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Catholic Pluralism Project, 1995

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KIDPRAY (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Next, I'll read a list of religious practices. As I read each one, please tell me how often you participated in this religious practice when you were growing up. -- Pray privately
  1) More than once a week
  2) Once a week
  3) Two or three times a month
  4) Once a month
  5) Less than once a month
  6) Almost never or never
  7) Don't know

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
More than once a week 1885 71.4% 71.4%
Once a week 257 9.7% 81.1%
Two or three times a month 134 5.1% 86.2%
Once a month 111 4.2% 90.4%
Less than once a month 51 1.9% 92.3%
Almost never or never 169 6.4% 98.7%
Don't know 34 1.3% 100%

Variable Comparisons

Education (I-EDUCATN)

Lt HS grad HS grad SmCol/Tech Coll. grad Post-grad Missing TOTAL
More than once a week 73.0%
130		 72.5%
538		 71.4%
441		 70.0%
301		 71.9%
133
342		 71.7%
1543
Once a week 10.7%
19		 8.8%
65		 10.4%
64		 7.9%
34		 14.1%
26
50		 9.7%
208
Two or three times a month 2.8%
5		 5.0%
37		 6.0%
37		 4.9%
21		 1.6%
3
31		 4.8%
103
Once a month 3.4%
6		 5.0%
37		 3.1%
19		 4.2%
18		 3.2%
6
25		 4.0%
86
Less than once a month 1.1%
2		 1.5%
11		 2.4%
15		 0.7%
3		 2.7%
5
15		 1.7%
36
Almost never or never 6.7%
12		 7.0%
52		 4.7%
29		 9.1%
39		 5.9%
11
26		 6.6%
143
Don't know 2.2%
4		 0.3%
2		 2.1%
13		 3.3%
14		 0.5%
1
0		 1.6%
34
TOTAL 100.0%
178		 100.0%
742		 100.0%
618		 100.0%
430		 100.0%
185
489
2153


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Widowed Div./Sep. Single Missing TOTAL
More than once a week 74.1%
1093		 80.5%
149		 65.8%
217		 66.1%
425
2		 71.5%
1884
Once a week 9.6%
141		 10.3%
19		 10.6%
35		 9.8%
63
0		 9.8%
258
Two or three times a month 4.5%
66		 6.5%
12		 5.5%
18		 5.9%
38
0		 5.1%
134
Once a month 3.7%
55		 0.0%
0		 4.8%
16		 5.3%
34
7		 4.0%
105
Less than once a month 0.8%
12		 1.1%
2		 3.6%
12		 3.9%
25
0		 1.9%
51
Almost never or never 6.4%
95		 1.6%
3		 7.9%
26		 6.8%
44
0		 6.4%
168
Don't know 0.9%
14		 0.0%
0		 1.8%
6		 2.2%
14
0		 1.3%
34
TOTAL 100.0%
1476		 100.0%
185		 100.0%
330		 100.0%
643
9
2634


Sex (I-SEX)

Male Female TOTAL
More than once a week 63.1%
658		 76.8%
1227		 71.4%
1885
Once a week 11.1%
116		 8.8%
141		 9.7%
257
Two or three times a month 5.4%
56		 4.9%
78		 5.1%
134
Once a month 6.2%
65		 2.9%
46		 4.2%
111
Less than once a month 2.2%
23		 1.7%
27		 1.9%
50
Almost never or never 10.8%
113		 3.5%
56		 6.4%
169
Don't know 1.1%
11		 1.4%
23		 1.3%
34
TOTAL 100.0%
1042		 100.0%
1598
2640


Year of birth (I-YRBORN)

In or before 1940 1941-1960 After 1960 TOTAL
More than once a week 76.5%
512		 74.6%
759		 64.4%
614		 71.4%
1885
Once a week 7.5%
50		 8.7%
89		 12.4%
118		 9.7%
257
Two or three times a month 5.4%
36		 3.2%
33		 6.8%
65		 5.1%
134
Once a month 2.5%
17		 3.5%
36		 6.1%
58		 4.2%
111
Less than once a month 0.7%
5		 2.0%
20		 2.7%
26		 1.9%
51
Almost never or never 4.9%
33		 7.2%
73		 6.5%
62		 6.4%
168
Don't know 2.4%
16		 0.8%
8		 1.0%
10		 1.3%
34
TOTAL 100.0%
669		 100.0%
1018		 100.0%
953
2640


Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West Missing TOTAL
More than once a week 71.8%
785		 69.8%
442		 74.2%
294		 67.3%
152
211		 71.3%
1673
Once a week 8.8%
96		 9.0%
57		 15.9%
63		 5.3%
12
29		 9.7%
228
Two or three times a month 4.1%
45		 7.4%
47		 0.5%
2		 13.3%
30
9		 5.3%
124
Once a month 4.4%
48		 2.4%
15		 2.8%
11		 4.0%
9
29		 3.5%
83
Less than once a month 2.3%
25		 2.2%
14		 1.8%
7		 0.0%
0
4		 2.0%
46
Almost never or never 7.0%
77		 7.7%
49		 4.3%
17		 9.3%
21
5		 7.0%
164
Don't know 1.6%
17		 1.4%
9		 0.5%
2		 0.9%
2
4		 1.3%
30
TOTAL 100.0%
1093		 100.0%
633		 100.0%
396		 100.0%
226
291
2348


Race (I-RACE)

White Latino African-Am Other Missing TOTAL
More than once a week 71.6%
1471		 75.3%
277		 56.7%
38		 61.3%
65
34		 71.3%
1851
Once a week 9.2%
188		 11.1%
41		 22.4%
15		 11.3%
12
1		 9.9%
256
Two or three times a month 5.3%
109		 2.7%
10		 4.5%
3		 10.4%
11
0		 5.1%
133
Once a month 4.2%
87		 3.5%
13		 4.5%
3		 0.9%
1
7		 4.0%
104
Less than once a month 1.6%
33		 0.0%
0		 9.0%
6		 10.4%
11
0		 1.9%
50
Almost never or never 6.7%
138		 6.3%
23		 3.0%
2		 5.7%
6
0		 6.5%
169
Don't know 1.4%
28		 1.1%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
2		 1.2%
32
TOTAL 100.0%
2054		 100.0%
368		 100.0%
67		 100.0%
106
44
2595


Convert? (I-CONVERT)

Raisd Cath Cnvrt Cath Missing TOTAL
More than once a week 72.0%
1734		 65.9%
149
2		 71.4%
1883
Once a week 10.3%
249		 3.5%
8
0		 9.7%
257
Two or three times a month 4.7%
113		 9.3%
21
0		 5.1%
134
Once a month 4.3%
103		 3.5%
8
0		 4.2%
111
Less than once a month 2.1%
51		 0.0%
0
0		 1.9%
51
Almost never or never 5.4%
129		 16.4%
37
3		 6.3%
166
Don't know 1.3%
31		 1.3%
3
0		 1.3%
34
TOTAL 100.0%
2410		 100.0%
226
5
2636


Household income (I-INCOME)

Under 15K 15K-29,999 30K-49,999 50K-79,999 80K & over Missing TOTAL
More than once a week 80.3%
179		 81.3%
410		 61.9%
436		 72.8%
386		 68.8%
256
218		 71.5%
1667
Once a week 3.1%
7		 7.5%
38		 14.9%
105		 8.7%
46		 7.8%
29
31		 9.6%
225
Two or three times a month 4.9%
11		 4.4%
22		 7.5%
53		 2.6%
14		 5.9%
22
11		 5.2%
122
Once a month 4.5%
10		 3.4%
17		 6.7%
47		 1.9%
10		 6.2%
23
4		 4.6%
107
Less than once a month 0.0%
0		 0.4%
2		 2.6%
18		 3.6%
19		 2.7%
10
1		 2.1%
49
Almost never or never 7.2%
16		 2.8%
14		 6.1%
43		 8.1%
43		 7.5%
28
23		 6.2%
144
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
2		 2.3%
12		 1.1%
4
14		 0.8%
19
TOTAL 100.0%
223		 100.0%
504		 100.0%
704		 100.0%
530		 100.0%
372
302
2333



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