Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

Religious Identification
[See section Congregational Identity for more related variables.]

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Respondent's religious tradition (recoded based on Steensland model) (RELTRAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Black Protestant	147	5.6
2) Evangelical Protestant	694	26.6
3) Mainline Protestant	362	13.9
4) Catholic	694	26.6
5) Jewish	39	1.5
6) Other	158	6.1
7) Unaffiliated	410	15.7
8) Protestant - other	106	4.1
TOTAL	2610	100.0

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[CATHOLICS: IF CI_1=4 OR CI_4=1, ASK RI_1 AND RI_2] Do you consider yourself a traditional Catholic, a progressive or liberal Catholic, a charismatic Catholic, or just Catholic? (RI_1)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	6	.9
1) Traditional (includes conservative or orthodox, if offered)	162	23.8
2) Progressive or liberal	129	19
3) Charismatic Catholic	12	1.8
4) Just Catholic	359	52.8
5) Other	12	1.8
Missing	1930
TOTAL	680	100.0

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Would you say that being Catholic is very central to who you are, somewhat central, or not that central to who you are? (RI_2)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	2	.3
-4) Don't know	3	.4
1) Very central	261	38.4
2) Somewhat central	258	38
3) Not that central	155	22.8
Missing	1930
TOTAL	679	100.0

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[NON-CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS: IF CI_1=1 AND CI_4=2, DK, RF, ASK RI_3] Which of these best describes your religious faith or spirituality? (RI_3)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	4	.3
-4) Don't know	18	1.4
1) Pentecostal	120	9
2) Charismatic	43	3.2
3) Fundamentalist	57	4.3
4) Evangelical	147	11.1
5) Mainline Protestant	121	9.1
6) Liberal Protestant	80	6
7) Not familiar with these terms	128	9.6
8) Don't like labels/just Christian	578	43.5
9) Something else	34	2.6
Missing	1279
TOTAL	1330	100.0

[IF RI_3=1-6, GO TO RI_4; ELSE GO TO RI_5; ADD CHECK TO PREVENT INTERVIEWERS FROM SELECTING SAME RESPONSE IN RI_3] Is there another one that is next best in describing your religious faith or spirituality? (Which?) (RI_4)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	5	.5
-4) Don't know	16	1.7
1) Pentecostal	43	4.6
2) Charismatic	44	4.7
3) Fundamentalist	50	5.4
4) Evangelical	77	8.3
5) Mainline Protestant	74	7.9
6) Liberal Protestant	54	5.8
7) No second best	388	41.6
8) Not familiar with these terms	133	14.3
9) Don't like labels/just Christian	29	3.1
10) Something else	20	2.1
Missing	1677
TOTAL	933	100.0

[IF C1_1=1 OR 4 OR CI_4=1, ASK RI_5] Have you had a born-again experience, that is, a turning point in your life when you committed yourself to Jesus Christ? (RI_5)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	0	0
-4) Don't know	13	.6
1) Yes	1002	49.9
2) No	992	49.4
Missing	603
TOTAL	2007	100.0

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[IF RI_5=1, SKIP TO RI_6, ELSE ASK RI_7] Would you say that being born-again is very central to who you are, somewhat central, or not that central to who you are? (RI_6)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	3	.3
1) Very central	692	69.1
2) Somewhat central	233	23.3
3) Not that central	74	7.4
Missing	1608
TOTAL	1002	100.0

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In general, would you describe your views on religious or spiritual matters as conservative, moderate, or liberal? (RI_7)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	16	.6
-4) Don't know	114	4.4
1) Conservative	849	32.5
2) Moderate	940	36
3) Liberal	691	26.5
TOTAL	2610	100.0

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[IF RI_7=1, SKIP TO RI_8. IF RI_7=2, SKIP TO RI_9. If RI_7=3, SKIP TO RI_10; ELSE GO TO RC_1] Would you say very conservative or somewhat conservative? (RI_8)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	1	.1
1) Very conservative	301	35.5
2) Somewhat conservative	547	64.4
Missing	1761
TOTAL	849	100.0

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In general, would you lean toward conservative or toward liberal? (RI_9)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	5	.5
-4) Don't know	43	4.6
1) Conservative	541	57.5
2) Liberal	352	37.4
Missing	1670
TOTAL	941	100.0

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Would you say very liberal or somewhat liberal? (RI_10)

	TOTAL	%
-4) Don't know	1	.1
1) Very liberal	272	39.3
2) Somewhat liberal	419	60.5
Missing	1919
TOTAL	692	100.0

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Religiously conservative-liberal (CONSLIB)

	TOTAL	%
-7) Refused	16	.6
-4) Don't know	114	4.4
1) Very conservative	301	11.5
2) Somewhat conservative	548	21
3) Moderate-conservative	541	20.7
4) Moderate	47	1.8
5) Moderate-liberal	352	13.5
6) Somewhat liberal	419	16.1
7) Very liberal	272	10.4
TOTAL	2610	100.0

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Religious Identification[See section Congregational Identity for more related variables.]

Religious Identification
[See section Congregational Identity for more related variables.]