Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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2014 | 20% | 9% | 8% | 63% | < 1% | 1,326 |
2007 | 20% | 9% | 8% | 63% | 1% | 1,340 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in Illinois by religious group
% of adults in Illinois who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 13% | 10% | 7% | 70% | < 1% | 356 |
Evangelical Protestant | 36% | 20% | 8% | 36% | < 1% | 272 |
Mainline Protestant | 20% | 4% | 15% | 59% | 2% | 241 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 3% | 4% | 3% | 90% | < 1% | 256 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are ages…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 11% | 43% | 25% | 21% | 267 |
Once or twice a month | 29% | 38% | 19% | 14% | 104 |
Several times a year | 21% | 28% | 32% | 19% | 113 |
Seldom/never | 25% | 33% | 27% | 15% | 808 |
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Generational cohort among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 6% | 11% | 36% | 30% | 15% | 2% | 267 |
Once or twice a month | 22% | 15% | 31% | 21% | 10% | 1% | 104 |
Several times a year | 17% | 9% | 23% | 37% | 13% | < 1% | 113 |
Seldom/never | 17% | 15% | 27% | 30% | 10% | 1% | 808 |
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Gender composition among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 44% | 56% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 55% | 105 |
Several times a year | 43% | 57% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 51% | 49% | 823 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 57% | 24% | 2% | 14% | 3% | 265 |
Once or twice a month | 59% | 14% | < 1% | 25% | 1% | 104 |
Several times a year | 65% | 16% | 5% | 12% | 2% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 70% | 10% | 4% | 13% | 3% | 812 |
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Immigrant status among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 15% | 6% | 80% | 274 |
Once or twice a month | 21% | 10% | 69% | 105 |
Several times a year | 12% | 13% | 75% | 112 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 14% | 75% | 809 |
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Income distribution among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who have a household income of…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 34% | 22% | 30% | 14% | 234 |
Seldom/never | 33% | 21% | 26% | 21% | 701 |
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Educational distribution among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who have completed…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 41% | 31% | 17% | 11% | 273 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 25% | 16% | 12% | 105 |
Several times a year | 37% | 33% | 16% | 15% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 37% | 33% | 20% | 11% | 817 |
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Marital status among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 55% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 21% | 273 |
Once or twice a month | 52% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 33% | 105 |
Several times a year | 48% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 29% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 44% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 31% | 817 |
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Parent of children under 18 among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 33% | 67% | 274 |
Once or twice a month | 37% | 63% | 105 |
Several times a year | 29% | 71% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 23% | 77% | 823 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say they…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 89% | 8% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 78% | 20% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 73% | 23% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 26% | 8% | < 1% | 13% | 4% | 823 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say religion is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 89% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 76% | 19% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 72% | 25% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 32% | 34% | 19% | 15% | < 1% | 823 |
Attendance at religious services among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who attend religious services…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 85% | 9% | 6% | < 1% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 60% | 38% | 3% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 43% | 50% | 6% | 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 13% | 38% | 48% | 1% | 823 |
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Frequency of prayer among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who pray…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 88% | 9% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 78% | 20% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 61% | 24% | 8% | 7% | < 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 34% | 20% | 10% | 35% | 1% | 823 |
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Frequency of meditation among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who meditate…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 67% | 6% | 2% | 24% | 2% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 55% | 13% | 8% | 24% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 40% | 10% | 8% | 39% | 3% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 31% | 7% | 5% | 56% | 1% | 823 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 86% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 64% | 20% | 13% | 3% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 53% | 23% | 12% | 11% | < 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 44% | 18% | 10% | 27% | 1% | 823 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 52% | 15% | 9% | 21% | 3% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 14% | 19% | 17% | 3% | 105 |
Several times a year | 44% | 14% | 19% | 22% | 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 41% | 15% | 14% | 28% | 2% | 823 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 58% | 8% | 27% | 6% | 2% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 7% | 30% | 15% | 3% | 105 |
Several times a year | 38% | 12% | 44% | 5% | 2% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 16% | 14% | 55% | 13% | 2% | 823 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 46% | 50% | 1% | 3% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 36% | 62% | 1% | 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 33% | 65% | 1% | 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 23% | 75% | 1% | 1% | 823 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who read scripture…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 75% | 15% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 60% | 21% | 11% | 8% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 32% | 19% | 36% | 14% | < 1% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 7% | 9% | 73% | 1% | 823 |
Interpreting scripture among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 57% | 25% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 33% | 51% | < 1% | 11% | 4% | 105 |
Several times a year | 25% | 46% | 5% | 17% | 8% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 15% | 28% | 2% | 48% | 7% | 823 |
Belief in Heaven among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who …in heaven
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 85% | 6% | 9% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 90% | 3% | 6% | 105 |
Several times a year | 83% | 13% | 4% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 63% | 29% | 8% | 823 |
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Belief in Hell among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who …in hell
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 76% | 14% | 10% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 80% | 14% | 7% | 105 |
Several times a year | 69% | 25% | 6% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 45% | 45% | 10% | 823 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 42% | 20% | 38% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 51% | 18% | 31% | 105 |
Several times a year | 34% | 18% | 49% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 27% | 19% | 53% | 823 |
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Political ideology among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 48% | 29% | 16% | 7% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 31% | 19% | 3% | 105 |
Several times a year | 36% | 40% | 19% | 5% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 24% | 37% | 33% | 7% | 823 |
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Views about size of government among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who would rather have…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 57% | 37% | 2% | 4% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 59% | 39% | 1% | 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 49% | 46% | 2% | 3% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 45% | 4% | 3% | 823 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say government aid to the poor…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 48% | 43% | 6% | 3% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 53% | 2% | < 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 45% | 49% | 3% | 3% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 40% | 56% | 3% | 2% | 823 |
Views about abortion among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say abortion should be…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 34% | 63% | 3% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 30% | 69% | 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 45% | 52% | 2% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 68% | 29% | 3% | 823 |
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Views about homosexuality among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say homosexuality…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 36% | 53% | 7% | 4% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 43% | 4% | 5% | 105 |
Several times a year | 58% | 32% | 6% | 4% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 76% | 19% | 2% | 3% | 823 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who …same-sex marriage
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 29% | 56% | 15% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 41% | 52% | 6% | 105 |
Several times a year | 49% | 40% | 10% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 71% | 23% | 6% | 823 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 46% | 49% | 3% | 2% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 51% | 2% | 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 40% | 56% | 1% | 4% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 33% | 63% | 2% | 2% | 823 |
Views about human evolution among adults in Illinois by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Illinois who say humans…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 13% | 32% | 1% | 47% | 6% | 276 |
Once or twice a month | 15% | 29% | 3% | 51% | 1% | 105 |
Several times a year | 22% | 26% | 4% | 44% | 4% | 114 |
Seldom/never | 49% | 25% | 3% | 20% | 3% | 823 |