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)
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
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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) Other | 7.6% | 74.2% | ||
4) Atheist or agnostic | 4.7% | 78.9% | ||
5) Nothing in particular | 12.4% | 91.2% | ||
6) Christian (Vol.) | 8.8% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 66 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2937 |
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 | |
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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% | 18 | 43.2% |
Roman Catholic (Catholic) | 17.2% | 22.8% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 20.8% | 24.8% | 7 | 23.6% |
Other | 7.0% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 6 | 7.5% |
Atheist or agnostic | 6.9% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 0 | 4.8% |
Nothing in particular | 20.5% | 16.0% | 13.3% | 9.0% | 11.5% | 5.0% | 10 | 12.1% |
Christian (Vol.) | 14.0% | 12.5% | 10.6% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 2 | 8.8% |
Missing | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 109 | 14 |
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 | |
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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% | 11 | 43.0% |
Roman Catholic (Catholic) | 12.2% | 32.0% | 30.6% | 26.6% | 18.6% | 10.5% | 5 | 23.6% |
Other | 6.2% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 7.7% | 6.8% | 1 | 7.6% |
Atheist or agnostic | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 7.6% | 27.7% | 0 | 4.8% |
Nothing in particular | 1.4% | 2.3% | 7.2% | 14.7% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 6 | 12.3% |
Christian (Vol.) | 12.3% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 2 | 8.7% |
Missing | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 18 |
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 | |
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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% | 4 | 43.1% |
Roman Catholic (Catholic) | 28.0% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 24.5% | 24.0% | 4 | 23.5% |
Other | 4.4% | 3.4% | 8.1% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 0 | 7.6% |
Atheist or agnostic | 1.4% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 0 | 4.7% |
Nothing in particular | 15.3% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 11.5% | 9.4% | 1 | 12.4% |
Christian (Vol.) | 7.8% | 11.9% | 9.4% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 1 | 8.8% |
Missing | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 7 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
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Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, etc.) | 38.7% | 47.1% | 0 | 43.1% |
Roman Catholic (Catholic) | 22.6% | 24.4% | 0 | 23.5% |
Other | 9.2% | 6.1% | 0 | 7.6% |
Atheist or agnostic | 6.2% | 3.3% | 0 | 4.7% |
Nothing in particular | 14.4% | 10.4% | 0 | 12.3% |
Christian (Vol.) | 8.9% | 8.6% | 0 | 8.8% |
Missing | 28 | 38 | 66 | 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 | |
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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% | 0 | 43.1% |
Roman Catholic (Catholic) | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 23.5% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 7.6% |
Atheist or agnostic | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4.7% |
Nothing in particular | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 12.4% |
Christian (Vol.) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 8.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Very conservative | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Very liberal | Missing | Total | |
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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% | 69 | 43.1% |
Roman Catholic (Catholic) | 12.2% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | 19.2% | 27 | 23.9% |
Other | 5.6% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 12 | 7.5% |
Atheist or agnostic | 3.8% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 4 | 4.8% |
Nothing in particular | 5.8% | 9.0% | 12.6% | 16.1% | 21.8% | 25 | 12.0% |
Christian (Vol.) | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 12 | 8.6% |
Missing | 1 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 215 | 15 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |