NI Life and Times Survey - 2004: PRAYFREQ

Year: 2004
Module: Religious Observance
Variable:PRAYFREQ

Now thinking about the present. About how often do you pray?

	%
Never	13
Less than once a year	3
About one or twice a year	4
Several times a year	7
About once a month	3
2-3 times a month	5
Nearly every week	7
Every week	7
Several times a week	10
Once a day	25
Several times a day	15
Don't know/missing	2

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Never	17	9
Less than once a year	3	2
About one or twice a year	6	2
Several times a year	8	6
About once a month	3	4
2-3 times a month	5	5
Nearly every week	6	7
Every week	8	7
Several times a week	9	11
Once a day	20	28
Several times a day	12	17
Don't know/missing	3	2

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Never	17	21	15	9	9	7
Less than once a year	4	5	2	2	4	1
About one or twice a year	7	5	4	4	3	1
Several times a year	11	9	10	6	5	3
About once a month	7	4	4	3	2	1
2-3 times a month	7	10	6	2	5	2
Nearly every week	10	4	9	8	5	4
Every week	10	9	5	10	7	5
Several times a week	10	10	11	12	9	8
Once a day	9	16	23	26	30	39
Several times a day	9	7	11	16	18	26
Don't know/missing	2	2	1	3	3	4

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Never 5 11 39
Less than once a year 2 3 5
About one or twice a year 3 4 6
Several times a year 6 8 7
About once a month 4 3 3
2-3 times a month 4 6 5
Nearly every week 7 6 7
Every week 11 6 3
Several times a week 10 10 10
Once a day 29 25 11
Several times a day 16 17 4
Don't know/missing 3 3 1

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Never	5	11	39
Less than once a year	2	3	5
About one or twice a year	3	4	6
Several times a year	6	8	7
About once a month	4	3	3
2-3 times a month	4	6	5
Nearly every week	7	6	7
Every week	11	6	3
Several times a week	10	10	10
Once a day	29	25	11
Several times a day	16	17	4
Don't know/missing	3	3	1