Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - 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?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) More than once a week | 13.7% | 13.7% |
2) Once a week | 24.5% | 38.2% |
3) Once or twice a month | 14.3% | 52.5% |
4) A few times a year | 20.0% | 72.5% |
5) Seldom | 15.3% | 87.8% |
6) Never | 10.7% | 98.5% |
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.5% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 years old | 25 to 34 years old | 35 to 44 years old | 45 to 54 years old | 55 to 64 years old | 65 years and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 12.9% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 12.6% | 18.9% | 6 | 13.8% |
Once a week | 21.0% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 26.9% | 23.5% | 31.3% | 13 | 24.6% |
Once or twice a month | 15.3% | 12.6% | 17.1% | 15.5% | 15.2% | 10.6% | 7 | 14.4% |
A few times a year | 25.1% | 26.3% | 17.0% | 20.6% | 18.6% | 14.9% | 3 | 20.2% |
Seldom | 11.9% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 14.7% | 17.1% | 13.3% | 15 | 14.9% |
Never | 11.7% | 14.3% | 11.5% | 7.9% | 11.4% | 9.0% | 1 | 10.8% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 12 | 1.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 13.9% |
Once a week | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 24.9% |
Once or twice a month | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.5% |
A few times a year | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 20.3% |
Seldom | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 15.5% |
Never | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 10.9% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43 | 0.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than a high school diploma | High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) | Technical, trade, or vocational school after high school or some college | College graduate (B.S., B.A., orother 4-year degree) | Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a Master's degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 13.9% | 14.5% | 14.4% | 13.0% | 10.6% | 2 | 13.7% |
Once a week | 25.7% | 24.9% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 5 | 24.5% |
Once or twice a month | 9.0% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 19.9% | 13.6% | 2 | 14.4% |
A few times a year | 20.8% | 20.0% | 19.5% | 18.4% | 23.8% | 0 | 20.1% |
Seldom | 14.8% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 15.3% | 13.4% | 1 | 15.3% |
Never | 13.0% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 0 | 10.7% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.8% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 10.9% | 16.3% | 0 | 13.7% |
Once a week | 22.0% | 26.8% | 0 | 24.5% |
Once or twice a month | 14.7% | 14.0% | 0 | 14.3% |
A few times a year | 21.1% | 19.0% | 0 | 20.0% |
Seldom | 16.5% | 14.1% | 0 | 15.3% |
Never | 13.1% | 8.4% | 0 | 10.7% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0 | 1.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.) | Roman Catholic (Catholic) | Other | Atheist or agnostic | Nothing in particular | Christian (Vol.) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 21.6% | 7.2% | 11.2% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 19.5% | 6 | 13.8% |
Once a week | 27.2% | 33.7% | 24.1% | 0.2% | 4.7% | 30.7% | 8 | 24.7% |
Once or twice a month | 15.2% | 18.8% | 13.2% | 1.8% | 8.4% | 15.6% | 8 | 14.5% |
A few times a year | 17.8% | 22.7% | 26.1% | 9.9% | 23.9% | 19.6% | 8 | 20.1% |
Seldom | 13.1% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 24.9% | 30.7% | 9.1% | 7 | 15.5% |
Never | 4.0% | 4.7% | 9.4% | 61.2% | 29.2% | 4.3% | 11 | 10.4% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 18 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Very conservative | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Very liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 34.8% | 16.7% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 3.8% | 32 | 13.3% |
Once a week | 30.2% | 32.4% | 21.3% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 37 | 24.6% |
Once or twice a month | 13.0% | 14.8% | 15.7% | 13.7% | 16.0% | 13 | 14.9% |
A few times a year | 7.9% | 15.9% | 24.8% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 21 | 20.4% |
Seldom | 5.7% | 12.9% | 16.3% | 21.2% | 17.7% | 25 | 15.3% |
Never | 5.7% | 6.2% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 21.8% | 23 | 10.3% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 2.6% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 13 | 1.1% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |