Survey of Religion and Community Life in Indianapolis, 1999

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KNOW5 Overall, what do you think is the largest religious in Marion County?   1) Baptist   2) Catholic   3) Lutheran   4) Methodist   5) Some other denomination   8) Don't know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Baptist	277	34.4%	34.4%	-.87
Catholic	310	38.5%	72.8%	-.23
Lutheran	16	2%	74.8%	.4
Methodist	113	14%	88.8%	1.04
Some other denomination	70	8.7%	97.5%	1.67
Don't know	19	2.4%	99.9%	3.57
Refused	1	.1%	100%	4.21

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Baptist	29.1% 98	38.2% 179	34.4% 277
Catholic	40.4% 136	37.0% 173	38.4% 309
Lutheran	2.7% 9	1.5% 7	2.0% 16
Methodist	18.1% 61	11.1% 52	14.0% 113
Some other denomination	7.7% 26	9.4% 44	8.7% 70
Don't know	1.8% 6	2.8% 13	2.4% 19
Refused	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	38.8% 26	33.8% 79	37.1% 72	32.4% 99	33.3% 1	34.5% 277
Catholic	34.3% 23	38.5% 90	40.2% 78	37.9% 116	33.3% 1	38.3% 308
Lutheran	1.5% 1	0.9% 2	1.0% 2	3.6% 11	0.0% 0	2.0% 16
Methodist	6.0% 4	14.5% 34	11.3% 22	17.0% 52	33.3% 1	14.1% 113
Some other denomination	17.9% 12	9.0% 21	9.3% 18	6.2% 19	0.0% 0	8.7% 70
Don't know	1.5% 1	3.0% 7	1.0% 2	2.9% 9	0.0% 0	2.4% 19
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	24.5% 35	37.5% 93	38.0% 78	42.6% 43	25.7% 26	34.5% 275
Catholic	42.0% 60	35.9% 89	40.5% 83	29.7% 30	44.6% 45	38.5% 307
Lutheran	6.3% 9	1.6% 4	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.9% 15
Methodist	18.9% 27	15.7% 39	10.2% 21	7.9% 8	16.8% 17	14.0% 112
Some other denomination	6.3% 9	7.3% 18	8.8% 18	15.8% 16	8.9% 9	8.8% 70
Don't know	2.1% 3	2.0% 5	1.5% 3	4.0% 4	3.0% 3	2.3% 18
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	39.4% 65	27.5% 74	33.8% 79	43.3% 58	33.3% 1	34.4% 277
Catholic	37.6% 62	45.0% 121	39.7% 93	24.6% 33	0.0% 0	38.4% 309
Lutheran	1.8% 3	2.6% 7	1.3% 3	2.2% 3	0.0% 0	2.0% 16
Methodist	9.7% 16	13.8% 37	13.7% 32	20.9% 28	0.0% 0	14.0% 113
Some other denomination	9.7% 16	8.9% 24	9.4% 22	6.0% 8	0.0% 0	8.7% 70
Don't know	1.8% 3	1.9% 5	2.1% 5	3.0% 4	66.7% 2	2.4% 19
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	29.8% 157	55.0% 82	20.0% 9	35.1% 27	16.7% 1	34.4% 276
Catholic	41.3% 217	29.5% 44	46.7% 21	29.9% 23	50.0% 3	38.4% 308
Lutheran	2.3% 12	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	0.0% 0	2.0% 16
Methodist	17.1% 90	4.0% 6	17.8% 8	11.7% 9	0.0% 0	14.1% 113
Some other denomination	7.0% 37	8.7% 13	15.6% 7	16.9% 13	0.0% 0	8.7% 70
Don't know	2.5% 13	2.0% 3	0.0% 0	2.6% 2	16.7% 1	2.4% 19
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	16.7% 1	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	29.9% 108	35.9% 14	48.2% 27	37.2% 64	36.2% 63	34.4% 276
Catholic	42.9% 155	35.9% 14	25.0% 14	33.7% 58	37.9% 66	38.3% 307
Lutheran	2.2% 8	2.6% 1	3.6% 2	1.7% 3	1.1% 2	2.0% 16
Methodist	15.8% 57	12.8% 5	5.4% 3	16.9% 29	10.9% 19	14.1% 113
Some other denomination	7.5% 27	7.7% 3	12.5% 7	8.1% 14	10.9% 19	8.7% 70
Don't know	1.4% 5	5.1% 2	5.4% 3	2.3% 4	2.9% 5	2.4% 19
Refused	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	31.7% 76	44.4% 123	27.0% 60	27.3% 15	30.0% 3	34.5% 277
Catholic	37.5% 90	32.1% 89	43.7% 97	49.1% 27	50.0% 5	38.3% 308
Lutheran	2.5% 6	2.5% 7	1.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 16
Methodist	17.1% 41	10.1% 28	16.7% 37	12.7% 7	0.0% 0	14.1% 113
Some other denomination	7.9% 19	9.0% 25	9.5% 21	9.1% 5	0.0% 0	8.7% 70
Don't know	3.3% 8	1.8% 5	1.8% 4	1.8% 1	10.0% 1	2.4% 19
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.1% 1
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
Baptist	39.6% 53	40.7% 50	42.5% 54	35.4% 63	23.1% 49	34.8% 269
Catholic	36.6% 49	34.1% 42	32.3% 41	42.1% 75	42.5% 90	38.4% 297
Lutheran	1.5% 2	2.4% 3	1.6% 2	1.1% 2	3.3% 7	2.1% 16
Methodist	9.0% 12	11.4% 14	14.2% 18	10.7% 19	21.2% 45	14.0% 108
Some other denomination	9.0% 12	8.9% 11	8.7% 11	6.7% 12	9.0% 19	8.4% 65
Don't know	4.5% 6	2.4% 3	0.8% 1	3.9% 7	0.9% 2	2.5% 19
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 127	100.0% 178	100.0% 212	774