Does the number of times a person attends religious services (attend) vary by religious preference (relig)?

In selecting the appropriate test or procedure, you need to consider the question, the number of samples or categories being compared, and the level of measurement of the variables. To answer the question, you will need to use the GSS 2008 dataset (gss08pfp-a.sav).

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES * RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Crosstabulation

Count

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Total

PROTESTANT CATHOLIC JEWISH NONE OTHER (SPECIFY) BUDDHISM HINDUISM OTHER EASTERN MOSLEM/ISLAM ORTHODOX-CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN INTER-NONDENOMINATIONAL

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES NEVER 91 43 5 150 5 5 1 0 2 0 12 0 314

LT ONCE A YEAR 44 20 4 34 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 114

ONCE A YEAR 106 56 3 36 2 3 2 0 1 2 10 0 221

SEVRL TIMES A YR 90 52 9 13 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 2 177

ONCE A MONTH 52 29 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 93

2-3X A MONTH 66 33 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 116

NRLY EVERY WEEK 42 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 60

EVERY WEEK 163 79 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 261

MORE THN ONCE WK 109 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 132

Total 763 342 32 245 11 11 5 2 8 9 57 3 1488

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES * RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Crosstabulation

Count

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Total

PROTESTANT CATHOLIC JEWISH NONE OTHER (SPECIFY) BUDDHISM HINDUISM OTHER EASTERN MOSLEM/ISLAM ORTHODOX-CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN INTER-NONDENOMINATIONAL

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES NEVER 91 43 5 150 5 5 1 0 2 0 12 0 314

LT ONCE A YEAR 44 20 4 34 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 114

ONCE A YEAR 106 56 3 36 2 3 2 0 1 2 10 0 221

SEVRL TIMES A YR 90 52 9 13 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 2 177

ONCE A MONTH 52 29 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 93

2-3X A MONTH 66 33 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 116

NRLY EVERY WEEK 42 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 60

EVERY WEEK 163 79 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 261

MORE THN ONCE WK 109 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 132

Total 763 342 32 245 11 11 5 2 8 9 57 3 1488

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES * RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Crosstabulation

Count

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Total

PROTESTANT CATHOLIC JEWISH NONE OTHER (SPECIFY) BUDDHISM HINDUISM OTHER EASTERN MOSLEM/ISLAM ORTHODOX-CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN INTER-NONDENOMINATIONAL

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES NEVER 91 43 5 150 5 5 1 0 2 0 12 0 314

LT ONCE A YEAR 44 20 4 34 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 114

ONCE A YEAR 106 56 3 36 2 3 2 0 1 2 10 0 221

SEVRL TIMES A YR 90 52 9 13 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 2 177

ONCE A MONTH 52 29 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 93

2-3X A MONTH 66 33 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 116

NRLY EVERY WEEK 42 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 60

EVERY WEEK 163 79 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 261

MORE THN ONCE WK 109 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 132

Total 763 342 32 245 11 11 5 2 8 9 57 3 1488

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymptotic Significance (2-sided)

Pearson Chi-Square 482.136a 88 .000

Likelihood Ratio 493.244 88 .000

Linear-by-Linear Association 84.248 1 .000

N of Valid Cases 1488

a 74 cells (68.5%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .08.