Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q35A Q35 How do you feel about sexual relations in the following circumstances... a. Before marriage   1) Always wrong   2) Almost always wrong   3) Only wrong sometimes   4) Not wrong at all

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always wrong	545	32.1%	32.1%	-1.25
Almost always wrong	226	13.3%	45.5%	-.46
Only wrong sometimes	315	18.6%	64%	.33
Not wrong at all	610	36%	100%	1.12

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Always wrong	27.4% 201	35.7% 344	32.1% 545
Almost always wrong	12.1% 89	14.2% 137	13.3% 226
Only wrong sometimes	20.1% 147	17.4% 168	18.6% 315
Not wrong at all	40.4% 296	32.6% 314	36.0% 610
TOTAL	100.0% 733	100.0% 963	1696

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Always wrong	31.3% 468	55.6% 35	29.0% 29	32.1% 532
Almost always wrong	13.5% 202	6.3% 4	12.0% 12	13.2% 218
Only wrong sometimes	19.1% 285	3.2% 2	20.0% 20	18.5% 307
Not wrong at all	36.1% 539	34.9% 22	39.0% 39	36.2% 600
TOTAL	100.0% 1494	100.0% 63	100.0% 100	1657

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Always wrong	24.9% 94	42.3% 413	22.7% 29	2.2% 4	32.4% 540
Almost always wrong	15.6% 59	16.3% 159	4.7% 6	1.1% 2	13.6% 226
Only wrong sometimes	22.2% 84	16.3% 159	22.7% 29	20.8% 38	18.6% 310
Not wrong at all	37.3% 141	25.1% 245	50.0% 64	76.0% 139	35.4% 589
TOTAL	100.0% 378	100.0% 976	100.0% 128	100.0% 183	1665

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Always wrong	28.7% 37	29.5% 111	26.7% 198	43.8% 189	31.9% 535
Almost always wrong	5.4% 7	8.2% 31	14.0% 104	19.0% 82	13.3% 224
Only wrong sometimes	16.3% 21	16.2% 61	20.4% 151	18.8% 81	18.7% 314
Not wrong at all	49.6% 64	46.0% 173	38.9% 288	18.5% 80	36.1% 605
TOTAL	100.0% 129	100.0% 376	100.0% 741	100.0% 432	1678

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Always wrong	8.4% 30	11.8% 55	27.5% 53	60.3% 399	32.0% 537
Almost always wrong	5.1% 18	13.9% 65	15.5% 30	16.3% 108	13.2% 221
Only wrong sometimes	19.9% 71	26.4% 123	22.8% 44	11.6% 77	18.8% 315
Not wrong at all	66.6% 237	47.9% 223	34.2% 66	11.8% 78	36.0% 604
TOTAL	100.0% 356	100.0% 466	100.0% 193	100.0% 662	1677

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Always wrong	46.5% 382	17.0% 114	8.3% 2	20.3% 26	36.8% 14	32.0% 538
Almost always wrong	15.6% 128	10.7% 72	8.3% 2	15.6% 20	5.3% 2	13.3% 224
Only wrong sometimes	14.4% 118	22.8% 153	29.2% 7	19.5% 25	23.7% 9	18.5% 312
Not wrong at all	23.6% 194	49.4% 331	54.2% 13	44.5% 57	34.2% 13	36.1% 608
TOTAL	100.0% 822	100.0% 670	100.0% 24	100.0% 128	100.0% 38	1682

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Always wrong	53.3% 32	44.7% 113	33.4% 136	25.9% 36	31.4% 129	22.8% 91	32.2% 537
Almost always wrong	10.0% 6	14.2% 36	17.4% 71	10.1% 14	12.2% 50	10.8% 43	13.2% 220
Only wrong sometimes	20.0% 12	19.8% 50	15.2% 62	20.1% 28	18.5% 76	20.0% 80	18.4% 308
Not wrong at all	16.7% 10	21.3% 54	33.9% 138	43.9% 61	38.0% 156	46.5% 186	36.2% 605
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 253	100.0% 407	100.0% 139	100.0% 411	100.0% 400	1670

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Always wrong	24.9% 47	34.1% 352	9.8% 6	28.2% 67	43.6% 65	32.2% 537
Almost always wrong	7.9% 15	14.8% 153	8.2% 5	8.8% 21	17.4% 26	13.2% 220
Only wrong sometimes	15.9% 30	18.4% 190	21.3% 13	20.2% 48	18.8% 28	18.5% 309
Not wrong at all	51.3% 97	32.7% 338	60.7% 37	42.9% 102	20.1% 30	36.2% 604
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 1033	100.0% 61	100.0% 238	100.0% 149	1670

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Always wrong	42.2% 81	44.8% 103	30.6% 92	27.4% 149	22.0% 72	31.2% 497
Almost always wrong	15.6% 30	17.0% 39	12.6% 38	12.7% 69	11.6% 38	13.4% 214
Only wrong sometimes	16.1% 31	15.7% 36	20.3% 61	20.2% 110	19.0% 62	18.8% 300
Not wrong at all	26.0% 50	22.6% 52	36.5% 110	39.7% 216	47.4% 155	36.6% 583
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 230	100.0% 301	100.0% 544	100.0% 327	1594