PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, August 2010

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EMPLOY (Weighted by WEIGHT) Are you currently...?   1) Employed full time   2) Employed part time   3) Self employed   4) Retired   5) Not currently employed   99) Refused/Nr

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Employed full time	334	33.4%	33.4%
Employed part time	135	13.5%	46.9%
Self employed	74	7.4%	54.3%
Retired	222	22.2%	76.5%
Not currently employed	233	23.3%	99.8%
Refused/Nr	2	.2%	100%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Political party Region Religion Sex

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Employed full time	15.5% 30	48.1% 87	58.4% 108	38.6% 97	2.4% 4	7	33.4% 326
Employed part time	38.1% 74	8.8% 16	6.5% 12	6.4% 16	7.3% 12	6	13.3% 130
Self employed	4.6% 9	13.3% 24	6.5% 12	9.2% 23	3.0% 5	1	7.5% 73
Retired	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.0% 13	25.1% 63	83.5% 137	9	21.8% 213
Not currently employed	41.8% 81	29.3% 53	21.6% 40	20.3% 51	3.7% 6	1	23.7% 231
Refused/Nr	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 194	100.0% 181	100.0% 185	100.0% 251	100.0% 164	24	975

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma	High school complete (grade 12)	Some college, but no degree	Associated degree	College graduate/Bachelors degree	Postgraduate degree	Missing	TOTAL
Employed full time	10.3% 8	23.7% 58	27.0% 62	46.8% 37	43.2% 86	51.3% 80	2	33.5% 331
Employed part time	12.8% 10	10.6% 26	26.1% 60	7.6% 6	8.5% 17	7.1% 11	6	13.2% 130
Self employed	6.4% 5	8.2% 20	6.5% 15	11.4% 9	7.5% 15	5.8% 9	1	7.4% 73
Retired	17.9% 14	25.3% 62	22.2% 51	15.2% 12	20.6% 41	25.0% 39	3	22.2% 219
Not currently employed	51.3% 40	31.8% 78	18.3% 42	19.0% 15	20.1% 40	10.9% 17	0	23.5% 232
Refused/Nr	1.3% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 78	100.0% 245	100.0% 230	100.0% 79	100.0% 199	100.0% 156	12	987

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other party	Missing	TOTAL
Employed full time	39.4% 86	33.9% 106	30.0% 115	43.3% 13	15	33.9% 320
Employed part time	9.2% 20	11.8% 37	16.4% 63	10.0% 3	12	13.0% 123
Self employed	9.2% 20	7.0% 22	7.3% 28	6.7% 2	3	7.6% 72
Retired	25.7% 56	22.7% 71	20.6% 79	6.7% 2	14	22.0% 208
Not currently employed	16.1% 35	24.6% 77	25.1% 96	33.3% 10	15	23.1% 218
Refused/Nr	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 218	100.0% 313	100.0% 383	100.0% 30	59	944

Region (I-REGION)

	North East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Employed full time	33.9% 63	34.2% 75	30.4% 112	37.4% 85	33.5% 335
Employed part time	16.1% 30	11.4% 25	13.9% 51	12.8% 29	13.5% 135
Self employed	7.0% 13	9.6% 21	6.8% 25	6.2% 14	7.3% 73
Retired	21.5% 40	20.5% 45	27.2% 100	16.7% 38	22.3% 223
Not currently employed	21.5% 40	23.3% 51	21.7% 80	26.9% 61	23.2% 232
Refused/Nr	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 219	100.0% 368	100.0% 227	1000

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Muslim	Other religion	Nothing in particular	Missing	TOTAL
Employed full time	28.9% 117	43.4% 98	46.2% 6	7.7% 1	39.0% 48	30.9% 56	8	33.9% 326
Employed part time	10.9% 44	14.6% 33	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	8.1% 10	21.0% 38	8	13.1% 126
Self employed	7.2% 29	3.5% 8	0.0% 0	30.8% 4	13.0% 16	6.1% 11	6	7.1% 68
Retired	28.6% 116	17.7% 40	15.4% 2	0.0% 0	15.4% 19	17.7% 32	14	21.7% 209
Not currently employed	24.2% 98	20.8% 47	30.8% 4	61.5% 8	24.4% 30	23.8% 43	2	23.9% 230
Refused/Nr	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 405	100.0% 226	100.0% 13	100.0% 13	100.0% 123	100.0% 181	38	961

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Employed full time	39.0% 189	28.2% 145	33.4% 334
Employed part time	10.3% 50	16.3% 84	13.4% 134
Self employed	8.7% 42	6.2% 32	7.4% 74
Retired	21.0% 102	23.3% 120	22.2% 222
Not currently employed	20.8% 101	25.6% 132	23.3% 233
Refused/Nr	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 485	100.0% 515	1000