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Q21
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| Category | Frequency | Percentage | Cumulative Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 1118 | 65.8% | 65.8% | -.62 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 183 | 10.8% | 76.6% | .07 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 29 | 1.7% | 78.3% | .77 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 243 | 14.3% | 92.6% | 1.46 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 78 | 4.6% | 97.2% | 2.15 |
| I have no opinion | 47 | 2.8% | 100% | 2.84 |
Variable Comparisons
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 59.2% 434 |
70.9% 684 |
65.8% 1118 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 12.6% 92 |
9.4% 91 |
10.8% 183 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 2.7% 20 |
0.9% 9 |
1.7% 29 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 14.9% 109 |
13.9% 134 |
14.3% 243 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 7.4% 54 |
2.5% 24 |
4.6% 78 |
| I have no opinion | 3.3% 24 |
2.4% 23 |
2.8% 47 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 733 |
100.0% 965 |
1698 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 64.9% 967 |
89.4% 59 |
59.8% 61 |
65.6% 1087 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 11.9% 177 |
0.0% 0 |
4.9% 5 |
11.0% 182 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 1.7% 26 |
0.0% 0 |
2.9% 3 |
1.7% 29 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 14.0% 209 |
9.1% 6 |
22.5% 23 |
14.4% 238 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 4.5% 67 |
0.0% 0 |
8.8% 9 |
4.6% 76 |
| I have no opinion | 3.0% 44 |
1.5% 1 |
1.0% 1 |
2.8% 46 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1490 |
100.0% 66 |
100.0% 102 |
1658 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Catholic | Protestant | Other | None | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 74.5% 278 |
76.9% 755 |
46.2% 60 |
7.7% 14 |
66.4% 1107 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 14.7% 55 |
10.9% 107 |
8.5% 11 |
4.9% 9 |
10.9% 182 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 0.5% 2 |
1.6% 16 |
4.6% 6 |
2.2% 4 |
1.7% 28 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 7.2% 27 |
9.1% 89 |
33.1% 43 |
37.4% 68 |
13.6% 227 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 1.3% 5 |
0.6% 6 |
5.4% 7 |
33.0% 60 |
4.7% 78 |
| I have no opinion | 1.6% 6 |
0.9% 9 |
2.3% 3 |
14.8% 27 |
2.7% 45 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 373 |
100.0% 982 |
100.0% 130 |
100.0% 182 |
1667 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 56.9% 74 |
63.3% 240 |
63.0% 467 |
74.5% 321 |
65.6% 1102 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 11.5% 15 |
9.2% 35 |
13.2% 98 |
8.1% 35 |
10.9% 183 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 4.6% 6 |
1.8% 7 |
1.5% 11 |
1.2% 5 |
1.7% 29 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 22.3% 29 |
17.9% 68 |
13.8% 102 |
10.0% 43 |
14.4% 242 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 4.6% 6 |
4.7% 18 |
5.5% 41 |
3.0% 13 |
4.6% 78 |
| I have no opinion | 0.0% 0 |
2.9% 11 |
3.0% 22 |
3.2% 14 |
2.8% 47 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 130 |
100.0% 379 |
100.0% 741 |
100.0% 431 |
1681 |
Church attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Never | < 1 Month | < 1 a Week | Weekly + | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 27.9% 99 |
58.5% 272 |
71.1% 138 |
89.5% 596 |
65.8% 1105 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 10.4% 37 |
16.6% 77 |
14.9% 29 |
6.0% 40 |
10.9% 183 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 2.5% 9 |
2.4% 11 |
1.5% 3 |
0.8% 5 |
1.7% 28 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 31.3% 111 |
18.1% 84 |
11.3% 22 |
3.5% 23 |
14.3% 240 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 17.5% 62 |
3.0% 14 |
1.0% 2 |
0.0% 0 |
4.6% 78 |
