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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

SPRISN_B (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Who could do the best job counseling and educating prisoners: a religious organization, a non-religious community-based group, or a federal or state government agency? [Form 1 only] (Q261IF1)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) A religious organization38.3%38.3%
2) A non-religious, community-based group23.0%61.3%
3) A federal or state government agency31.0%92.3%
4) None of the above (VOL.)1.9%94.2%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)5.8%100.0%
Missing2979
Total Unweighted N = 1034





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
A religious organization26.9%40.1%46.0%38.4%35.0%40.5%438.4%
A non-religious, community-based group21.4%25.5%19.0%23.6%27.3%19.3%822.7%
A federal or state government agency45.1%27.8%30.1%32.5%28.8%26.3%531.3%
None of the above (VOL.)0.3%0.8%1.3%1.0%4.7%3.1%11.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)6.2%5.8%3.6%4.5%4.2%10.8%25.8%
Missing281317383579628749299942
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1014

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
A religious organization44.4%43.4%39.5%39.6%41.8%28.2%6438.9%
A non-religious, community-based group15.7%11.1%18.9%25.0%31.8%39.6%3624.2%
A federal or state government agency34.1%41.9%37.0%30.1%18.5%26.1%5031.4%
None of the above (VOL.)1.7%0.0%1.8%2.0%2.0%1.5%81.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.1%3.6%2.7%3.3%5.9%4.5%273.9%
Missing3932975134093414783164548
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 849

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
A religious organization44.5%26.6%35.9%32.9%27.9%238.4%
A non-religious, community-based group22.8%23.2%26.0%15.4%23.7%322.8%
A federal or state government agency24.1%45.2%33.3%36.0%43.6%331.1%
None of the above (VOL.)2.0%4.1%2.3%2.4%0.4%11.8%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)6.6%0.8%2.5%13.3%4.3%05.9%
Missing1615135381336497298815
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1025

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
A religious organization49.9%32.6%58.4%21.4%10.4%138.4%
A non-religious, community-based group19.9%26.0%12.3%32.5%29.9%522.7%
A federal or state government agency24.3%34.3%25.0%36.3%45.7%131.2%
None of the above (VOL.)2.2%1.4%1.6%1.7%2.5%01.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.8%5.7%2.8%8.1%11.5%25.7%
Missing1364657331146431298850
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1025

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
A religious organization35.3%43.1%36.9%37.2%35.3%338.5%
A non-religious, community-based group2.7%13.2%29.7%33.0%38.9%322.9%
A federal or state government agency51.7%37.0%26.5%20.6%20.5%231.2%
None of the above (VOL.)0.7%1.7%2.0%3.8%0.7%11.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)9.6%4.9%5.0%5.5%4.6%45.6%
Missing218792818641500299210
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1021

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
A religious organization38.1%38.4%038.3%
A non-religious, community-based group20.9%25.0%023.0%
A federal or state government agency33.6%28.6%031.0%
None of the above (VOL.)2.6%1.3%01.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.9%6.6%05.8%
Missing1331164829790
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1034

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
A religious organization53.8%32.3%21.7%1939.0%
A non-religious, community-based group17.0%27.7%27.9%1023.2%
A federal or state government agency21.9%34.3%43.7%1431.2%
None of the above (VOL.)2.4%1.5%0.8%41.7%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.9%4.2%5.9%94.9%
Missing122010145893035156
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 978

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