Evangelizing Strangers

• Introduction
• Patterns

Evangelizing Strangers (Demographic Patterns)

How often did you participate in the following religious activities last month? - j. Witnessing/sharing your faith with strangers

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Evangelizing Strangers by Gender (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
not at all	83.7% 594	75.6% 698	79.1% 1292
1-2 times	9.4% 67	17.8% 164	14.1% 231
3-4 times	3.7% 26	4.7% 43	4.2% 69
5 or more times	3.2% 23	2.0% 18	2.5% 41
Missing	35	53	88
TOTAL	100% 710	100% 923	1633

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Evangelizing Strangers by Race (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	80.4% 1155	54.1% 33	73.5% 72	32	79.0% 1260
1-2 times	13.9% 200	21.3% 13	16.3% 16	2	14.4% 229
3-4 times	3.8% 55	9.8% 6	6.1% 6	2	4.2% 67
5 or more times	1.8% 26	14.8% 9	4.1% 4	2	2.4% 39
Missing	72	5	5	6	88
TOTAL	100% 1436	100% 61	100% 98	44	1595

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Evangelizing Strangers by Religion (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	70.8% 661	88.8% 325	96.9% 216	79.5% 66	24	79.0% 1268
1-2 times	19.5% 182	7.9% 29	2.2% 5	15.7% 13	2	14.3% 229
3-4 times	5.7% 53	2.7% 10	0.9% 2	3.6% 3	1	4.2% 68
5 or more times	4.0% 37	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	1	2.5% 40
Missing	57	14	8	3	6	88
TOTAL	100% 933	100% 366	100% 223	100% 83	34	1605

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Evangelizing Strangers by Age (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	76.0% 98	84.8% 317	78.0% 568	77.2% 301	8	79.2% 1284
1-2 times	17.8% 23	10.7% 40	14.1% 103	15.6% 61	4	14.0% 227
3-4 times	3.9% 5	3.2% 12	5.1% 37	3.8% 15	0	4.3% 69
5 or more times	2.3% 3	1.3% 5	2.7% 20	3.3% 13	0	2.5% 41
Missing	2	5	21	52	8	88
TOTAL	100% 129	100% 374	100% 728	100% 390	20	1621

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Evangelizing Strangers by Church attendance (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	95.6% 327	88.4% 402	77.4% 247	60.9% 312	4	79.1% 1288
1-2 times	3.2% 11	9.2% 42	16.6% 53	24.4% 125	0	14.2% 231
3-4 times	1.2% 4	1.5% 7	5.0% 16	8.0% 41	1	4.2% 68
5 or more times	0.0% 0	0.9% 4	0.9% 3	6.6% 34	0	2.5% 41
Missing	16	19	10	26	17	88
TOTAL	100% 342	100% 455	100% 319	100% 512	22	1628

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Evangelizing Strangers by Preference in 2004 Election (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Bush	Kerry	Other	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	73.5% 583	85.2% 554	82.1% 147	8	79.2% 1284
1-2 times	18.4% 146	10.0% 65	11.2% 20	0	14.2% 231
3-4 times	5.0% 40	2.9% 19	5.0% 9	1	4.2% 68
5 or more times	3.0% 24	1.8% 12	1.7% 3	2	2.4% 39
Missing	38	29	13	8	88
TOTAL	100% 793	100% 650	100% 179	19	1622

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Evangelizing Strangers by Education (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< HIGH SCH	HS GRAD	SOME COLL.	JR COLL.	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	68.4% 39	71.7% 170	77.0% 295	80.5% 107	82.9% 334	82.7% 325	22	79.1% 1270
1-2 times	21.1% 12	18.1% 43	14.6% 56	14.3% 19	12.9% 52	12.0% 47	2	14.3% 229
3-4 times	7.0% 4	7.2% 17	5.0% 19	3.8% 5	2.7% 11	3.1% 12	1	4.2% 68
5 or more times	3.5% 2	3.0% 7	3.4% 13	1.5% 2	1.5% 6	2.3% 9	2	2.4% 39
Missing	5	20	27	7	12	13	4	88
TOTAL	100% 57	100% 237	100% 383	100% 133	100% 403	100% 393	31	1606

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Evangelizing Strangers by Marital status (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Married	Cohab	Widowed	Div/Sep	Never Marr	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	79.3% 792	83.3% 50	79.4% 108	75.7% 171	81.2% 151	20	79.2% 1272
1-2 times	14.2% 142	10.0% 6	14.0% 19	15.0% 34	14.5% 27	3	14.2% 228
3-4 times	3.8% 38	5.0% 3	5.1% 7	6.2% 14	3.2% 6	1	4.2% 68
5 or more times	2.7% 27	1.7% 1	1.5% 2	3.1% 7	1.1% 2	2	2.4% 39
Missing	44	1	17	16	6	4	88
TOTAL	100% 999	100% 60	100% 136	100% 226	100% 186	30	1607

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Evangelizing Strangers by Household income (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< 20000	20k-35k	35k-50k	50k-100k	100k +	Missing	TOTAL
not at all	65.9% 120	74.2% 161	77.9% 222	82.3% 438	86.4% 279	72	79.3% 1220
1-2 times	21.4% 39	17.5% 38	15.1% 43	12.0% 64	9.6% 31	16	14.0% 215
3-4 times	8.2% 15	4.1% 9	3.9% 11	4.3% 23	2.8% 9	2	4.4% 67
5 or more times	4.4% 8	4.1% 9	3.2% 9	1.3% 7	1.2% 4	4	2.4% 37
Missing	15	15	17	17	8	16	88
TOTAL	100% 182	100% 217	100% 285	100% 532	100% 323	110	1539

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Notes

Baylor Religion Survey, 2005: 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.