Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q74D Q74 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements..d. It is possible to influence the physical world through the mind alone   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Disagree   4) Strongly disagree   5) Undecided

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	80	4.9%	4.9%	-1.88
Agree	401	24.5%	29.4%	-1.03
Disagree	589	36%	65.5%	-.18
Strongly disagree	210	12.9%	78.3%	.66
Undecided	354	21.7%	100%	1.51

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.5% 25	6.0% 55	4.9% 80
Agree	24.0% 171	24.9% 230	24.5% 401
Disagree	40.9% 291	32.3% 298	36.0% 589
Strongly disagree	12.5% 89	13.1% 121	12.9% 210
Undecided	19.1% 136	23.6% 218	21.7% 354
TOTAL	100.0% 712	100.0% 922	1634

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.5% 65	8.9% 5	9.4% 9	4.9% 79
Agree	24.3% 352	30.4% 17	26.0% 25	24.6% 394
Disagree	37.4% 542	26.8% 15	24.0% 23	36.3% 580
Strongly disagree	13.1% 190	8.9% 5	10.4% 10	12.8% 205
Undecided	20.6% 299	25.0% 14	30.2% 29	21.4% 342
TOTAL	100.0% 1448	100.0% 56	100.0% 96	1600

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.5% 9	4.0% 37	10.2% 13	7.2% 13	4.5% 72
Agree	27.2% 98	24.3% 227	21.9% 28	22.8% 41	24.6% 394
Disagree	38.9% 140	35.9% 336	33.6% 43	33.3% 60	36.1% 579
Strongly disagree	8.6% 31	13.8% 129	14.8% 19	15.6% 28	12.9% 207
Undecided	22.8% 82	22.0% 206	19.5% 25	21.1% 38	21.9% 351
TOTAL	100.0% 360	100.0% 935	100.0% 128	100.0% 180	1603

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	9.4% 12	4.3% 16	5.4% 39	3.3% 13	4.9% 80
Agree	32.3% 41	23.5% 88	27.6% 198	17.8% 71	24.6% 398
Disagree	26.0% 33	35.8% 134	35.8% 257	39.5% 158	35.9% 582
Strongly disagree	15.0% 19	16.6% 62	11.1% 80	12.3% 49	13.0% 210
Undecided	17.3% 22	19.8% 74	20.1% 144	27.3% 109	21.6% 349
TOTAL	100.0% 127	100.0% 374	100.0% 718	100.0% 400	1619

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.5% 26	6.8% 31	4.3% 8	2.4% 15	4.9% 80
Agree	23.4% 81	29.8% 136	27.8% 52	20.5% 129	24.6% 398
Disagree	36.1% 125	34.8% 159	33.7% 63	37.5% 236	36.0% 583
Strongly disagree	10.7% 37	10.1% 46	12.3% 23	16.3% 103	12.9% 209
Undecided	22.3% 77	18.6% 85	21.9% 41	23.3% 147	21.6% 350
TOTAL	100.0% 346	100.0% 457	100.0% 187	100.0% 630	1620

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.9% 23	7.1% 46	4.0% 1	4.9% 6	10.5% 4	4.9% 80
Agree	23.2% 183	26.3% 171	40.0% 10	20.5% 25	26.3% 10	24.6% 399
Disagree	38.5% 303	32.9% 214	36.0% 9	40.2% 49	28.9% 11	36.1% 586
Strongly disagree	14.7% 116	11.7% 76	8.0% 2	9.0% 11	10.5% 4	12.9% 209
Undecided	20.7% 163	22.0% 143	12.0% 3	25.4% 31	23.7% 9	21.5% 349
TOTAL	100.0% 788	100.0% 650	100.0% 25	100.0% 122	100.0% 38	1623

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.6% 2	4.7% 11	5.4% 21	4.4% 6	4.5% 18	5.6% 22	5.0% 80
Agree	23.6% 13	19.6% 46	27.4% 107	26.5% 36	27.1% 109	21.6% 85	24.6% 396
Disagree	34.5% 19	35.3% 83	37.9% 148	33.1% 45	36.8% 148	35.9% 141	36.2% 584
Strongly disagree	7.3% 4	9.4% 22	10.2% 40	14.0% 19	12.7% 51	18.1% 71	12.8% 207
Undecided	30.9% 17	31.1% 73	19.2% 75	22.1% 30	18.9% 76	18.8% 74	21.4% 345
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 235	100.0% 391	100.0% 136	100.0% 402	100.0% 393	1612

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	8.6% 16	3.8% 38	10.5% 6	5.6% 13	5.1% 7	5.0% 80
Agree	29.9% 56	24.0% 240	43.9% 25	23.2% 54	14.6% 20	24.5% 395
Disagree	28.3% 53	37.9% 378	22.8% 13	37.8% 88	38.0% 52	36.2% 584
Strongly disagree	12.3% 23	13.8% 138	10.5% 6	11.2% 26	10.2% 14	12.8% 207
Undecided	20.9% 39	20.4% 204	12.3% 7	22.3% 52	32.1% 44	21.5% 346
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 998	100.0% 57	100.0% 233	100.0% 137	1612

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.0% 9	6.8% 15	5.2% 15	4.9% 26	4.3% 14	5.1% 79
Agree	22.7% 41	20.1% 44	25.7% 74	26.4% 140	24.6% 80	24.5% 379
Disagree	33.7% 61	32.9% 72	35.8% 103	37.1% 197	38.2% 124	36.1% 557
Strongly disagree	13.3% 24	14.2% 31	11.8% 34	12.2% 65	14.2% 46	13.0% 200
Undecided	25.4% 46	26.0% 57	21.5% 62	19.4% 103	18.8% 61	21.3% 329
TOTAL	100.0% 181	100.0% 219	100.0% 288	100.0% 531	100.0% 325	1544