General Social Survey, 1998

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GODWATCH(Percentages are unweighted) Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statements...I believe in a God who watches over me.   2) Agree   1) Strongly agree   4) Strongly disagree   9) No answer   3) Disagree   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	426	29.5%	29.5%	0.22
Strongly agree	833	57.6%	87.1%	-0.55
Strongly disagree	51	3.5%	90.7%	1.77
No answer	25	1.7%	92.4%	5.63
Disagree	105	7.3%	99.7%	1.00
Don't know	5	.3%	100.0%	4.85

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religion Marital status Age Education Political party

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Agree	32.4% 212	27.1% 214	29.5% 426
Strongly agree	50.3% 329	63.7% 504	57.6% 833
Strongly disagree	5.0% 33	2.3% 18	3.5% 51
No answer	1.5% 10	1.9% 15	1.7% 25
Disagree	10.4% 68	4.7% 37	7.3% 105
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.4% 3	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 654	100.0% 791	1445

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Agree	31.1% 356	19.7% 39	29.8% 31	29.5% 426
Strongly agree	53.9% 616	76.3% 151	63.5% 66	57.6% 833
Strongly disagree	4.0% 46	1.0% 2	2.9% 3	3.5% 51
No answer	2.0% 23	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	1.7% 25
Disagree	8.5% 97	2.0% 4	3.8% 4	7.3% 105
Don't know	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 1143	100.0% 198	100.0% 104	1445

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Agree	27.3% 214	33.0% 122	11.5% 3	36.4% 72	22.1% 15	29.5% 426
Strongly agree	68.1% 533	58.4% 216	23.1% 6	18.7% 37	60.3% 41	57.6% 833
Strongly disagree	0.9% 7	1.6% 6	11.5% 3	16.2% 32	4.4% 3	3.5% 51
No answer	0.9% 7	1.6% 6	7.7% 2	4.0% 8	2.9% 2	1.7% 25
Disagree	2.6% 20	5.1% 19	46.2% 12	23.7% 47	10.3% 7	7.3% 105
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 783	100.0% 370	100.0% 26	100.0% 198	100.0% 68	1445

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Widowed/Divorced/Separated	TOTAL
Agree	33.2% 117	28.5% 194	27.9% 115	29.5% 426
Strongly agree	49.7% 175	59.6% 406	61.2% 252	57.6% 833
Strongly disagree	4.8% 17	3.4% 23	2.7% 11	3.5% 51
No answer	1.1% 4	1.3% 9	2.9% 12	1.7% 25
Disagree	11.1% 39	6.9% 47	4.6% 19	7.3% 105
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.7% 3	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 352	100.0% 681	100.0% 412	1445

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years	30-39 years	40-49 years	50-64 years	More than 65 years	TOTAL
Agree	32.4% 91	28.1% 96	30.7% 89	30.4% 86	25.9% 64	29.5% 426
Strongly agree	52.3% 147	60.8% 208	55.9% 162	56.5% 160	63.2% 156	57.7% 833
Strongly disagree	2.5% 7	2.9% 10	4.1% 12	3.2% 9	4.9% 12	3.5% 50
No answer	1.4% 4	1.8% 6	1.0% 3	2.5% 7	2.0% 5	1.7% 25
Disagree	10.7% 30	6.4% 22	7.9% 23	7.1% 20	3.6% 9	7.2% 104
Don't know	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 281	100.0% 342	100.0% 290	100.0% 283	100.0% 247	1443

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	4 years college	More than 4 years college	TOTAL
Agree	25.0% 21	29.2% 173	31.1% 187	28.0% 45	29.6% 426
Strongly agree	69.0% 58	61.0% 362	54.2% 326	50.3% 81	57.5% 827
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	3.2% 19	3.3% 20	7.5% 12	3.5% 51
No answer	2.4% 2	1.5% 9	1.7% 10	2.5% 4	1.7% 25
Disagree	3.6% 3	4.7% 28	9.5% 57	10.6% 17	7.3% 105
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	1.2% 2	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 84	100.0% 593	100.0% 601	100.0% 161	1439

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Agree	28.7% 194	30.2% 149	30.4% 82	29.5% 425
Strongly agree	57.5% 389	61.5% 304	51.5% 139	57.7% 832
Strongly disagree	3.4% 23	3.4% 17	4.1% 11	3.5% 51
No answer	1.6% 11	1.0% 5	3.0% 8	1.7% 24
Disagree	8.3% 56	3.8% 19	10.7% 29	7.2% 104
Don't know	0.6% 4	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 677	100.0% 494	100.0% 270	1441