Survey of Religion and Community Life in Indianapolis, 1999

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STATE1C Thinking about Indianapolis, please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. - It is proper to have religious prayers at the city's public events.   1) Strongly agree   2) Somewhat agree   3) Somewhat disagree   4) Strongly disagree   8) Don't know   9) Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	364	45.2%	45.2%	-.82
Somewhat agree	240	29.8%	74.9%	.03
Somewhat disagree	99	12.3%	87.2%	.89
Strongly disagree	97	12%	99.3%	1.74
Don't know	3	.4%	99.6%	5.16
Refused	3	.4%	100%	6.01

Variable Comparisons

Gender Education Religious preference Age Race Marital status Political party Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	38.3% 129	50.2% 235	45.2% 364
Somewhat agree	29.4% 99	29.9% 140	29.7% 239
Somewhat disagree	13.4% 45	11.5% 54	12.3% 99
Strongly disagree	18.1% 61	7.7% 36	12.0% 97
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.4% 2	0.4% 3
Refused	0.6% 2	0.2% 1	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 337	100.0% 468	805

Education (I-EDUC)

	Zero to 11 years	12 years	Some college	College degree or higher	Don't know	TOTAL
Strongly agree	53.7% 36	54.7% 128	39.7% 77	40.2% 123	0.0% 0	45.3% 364
Somewhat agree	25.4% 17	26.5% 62	35.6% 69	29.4% 90	33.3% 1	29.7% 239
Somewhat disagree	4.5% 3	9.8% 23	13.4% 26	14.7% 45	33.3% 1	12.2% 98
Strongly disagree	14.9% 10	8.5% 20	11.3% 22	14.4% 44	33.3% 1	12.1% 97
Don't know	1.5% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 67	100.0% 234	100.0% 194	100.0% 306	100.0% 3	804

Religious preference (I-REL)

	Catholic	Protestant	Oth Chrstn	Oth Rel	No pref	TOTAL
Strongly agree	39.9% 57	52.8% 131	54.6% 112	42.6% 43	18.8% 19	45.4% 362
Somewhat agree	35.7% 51	30.6% 76	29.3% 60	24.8% 25	24.8% 25	29.7% 237
Somewhat disagree	19.6% 28	9.7% 24	8.3% 17	11.9% 12	17.8% 18	12.4% 99
Strongly disagree	2.8% 4	6.5% 16	7.3% 15	19.8% 20	38.6% 39	11.8% 94
Don't know	0.7% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Refused	1.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 248	100.0% 205	100.0% 101	100.0% 101	798

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-44	45-65	65 and up	Refused	TOTAL
Strongly agree	35.2% 58	42.4% 114	50.9% 119	53.7% 72	33.3% 1	45.2% 364
Somewhat agree	33.9% 56	31.2% 84	26.1% 61	28.4% 38	0.0% 0	29.7% 239
Somewhat disagree	12.7% 21	14.9% 40	12.0% 28	7.5% 10	0.0% 0	12.3% 99
Strongly disagree	18.2% 30	10.4% 28	10.7% 25	9.7% 13	33.3% 1	12.0% 97
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Refused	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 165	100.0% 269	100.0% 234	100.0% 134	100.0% 3	805

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Wh and Ind	Other	Dk/ ref	TOTAL
Strongly agree	42.0% 221	54.4% 81	57.8% 26	42.9% 33	50.0% 3	45.3% 364
Somewhat agree	30.8% 162	27.5% 41	24.4% 11	29.9% 23	33.3% 2	29.8% 239
Somewhat disagree	13.5% 71	9.4% 14	8.9% 4	11.7% 9	0.0% 0	12.2% 98
Strongly disagree	12.9% 68	8.7% 13	8.9% 4	13.0% 10	16.7% 1	12.0% 96
Don't know	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Refused	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 526	100.0% 149	100.0% 45	100.0% 77	100.0% 6	803

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Cohabiting	Widowed	Sep/ Div	Nvr marry	TOTAL
Strongly agree	51.5% 186	35.9% 14	64.3% 36	40.7% 70	33.3% 58	45.4% 364
Somewhat agree	28.3% 102	38.5% 15	17.9% 10	33.7% 58	29.9% 52	29.6% 237
Somewhat disagree	12.7% 46	15.4% 6	5.4% 3	8.1% 14	16.7% 29	12.2% 98
Strongly disagree	7.2% 26	10.3% 4	10.7% 6	17.4% 30	17.8% 31	12.1% 97
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.4% 3
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 3	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 361	100.0% 39	100.0% 56	100.0% 172	100.0% 174	802

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Democrat	Independnt	Other	Dk/ ref	TOTAL
Strongly agree	48.3% 116	44.4% 123	41.4% 92	50.9% 28	50.0% 5	45.3% 364
Somewhat agree	29.6% 71	28.9% 80	33.3% 74	23.6% 13	10.0% 1	29.7% 239
Somewhat disagree	15.0% 36	9.4% 26	12.6% 28	10.9% 6	20.0% 2	12.2% 98
Strongly disagree	6.3% 15	16.6% 46	12.2% 27	14.5% 8	10.0% 1	12.1% 97
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.4% 3
Refused	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 240	100.0% 277	100.0% 222	100.0% 55	100.0% 10	804

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$0-19999	$20-29999	$30-39999	$40-49999	$60000+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	53.7% 72	49.6% 61	41.7% 53	44.9% 80	39.6% 84	45.2% 350
Somewhat agree	25.4% 34	27.6% 34	29.9% 38	32.0% 57	31.6% 67	29.7% 230
Somewhat disagree	7.5% 10	9.8% 12	13.4% 17	14.0% 25	14.2% 30	12.1% 94
Strongly disagree	13.4% 18	13.0% 16	11.8% 15	8.4% 15	14.6% 31	12.3% 95
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 127	100.0% 178	100.0% 212	774