Saying Grace, Frequency of - Measurement Concept
Measures how often one prays before meals19 Questions match selected parameters.
Survey Questions
GRACE from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)(grace_w3) Q:12. Do you regularly pray to give thanks before mealtimes, or not?
TOTAL | % | |
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0) No | 1472 | 58.1 |
1) Yes | 1049 | 41.4 |
777) Don't know | 1 | 0.0 |
999) Legitimate skip | 10 | 0.4 |
Missing | 838 | |
Total | 2532 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2008 |
Cases: | 2532 |
Variables: | 484 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
At your meals at home, how often does someone say grace or give thanks aloud?
TOTAL | % | |
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-7) Refused | 33 | 1.3 |
-4) Don't know | 5 | 0.2 |
1) Never | 685 | 26.3 |
2) A few times a year | 686 | 26.3 |
3) Once a month | 105 | 4.0 |
4) 2-3 times a month | 107 | 4.1 |
5) Once a week | 82 | 3.1 |
6) A few times a week but less than every day | 252 | 9.7 |
7) Once a day | 291 | 11.2 |
8) More than once a day | 359 | 13.8 |
Missing | 6 | |
Total | 2605 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2006 |
Cases: | 2610 |
Variables: | 666 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
Q18 How often, if at all, do you participate in table prayers or grace before or after meals
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Never | 154 | 10.2 |
2) Only on certain occasions | 713 | 47.4 |
3) At least once a week | 136 | 9.0 |
4) At least once a day | 246 | 16.4 |
5) At all meals | 255 | 17.0 |
Missing | 217 | |
Total | 1504 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 1721 |
Variables: | 395 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mixed Mode |
(grace_w2) Q:12. Do you regularly pray to give thanks before or after mealtimes, or not?
TOTAL | % | |
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0) No | 1337 | 51.3 |
1) Yes | 1243 | 47.7 |
666) Invalid skip | 23 | 0.9 |
777) Don't know | 1 | 0.0 |
Total | 2604 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 2604 |
Variables: | 509 |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
When you were growing up, did anyone usually say grace or give thanks to God aloud before meals at home?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 992 | 67.0 |
2) No | 479 | 32.3 |
8) Don't know | 3 | 0.2 |
9) No answer | 7 | 0.5 |
Total | 1481 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1988 |
Cases: | 1481 |
Variables: | 660 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
At your family meals at home, does anyone say grace or give thanks to God aloud before meals?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 737 | 49.8 |
2) No | 732 | 49.4 |
9) No answer | 12 | 0.8 |
Total | 1481 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1988 |
Cases: | 1481 |
Variables: | 660 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
When you were a child, did your parents do any of the things on this card? -- say grace at meals
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 3008 | 59.9 |
2) No | 1728 | 34.4 |
3) Don't know | 283 | 5.6 |
Total | 5019 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1992 |
Cases: | 2013 |
Variables: | 479 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
When you were growing up, did your family usually say grace at meals?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 261 | 56.0 |
2) No | 201 | 43.1 |
3) Don't Know/No answer | 4 | 0.9 |
Total | 466 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2000 |
Cases: | 466 |
Variables: | 154 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
How about now? Do you usually say grace at family meals?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 220 | 47.2 |
2) No | 239 | 51.3 |
3) Don't Know/No answer | 7 | 1.5 |
Total | 466 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2000 |
Cases: | 466 |
Variables: | 154 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
When you were growing up, did your family usually say grace at meals?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 674 | 66.5 |
2) No | 328 | 32.4 |
3) Don't know/No answer | 11 | 1.1 |
Total | 1013 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2000 |
Cases: | 1013 |
Variables: | 158 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
How about now--do you usually say grace at family meals?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 625 | 61.7 |
2) No | 374 | 36.9 |
3) Don't know/No answer | 14 | 1.4 |
Total | 1013 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2000 |
Cases: | 1013 |
Variables: | 158 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
At your family meals at home, does anyone say grace, or give thanks to God aloud, before the meal?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 60.4 | |
2) No | 38.9 | |
3) Don't know/Refused | 0.7 | |
Total | 1975 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1996 |
Cases: | 1975 |
Variables: | 151 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Please indicate how often you participate in each of the following practices -- Blessing on meals
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Daily | 654 | 72.4 |
2) Almost Every Day | 81 | 9.0 |
3) At Least Once a Week | 35 | 3.9 |
4) Once or Twice a Month | 19 | 2.1 |
5) Several Times a Year | 46 | 5.1 |
6) Rarely or Never | 68 | 7.5 |
Missing | 55 | |
Total | 903 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1969 |
Cases: | 958 |
Variables: | 267 |
Scope: | Other: Regional samples of Mormons in Salt Lake City, UT and San Francisco, CA |
Frame: | Denominations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Now a few questions of a more personal, religious sort -- At your meals at home, does anyone say grace or give thanks to God aloud?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes, always or usually | 1010 | 38.6 |
2) Yes, sometimes or on special occasions | 627 | 24.0 |
3) No | 980 | 37.4 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 2617 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1988 |
Cases: | 2620 |
Variables: | 124 |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Turning now to other religious activities besides attending church, how often, if at all, are table prayers or grace said before or after meals in your home?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) We say grace at all meals. | 765 | 26.9 |
2) We say grace at least once a day. | 680 | 23.9 |
3) We say grace at least once a week. | 159 | 5.6 |
4) We say grace, but only on special occasions. | 708 | 24.9 |
5) We never, or hardly ever, say grace. | 533 | 18.7 |
Missing | 30 | |
Total | 2845 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1963 |
Cases: | 2875 |
Variables: | 629 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected. |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
How often, if at all, are table prayers or grace said before or after meals in your home?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) We say grace at all meals | 22 | 22.2 |
2) We say grace at least once a day | 22 | 22.2 |
3) We say grace at least once a week | 5 | 5.1 |
4) We say grace, but only on special occasions | 19 | 19.2 |
5) We never, or hardly ever, say grace | 31 | 31.3 |
Total | 99 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1988 |
Cases: | 99 |
Variables: | 37 |
Scope: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Frame: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Other |
Please indicate how often you participate in each of the following practices -- Blessing on meals
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Daily | 111 | 41.6 |
2) Almost Every Day | 17 | 6.4 |
3) At Least Once a Week | 11 | 4.1 |
4) Once or Twice a Month | 13 | 4.9 |
5) Several Times a Year | 29 | 10.9 |
6) Rarely or Never | 86 | 32.2 |
Missing | 29 | |
Total | 267 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1969 |
Cases: | 296 |
Variables: | 267 |
Scope: | Single Sample |
Frame: | Denominations |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
How often, if at all, are table prayers or grace said before or after meals in your home?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) We say grace at all meals | 25 | 29.1 |
2) We say grace at least once a day | 20 | 23.3 |
3) We say grace at least once a week | 6 | 7.0 |
4) We say grace, but only on special occasions | 20 | 23.3 |
5) We never, or hardly ever, say grace | 15 | 17.4 |
Total | 86 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1986 |
Cases: | 86 |
Variables: | 65 |
Scope: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Frame: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Other |
How often, if at all, are table prayers or grace said before or after meals in your home?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) We say grace at all meals | 29 | 29.6 |
2) We say grace at least once a day | 24 | 24.5 |
3) We say grace at least once a week | 5 | 5.1 |
4) We say grace, but only on special occasions | 21 | 21.4 |
5) We never, or hardly ever, say grace | 19 | 19.4 |
Total | 98 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1987 |
Cases: | 98 |
Variables: | 65 |
Scope: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Frame: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Other |