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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - Analysis

I-RELIGION (Weighted by WEIGHT)

What is your present religion, if any? Are you Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox such as Greek or Russian Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, something else, or nothing in particular? [INTERVIEWER; IF R VOLUNTEERS 'nothing in particular, none, no religion, etc.' BEFORE REACHING END OF LIST, PROMPT WITH: And would you say that's atheist, agnostic, or just nothing in particular?] (Recoded for use with online analysis)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)43.1%43.1%
2) Roman Catholic (Catholic)23.5%66.6%
3) Other7.6%74.2%
4) Atheist or agnostic4.7%78.9%
5) Nothing in particular12.4%91.2%
6) Christian (Vol.)8.8%100.0%
Missing66
Total Unweighted N = 2937





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 24 years old25 to 34 years old35 to 44 years old45 to 54 years old55 to 64 years old65 years and olderMissingTotal
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)34.4%32.9%35.1%45.5%52.0%57.3%1843.2%
Roman Catholic (Catholic)17.2%22.8%26.2%27.6%20.8%24.8%723.6%
Other7.0%7.6%9.5%7.1%6.9%6.5%67.5%
Atheist or agnostic6.9%8.2%5.3%1.8%4.4%3.0%04.8%
Nothing in particular20.5%16.0%13.3%9.0%11.5%5.0%1012.1%
Christian (Vol.)14.0%12.5%10.6%8.9%4.5%3.4%28.8%
Missing598913810914
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2894

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)67.3%47.3%45.3%38.1%36.5%16.5%1143.0%
Roman Catholic (Catholic)12.2%32.0%30.6%26.6%18.6%10.5%523.6%
Other6.2%7.4%6.9%9.8%7.7%6.8%17.6%
Atheist or agnostic0.7%0.0%0.6%2.3%7.6%27.7%04.8%
Nothing in particular1.4%2.3%7.2%14.7%24.5%34.8%612.3%
Christian (Vol.)12.3%10.9%9.4%8.5%5.1%3.6%28.7%
Missing68887119118
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2912

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than a high school diplomaHigh school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)Technical, trade, or vocational school after high school or some collegeCollege 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)MissingTotal
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)43.0%46.1%43.8%38.2%40.7%443.1%
Roman Catholic (Catholic)28.0%23.1%21.1%24.5%24.0%423.5%
Other4.4%3.4%8.1%12.3%14.2%07.6%
Atheist or agnostic1.4%3.0%5.1%8.0%7.0%04.7%
Nothing in particular15.3%12.6%12.6%11.5%9.4%112.4%
Christian (Vol.)7.8%11.9%9.4%5.5%4.6%18.8%
Missing514131215767
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2927

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)38.7%47.1%043.1%
Roman Catholic (Catholic)22.6%24.4%023.5%
Other9.2%6.1%07.6%
Atheist or agnostic6.2%3.3%04.7%
Nothing in particular14.4%10.4%012.3%
Christian (Vol.)8.9%8.6%08.8%
Missing2838660
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2937

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)Roman Catholic (Catholic)OtherAtheist or agnosticNothing in particularChristian (Vol.)MissingTotal
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%043.1%
Roman Catholic (Catholic)0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%023.5%
Other0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%07.6%
Atheist or agnostic0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%04.7%
Nothing in particular0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%012.4%
Christian (Vol.)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%08.8%
Missing0000006666
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2937

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 Very conservativeConservativeModerateLiberalVery liberalMissingTotal
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)63.9%48.8%40.5%31.8%31.5%6943.1%
Roman Catholic (Catholic)12.2%25.6%25.1%24.6%19.2%2723.9%
Other5.6%4.9%7.3%12.2%13.9%127.5%
Atheist or agnostic3.8%1.4%5.4%9.5%9.5%44.8%
Nothing in particular5.8%9.0%12.6%16.1%21.8%2512.0%
Christian (Vol.)8.8%10.2%9.1%5.8%4.2%128.6%
Missing115239321515
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2788

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