Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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CONGPRAY Do you mostly agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? - It's good for Congress to start sessions with a public prayer.   1) Agree   2) Disagree   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	1910	56.8%	56.8%	-.54
Disagree	991	29.5%	86.3%	-.11
Don't know	461	13.7%	100%	2.46

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
Agree	55.2% 1053	58.9% 855	56.8% 1908
Disagree	30.6% 584	28.0% 406	29.5% 990
Don't know	14.2% 271	13.1% 190	13.7% 461
TOTAL	100.0% 1908	100.0% 1451	3359

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
Agree	60.0% 114	64.7% 139	56.0% 1657	56.8% 1910
Disagree	23.2% 44	22.8% 49	30.4% 898	29.5% 991
Don't know	16.8% 32	12.6% 27	13.6% 402	13.7% 461
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2957	3362

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
Agree	67.8% 1175	55.4% 480	33.3% 57	34.0% 80	33.2% 118	56.8% 1910
Disagree	20.4% 353	30.4% 264	55.6% 95	46.0% 108	48.2% 171	29.5% 991
Don't know	11.9% 206	14.2% 123	11.1% 19	20.0% 47	18.6% 66	13.7% 461
TOTAL	100.0% 1734	100.0% 867	100.0% 171	100.0% 235	100.0% 355	3362

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Democrat	Independen	Other	TOTAL
Agree	63.1% 716	53.4% 648	52.7% 393	57.0% 151	56.8% 1908
Disagree	24.7% 280	33.7% 409	31.8% 237	24.5% 65	29.5% 991
Don't know	12.2% 139	12.9% 157	15.5% 116	18.5% 49	13.7% 461
TOTAL	100.0% 1135	100.0% 1214	100.0% 746	100.0% 265	3360

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
Agree	48.9% 279	57.2% 527	65.9% 747	48.4% 357	56.8% 1910
Disagree	34.7% 198	27.4% 253	22.6% 256	38.5% 284	29.5% 991
Don't know	16.3% 93	15.4% 142	11.5% 130	13.0% 96	13.7% 461
TOTAL	100.0% 570	100.0% 922	100.0% 1133	100.0% 737	3362

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<$20,000	$20K-40000	$40K-80000	>$80000	DK/Refused	TOTAL
Agree	72.4% 529	56.5% 710	48.2% 390	47.5% 135	51.8% 146	56.8% 1910
Disagree	19.0% 139	29.9% 376	35.2% 285	38.4% 109	29.1% 82	29.5% 991
Don't know	8.6% 63	13.5% 170	16.6% 134	14.1% 40	19.1% 54	13.7% 461
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 1256	100.0% 809	100.0% 284	100.0% 282	3362

Age (I-AGE1)

	<23 yrs	23-49 yrs	50+ yrs	TOTAL
Agree	46.4% 450	57.0% 555	80.7% 448	58.1% 1453
Disagree	37.1% 360	28.3% 276	13.7% 76	28.5% 712
Don't know	16.5% 160	14.7% 143	5.6% 31	13.4% 334
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 974	100.0% 555	2499