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___________________________________________________________ | Percent of seniors | Religious activity and|___________________________________| level of interest | | | | | | | |1976 |1978 |1980 |1982 |1984 |1985 | ______________________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| | Frequency of attending | religious services | Weekly ............. 40.7 39.4 43.1 37.3 37.7 35.3 | 1-2 times a month .. 16.3 17.2 16.3 17.4 16.2 16.6 | Rarely ............. 32.0 34.4 32.0 35.8 35.8 37.0 | Never .............. 11.0 9.0 8.6 9.6 10.2 11.1 | | Importance of religion | in life | Very important ..... 28.8 27.8 32.4 28.4 29.7 27.3 | Pretty important ... 30.5 33.0 32.6 33.0 32.6 32.4 | A little ........... 27.8 27.9 25.3 27.9 26.7 27.6 | Not important ...... 12.9 11.2 9.8 10.7 11.0 12.7 | __________________________________________________________|
__________________________________________________________ Percent of seniors Religious activity and____________________________________ level of interest | | | | | | |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 ______________________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____ Frequency of attending religious services Weekly ............. 34.3 31.8 31.9 31.4 30.4 31.2 1-2 times a month .. 16.8 15.6 17.3 16.6 15.7 16.8 Rarely ............. 36.9 39.6 39.0 38.5 39.7 37.6 Never .............. 12.0 13.0 11.7 13.5 14.1 14.4 Importance of religion in life Very important ..... 26.3 24.9 26.1 27.2 26.4 27.7 Pretty important ... 32.7 31.7 31.9 30.3 29.5 30.0 A little ........... 27.8 28.8 28.4 27.8 28.7 27.0 Not important ...... 13.3 14.5 13.6 14.7 15.5 15.3 _________________________________________________________
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, various years.