Religion and Public Life Survey, 2006

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USRCD (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Urban, suburban, rural Census division
  1) Urban
  2) Suburban
  3) Rural

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
Urban 652 32.6% 32.6%
Suburban 971 48.5% 81.1%
Rural 380 19% 100.1%

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-64 65+ Missing TOTAL
Urban 31.2%
74
36.1%
123
32.0%
124
32.8%
219
30.9%
108

4
32.7%
648
Suburban 50.6%
120
48.1%
164
48.8%
189
47.5%
317
47.9%
167

15
48.3%
957
Rural 18.1%
43
15.8%
54
19.1%
74
19.8%
132
21.2%
74

3
19.0%
377
TOTAL 100.0%
237
100.0%
341
100.0%
387
100.0%
668
100.0%
349

22

1982


Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

More than once a week Once a week Once or twice a month A few times a year Seldom Never Missing TOTAL
Urban 31.0%
93
28.7%
142
30.4%
92
34.2%
125
32.8%
96
41.5%
97

7
32.4%
645
Suburban 43.0%
129
53.0%
262
49.5%
150
49.3%
180
48.5%
142
44.4%
104

3
48.6%
967
Rural 26.0%
78
18.2%
90
20.1%
61
16.4%
60
18.8%
55
14.1%
33

4
19.0%
377
TOTAL 100.0%
300
100.0%
494
100.0%
303
100.0%
365
100.0%
293
100.0%
234

14

1989


Education (I-EDUC)

None, or grade 1-8 High school incomplete (Grades 9-11) High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate) Some college, no 4-year degree (or Vocational or Technical degree AFTER high school) College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree) Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school Missing TOTAL
Urban 42.9%
21
41.4%
94
28.2%
199
31.1%
147
32.7%
109
40.6%
82

0
32.8%
652
Suburban 34.7%
17
37.0%
84
50.4%
355
46.8%
221
55.3%
184
48.5%
98

12
48.2%
959
Rural 22.4%
11
21.6%
49
21.4%
151
22.0%
104
12.0%
40
10.9%
22

4
19.0%
377
TOTAL 100.0%
49
100.0%
227
100.0%
705
100.0%
472
100.0%
333
100.0%
202

16

1988


Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Urban 34.1%
329
31.1%
323
32.6%
652
Suburban 48.7%
469
48.3%
502
48.5%
971
Rural 17.2%
166
20.6%
214
19.0%
380
TOTAL 100.0%
964
100.0%
1039

2003


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than $20,000 20 to under $30,000 30 to under $50,000 50 to under $75,000 75 to under $100,000 $100,000 or more Missing TOTAL
Urban 40.8%
133
25.1%
54
32.4%
135
32.5%
95
27.7%
66
29.0%
76

93
31.9%
559
Suburban 37.7%
123
40.9%
88
48.9%
204
50.0%
146
58.4%
139
60.3%
158

112
49.0%
858
Rural 21.5%
70
34.0%
73
18.7%
78
17.5%
51
13.9%
33
10.7%
28

47
19.0%
333
TOTAL 100.0%
326
100.0%
215
100.0%
417
100.0%
292
100.0%
238
100.0%
262

252

1750


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Divorced Separated Widowed Never been married Missing TOTAL
Urban 28.4%
313
39.2%
98
52.5%
31
28.5%
47
39.6%
162

2
32.8%
651
Suburban 51.0%
563
43.6%
109
40.7%
24
47.9%
79
45.2%
185

11
48.3%
960
Rural 20.6%
227
17.2%
43
6.8%
4
23.6%
39
15.2%
62

5
18.9%
375
TOTAL 100.0%
1103
100.0%
250
100.0%
59
100.0%
165
100.0%
409

18

1986