General Social Survey 2010 Cross-Section and Panel Combined

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DONATE During the past year, did you (or anyone in your immediate family) donate money, assets, property, or goods with a combined value of more than $25 to religious or charitable organizations?   0) Inapplicable   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Inapplicable	3320	67.7%	67.7%	-.53
Yes	1199	24.5%	92.2%	.7
No	361	7.4%	99.6%	1.93
Don't know	12	.2%	99.8%	9.31
Refused	9	.2%	100%	10.54

Variable Comparisons

Sex Political ideology Age Region Religion Race Church attendance

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Inapplicable	66.4% 1415	68.8% 1905	67.7% 3320
Yes	25.6% 545	23.6% 654	24.5% 1199
No	7.6% 161	7.2% 200	7.4% 361
Don't know	0.3% 6	0.2% 6	0.2% 12
Refused	0.2% 4	0.2% 5	0.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 2131	100.0% 2770	4901

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Extremely liberal or liberal	Slightly liberal	Moderate	Slightly conservative	Conservative	Extremely conservative	TOTAL
Inapplicable	68.8% 529	65.7% 388	68.4% 1195	65.3% 442	68.6% 534	67.0% 128	67.7% 3216
Yes	22.6% 174	26.6% 157	22.9% 399	27.9% 189	26.7% 208	26.2% 50	24.8% 1177
No	8.3% 64	7.3% 43	8.4% 146	5.9% 40	4.2% 33	6.8% 13	7.1% 339
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.3% 2	0.1% 2	0.6% 4	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 12
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 4	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 769	100.0% 591	100.0% 1746	100.0% 677	100.0% 778	100.0% 191	4752

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 29 years old	30 to 44 years old	45 to 59 years old	60 to 74 years old	75 years or older	TOTAL
Inapplicable	68.5% 502	68.7% 897	66.3% 956	68.6% 639	67.9% 302	67.9% 3296
Yes	21.4% 157	22.7% 296	25.9% 373	26.2% 244	26.1% 116	24.4% 1186
No	9.5% 70	8.2% 107	7.4% 107	5.0% 47	5.4% 24	7.3% 355
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.3% 4	0.2% 3	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 11
Refused	0.3% 2	0.2% 2	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 733	100.0% 1306	100.0% 1441	100.0% 932	100.0% 445	4857

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Inapplicable	65.6% 537	67.3% 776	68.6% 1283	68.4% 724	67.8% 3320
Yes	26.4% 216	25.2% 290	23.6% 442	23.6% 250	24.4% 1198
No	7.5% 61	7.3% 84	7.4% 138	7.4% 78	7.4% 361
Don't know	0.2% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 4	0.5% 5	0.2% 12
Refused	0.2% 2	0.2% 2	0.2% 3	0.2% 2	0.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 818	100.0% 1153	100.0% 1870	100.0% 1059	4900

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Inapplicable	66.6% 1642	68.6% 764	62.2% 56	67.8% 563	73.4% 271	67.7% 3296
Yes	27.1% 668	23.8% 265	30.0% 27	19.0% 158	19.8% 73	24.5% 1191
No	6.0% 147	7.4% 82	5.6% 5	12.4% 103	6.2% 23	7.4% 360
Don't know	0.2% 5	0.2% 2	1.1% 1	0.2% 2	0.3% 1	0.2% 11
Refused	0.1% 3	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.5% 4	0.3% 1	0.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 2465	100.0% 1113	100.0% 90	100.0% 830	100.0% 369	4867

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Inapplicable	67.7% 2555	68.4% 491	67.3% 274	67.7% 3320
Yes	25.4% 959	21.4% 154	21.1% 86	24.5% 1199
No	6.5% 246	9.7% 70	11.1% 45	7.4% 361
Don't know	0.2% 8	0.4% 3	0.2% 1	0.2% 12
Refused	0.2% 8	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 3776	100.0% 718	100.0% 407	4901

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Less than once a year	Once a year	Several times a year	One to three times a month	Nearly every week	Once a week or more	TOTAL
Inapplicable	66.7% 952	70.2% 454	66.0% 342	67.8% 516	75.4% 156	68.1% 642	68.0% 3062
Yes	20.2% 289	21.8% 141	25.5% 132	25.4% 193	21.3% 44	28.5% 269	23.7% 1068
No	12.3% 175	7.7% 50	8.3% 43	6.7% 51	3.4% 7	3.0% 28	7.9% 354
Don't know	0.4% 6	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.2% 11
Refused	0.4% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.2% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 1428	100.0% 647	100.0% 518	100.0% 761	100.0% 207	100.0% 943	4504