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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Afr Am Stud (New Brunsw). 2010 Sep 30;15(4):433–454. doi: 10.1007/s12111-010-9144-z

Table 5.

Bivariate analysis of Church attendance and religious television and radio programs

Church attendance Total African
Americans
Black
Caribbeans
Non-Hispanic
Whites
Watch religious television programs
  Less than once a year Never 13.31% 6.48% 7.22% 20.18%
Few times a year 6.58 7.40 9.88 5.58
At least once a week 3.30 4.32 3.91 2.30
  At least a few times a year Never 11.54 6.21 8.66 16.76
Few times a year 18.05 19.34 21.93 16.57
At least once a week 11.96 18.28 15.18 5.78
  At least once a week Never 5.55 3.57 3.25 7.57
Few times a year 12.46 9.55 11.75 15.25
At least once a week 17.20 24.80 18.17 9.96
  Rao–Scott χ2 402.56*** 249.31*** 30.05*** 201.31***
  N 6075 3569 1616 890
Listen to religious radio programs
  Less than once a year Never 15.99% 8.40% 10.47% 23.53%
Few times a year 4.41 5.06 6.25 3.67
At least once a week 2.80 4.74 4.18 0.88
  At least a few times a year Never 18.29 11.07 13.46 25.43
Few times a year 11.76 13.29 18.73 9.82
At least once a week 11.50 19.47 13.40 3.86
  At least once a week Never 9.49 5.96 5.72 13.09
Few times a year 7.73 6.72 8.65 8.61
At least once a week 18.00 25.25 19.09 11.08
  Rao–Scott χ2 279.45*** 242.99*** 41.93*** 99.56***
  N 6077 3569 1618 890