Detroit Area Study, 1997: Social Change in Religion and Child Rearing

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Q375_2X What first caused you to doubt your belief in God? (D3)   1) Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.   7) Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)   997) Not applicable

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	2	.6%	.6%	-10.37
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	1	.3%	.9%	-10.3
Not applicable	322	99.1%	100%	.1

Variable Comparisons

Marital status Age Gender Education Race Religion

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Not applicable	98.3% 175	100.0% 26	100.0% 45	100.0% 13	100.0% 63	99.1% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 178	100.0% 26	100.0% 45	100.0% 13	100.0% 63	325

Age (I-AGE)

	21-34	35-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Not applicable	98.7% 78	99.2% 132	98.6% 71	100.0% 41	99.1% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 133	100.0% 72	100.0% 41	325

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	0.8% 1	0.5% 1	0.6% 2
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Not applicable	98.3% 118	99.5% 204	99.1% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 205	325

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	One year of college	Two years of college	Three years of college	Four years of college	Five or more years of college	TOTAL
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	1.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Not applicable	98.2% 110	100.0% 39	100.0% 44	100.0% 14	98.3% 58	100.0% 46	99.0% 311
TOTAL	100.0% 112	100.0% 39	100.0% 44	100.0% 14	100.0% 59	100.0% 46	314

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	6.3% 1	0.6% 2
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.3% 1	0.3% 1
Not applicable	99.6% 234	100.0% 60	87.5% 14	99.0% 308
TOTAL	100.0% 235	100.0% 60	100.0% 16	311

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	No preference	Other	TOTAL
Change in beliefs about religious doctrines or philosophical orientation (of respondent or church) or in personal commitment to faith or doubts. Include references to reading, studying, learning or thinking about beliefs.	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
Satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clergy, church organization, or church as an institution (not codable elsewhere)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	0.3% 1
Not applicable	99.4% 155	100.0% 104	100.0% 10	97.6% 40	87.5% 7	99.1% 316
TOTAL	100.0% 156	100.0% 104	100.0% 10	100.0% 41	100.0% 8	319