Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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REINCARN Do you mostly agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? - Reincarnation is something I personally believe.   1) Agree   2) Disagree   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	559	22.4%	22.4%	-.74
Disagree	1563	62.5%	84.9%	-.3
Don't know	377	15.1%	100%	2.33

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Political party Region Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Men	Women	TOTAL
Agree	21.0% 248	23.7% 311	22.4% 559
Disagree	65.6% 776	59.7% 785	62.5% 1561
Don't know	13.4% 159	16.6% 218	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 1183	100.0% 1314	2497

Race (I-RACE)

	Don't know	Black	All else	TOTAL
Agree	25.3% 48	30.7% 66	21.3% 445	22.4% 559
Disagree	58.4% 111	50.2% 108	64.2% 1344	62.5% 1563
Don't know	16.3% 31	19.1% 41	14.6% 305	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 215	100.0% 2094	2499

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	No pref	TOTAL
Agree	21.3% 289	23.1% 151	13.2% 5	21.4% 41	28.1% 73	22.4% 559
Disagree	64.6% 876	59.9% 392	52.6% 20	65.6% 126	57.3% 149	62.5% 1563
Don't know	14.0% 190	17.0% 111	34.2% 13	13.0% 25	14.6% 38	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 1355	100.0% 654	100.0% 38	100.0% 192	100.0% 260	2499

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Republican	Democrat	Independen	Other	TOTAL
Agree	19.9% 173	20.7% 173	29.2% 165	20.3% 46	22.3% 557
Disagree	69.3% 602	62.4% 522	55.8% 315	54.6% 124	62.6% 1563
Don't know	10.8% 94	16.9% 141	15.0% 85	25.1% 57	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 869	100.0% 836	100.0% 565	100.0% 227	2497

Region (I-REGION)

	West	Midwest	South	Northeast	TOTAL
Agree	19.2% 92	23.2% 163	21.1% 169	26.0% 135	22.4% 559
Disagree	65.9% 315	62.5% 439	65.4% 523	55.1% 286	62.5% 1563
Don't know	14.9% 71	14.2% 100	13.5% 108	18.9% 98	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 478	100.0% 702	100.0% 800	100.0% 519	2499

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<$20,000	$20K-40000	$40K-80000	>$80000	DK/Refused	TOTAL
Agree	27.0% 161	20.6% 210	20.7% 108	24.6% 30	21.0% 50	22.4% 559
Disagree	56.8% 339	63.9% 652	67.4% 352	63.9% 78	59.7% 142	62.5% 1563
Don't know	16.2% 97	15.5% 158	11.9% 62	11.5% 14	19.3% 46	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 597	100.0% 1020	100.0% 522	100.0% 122	100.0% 238	2499

Age (I-AGE1)

	<23 yrs	23-49 yrs	50+ yrs	TOTAL
Agree	25.2% 244	19.6% 191	22.3% 124	22.4% 559
Disagree	60.8% 590	64.1% 624	62.9% 349	62.5% 1563
Don't know	14.0% 136	16.3% 159	14.8% 82	15.1% 377
TOTAL	100.0% 970	100.0% 974	100.0% 555	2499