Religion and Public Life Survey, 2010 - Analysis
USGEN (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Immigrant generation
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) 1st generation | 10.7% | 10.7% |
2) 2st generation | 9.7% | 20.4% |
3) 3rd+ generation | 79.1% | 99.5% |
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.5% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st generation | 9.9% | 11.4% | 15.5% | 10.5% | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7 | 10.5% |
2st generation | 16.5% | 11.3% | 8.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 12.3% | 8 | 9.6% |
3rd+ generation | 73.2% | 76.2% | 75.4% | 83.5% | 86.3% | 80.1% | 40 | 79.4% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st generation | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 4 | 10.7% |
2st generation | 7.2% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 12.4% | 10.9% | 8.5% | 6 | 9.7% |
3rd+ generation | 81.1% | 79.7% | 79.9% | 76.1% | 79.4% | 79.0% | 32 | 79.1% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st generation | 28.5% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 10.2% | 9.2% | 1 | 10.7% |
2st generation | 10.4% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 0 | 9.8% |
3rd+ generation | 61.2% | 83.8% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.0% | 14 | 79.1% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st generation | 11.8% | 9.7% | 0 | 10.7% |
2st generation | 9.4% | 10.0% | 0 | 9.7% |
3rd+ generation | 78.4% | 79.8% | 0 | 79.1% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.5% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st generation | 4.8% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 8.3% | 11.5% | 6.7% | 6 | 10.7% |
2st generation | 4.5% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 9.9% | 11 | 9.7% |
3rd+ generation | 90.4% | 63.4% | 62.9% | 80.5% | 76.7% | 82.6% | 48 | 79.1% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1 | 0.5% |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st generation | 7.1% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 17 | 10.4% |
2st generation | 2.9% | 8.7% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 7.2% | 15 | 9.8% |
3rd+ generation | 89.8% | 80.1% | 77.9% | 77.0% | 79.6% | 125 | 79.4% |
Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 7 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |