Table Prayers

• Introduction
• Patterns

Table Prayers (Demographic Patterns)

How often, if at all, do you participate in table prayers or grace before or after meals?

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Table Prayers by Gender (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Never	11.4% 69	9.5% 85	10.2% 154
Only on certain occasions	49.6% 301	45.9% 412	47.4% 713
At least once a week	6.8% 41	10.6% 95	9.0% 136
At least once a day	15.8% 96	16.7% 150	16.4% 246
At all meals	16.5% 100	17.3% 155	17.0% 255
Missing	138	79	217
TOTAL	100% 607	100% 897	1504

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Table Prayers by Race (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Never	10.2% 134	1.6% 1	17.8% 16	3	10.3% 151
Only on certain occasions	48.1% 632	22.2% 14	50.0% 45	22	47.1% 691
At least once a week	9.3% 122	6.3% 4	8.9% 8	2	9.1% 134
At least once a day	16.7% 220	20.6% 13	8.9% 8	5	16.4% 241
At all meals	15.7% 206	49.2% 31	14.4% 13	5	17.0% 250
Missing	194	3	13	7	217
TOTAL	100% 1314	100% 63	100% 90	44	1467

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Table Prayers by Religion (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
Never	5.8% 54	7.7% 27	45.4% 54	17.7% 14	5	10.1% 149
Only on certain occasions	45.5% 423	56.0% 197	44.5% 53	34.2% 27	13	47.3% 700
At least once a week	9.4% 87	8.2% 29	7.6% 9	11.4% 9	2	9.1% 134
At least once a day	17.5% 163	18.8% 66	0.8% 1	17.7% 14	2	16.5% 244
At all meals	21.7% 202	9.4% 33	1.7% 2	19.0% 15	3	17.0% 252
Missing	61	28	112	7	9	217
TOTAL	100% 929	100% 352	100% 119	100% 79	34	1479

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Table Prayers by Age (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Never	15.7% 18	10.9% 35	10.6% 69	7.3% 29	3	10.2% 151
Only on certain occasions	33.9% 39	44.4% 143	50.2% 328	49.4% 196	7	47.5% 706
At least once a week	12.2% 14	13.4% 43	7.4% 48	7.3% 29	2	9.0% 134
At least once a day	21.7% 25	15.8% 51	15.8% 103	16.1% 64	3	16.3% 243
At all meals	16.5% 19	15.5% 50	16.1% 105	19.9% 79	2	17.0% 253
Missing	16	57	96	45	3	217
TOTAL	100% 115	100% 322	100% 653	100% 397	20	1487

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Table Prayers by Church attendance (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
Never	41.9% 93	8.8% 37	4.1% 13	1.7% 9	2	10.2% 152
Only on certain occasions	50.9% 113	69.7% 292	47.5% 152	28.8% 154	2	47.5% 711
At least once a week	1.4% 3	6.2% 26	15.9% 51	10.5% 56	0	9.1% 136
At least once a day	3.6% 8	9.3% 39	19.4% 62	25.2% 135	2	16.3% 244
At all meals	2.3% 5	6.0% 25	13.1% 42	33.8% 181	2	16.9% 253
Missing	136	55	9	3	14	217
TOTAL	100% 222	100% 419	100% 320	100% 535	22	1496

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Table Prayers by Preference in 2004 Election (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Bush	Kerry	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Never	4.8% 37	16.8% 95	14.0% 22	0	10.3% 154
Only on certain occasions	43.4% 333	51.9% 293	52.2% 82	5	47.5% 708
At least once a week	9.4% 72	8.7% 49	8.9% 14	1	9.1% 135
At least once a day	19.9% 153	11.7% 66	14.0% 22	5	16.2% 241
At all meals	22.4% 172	11.0% 62	10.8% 17	4	16.9% 251
Missing	64	114	35	4	217
TOTAL	100% 767	100% 565	100% 157	19	1489

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Table Prayers by Education (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< HIGH SCH	HS GRAD	SOME COLL.	JR COLL.	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	Missing	TOTAL
Never	13.6% 8	13.7% 32	7.5% 27	6.8% 8	9.5% 34	12.3% 43	2	10.3% 152
Only on certain occasions	42.4% 25	44.4% 104	49.2% 176	60.2% 71	46.4% 166	44.3% 155	16	47.2% 697
At least once a week	0.0% 0	6.0% 14	7.5% 27	8.5% 10	11.7% 42	12.0% 42	1	9.1% 135
At least once a day	13.6% 8	15.8% 37	19.3% 69	11.0% 13	17.0% 61	15.4% 54	4	16.4% 242
At all meals	30.5% 18	20.1% 47	16.5% 59	13.6% 16	15.4% 55	16.0% 56	4	17.0% 251
Missing	3	23	52	22	57	56	4	217
TOTAL	100% 59	100% 234	100% 358	100% 118	100% 358	100% 350	31	1477

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Table Prayers by Marital status (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Married	Cohab	Widowed	Div/Sep	Never Marr	Missing	TOTAL
Never	7.8% 72	24.5% 13	10.1% 14	12.5% 25	17.0% 28	2	10.3% 152
Only on certain occasions	46.6% 429	50.9% 27	44.6% 62	49.5% 99	49.1% 81	15	47.2% 698
At least once a week	9.4% 87	9.4% 5	10.1% 14	8.5% 17	7.3% 12	1	9.1% 135
At least once a day	18.2% 168	3.8% 2	15.1% 21	13.0% 26	15.2% 25	4	16.4% 242
At all meals	17.9% 165	11.3% 6	20.1% 28	16.5% 33	11.5% 19	4	17.0% 251
Missing	122	8	14	42	27	4	217
TOTAL	100% 921	100% 53	100% 139	100% 200	100% 165	30	1478

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Table Prayers by Household income (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< 20000	20k-35k	35k-50k	50k-100k	100k +	Missing	TOTAL
Never	10.9% 19	11.1% 23	10.6% 28	9.5% 46	11.2% 31	7	10.4% 147
Only on certain occasions	43.4% 76	43.0% 89	45.5% 120	53.0% 257	46.2% 128	43	47.6% 670
At least once a week	8.6% 15	9.2% 19	8.7% 23	6.8% 33	14.1% 39	7	9.2% 129
At least once a day	14.3% 25	15.9% 33	18.2% 48	15.9% 77	17.0% 47	16	16.3% 230
At all meals	22.9% 40	20.8% 43	17.0% 45	14.8% 72	11.6% 32	23	16.5% 232
Missing	22	25	38	64	54	14	217
TOTAL	100% 175	100% 207	100% 264	100% 485	100% 277	110	1408

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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.