Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis
SLITER_B (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Who could do the best job providing literacy training services: a religious organization, a non-religious community-based group, or a federal or state government agency? [Form 2 only] (Q261BF2)
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) A religious organization | 13.0% | 13.0% | ||
2) A non-religious, community-based group | 35.7% | 48.6% | ||
3) A federal or state government agency | 42.7% | 91.3% | ||
4) None of the above (VOL.) | 1.0% | 92.3% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 7.7% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 3044 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 969 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 8.7% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 20.3% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 2 | 13.0% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 37.2% | 39.8% | 39.4% | 33.0% | 34.1% | 30.3% | 5 | 35.6% |
A federal or state government agency | 51.1% | 42.2% | 42.6% | 38.2% | 43.2% | 41.3% | 3 | 42.7% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 0 | 1.0% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 3.0% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 2 | 7.7% |
Missing | 269 | 315 | 419 | 581 | 634 | 776 | 3056 | 50 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 17.6% | 5.9% | 15.7% | 13.7% | 7.0% | 12.5% | 24 | 12.7% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 24.7% | 35.8% | 33.6% | 43.0% | 46.3% | 38.4% | 72 | 36.3% |
A federal or state government agency | 48.7% | 47.5% | 43.0% | 38.0% | 43.4% | 43.5% | 67 | 44.0% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 5 | 0.8% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 8.7% | 10.8% | 6.5% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 22 | 6.3% |
Missing | 398 | 287 | 512 | 420 | 369 | 515 | 3234 | 543 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 15.1% | 11.9% | 2.4% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 0 | 13.0% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 36.8% | 35.8% | 35.5% | 19.4% | 39.2% | 1 | 35.7% |
A federal or state government agency | 39.9% | 42.5% | 50.9% | 48.8% | 43.1% | 1 | 42.7% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0 | 1.0% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 7.0% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 16.4% | 4.3% | 2 | 7.6% |
Missing | 1692 | 125 | 378 | 326 | 503 | 3048 | 20 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 14.1% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 3.6% | 9.2% | 2 | 12.9% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 36.9% | 30.1% | 38.4% | 49.6% | 30.7% | 6 | 35.2% |
A federal or state government agency | 40.8% | 43.3% | 40.9% | 41.5% | 49.5% | 6 | 43.0% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 0.6% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 0 | 1.1% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 7.6% | 9.4% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 8.8% | 0 | 7.8% |
Missing | 1393 | 672 | 345 | 146 | 443 | 3058 | 45 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 19.2% | 15.7% | 12.0% | 8.8% | 6.7% | 1 | 13.0% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 13.1% | 32.0% | 41.9% | 45.5% | 43.6% | 1 | 35.7% |
A federal or state government agency | 46.4% | 44.6% | 39.6% | 41.3% | 42.8% | 2 | 42.7% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 0 | 1.0% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 20.6% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0 | 7.7% |
Missing | 221 | 816 | 844 | 635 | 509 | 3048 | 19 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 17.8% | 8.2% | 0 | 13.0% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 34.8% | 36.6% | 0 | 35.7% |
A federal or state government agency | 41.8% | 43.4% | 0 | 42.6% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0 | 1.0% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 4.2% | 11.0% | 0 | 7.7% |
Missing | 1321 | 1723 | 3044 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A religious organization | 20.9% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 3 | 13.3% |
A non-religious, community-based group | 33.8% | 38.3% | 36.1% | 16 | 36.0% |
A federal or state government agency | 34.6% | 47.8% | 51.0% | 20 | 43.2% |
None of the above (VOL.) | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 1.0% |
Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 9.8% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 13 | 6.6% |
Missing | 1261 | 1030 | 595 | 3098 | 158 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |