5.1% | 6.0% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.8% | 1 | 8.1% |
Somewhat similar | 36.9% | 31.0% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 27.4% | 22.3% | 4 | 29.6% |
Somewhat different | 34.5% | 25.2% | 26.3% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 24.9% | 4 | 26.2% |
Very different | 18.9% | 19.7% | 23.8% | 16.7% | 23.8% | 22.0% | 4 | 20.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 4.6% | 18.1% | 9.5% | 19.8% | 14.6% | 21.1% | 12 | 15.3% |
Missing | 220 | 279 | 316 | 457 | 464 | 569 | 2367 | 37 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 7.7% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 19 | 8.5% |
Somewhat similar | 23.5% | 33.1% | 25.8% | 30.5% | 37.7% | 36.7% | 82 | 30.3% |
Somewhat different | 19.9% | 23.8% | 33.2% | 27.7% | 28.8% | 26.5% | 67 | 26.7% |
Very different | 22.5% | 25.4% | 23.4% | 21.8% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 60 | 21.2% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 26.4% | 14.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 4.7% | 75 | 13.4% |
Missing | 273 | 237 | 390 | 334 | 281 | 397 | 2645 | 430 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 8.7% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 4.6% | 0 | 8.0% |
Somewhat similar | 28.9% | 16.7% | 22.9% | 25.7% | 40.4% | 1 | 29.4% |
Somewhat different | 25.8% | 30.7% | 19.6% | 23.6% | 29.9% | 2 | 26.0% |
Very different | 20.5% | 27.5% | 25.4% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 2 | 20.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 16.1% | 18.4% | 22.3% | 25.9% | 6.3% | 2 | 15.7% |
Missing | 1283 | 110 | 281 | 243 | 408 | 2349 | 17 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 8.0% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2 | 8.1% |
Somewhat similar | 26.5% | 35.9% | 28.2% | 23.5% | 0.0% | 7 | 29.4% |
Somewhat different | 26.1% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 39.4% | 0.0% | 5 | 26.2% |
Very different | 22.5% | 17.3% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 0.0% | 5 | 20.9% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 17.0% | 14.8% | 14.1% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 8 | 15.5% |
Missing | 949 | 437 | 186 | 150 | 588 | 2369 | 32 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 6.3% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 8.9% | 0 | 8.0% |
Somewhat similar | 13.8% | 26.2% | 35.5% | 38.0% | 32.1% | 0 | 29.4% |
Somewhat different | 23.1% | 25.5% | 26.4% | 25.2% | 31.5% | 1 | 26.0% |
Very different | 22.1% | 24.2% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 21.7% | 1 | 20.9% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 34.7% | 19.0% | 11.3% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 3 | 15.6% |
Missing | 167 | 602 | 653 | 492 | 410 | 2347 | 18 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 9.4% | 6.8% | 0 | 8.0% |
Somewhat similar | 30.7% | 28.2% | 0 | 29.3% |
Somewhat different | 27.3% | 24.8% | 0 | 26.0% |
Very different | 18.1% | 23.1% | 0 | 20.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 14.4% | 17.0% | 0 | 15.8% |
Missing | 1046 | 1296 | 2342 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very similar | 7.3% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9 | 7.8% |
Somewhat similar | 29.8% | 31.7% | 29.3% | 10 | 30.4% |
Somewhat different | 24.5% | 29.3% | 30.2% | 9 | 27.3% |
Very different | 22.4% | 18.4% | 21.2% | 16 | 20.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 15.9% | 12.2% | 11.4% | 41 | 13.8% |
Missing | 894 | 789 | 532 | 2427 | 127 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |