Table 1. Age-and-sex adjusted distribution of frequency of participation in religious activities and importance of religion by socio-demographic characteristics, HCHS/SOL 2008–2010.
| Frequency of Religious Participation | Importance of religion | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ Onetime per week | Few times per year | Never | Extremely important | Very important to Somewhat important | Not at all important | ||
| Socio-demographic characteristic | N | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
| Overall* | 15,787 | 41.6 (40.1, 43.1) | 37.9 (36.5, 39.2) | 20.6 (19.1, 22.1) | 43.6 (42.3, 44.9) | 49.7 (48.5, 50.9) | 6.7 (6.0, 7.5) |
| Sex ᵃ | |||||||
| Women | 9,468 | 46.5 (44.6, 48.4) | 17.0 (15.5, 18.6) | 36.6 (34.9, 38.3) | 48.8 (47.0, 50.5) | 46.8 (45.2, 48.5) | 4.4 (3.7, 5.3) |
| Men | 6,319 | 36.3 (34.5, 38.0) | 24.5 (22.6, 26.5) | 39.3 (37.6, 41.0) | 38.0 (36.3, 39.7) | 52.9 (51.2, 54.6) | 9.1 (8.1, 10.2) |
| Age group ᵇ | |||||||
| 18–44 | 6,461 | 35.5 (33.8, 37.3) | 22.3 (20.6, 24.2) | 42.2 (40.4, 44.0) | 38.2 (36.5, 39.9) | 54.4 (52.8, 56.0) | 7.4 (6.5, 8.5) |
| 45–64 | 8,060 | 49.0 (46.8, 51.1) | 18.3 (16.5, 20.2) | 32.7 (31.2, 34.3) | 50.5 (48.6, 52.3) | 39.5 (35.3, 43.9) | 6.0 (5.0, 7.1) |
| ≥65 | 1,266 | 57.1 (53.0, 61.1) | 16.6 (13.8, 19.8) | 26.3 (22.8, 30.2) | 56.5 (52.4, 60.6) | 43.6 (41.7, 45.4) | 4.0 (2.7, 5.9) |
| Hispanic Background | |||||||
| Dominican | 1,388 | 47.6 (43.6, 51.7) | 36.4 (32.9, 39.9) | 16.0 (13.6, 18.8) | 51.0 (47.0, 55.1) | 44.6 (40.3, 48.9) | 4.4 (2.7, 7.1) |
| Central American | 1,672 | 48.1 (44.7, 51.5) | 36.8 (33.6, 40.2) | 15.1 (12.8, 17.7) | 56.6 (53.7, 59.4) | 38.6 (35.7, 41.5) | 4.8 (3.5, 6.6) |
| Cuban | 2,240 | 27.4 (24.6, 30.4) | 32.5 (30.2, 34.9) | 40.1 (36.7, 43.6) | 33.3 (30.8, 35.9) | 54.7 (52.2, 57.1) | 11.9 (10.1, 13.9) |
| Mexican | 6,353 | 47.5 (45.2, 49.7) | 41.3 (38.9, 43.6) | 11.3 (9.9, 12.9) | 43.1 (41.0, 45.1) | 52.6 (50.6, 54.6) | 4.3 (3.4, 5.5) |
| Puerto Rican | 2,594 | 38.8 (36.2, 41.4) | 35.3 (32.6, 38.2) | 25.9 (23.0, 29.0) | 45.7 (42.8, 48.7) | 46.2 (43.3, 49.1) | 8.1 (6.2, 10.6) |
| South American | 1,028 | 44.8 (40.6, 49.1) | 41.3 (37.5, 45.2) | 13.9 (11.2, 17.3) | 49.8 (45.4, 54.3) | 45.8 (41.6, 50.0) | 4.5 (3.0, 6.5) |
| Mixed/Other | 483 | 38.5 (32.9, 44.5) | 38.0 (32.0, 44.5) | 23.4 (18.1, 29.8) | 42.5 (36.2, 49.1) | 47.9 (40.9, 55.0) | 9.7 (5.6, 16.2) |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than HS | 5,878 | 44.0 (41.8, 46.3) | 37.5 (35.5, 39.5) | 18.5 (16.6, 20.5) | 46.8 (44.6, 49.1) | 49.1 (47.0, 51.2) | 4.1 (3.2, 5.2) |
| HS equivalent | 4,009 | 40.7 (38.3, 43.1) | 39.2 (36.8, 41.6) | 20.2 (18.1, 22.4) | 42.8 (40.5, 45.1) | 50.5 (48.4, 52.7) | 6.7 (5.5, 8.1) |
