Religious salvation (Demographic Patterns)

Which one statement comes closest to your personal view of religious salvation?. Results weighted by WGT (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

Religious salvation by Gender

	Male	Female	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	19.4% 152	21.7% 191	20.6% 343
Many religions lead to salvation	49.1% 384	53.6% 472	51.5% 856
I do not believe in religious salvation	19.1% 149	13.8% 122	16.3% 271
I don't know	12.4% 97	10.9% 96	11.6% 193
Missing	29	31	60
TOTAL	100.0% 782	100.0% 881	1663

Religious salvation by Race

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	20.4% 288	31.1% 41	5.7% 5	8	20.5% 334
Many religions lead to salvation	51.9% 733	46.2% 61	56.3% 49	13	51.7% 843
I do not believe in religious salvation	15.9% 225	13.6% 18	23.0% 20	8	16.1% 263
I don't know	11.7% 165	9.1% 12	14.9% 13	3	11.7% 190
Missing	43	4	6	0	53
TOTAL	100.0% 1411	100.0% 132	100.0% 87	32	1630

Religious salvation by Religion

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	12.0% 42	27.7% 271	22.1% 27	0.0% 0	2	20.9% 340
Many religions lead to salvation	67.1% 235	56.2% 550	30.3% 37	13.0% 23	11	51.9% 845
I do not believe in religious salvation	9.7% 34	6.3% 62	34.4% 42	70.1% 124	10	16.1% 262
I don't know	11.1% 39	9.7% 95	13.1% 16	16.9% 30	12	11.1% 180
Missing	7	40	2	5	0	54
TOTAL	100.0% 350	100.0% 978	100.0% 122	100.0% 177	35	1627

Religious salvation by Age

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	25.2% 53	19.9% 92	15.9% 98	26.8% 93	6	20.5% 336
Many religions lead to salvation	41.0% 86	48.9% 226	57.5% 355	52.2% 181	7	51.8% 848
I do not believe in religious salvation	23.3% 49	16.9% 78	16.5% 102	10.4% 36	5	16.2% 265
I don't know	10.5% 22	14.3% 66	10.0% 62	10.7% 37	5	11.4% 187
Missing	2	17	23	12	0	54
TOTAL	100.0% 210	100.0% 462	100.0% 617	100.0% 347	23	1636

Religious salvation by Church attendance

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	3.6% 13	9.0% 42	19.5% 37	39.5% 246	4	20.6% 338
Many religions lead to salvation	34.7% 127	61.3% 285	63.7% 121	50.7% 316	8	51.6% 849
I do not believe in religious salvation	43.2% 158	15.7% 73	7.9% 15	3.9% 24	1	16.4% 270
I don't know	18.6% 68	14.0% 65	8.9% 17	5.9% 37	5	11.4% 187
Missing	4	19	6	26	0	55
TOTAL	100.0% 366	100.0% 465	100.0% 190	100.0% 623	18	1644

Religious salvation by Political ideology

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	28.7% 223	13.1% 85	13.3% 4	14.2% 19	13.7% 7	4	20.6% 338
Many religions lead to salvation	52.2% 406	50.2% 326	36.7% 11	53.0% 71	60.8% 31	10	51.4% 845
I do not believe in religious salvation	9.5% 74	25.2% 164	20.0% 6	17.2% 23	3.9% 2	2	16.4% 269
I don't know	9.6% 75	11.5% 75	30.0% 9	15.7% 21	21.6% 11	1	11.6% 191
Missing	34	17	0	2	0	0	53
TOTAL	100.0% 778	100.0% 650	100.0% 30	100.0% 134	100.0% 51	17	1643

Religious salvation by Education

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	20.6% 29	27.5% 81	17.9% 82	17.9% 30	20.8% 64	19.3% 52	5	20.6% 338
Many religions lead to salvation	56.0% 79	51.2% 151	52.0% 238	51.2% 86	51.3% 158	49.3% 133	10	51.5% 845
I do not believe in religious salvation	6.4% 9	7.5% 22	19.2% 88	17.3% 29	18.5% 57	22.6% 61	5	16.2% 266
I don't know	17.0% 24	13.9% 41	10.9% 50	13.7% 23	9.4% 29	8.9% 24	1	11.6% 191
Missing	2	14	17	10	5	3	0	51
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 295	100.0% 458	100.0% 168	100.0% 308	100.0% 270	21	1640

Religious salvation by Marital status

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	19.1% 50	22.4% 208	14.3% 9	15.3% 40	24.4% 31	5	20.6% 338
Many religions lead to salvation	47.3% 124	52.3% 486	47.6% 30	53.4% 140	52.8% 67	9	51.6% 847
I do not believe in religious salvation	21.8% 57	14.3% 133	27.0% 17	17.9% 47	9.4% 12	5	16.2% 266
I don't know	11.8% 31	11.0% 102	11.1% 7	13.4% 35	13.4% 17	1	11.7% 192
Missing	1	35	1	11	5	0	53
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 929	100.0% 63	100.0% 262	100.0% 127	20	1643

Religious salvation by Household income

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	Missing	TOTAL
My religion is the 1/true faith that leads to salvation	21.5% 59	26.4% 61	20.3% 59	20.0% 99	15.6% 43	22	20.5% 321
Many religions lead to salvation	53.5% 147	51.5% 119	50.5% 147	51.8% 257	50.7% 140	45	51.6% 810
I do not believe in religious salvation	11.6% 32	12.6% 29	18.2% 53	16.7% 83	22.5% 62	12	16.5% 259
I don't know	13.5% 37	9.5% 22	11.0% 32	11.5% 57	11.2% 31	13	11.4% 179
Missing	4	6	12	20	5	0	47
TOTAL	100.0% 275	100.0% 231	100.0% 291	100.0% 496	100.0% 276	92	1569

Notes

The Baylor Religion Survey (BRS) is national population survey of religious characteristics, orientations, and attitudes modeled after the General Social Survey. The 2005 BRS data includes 1,721 responses collected by the Gallup Organization. A third of the survey is dedicated solely to religion items; focusing on affiliation, identity, belief, experience, and commitment. Two-thirds of the survey is dedicated to topical modules which will be rotated in subsequent administrations. The 2005 survey includes modules on moral and political attitudes, the consumption of religious goods, the paranormal and civic engagement.