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Table 1 Summary of the main results

From: Exploring the feasibility of ex-post harmonisation of religiosity items from the European Social Survey and the European Values Study

 

DE

SI

NO

EE

SE

PL

NL

CH

FI

GB

RS

IT

HU

FR

AT

DK

ME

Current religious denomination

Inconsistencies in validity checks (partial correlations)

  Consistency

3/5

4/5

4/5

5/5

4/5

4/5

5/5

4/5

4/5

4/5

5/5

4/5

5/5

5/5

3/5

4/5

5/5

  Light inconsistency (non-overlapping Cis)

1/5

1/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

  Strong inconsistency (also different direction)

1/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

2/5

0/5

0/5

Inconsistencies in distribution tests

  Chi-square significant at .05 level (df = 1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

  Duncan’s index > .10

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Inconsistencies in proportion test of non-substantive responses

  Z-score significant at .05 level

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Past religious denomination

Inconsistencies in validity checks (partial correlations)

  Consistency

3/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

2/4

3/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

3/4

3/4

  Light inconsistency (non-overlapping Cis)

1/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

  Strong inconsistency (also different direction)

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

1/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

1/4

1/4

Inconsistencies in distribution tests

  Chi-square significant at .05 level (df = 1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

  Duncan’s index > .10

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Inconsistencies in proportion test of non-substantive responses

  Z-score significant at .05 level

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

NA

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Attendance at religious services

Inconsistencies in validity checks (partial correlations)

  Consistency

5/5

5/5

3/5

5/5

4/5

3/5

5/5

5/5

4/5

4/5

4/5

4/5

4/5

4/5

3/5

4/5

4/5

  Light inconsistency (non-overlapping Cis)

0/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

2/5

0/5

0/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

  Strong inconsistency (also different direction)

0/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

Inconsistencies in distribution tests

  Mann-Whitney U test significant at .05 level

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

  Duncan’s index > .10

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Inconsistencies in proportion test of non-substantive responses

  Z-score significant at .05 level

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Praying frequency

Inconsistencies in validity checks (partial correlations)

  Consistency

4/5

4/5

4/5

5/5

3/5

3/5

5/5

4/5

5/5

4/5

5/5

3/5

4/5

4/5

5/5

5/5

4/5

  Light inconsistency (non-overlapping Cis)

1/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

1/5

2/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

2/5

1/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

1/5

  Strong inconsistency (also different direction)

0/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

1/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

Inconsistencies in distribution tests

  Mann-Whitney U test significant at .05 level

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

  Duncan's index > .10

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Inconsistencies in proportion test of non-substantive responses

  Z-score significant at .05 level

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

  1. Source: EVS 5(2020a), ESS 9(2018)–weighted