One thing that jumps out to me from all these graphs is that on some issues there is a rather narrow range of opinion across the the full spectrum of the groups included. Often all the groups fall within the same decile for a little more. On other questions differences of opinion seem much more pronounced, one group is two or three times as likely to expression one or more of the other groups. This seems like a good subject for further reflection and inquiry.
Is this LDS enclave data a Utah/Idaho centric pool? I mean, if it's defined in your charts as such, are we getting skewed data? Having lived there and in California, there's definitely a different "culture" in Utah - one where I think an insular environment begets different perceptions/beliefs than other areas where challenges are more pronounced in day-to-day living.
It's true this data is not representative of all latter-day saints. This data is from the LDS enclave region which includes of most of Utah and southeastern Idaho; it includes all residents of this region not just LDS. Since there is a high representation of LDS in this region our results will skew LDS, but represents everyone in the region.
I think this is a great call-out. In these stats I shared, LDS enclave gap is more pronounced in some more than others. For example, there seems to be a bigger gap between the informal volunteering and volunteering through church than others. Whereas specifically the hope for the future of the community gap is quite similar to other communities.
One thing that jumps out to me from all these graphs is that on some issues there is a rather narrow range of opinion across the the full spectrum of the groups included. Often all the groups fall within the same decile for a little more. On other questions differences of opinion seem much more pronounced, one group is two or three times as likely to expression one or more of the other groups. This seems like a good subject for further reflection and inquiry.
Is this LDS enclave data a Utah/Idaho centric pool? I mean, if it's defined in your charts as such, are we getting skewed data? Having lived there and in California, there's definitely a different "culture" in Utah - one where I think an insular environment begets different perceptions/beliefs than other areas where challenges are more pronounced in day-to-day living.
It's true this data is not representative of all latter-day saints. This data is from the LDS enclave region which includes of most of Utah and southeastern Idaho; it includes all residents of this region not just LDS. Since there is a high representation of LDS in this region our results will skew LDS, but represents everyone in the region.
I think this is a great call-out. In these stats I shared, LDS enclave gap is more pronounced in some more than others. For example, there seems to be a bigger gap between the informal volunteering and volunteering through church than others. Whereas specifically the hope for the future of the community gap is quite similar to other communities.