Religious Service Attendance

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Religious Service Attendance (Other Surveys)

A similar question has appeared on other surveys such as American National Election Studies, 2004, ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Springtime Politics, 2005, Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002 and Baylor Religion Survey, 2005.
Religious Service Attendance (American National Election Studies, 2004)

[ASKED ONLY OF PEOPLE WHO ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES] Do you go to religious services EVERY WEEK, ALMOST EVERY WEEK, ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, A FEW TIMES A YEAR, or NEVER?
  1) Every week 284 (35.4%)
  2) Almost every week 148 (18.4%)
  3) Once or twice a month 181 (22.5%)
  4) A few times a year 183 (22.8%)
  5) Never 7 (0.9%)
 

Religious Service Attendance (ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Springtime Politics, 2005)

Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services--at least once a week, a few times a month, or less often than that?
  1) At least once a week 395 (39.6%)
  2) A few times a month 158 (15.8%)
  3) Less often than that 401 (40.2%)
  4) Never 43 (4.3%)
 

Religious Service Attendance (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
  1) More than once a week 311 (15.7%)
  2) Once a week 532 (26.8%)
  3) Once or twice a month 322 (16.2%)
  4) A few times a year 358 (18.0%)
  5) Seldom 293 (14.7%)
  6) Never 171 (8.6%)
 

Religious Service Attendance (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

How often do you attend religious services?
  1) Never 358 (21.1%)
  2) Less than once a year 105 (6.2%)
  3) Once or twice a year 159 (9.4%)
  4) Several times a year 210 (12.4%)
  5) Once a month 57 (3.4%)
  6) 2-3 times a month 137 (8.1%)
  7) Weekly or about weekly 528 (31.1%)
  8) Several times a week 145 (8.5%)