General Social Survey, 2006

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SPFUND

Fundamentalism/liberalism of religion of spouse
  1) Fundamentalist
  2) Moderate
  3) Liberal
  9) No answer

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Fundamentalist 396 28% 28% -.79
Moderate 563 39.8% 67.8% -.2
Liberal 386 27.3% 95.1% .39
No answer 70 4.9% 100% 3.94

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

18-29 years old 30-44 years old 45-59 years old 60-74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Fundamentalist 27.2%
40
27.2%
133
27.1%
120
31.8%
78
27.0%
24
28.0%
395
Moderate 42.9%
63
38.4%
188
41.0%
181
38.0%
93
42.7%
38
39.9%
563
Liberal 26.5%
39
28.4%
139
26.7%
118
25.7%
63
29.2%
26
27.3%
385
No answer 3.4%
5
5.9%
29
5.2%
23
4.5%
11
1.1%
1
4.9%
69
TOTAL 100.0%
147
100.0%
489
100.0%
442
100.0%
245
100.0%
89

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Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

Less than once a year About once or twice a year Several times a year 1-3 times a month Nearly every week Weekly or more TOTAL
Fundamentalist 14.8%
49
22.2%
41
26.5%
40
22.0%
47
35.7%
30
42.3%
189
28.0%
396
Moderate 31.1%
103
43.2%
80
39.7%
60
47.2%
101
50.0%
42
39.6%
177
39.9%
563
Liberal 47.7%
158
30.3%
56
26.5%
40
24.3%
52
11.9%
10
15.4%
69
27.3%
385
No answer 6.3%
21
4.3%
8
7.3%
11
6.5%
14
2.4%
2
2.7%
12
4.8%
68
TOTAL 100.0%
331
100.0%
185
100.0%
151
100.0%
214
100.0%
84
100.0%
447

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Education (I-EDUC)

Less than high school High school Associate/Junior college Bachelor's Graduate TOTAL
Fundamentalist 33.9%
61
32.4%
217
39.5%
49
18.3%
53
10.5%
16
28.0%
396
Moderate 47.8%
86
40.1%
268
32.3%
40
39.8%
115
35.3%
54
39.8%
563
Liberal 17.2%
31
23.2%
155
18.5%
23
36.3%
105
47.1%
72
27.3%
386
No answer 1.1%
2
4.3%
29
9.7%
12
5.5%
16
7.2%
11
4.9%
70
TOTAL 100.0%
180
100.0%
669
100.0%
124
100.0%
289
100.0%
153

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Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Fundamentalist 28.1%
180
27.9%
216
28.0%
396
Moderate 42.2%
270
37.8%
293
39.8%
563
Liberal 25.0%
160
29.2%
226
27.3%
386
No answer 4.7%
30
5.2%
40
4.9%
70
TOTAL 100.0%
640
100.0%
775

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Religion (I-RELIGION)

Protestant Catholic Jewish None Other TOTAL
Fundamentalist 46.3%
352
5.4%
21
0.0%
0
11.3%
20
5.1%
3
28.1%
396
Moderate 24.5%
186
82.2%
319
15.4%
4
21.5%
38
25.4%
15
39.9%
562
Liberal 26.1%
198
10.8%
42
84.6%
22
62.1%
110
22.0%
13
27.3%
385
No answer 3.2%
24
1.5%
6
0.0%
0
5.1%
9
47.5%
28
4.8%
67
TOTAL 100.0%
760
100.0%
388
100.0%
26
100.0%
177
100.0%
59

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Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Fundamentalist 13.1%
28
30.2%
102
37.9%
207
18.6%
59
28.0%
396
Moderate 51.2%
109
39.6%
134
36.6%
200
37.7%
120
39.8%
563
Liberal 29.6%
63
26.6%
90
22.5%
123
34.6%
110
27.3%
386
No answer 6.1%
13
3.6%
12
2.9%
16
9.1%
29
4.9%
70
TOTAL 100.0%
213
100.0%
338
100.0%
546
100.0%
318

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Race (I-RACE)

White Black Other TOTAL
Fundamentalist 28.1%
311
56.8%
63
11.1%
22
28.0%
396
Moderate 38.3%
424
22.5%
25
57.6%
114
39.8%
563
Liberal 29.7%
328
17.1%
19
19.7%
39
27.3%
386
No answer 3.9%
43
3.6%
4
11.6%
23
4.9%
70
TOTAL 100.0%
1106
100.0%
111
100.0%
198

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