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oprlg2

Frequency of attending religious services

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	123	0.42%
don't know	-1	46	0.16%
Once a week or more	1	3516	12.01%
At least once a month	2	1679	5.74%
At least once a year	3	3831	13.09%
Never or practically never	4	5786	19.77%
Only at weddings, funerals etc.	5	14092	48.14%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	51	0.13%
don't know	-1	44	0.11%
Once a week or more	1	5674	14.44%
At least once a month	2	2806	7.14%
At least once a year	3	5445	13.86%
Never	4	7163	18.23%
Only weddings etc	5	16424	41.8%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.02%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
once a week or more	1	6275	13.33%
at least once a month	2	3237	6.88%
at least once a year	3	6184	13.14%
never	4	8906	18.92%
only weddings etc	5	18513	39.33%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.05%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	18	0.04%
don't know	-1	12	0.02%
once a week or more	1	7610	14.92%
less often but at least once a month	2	3726	7.31%
less often but at least once a year	3	7270	14.26%
never or practically never	4	10519	20.63%
only at weddings, funerals etc.	5	18549	36.37%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Once a week or more	1	1785	12.38%
At least once a month	2	988	6.85%
At least once a year	3	1947	13.5%
Never	4	3323	23.05%
Only at weddings, funerals etc	5	5411	37.53%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Once a week or more	1	1998	12.98%
Less often but at least once a month	2	979	6.36%
Less often but at least once a year	3	1949	12.66%
Never or practically never	4	3923	25.49%
Only at weddings, funerals etc	5	5563	36.14%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Once a wk or +	1	2188	13.86%
At least 1x month	2	1102	6.98%
At least 1x year	3	2239	14.18%
Practically never	4	3526	22.33%
Only wedding/funeral	5	5714	36.19%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	0.78%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Once a wk or +	1	2926	15.51%
At least 1x month	2	1411	7.48%
At least 1x year	3	2577	13.66%
Practically never	4	4851	25.71%
Only wedding/funeral	5	6154	32.62%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.13%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Once a wk or +	1	1660	10.63%
At least 1x month	2	997	6.38%
At least 1x year	3	2362	15.12%
Practically never	4	3592	22.99%
Only wedding/funeral	5	6557	41.97%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.42%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Once a wk or +	1	1208	10.79%
At least 1x month	2	734	6.56%
At least 1x year	3	1729	15.45%
Practically never	4	2218	19.82%
Only weddings etc	5	4891	43.7%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Once a wk or +	1	972	10.51%
At least 1x month	2	581	6.28%
At least 1x year	3	1459	15.77%
Practically never	4	2284	24.69%
Only weddings etc	5	3517	38.03%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Once a wk or +	1	990	10.44%
At least 1x month	2	603	6.36%
At least 1x year	3	1537	16.21%
Practically never	4	2244	23.67%
Only weddings etc	5	3672	38.73%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Once a wk or +	1	1039	10.82%
At least 1x month	2	622	6.48%
At least 1x year	3	1449	15.09%
Practically never	4	2558	26.65%
Only weddings etc	5	3339	34.78%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.37%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Once a wk or +	1	1267	12.34%
At least 1x month	2	703	6.85%
At least 1x year	3	3287	32.02%
Practically never	4	4616	44.97%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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