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Mail: Religion and Spirituality
Graduate Mail: Religion and Spirituality Module OVERVIEW The Religion and Spirituality Module is new to the 2004 mail survey. Supplementing items asked on the telephone about specific aspects of religion (preference, service attendance, etc.), these items aim to address religion and spirituality in a more general sense, including attitudes toward religion, spirituality, and the Bible. Also asked are items about the importance of religion in one's life and the use of religion or spirituality to find comfort or guidance in difficult times.. See also the telephone administered Religion Module. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS Ranges reference dataset/codebook order, not necessarily alphabetical _____________________________________________________________________ IL001RER-IL002RER: How Religious/Spiritual are You? IL003RER-IL004RER: How Important is Your Religion/Spirituality? IL005RER-IL012RER: Specific Religion/Spirituality Items IL013RER-IL016RER: Seeking Comfort Items IL017RER-IL018RER: Bible Items NOTE: See Cor813 in Appendix A for variable creation details
il001rer: How religious are you?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 93 | 97 | 190 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 221 | 138 | 359 |
2 | NOT VERY | 445 | 276 | 721 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 1292 | 1307 | 2599 |
4 | VERY | 963 | 1586 | 2549 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 132 | 296 | 428 |
il002rer: How spiritual are you?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 99 | 113 | 212 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 139 | 62 | 201 |
2 | NOT VERY | 376 | 164 | 540 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 1290 | 1195 | 2485 |
4 | VERY | 1064 | 1712 | 2776 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 178 | 454 | 632 |
il003rer: How important is religion in your life?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_c
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 98 | 93 | 191 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 213 | 132 | 345 |
2 | NOT VERY | 431 | 276 | 707 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 909 | 858 | 1767 |
4 | VERY | 1046 | 1389 | 2435 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 449 | 952 | 1401 |
il004rer: How important is spirituality in your life?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_d
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 114 | 127 | 241 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 148 | 58 | 206 |
2 | NOT VERY | 383 | 165 | 548 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 1017 | 902 | 1919 |
4 | VERY | 1069 | 1475 | 2544 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 415 | 973 | 1388 |
il005rer: How important was it, or would it have been if you had children, to send your children for religious or spiritual instruction?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_e
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 99 | 102 | 201 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 212 | 148 | 360 |
2 | NOT VERY | 382 | 227 | 609 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 775 | 685 | 1460 |
4 | VERY | 1292 | 1556 | 2848 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 386 | 982 | 1368 |
il006rer: How closely do you identify with being a member of a religious group?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_f
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 96 | 105 | 201 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 451 | 360 | 811 |
2 | NOT VERY | 547 | 453 | 1000 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 782 | 845 | 1627 |
4 | VERY | 927 | 1224 | 2151 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 342 | 713 | 1055 |
il007rer: How important is it for you to be with other people who are the same religion as you?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_g
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 95 | 97 | 192 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 956 | 961 | 1917 |
2 | NOT VERY | 1035 | 1020 | 2055 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 687 | 966 | 1653 |
4 | VERY | 286 | 458 | 744 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 87 | 198 | 285 |
il008rer: How important do you think it is for people of your religion to marry other people who are the same religion?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_h
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 96 | 103 | 199 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 911 | 918 | 1829 |
2 | NOT VERY | 800 | 871 | 1671 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 821 | 1076 | 1897 |
4 | VERY | 409 | 539 | 948 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 109 | 192 | 301 |
il009rer: How strongly do you believe that one should stick to a particular faith?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_i
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 103 | 116 | 219 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 702 | 828 | 1530 |
2 | NOT VERY | 762 | 871 | 1633 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 824 | 1003 | 1827 |
4 | VERY | 577 | 636 | 1213 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 178 | 246 | 424 |
il010rer: How important was religion in your home when you were growing up?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_j
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 97 | 93 | 190 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 106 | 129 | 235 |
2 | NOT VERY | 399 | 415 | 814 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 998 | 920 | 1918 |
4 | VERY | 1178 | 1427 | 2605 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 368 | 716 | 1084 |
il011rer: When you have important decisions to make in your life, how much do you rely on your religious or spiritual beliefs?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_k
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 95 | 95 | 190 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 346 | 155 | 501 |
2 | NOT VERY | 535 | 249 | 784 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 970 | 973 | 1943 |
4 | VERY | 914 | 1349 | 2263 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 286 | 879 | 1165 |
il012rer: How much would your spiritual or religious beliefs influence your medical decisions if you were to become gravely ill?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q1rs_l
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 97 | 101 | 198 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | NOT AT ALL | 597 | 452 | 1049 |
2 | NOT VERY | 492 | 299 | 791 |
3 | SOMEWHAT | 769 | 895 | 1664 |
4 | VERY | 843 | 1188 | 2031 |
5 | EXTREMELY | 348 | 764 | 1112 |
il013rer: When you have problems or difficulties in your family, work, or personal life, how often do you seek comfort through praying?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q2rs_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 106 | 99 | 205 |
1 | NEVER | 343 | 139 | 482 |
2 | RARELY | 482 | 179 | 661 |
3 | SOMETIMES | 1038 | 793 | 1831 |
4 | OFTEN | 1177 | 2490 | 3667 |
il014rer: When you have problems or difficulties in your family, work, or personal life, how often do you seek comfort through meditating?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q2rs_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 118 | 140 | 258 |
1 | NEVER | 642 | 607 | 1249 |
2 | RARELY | 830 | 763 | 1593 |
3 | SOMETIMES | 1123 | 1314 | 2437 |
4 | OFTEN | 433 | 876 | 1309 |
il015rer: When you have problems or difficulties in your family, work, or personal life, how often do you seek comfort through attending a religious or spiritual service?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q2rs_c
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 109 | 111 | 220 |
1 | NEVER | 700 | 491 | 1191 |
2 | RARELY | 764 | 645 | 1409 |
3 | SOMETIMES | 939 | 1147 | 2086 |
4 | OFTEN | 634 | 1306 | 1940 |
il016rer: When you have problems or difficulties in your family, work, or personal life, how often do you seek comfort through talking to a religious or spiritual advisor?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q2rs_d
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 112 | 115 | 227 |
1 | NEVER | 1104 | 958 | 2062 |
2 | RARELY | 1114 | 1242 | 2356 |
3 | SOMETIMES | 636 | 1020 | 1656 |
4 | OFTEN | 180 | 365 | 545 |
il017rer: To what extent do you agree that the Bible is God's word and everything happened or will happen exactly as it says?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q3rs_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 114 | 120 | 234 |
1 | STRONGLY AGREE | 578 | 791 | 1369 |
2 | AGREE | 687 | 802 | 1489 |
3 | NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE | 1009 | 1202 | 2211 |
4 | DISAGREE | 376 | 400 | 776 |
5 | STRONGLY DISAGREE | 382 | 385 | 767 |
il018rer: To what extent to you agree that the Bible is the answer to all important human problems?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: mail
Source variables: q3rs_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1845 | 1626 | 3471 |
-3 | REFUSED | 112 | 119 | 231 |
1 | STRONGLY AGREE | 441 | 676 | 1117 |
2 | AGREE | 593 | 782 | 1375 |
3 | NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE | 1153 | 1365 | 2518 |
4 | DISAGREE | 478 | 439 | 917 |
5 | STRONGLY DISAGREE | 369 | 319 | 688 |