Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q17A Q17 When you pray, to whom do you pray - 1st response   1) I pray to God   2) I pray to Jesus Christ   3) I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ   4) Other

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
I pray to God	778	53.5%	53.5%	-.88
I pray to Jesus Christ	71	4.9%	58.4%	.02
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	459	31.5%	89.9%	.91
Other	147	10.1%	100%	1.8

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
I pray to God	54.6% 320	52.7% 458	53.5% 778
I pray to Jesus Christ	5.8% 34	4.3% 37	4.9% 71
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	30.2% 177	32.5% 282	31.5% 459
Other	9.4% 55	10.6% 92	10.1% 147
TOTAL	100.0% 586	100.0% 869	1455

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
I pray to God	54.0% 688	53.2% 33	54.8% 46	54.1% 767
I pray to Jesus Christ	5.2% 66	3.2% 2	1.2% 1	4.9% 69
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	31.2% 397	32.3% 20	28.6% 24	31.1% 441
Other	9.6% 122	11.3% 7	15.5% 13	10.0% 142
TOTAL	100.0% 1273	100.0% 62	100.0% 84	1419

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
I pray to God	49.1% 172	53.0% 483	71.8% 79	55.0% 33	53.6% 767
I pray to Jesus Christ	3.7% 13	6.4% 58	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.0% 71
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	38.3% 134	34.3% 313	6.4% 7	3.3% 2	31.8% 456
Other	8.9% 31	6.4% 58	21.8% 24	41.7% 25	9.6% 138
TOTAL	100.0% 350	100.0% 912	100.0% 110	100.0% 60	1432

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
I pray to God	45.5% 50	52.2% 163	51.2% 326	60.9% 231	53.5% 770
I pray to Jesus Christ	1.8% 2	4.8% 15	4.1% 26	6.6% 25	4.7% 68
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	36.4% 40	29.2% 91	34.1% 217	28.0% 106	31.6% 454
Other	16.4% 18	13.8% 43	10.7% 68	4.5% 17	10.2% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 312	100.0% 637	100.0% 379	1438

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
I pray to God	57.4% 113	65.9% 270	56.2% 104	43.8% 287	53.5% 774
I pray to Jesus Christ	1.0% 2	3.2% 13	4.9% 9	7.0% 46	4.8% 70
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	17.8% 35	24.9% 102	34.1% 63	39.1% 256	31.5% 456
Other	23.9% 47	6.1% 25	4.9% 9	10.1% 66	10.2% 147
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 410	100.0% 185	100.0% 655	1447

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
I pray to God	49.4% 370	58.1% 313	52.6% 10	56.4% 57	50.0% 16	53.2% 766
I pray to Jesus Christ	7.7% 58	1.3% 7	5.3% 1	3.0% 3	6.3% 2	4.9% 71
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	34.8% 261	28.0% 151	26.3% 5	29.7% 30	31.3% 10	31.7% 457
Other	8.0% 60	12.6% 68	15.8% 3	10.9% 11	12.5% 4	10.1% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 749	100.0% 539	100.0% 19	100.0% 101	100.0% 32	1440

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
I pray to God	55.8% 29	56.7% 131	53.6% 188	55.4% 62	51.3% 178	53.9% 181	53.8% 769
I pray to Jesus Christ	7.7% 4	5.2% 12	4.3% 15	6.3% 7	5.5% 19	3.6% 12	4.8% 69
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	36.5% 19	31.6% 73	35.3% 124	31.3% 35	30.8% 107	26.2% 88	31.2% 446
Other	0.0% 0	6.5% 15	6.8% 24	7.1% 8	12.4% 43	16.4% 55	10.1% 145
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 231	100.0% 351	100.0% 112	100.0% 347	100.0% 336	1429

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
I pray to God	49.0% 76	54.1% 486	56.0% 28	57.9% 113	50.8% 67	53.8% 770
I pray to Jesus Christ	3.2% 5	5.2% 47	0.0% 0	4.1% 8	6.8% 9	4.8% 69
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	29.7% 46	32.2% 289	26.0% 13	27.2% 53	34.1% 45	31.2% 446
Other	18.1% 28	8.5% 76	18.0% 9	10.8% 21	8.3% 11	10.1% 145
TOTAL	100.0% 155	100.0% 898	100.0% 50	100.0% 195	100.0% 132	1430

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
I pray to God	54.2% 90	58.3% 119	53.2% 134	52.7% 248	53.0% 143	53.9% 734
I pray to Jesus Christ	7.2% 12	4.4% 9	2.8% 7	5.5% 26	4.4% 12	4.8% 66
I sometimes pray to God, sometimes to Jesus Christ	31.3% 52	28.9% 59	34.5% 87	29.9% 141	32.6% 88	31.3% 427
Other	7.2% 12	8.3% 17	9.5% 24	11.9% 56	10.0% 27	10.0% 136
TOTAL	100.0% 166	100.0% 204	100.0% 252	100.0% 471	100.0% 270	1363