Variable Description

Name
PA24
Label
A24 IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION-PQ
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'PA24'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 3,122
15.05%
1 Valid very important 11,257
68.24%
54.26%
2 Valid fairly important 4,397
26.65%
21.20%
3 Valid fairly unimportant 645
3.91%
3.11%
4 Valid not important at all 198
1.20%
0.95%
6 Missing refused 38
0.18%
7 Missing legitimate skip 1,088
5.24%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 16497 4248 1 4

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

PA24

Lineage

  • Parents (1995) - PA24
    A24 IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION-PQ
    • 24. How important is religion to you?

Concordance

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Wave I Wave II Wave III Wave IV
Wave I In-Home Interview Parents (1995) Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Parents (1995) Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H1RE4 PA24 H2RE4 H3RE30 H4RE9
not important
14.77%
14.20%
very important
48.69%
68.24%
47.42%
43.39%
43.37%
somewhat important
32.61%
29.97%
fairly important
40.63%
26.65%
40.40%
fairly unimportant
7.15%
3.91%
7.70%
more important than anything else
9.24%
12.45%
not important at all
3.53%
1.20%
4.47%
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Wave I Wave II Wave III Wave IV
Wave I In-Home Interview Parents (1995) Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Parents (1995) Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H1RE4 PA24 H2RE4 H3RE30 H4RE9
not important
14.62%
14.16%
very important
41.78%
54.26%
40.49%
42.96%
43.25%
somewhat important
32.29%
29.89%
fairly important
34.86%
21.20%
34.50%
fairly unimportant
6.14%
3.11%
6.57%
more important than anything else
9.15%
12.42%
not important at all
3.03%
0.95%
3.82%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1RE4 17,799 2,946 1 4
Parents (1995) PA24 16,497 4,248 1 4
Wave II In-Home Interview H2RE4 12,583 2,155 1 4
Wave III In-Home Interview H3RE30 15,048 149 0 3
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4RE9 15,657 44 1 4
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Wave I Wave II Wave III Wave IV
Wave I In-Home Interview Parents (1995) Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Parents (1995) Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H1RE4 PA24 H2RE4 H3RE30 H4RE9
not important 0 1
very important 1 1 1 2 3
somewhat important 1 2
fairly important 2 2 2
fairly unimportant 3 3 3
more important than anything else 3 4
not important at all 4 4 4