| Greater than HS | 5,583 | 40.1 (38.2, 42.1) | 37.2 (35.2, 39.2) | 22.7 (20.7, 24.9) | 41.4 (39.5, 43.4) | 49.8 (47.9, 51.7) | 8.7 (7.5, 10.2) |
| Income | |||||||
| ≤ $30,000 | 6,912 | 42.5 (40.6, 44.5) | 36.0 (34.3, 37.8) | 21.4 (19.8, 23.2) | 45.3 (43.6, 47.0) | 48.7 (47.0, 50.5) | 6.0 (5.1, 7.1) |
| > $30,000 | 7,546 | 41.2 (39.3, 43.2) | 39.8 (37.9, 41.6) | 19.0 (17.1, 21.1) | 42.2 (40.4, 43.9) | 50.6 (48.9, 52.2) | 7.3 (6.3, 8.4) |
| Missing | 1,329 | 38.9 (35.2, 42.7) | 35.2 (31.7, 38.9) | 25.9 (22.6, 29.4) | 43.9 (40.1, 47.6) | 50.0 (46.4, 53.6) | 6.2 (4.5, 8.4) |
| Immigration related variables | |||||||
| Nativity | |||||||
| US born | 2,756 | 35.8 (33.3, 38.4) | 40.1 (37.4, 42.9) | 24.1 (21.8, 26.6) | 36.6 (34.1, 39.1) | 56.0 (53.3, 58.7) | 7.6 (6.2, 9.2) |
| Foreign-bornc, ≥ 10 yrs | 8,707 | 45.9 (43.7, 48.0) | 37.2 (35.3, 39.1) | 17.0 (15.2, 18.9) | 47.2 (45.4, 49.1) | 46.5 (44.7, 48.3) | 6.4 (5.4, 7.5) |
| Foreign-bornc, < 10 yrs | 3,658 | 38.5 (36.1, 41.0) | 37.7 (35.2, 40.2) | 23.8 (21.2, 26.7) | 43.5 (41.1, 45.9) | 49.9 (47.6, 52.1) | 6.8 (5.4, 8.4) |
| Immigrant Generation‡ | |||||||
| First | 12,768 | 43.2 (41.5, 44.9) | 37.3 (35.8, 38.8) | 19.5 (17.8, 21.4) | 45.9 (44.4, 47.5) | 47.9 (46.5, 49.4) | 6.2 (5.4, 7.1) |
| Second+ | 2,984 | 36.4 (33.8, 39.0) | 39.9 (37.3, 42.6) | 23.7 (21.5, 26.1) | 36.3 (33.9, 38.8) | 55.7 (53.1, 58.2) | 8.1 (6.7, 9.8) |
| Age at immigration? | |||||||
| U.S. Born | 2,756 | 36.5 (33.9, 39.1) | 40.4 (37.7, 43.3) | 23.1 (20.8, 25.5) | 36.7 (34.3, 39.3) | 55.9 (53.2, 58.6) | 7.5 (6.2, 9.1) |
| Child (0–12) | 1,400 | 40.9 (36.6, 45.3) | 35.5 (31.6, 39.5) | 23.7 (18.8, 29.3) | 40.8 (37.2, 44.6) | 49.9 (46.0, 53.7) | 9.3 (6.7, 12.8) |
| Adolescent (13–19) | 2,090 | 43.5 (40.2, 46.8) | 40.2 (37.0, 43.6) | 16.3 (14.0, 18.9) | 46.0 (42.8, 49.1) | 48.8 (45.7, 52.0) | 5.2 (4.0, 6.8) |
| Young Adult (20–44) | 7,723 | 44.8 (42.8, 46.8) | 37.0 (35.2, 38.9) | 18.2 (16.1, 20.5) | 47.0 (45.1, 48.9) | 47.1 (45.3, 48.9) | 5.9 (4.9, 7.1) |
| Adult (45–64) | 1,667 | 37.9 (34.3, 41.7) | 33.5 (30.2, 37.1) | 28.6 (24.7, 32.7) | 43.7 (39.6, 47.9) | 47.7 (43.5, 52.0) | 7.0 (5.1, 9.6) |
| Older adult (≥65) | 151 | 33.8 (24.3, 44.8) | 33.0 (23.0, 44.7) | 33.3 (24.0, 44.0) | 38.6 (27.3, 51.3) | 51.0 (37.6, 64.2) | 10.2 (4.4, 21.8) |
* unadjusted
ᵃ Adjusted for age group only
ᵇ adjusted for sex only
c Foreign-born refers to person born outside 50 US states or Washington DC
‡ First generation is defined as foreign-born with foreign-born parents
Second+ generation is defined as US-born adults.
All percentages are weighted to account for complex survey design.