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In the last three years how often have you felt angry at God? (ARA_6)


Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

18 to 29 years old 30 to 44 years old 45 to 59 years old 60 to 74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Refused 0.2%
1		 0.9%
6		 1.6%
11		 3.4%
13		 1.6%
2		 1.4%
33
Don't know 0.4%
2		 0.5%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
6
Never 48.4%
231		 54.9%
360		 54.3%
368		 64.8%
247		 62.7%
79		 55.4%
1285
Rarely 29.8%
142		 25.2%
165		 25.7%
174		 23.4%
89		 23.0%
29		 25.8%
599
Sometimes 19.7%
94		 16.3%
107		 17.0%
115		 8.1%
31		 11.1%
14		 15.6%
361
Very often 1.5%
7		 2.3%
15		 1.2%
8		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 1.3%
31
Every day or almost every day 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.1%
3
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
477		 100.0%
656		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
381		 100.0%
126
2318


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.5%
19		 1.3%
14		 1.4%
33
Don't know 0.5%
6		 0.1%
1		 0.3%
7
Never 52.6%
659		 58.8%
626		 55.4%
1285
Rarely 28.6%
359		 22.5%
240		 25.8%
599
Sometimes 15.0%
188		 16.2%
173		 15.6%
361
Very often 1.7%
21		 0.9%
10		 1.3%
31
Every day or almost every day 0.2%
2		 0.1%
1		 0.1%
3
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1254		 100.0%
1065
2319


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 0.9%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.4%
2		 0.8%
4		 0.5%
1		 3.4%
21
4		 1.3%
30
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
4
0		 0.3%
6
Never 60.4%
67		 50.2%
165		 50.2%
279		 51.7%
245		 65.1%
136		 61.6%
380
12		 55.4%
1272
Rarely 24.3%
27		 30.1%
99		 30.4%
169		 29.5%
140		 19.6%
41		 19.8%
122
1		 26.0%
598
Sometimes 13.5%
15		 18.8%
62		 17.4%
97		 16.7%
79		 11.5%
24		 12.8%
79
6		 15.5%
356
Very often 0.9%
1		 0.6%
2		 1.4%
8		 1.1%
5		 2.9%
6		 1.5%
9
0		 1.4%
31
Every day or almost every day 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
1		 0.3%
2
0		 0.1%
3
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
329		 100.0%
556		 100.0%
474		 100.0%
209		 100.0%
617
23
2296


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.1%
18		 2.3%
6		 1.3%
4		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 1.4%
32
Don't know 0.1%
2		 0.4%
1		 1.0%
3		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
7
Never 51.8%
819		 65.1%
168		 66.9%
202		 59.0%
59		 55.6%
5		 45.7%
32		 55.4%
1285
Rarely 28.8%
455		 16.7%
43		 18.2%
55		 27.0%
27		 0.0%
0		 25.7%
18		 25.8%
598
Sometimes 16.7%
264		 13.6%
35		 11.9%
36		 10.0%
10		 44.4%
4		 18.6%
13		 15.6%
362
Very often 1.3%
21		 1.2%
3		 0.7%
2		 2.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 1.3%
31
Every day or almost every day 0.1%
1		 0.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 0.2%
4
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1580		 100.0%
258		 100.0%
302		 100.0%
100		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
70
2319


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 2.1%
3		 1.5%
10		 1.4%
5		 1.8%
12		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 1.4%
32
Don't know 0.7%
1		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
4		 0.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
8
Never 65.2%
92		 54.2%
368		 55.7%
192		 53.5%
350		 56.7%
132		 56.3%
151		 55.4%
1285
Rarely 18.4%
26		 24.9%
169		 28.1%
97		 25.1%
164		 30.5%
71		 27.2%
73		 25.9%
600
Sometimes 12.1%
17		 17.8%
121		 13.3%
46		 17.3%
113		 10.7%
25		 14.6%
39		 15.6%
361
Very often 0.7%
1		 1.5%
10		 1.4%
5		 1.5%
10		 1.3%
3		 0.7%
2		 1.3%
31
Every day or almost every day 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.1%
3
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
141		 100.0%
679		 100.0%
345		 100.0%
654		 100.0%
233		 100.0%
268
2320


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
5		 1.4%
8		 1.5%
12		 1.6%
9		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.5%
3		 0.3%
6
Never 52.2%
198		 59.4%
350		 54.9%
439		 54.0%
298		 55.4%
1285
Rarely 29.0%
110		 21.2%
125		 25.7%
205		 28.6%
158		 25.8%
598
Sometimes 16.4%
62		 17.3%
102		 14.6%
117		 14.5%
80		 15.6%
361
Very often 0.5%
2		 0.5%
3		 2.8%
22		 0.7%
4		 1.3%
31
Every day or almost every day 0.3%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
4
Missing 61 31 81 118 291
TOTAL 100.0%
379		 100.0%
589		 100.0%
799		 100.0%
552
2319


Education

No high school diploma GED or high school diploma Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Other Missing TOTAL
Refused 7.1%
20		 0.8%
8		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.9%
2		 1.5%
1
0		 1.4%
33
Don't know 1.1%
3		 0.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2
0		 0.3%
7
Never 67.5%
191		 55.3%
525		 56.0%
242		 49.0%
179		 52.9%
117		 49.2%
32
0		 55.5%
1286
Rarely 11.3%
32		 27.3%
259		 26.6%
115		 31.2%
114		 29.4%
65		 18.5%
12
2		 25.8%
597
Sometimes 12.4%
35		 14.4%
137		 15.7%
68		 18.4%
67		 16.7%
37		 26.2%
17
0		 15.6%
361
Very often 0.7%
2		 1.8%
17		 1.4%
6		 1.1%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 1.3%
29
Every day or almost every day 0.0%
0		 0.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.5%
1
0		 0.1%
3
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
283		 100.0%
950		 100.0%
432		 100.0%
365		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
65
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