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?. Results weighted by WGT (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

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Table prayers by Gender

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Never	12.8% 84	9.9% 83	11.2% 167
Only on certain occasions	47.2% 309	43.6% 365	45.1% 674
At least once a week	5.8% 38	9.4% 79	7.8% 117
At least once a day	17.6% 115	16.5% 138	16.9% 253
At all meals	16.6% 109	20.6% 173	18.9% 282
Missing	155	73	228
TOTAL	100.0% 655	100.0% 838	1493

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Table prayers by Race

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Never	12.0% 150	0.8% 1	16.9% 14	2	11.3% 165
Only on certain occasions	46.8% 585	20.3% 26	53.0% 44	19	44.8% 655
At least once a week	7.8% 98	8.6% 11	7.2% 6	2	7.9% 115
At least once a day	16.9% 212	21.1% 27	12.0% 10	4	17.0% 249
At all meals	16.5% 206	49.2% 63	10.8% 9	5	19.0% 278
Missing	203	7	11	0	221
TOTAL	100.0% 1251	100.0% 128	100.0% 83	32	1462

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Table prayers by Religion

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
Never	10.0% 33	7.2% 68	17.7% 20	55.6% 40	6	11.0% 161
Only on certain occasions	57.1% 189	42.1% 400	38.1% 43	41.7% 30	14	45.2% 662
At least once a week	6.9% 23	8.0% 76	12.4% 14	1.4% 1	2	7.8% 114
At least once a day	18.1% 60	18.0% 171	15.9% 18	1.4% 1	4	17.1% 250
At all meals	7.9% 26	24.7% 235	15.9% 18	0.0% 0	3	19.0% 279
Missing	26	69	11	109	0	215
TOTAL	100.0% 331	100.0% 950	100.0% 113	100.0% 72	29	1466

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Table prayers by Age

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Never	18.6% 35	9.9% 39	11.3% 64	7.4% 24	5	11.0% 162
Only on certain occasions	33.5% 63	47.4% 186	47.0% 265	45.5% 148	12	45.1% 662
At least once a week	10.6% 20	11.0% 43	6.0% 34	5.5% 18	2	7.8% 115
At least once a day	21.3% 40	16.1% 63	17.4% 98	14.8% 48	4	17.0% 249
At all meals	16.0% 30	15.6% 61	18.3% 103	26.8% 87	2	19.1% 281
Missing	25	88	75	35	0	223
TOTAL	100.0% 188	100.0% 392	100.0% 564	100.0% 325	25	1469

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Table prayers by Church attendance

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
Never	40.9% 94	10.4% 44	7.8% 15	1.7% 11	2	11.0% 164
Only on certain occasions	49.1% 113	67.7% 287	44.8% 86	29.2% 187	1	45.3% 673
At least once a week	0.9% 2	4.0% 17	19.3% 37	9.4% 60	0	7.8% 116
At least once a day	7.0% 16	10.8% 46	14.1% 27	25.5% 163	1	17.0% 252
At all meals	2.2% 5	7.1% 30	14.1% 27	34.2% 219	1	18.9% 281
Missing	140	59	5	9	0	213
TOTAL	100.0% 230	100.0% 424	100.0% 192	100.0% 640	5	1486

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Table prayers by Political ideology

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	Missing	TOTAL
Never	6.4% 48	17.1% 95	15.4% 4	13.1% 14	15.6% 7	0	11.4% 168
Only on certain occasions	42.4% 316	48.0% 266	73.1% 19	43.9% 47	46.7% 21	7	45.3% 669
At least once a week	7.8% 58	7.6% 42	3.8% 1	12.1% 13	4.4% 2	1	7.9% 116
At least once a day	19.9% 148	12.3% 68	3.8% 1	17.8% 19	22.2% 10	7	16.7% 246
At all meals	23.5% 175	15.0% 83	3.8% 1	13.1% 14	11.1% 5	4	18.8% 278
Missing	67	115	5	30	5	0	222
TOTAL	100.0% 745	100.0% 554	100.0% 26	100.0% 107	100.0% 45	19	1477

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Table prayers by Education

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	Missing	TOTAL
Never	14.7% 20	16.4% 46	8.6% 35	7.1% 10	10.0% 27	12.0% 28	1	11.3% 166
Only on certain occasions	41.9% 57	42.1% 118	46.0% 188	55.3% 78	45.4% 122	41.0% 96	14	44.9% 659
At least once a week	0.0% 0	5.4% 15	6.8% 28	9.9% 14	11.9% 32	11.5% 27	1	7.9% 116
At least once a day	14.0% 19	15.4% 43	20.8% 85	12.1% 17	17.1% 46	17.1% 40	3	17.0% 250
At all meals	29.4% 40	20.7% 58	17.8% 73	15.6% 22	15.6% 42	18.4% 43	4	18.9% 278
Missing	6	29	67	38	44	38	0	222
TOTAL	100.0% 136	100.0% 280	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	100.0% 269	100.0% 234	23	1469

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Table prayers by Marital status

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	Missing	TOTAL
Never	18.0% 41	8.1% 68	29.6% 16	13.5% 31	9.0% 11	1	11.4% 167
Only on certain occasions	46.9% 107	44.8% 375	44.4% 24	43.5% 100	45.1% 55	13	44.9% 661
At least once a week	6.1% 14	8.2% 69	7.4% 4	8.7% 20	7.4% 9	1	7.9% 116
At least once a day	17.5% 40	18.6% 156	3.7% 2	15.2% 35	13.9% 17	3	17.0% 250
At all meals	11.4% 26	20.2% 169	14.8% 8	19.1% 44	24.6% 30	4	18.8% 277
Missing	34	127	9	43	10	0	223
TOTAL	100.0% 228	100.0% 837	100.0% 54	100.0% 230	100.0% 122	22	1471

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Table prayers by Household income

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	Missing	TOTAL
Never	12.6% 32	11.4% 24	13.8% 35	9.7% 44	10.7% 25	7	11.4% 160
Only on certain occasions	39.8% 101	42.4% 89	40.9% 104	52.8% 239	44.6% 104	37	45.4% 637
At least once a week	8.3% 21	6.7% 14	7.5% 19	5.7% 26	14.2% 33	5	8.0% 113
At least once a day	15.0% 38	15.7% 33	19.3% 49	15.5% 70	17.6% 41	21	16.5% 231
At all meals	24.4% 62	23.8% 50	18.5% 47	16.3% 74	12.9% 30	18	18.7% 263
Missing	26	28	48	62	48	0	212
TOTAL	100.0% 254	100.0% 210	100.0% 254	100.0% 453	100.0% 233	88	1404

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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.