Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1996

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CHRCHACT How often do you take part in the activities and organizations of a church or place of worship other than attending services? I mean things like youth groups, community work, or choir practice?   1) Never   2) Several times a year   3) 2-3 times a month   4) Once a week   5) More than once a week   6) DK/No Answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Never	358	44.8%	44.8%	-.88
Several times a year	147	18.4%	63.1%	-.23
2-3 times a month	79	9.9%	73%	.42
Once a week	106	13.3%	86.3%	1.07
More than once a week	88	11%	97.3%	1.71
DK/No Answer	22	2.8%	100%	2.36

Variable Comparisons

Church attendance Education Gender Household income Political party Race

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Attend 0-2 hours	Attend 3-4 hours	Attend over 5 hours	TOTAL
Never	47.7% 53	15.9% 20	6.2% 8	22.1% 81
Several times a year	22.5% 25	15.1% 19	9.2% 12	15.3% 56
2-3 times a month	9.9% 11	23.0% 29	11.5% 15	15.0% 55
Once a week	16.2% 18	27.8% 35	26.9% 35	24.0% 88
More than once a week	1.8% 2	16.7% 21	45.4% 59	22.3% 82
DK/No Answer	1.8% 2	1.6% 2	0.8% 1	1.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 111	100.0% 126	100.0% 130	367

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than Grade 9	Grade 9 to 11	High School Grad	Some College	College Grad or More	TOTAL
Never	67.7% 21	60.0% 39	43.0% 98	45.3% 101	38.5% 95	44.6% 354
Several times a year	9.7% 3	10.8% 7	17.1% 39	19.7% 44	21.5% 53	18.4% 146
2-3 times a month	6.5% 2	4.6% 3	11.4% 26	11.2% 25	8.9% 22	9.8% 78
Once a week	9.7% 3	10.8% 7	13.2% 30	9.0% 20	18.6% 46	13.4% 106
More than once a week	3.2% 1	7.7% 5	12.3% 28	12.1% 27	10.9% 27	11.1% 88
DK/No Answer	3.2% 1	6.2% 4	3.1% 7	2.7% 6	1.6% 4	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 65	100.0% 228	100.0% 223	100.0% 247	794

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Never	46.1% 153	43.8% 205	44.8% 358
Several times a year	21.4% 71	16.2% 76	18.4% 147
2-3 times a month	9.0% 30	10.5% 49	9.9% 79
Once a week	13.0% 43	13.5% 63	13.3% 106
More than once a week	8.4% 28	12.8% 60	11.0% 88
DK/No Answer	2.1% 7	3.2% 15	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 332	100.0% 468	800

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $19,999	$20,000 up to $29,999	$30,000 up to $39,999	$40,000 up to $49,999	$50,000 up to $59,999	More than $60,000	TOTAL
Never	50.3% 88	48.9% 64	44.4% 40	39.5% 32	32.9% 23	45.9% 68	45.3% 315
Several times a year	12.6% 22	16.0% 21	22.2% 20	17.3% 14	22.9% 16	22.3% 33	18.1% 126
2-3 times a month	8.6% 15	8.4% 11	11.1% 10	16.0% 13	11.4% 8	6.8% 10	9.6% 67
Once a week	13.7% 24	13.0% 17	12.2% 11	9.9% 8	21.4% 15	14.9% 22	14.0% 97
More than once a week	11.4% 20	12.2% 16	7.8% 7	13.6% 11	10.0% 7	9.5% 14	10.8% 75
DK/No Answer	3.4% 6	1.5% 2	2.2% 2	3.7% 3	1.4% 1	0.7% 1	2.2% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 131	100.0% 90	100.0% 81	100.0% 70	100.0% 148	695

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other Party	Don't Know	TOTAL
Never	35.7% 91	50.9% 137	45.0% 72	57.1% 24	45.9% 34	44.8% 358
Several times a year	21.6% 55	14.9% 40	21.3% 34	9.5% 4	18.9% 14	18.4% 147
2-3 times a month	9.8% 25	11.2% 30	8.1% 13	14.3% 6	6.8% 5	9.9% 79
Once a week	15.3% 39	11.9% 32	14.4% 23	9.5% 4	10.8% 8	13.3% 106
More than once a week	14.9% 38	9.3% 25	7.5% 12	7.1% 3	13.5% 10	11.0% 88
DK/No Answer	2.7% 7	1.9% 5	3.8% 6	2.4% 1	4.1% 3	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 269	100.0% 160	100.0% 42	100.0% 74	800

Race (I-RACE)

	White/Caucasian	Black, African-American, Colored, Etc.	Native American/Indian	Asian/Oriental	Other	TOTAL
Never	46.0% 291	29.0% 31	55.6% 5	83.3% 5	59.0% 23	44.7% 355
Several times a year	19.7% 125	11.2% 12	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	17.9% 7	18.4% 146
2-3 times a month	8.7% 55	21.5% 23	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.8% 78
Once a week	11.8% 75	20.6% 22	22.2% 2	16.7% 1	12.8% 5	13.2% 105
More than once a week	10.6% 67	15.9% 17	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.3% 4	11.1% 88
DK/No Answer	3.2% 20	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 633	100.0% 107	100.0% 9	100.0% 6	100.0% 39	794