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

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Q474 If for some reason you decided to become a Protestant someday, do you think any of your friends or relatives would try to discourage you, or not? (E14)   1) Yes, would discourage   5) No, would not discourage   7) Not applicable   8) Don't know   9) Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, would discourage	49	14%	14%	-2.31
No, would not discourage	59	16.8%	30.8%	-.4
Not applicable	241	68.7%	99.4%	.56
Don't know	1	.3%	99.7%	1.04
Refused	1	.3%	100%	1.51

Variable Comparisons

Marital status Age Gender Education Race Religion

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Yes, would discourage	17.3% 33	7.4% 2	8.9% 4	7.1% 1	12.2% 9	14.0% 49
No, would not discourage	17.8% 34	11.1% 3	20.0% 9	0.0% 0	17.6% 13	16.8% 59
Not applicable	64.4% 123	77.8% 21	71.1% 32	92.9% 13	70.3% 52	68.7% 241
Don't know	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Refused	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 27	100.0% 45	100.0% 14	100.0% 74	351

Age (I-AGE)

	21-34	35-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes, would discourage	15.6% 14	13.2% 19	10.8% 8	18.6% 8	14.0% 49
No, would not discourage	20.0% 18	16.7% 24	10.8% 8	20.9% 9	16.8% 59
Not applicable	64.4% 58	69.4% 100	78.4% 58	58.1% 25	68.7% 241
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 1	0.3% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 144	100.0% 74	100.0% 43	351

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, would discourage	14.4% 20	13.7% 29	14.0% 49
No, would not discourage	15.8% 22	17.5% 37	16.8% 59
Not applicable	69.1% 96	68.4% 145	68.7% 241
Don't know	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 212	351

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
Yes, would discourage	10.1% 12	16.7% 7	18.8% 9	5.9% 1	15.9% 10	17.6% 9	14.1% 48
No, would not discourage	19.3% 23	23.8% 10	12.5% 6	29.4% 5	9.5% 6	11.8% 6	16.5% 56
Not applicable	70.6% 84	57.1% 24	68.8% 33	64.7% 11	74.6% 47	68.6% 35	68.8% 234
Don't know	0.0% 0	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 42	100.0% 48	100.0% 17	100.0% 63	100.0% 51	340

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes, would discourage	17.0% 44	1.6% 1	18.8% 3	14.2% 48
No, would not discourage	20.1% 52	3.2% 2	12.5% 2	16.6% 56
Not applicable	62.2% 161	95.2% 59	68.8% 11	68.5% 231
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Refused	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 259	100.0% 62	100.0% 16	337

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	No preference	Other	TOTAL
Yes, would discourage	0.0% 0	44.5% 49	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.2% 49
No, would not discourage	0.0% 0	53.6% 59	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.1% 59
Not applicable	100.0% 162	0.0% 0	100.0% 10	100.0% 55	100.0% 8	68.1% 235
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 110	100.0% 10	100.0% 55	100.0% 8	345