Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003

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CHOOSE (Weighted by WEIGHT) [ASK ONLY IF CHRISTIA= 1 “YES”] Do you feel it would be possible to be a good Christian and a good Buddhist at the same time, or is it better to choose between the two?   1) Possible to be both   2) Better to choose between the two   3) Other   4) Don’t know   5) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Possible to be both	463	19.9%	19.9%
Better to choose between the two	1536	66%	85.9%
Other	23	1%	86.9%
Don’t know	298	12.8%	99.7%
Refused	6	.3%	100%
Missing	583	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Household income Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Possible to be both	26.9% 137	19.7% 86	20.4% 101	19.5% 96	10.9% 41	2	19.9% 461
Better to choose between the two	65.8% 335	64.3% 281	65.7% 326	67.5% 333	66.8% 252	10	66.0% 1527
Other	0.8% 4	1.8% 8	0.4% 2	0.6% 3	1.6% 6	0	1.0% 23
Don’t know	6.5% 33	14.2% 62	13.3% 66	12.2% 60	19.6% 74	2	12.8% 295
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	1.1% 4	0	0.3% 6
Missing	221	114	117	68	55	0	575
TOTAL	100.0% 509	100.0% 437	100.0% 496	100.0% 493	100.0% 377	14	2312

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school graduate	High school graduate	Some college	Trade/technical/vocational training	College graduate	Post-graduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Possible to be both	16.0% 31	14.6% 113	21.0% 159	24.4% 22	26.6% 93	27.8% 45	0	19.9% 463
Better to choose between the two	69.1% 134	68.7% 532	66.3% 502	55.6% 50	61.6% 215	62.3% 101	1	66.0% 1534
Other	1.0% 2	1.4% 11	0.8% 6	1.1% 1	0.6% 2	1.2% 2	0	1.0% 24
Don’t know	13.9% 27	14.7% 114	11.9% 90	17.8% 16	10.9% 38	8.6% 14	0	12.9% 299
Refused	0.0% 0	0.5% 4	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 6
Missing	44	167	200	17	98	53	0	579
TOTAL	100.0% 194	100.0% 774	100.0% 757	100.0% 90	100.0% 349	100.0% 162	1	2326

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Possible to be both	20.7% 214	19.3% 250	19.9% 464
Better to choose between the two	66.7% 690	65.4% 846	66.0% 1536
Other	0.8% 8	1.2% 15	1.0% 23
Don’t know	11.4% 118	13.9% 180	12.8% 298
Refused	0.4% 4	0.2% 2	0.3% 6
Missing	364	220	584
TOTAL	100.0% 1034	100.0% 1293	2327

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	Between $10,000 and $30,000	$30,000 or more	Don’t know/Refused	TOTAL
Possible to be both	16.4% 31	16.7% 90	21.7% 300	19.8% 43	19.9% 464
Better to choose between the two	69.3% 131	65.6% 354	67.2% 930	55.8% 121	66.0% 1536
Other	1.6% 3	0.9% 5	0.9% 12	1.8% 4	1.0% 24
Don’t know	12.7% 24	16.9% 91	9.8% 136	22.1% 48	12.8% 299
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 5	0.5% 1	0.3% 6
Missing	57	158	318	51	584
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 540	100.0% 1383	100.0% 217	2329

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	AsianPcIsl	NatvAmer	OthRace	Missing	TOTAL
Possible to be both	20.3% 361	11.2% 31	37.5% 9	23.7% 9	25.9% 50	4	19.9% 460
Better to choose between the two	64.8% 1154	79.1% 220	54.2% 13	65.8% 25	59.6% 115	8	66.0% 1527
Other	1.1% 20	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0	1.0% 24
Don’t know	13.5% 240	8.6% 24	8.3% 2	10.5% 4	13.5% 26	2	12.8% 296
Refused	0.3% 5	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 6
Missing	400	62	23	15	75	0	575
TOTAL	100.0% 1780	100.0% 278	100.0% 24	100.0% 38	100.0% 193	14	2313

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Evangelical	Mainline	Black Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other faith	Missing	TOTAL
Possible to be both	12.9% 105	19.2% 67	9.0% 15	25.7% 159	50.0% 1	24.8% 34	83	18.3% 381
Better to choose between the two	76.5% 621	65.9% 230	78.3% 130	56.1% 347	50.0% 1	60.6% 83	123	67.7% 1412
Other	1.4% 11	0.6% 2	1.2% 2	1.0% 6	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	2	1.1% 23
Don’t know	9.1% 74	14.0% 49	10.8% 18	16.8% 104	0.0% 0	13.1% 18	35	12.6% 263
Refused	0.1% 1	0.3% 1	0.6% 1	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 6
Missing	37	17	22	70	57	69	0	272
TOTAL	100.0% 812	100.0% 349	100.0% 166	100.0% 619	100.0% 2	100.0% 137	243	2085