| I have no opinion | 10.4% 37 |
1.5% 7 |
0.0% 0 |
0.3% 2 |
2.7% 46 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 355 |
100.0% 465 |
100.0% 194 |
100.0% 666 |
1680 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| George W. Bush | John Kerry | Ralph Nader | Somebody else | No preference | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 79.4% 651 |
49.6% 332 |
48.0% 12 |
65.6% 84 |
68.4% 26 |
65.7% 1105 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 9.1% 75 |
13.0% 87 |
12.0% 3 |
10.2% 13 |
10.5% 4 |
10.8% 182 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 1.5% 12 |
2.4% 16 |
0.0% 0 |
0.8% 1 |
0.0% 0 |
1.7% 29 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 6.7% 55 |
23.4% 157 |
32.0% 8 |
14.1% 18 |
7.9% 3 |
14.3% 241 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 1.3% 11 |
8.8% 59 |
8.0% 2 |
4.7% 6 |
0.0% 0 |
4.6% 78 |
| I have no opinion | 2.0% 16 |
2.8% 19 |
0.0% 0 |
4.7% 6 |
13.2% 5 |
2.7% 46 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 820 |
100.0% 670 |
100.0% 25 |
100.0% 128 |
100.0% 38 |
1681 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| < High school | HS grad | Some college | Jr college | College graduate | Postgraduate work/Degree | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 79.0% 49 |
81.7% 205 |
71.2% 289 |
66.4% 91 |
63.7% 262 |
49.3% 199 |
65.5% 1095 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 9.7% 6 |
8.4% 21 |
8.9% 36 |
7.3% 10 |
12.7% 52 |
14.1% 57 |
10.9% 182 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 0.0% 0 |
0.8% 2 |
1.0% 4 |
2.2% 3 |
1.2% 5 |
3.7% 15 |
1.7% 29 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 8.1% 5 |
4.0% 10 |
12.6% 51 |
16.1% 22 |
15.8% 65 |
21.8% 88 |
14.4% 241 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 1.6% 1 |
2.0% 5 |
3.7% 15 |
4.4% 6 |
4.9% 20 |
7.4% 30 |
4.6% 77 |
| I have no opinion | 1.6% 1 |
3.2% 8 |
2.7% 11 |
3.6% 5 |
1.7% 7 |
3.7% 15 |
2.8% 47 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 62 |
100.0% 251 |
100.0% 406 |
100.0% 137 |
100.0% 411 |
100.0% 404 |
1671 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Never married | Married | Living as married | Separated/Divorced | Widowed | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 52.9% 101 |
68.2% 705 |
48.3% 29 |
63.5% 153 |
73.5% 108 |
65.6% 1096 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 13.1% 25 |
11.2% 116 |
11.7% 7 |
9.5% 23 |
7.5% 11 |
10.9% 182 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 2.6% 5 |
1.6% 17 |
5.0% 3 |
1.2% 3 |
0.7% 1 |
1.7% 29 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 22.5% 43 |
12.2% 126 |
25.0% 15 |
16.6% 40 |
11.6% 17 |
14.4% 241 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 6.8% 13 |
3.6% 37 |
8.3% 5 |
6.6% 16 |
4.1% 6 |
4.6% 77 |
| I have no opinion | 2.1% 4 |
3.1% 32 |
1.7% 1 |
2.5% 6 |
2.7% 4 |
2.8% 47 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 191 |
100.0% 1033 |
100.0% 60 |
100.0% 241 |
100.0% 147 |
1672 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| < $20,000 | $20,001-$35,000 | $35,001-$50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001+ | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubst that God exists | 75.8% 147 |
74.8% 172 |
67.1% 200 |
63.7% 348 |
53.2% 175 |
65.2% 1042 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 7.2% 14 |
9.1% 21 |
11.4% 34 |
11.4% 62 |
14.3% 47 |
11.1% 178 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 1.0% 2 |
1.3% 3 |
1.0% 3 |
1.5% 8 |
3.6% 12 |
1.8% 28 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 10.8% 21 |
10.0% 23 |
15.8% 47 |
15.0% 82 |
18.8% 62 |
14.7% 235 |
| I don't believe in anything beyond the physical world | 2.1% 4 |
3.9% 9 |
2.7% 8 |
5.1% 28 |
7.6% 25 |
4.6% 74 |
| I have no opinion | 3.1% 6 |
0.9% 2 |
2.0% 6 |
3.3% 18 |
2.4% 8 |
2.5% 40 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 194 |
100.0% 230 |
100.0% 298 |
100.0% 546 |
100.0% 329 |
1597 |



