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Dimensions of Religious Commitment, 1987

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Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing what you believe about Jesus? (Choose one answer)

	1) Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.
	2) While I have some doubts, I feel basically that Jesus is Divine.
	3) I feel that Jesus is a great man and very holy, but I don't feel Him to be the Son of God any more than all of us are children of God.
	4) I think that Jesus was only a man although an extraordinary one.
	5) Frankly, I'm not entirely sure there was such a person as Jesus.
	6) None of the above represents what I believe.

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.	53	54.1%	54.1%	-.69
While I have some doubts, I feel basically that Jesus is Divine.	21	21.4%	75.5%	-.08
I feel that Jesus is a great man and very holy, but I don't feel Him to be the Son of God any more than all of us are children of God.	4	4.1%	79.6%	.54
I think that Jesus was only a man although an extraordinary one.	7	7.1%	86.7%	1.15
Frankly, I'm not entirely sure there was such a person as Jesus.	5	5.1%	91.8%	1.77
None of the above represents what I believe.	8	8.2%	100%	2.38

Variable Comparisons

Year in college (I-CLASSYR)

	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	TOTAL
Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.	50.0% 19	59.1% 13	45.0% 9	66.7% 12	54.1% 53
While I have some doubts, I feel basically that Jesus is Divine.	18.4% 7	27.3% 6	30.0% 6	11.1% 2	21.4% 21
I feel that Jesus is a great man and very holy, but I don't feel Him to be the Son of God any more than all of us are children of God.	5.3% 2	4.5% 1	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	4.1% 4
I think that Jesus was only a man although an extraordinary one.	7.9% 3	0.0% 0	5.0% 1	16.7% 3	7.1% 7
Frankly, I'm not entirely sure there was such a person as Jesus.	10.5% 4	4.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 5
None of the above represents what I believe.	7.9% 3	4.5% 1	20.0% 4	0.0% 0	8.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 22	100.0% 20	100.0% 18	98

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.	46.9% 23	61.2% 30	54.1% 53
While I have some doubts, I feel basically that Jesus is Divine.	24.5% 12	18.4% 9	21.4% 21
I feel that Jesus is a great man and very holy, but I don't feel Him to be the Son of God any more than all of us are children of God.	2.0% 1	6.1% 3	4.1% 4
I think that Jesus was only a man although an extraordinary one.	8.2% 4	6.1% 3	7.1% 7
Frankly, I'm not entirely sure there was such a person as Jesus.	6.1% 3	4.1% 2	5.1% 5
None of the above represents what I believe.	12.2% 6	4.1% 2	8.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 49	100.0% 49	98

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Every week	Two or three times a month	About once a month	About every six weeks	About every three months	Once or twice a year or less	TOTAL
Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.	86.7% 13	81.0% 17	54.5% 6	60.0% 6	35.7% 5	22.2% 6	54.1% 53
While I have some doubts, I feel basically that Jesus is Divine.	13.3% 2	14.3% 3	36.4% 4	30.0% 3	21.4% 3	22.2% 6	21.4% 21
I feel that Jesus is a great man and very holy, but I don't feel Him to be the Son of God any more than all of us are children of God.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.3% 2	7.4% 2	4.1% 4
I think that Jesus was only a man although an extraordinary one.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.3% 2	18.5% 5	7.1% 7
Frankly, I'm not entirely sure there was such a person as Jesus.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.8% 4	5.1% 5
None of the above represents what I believe.	0.0% 0	4.8% 1	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	14.3% 2	14.8% 4	8.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 21	100.0% 11	100.0% 10	100.0% 14	100.0% 27	98

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.	50.6% 42	83.3% 10	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	54.1% 53
While I have some doubts, I feel basically that Jesus is Divine.	24.1% 20	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	21.4% 21
I feel that Jesus is a great man and very holy, but I don't feel Him to be the Son of God any more than all of us are children of God.	4.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 4
I think that Jesus was only a man although an extraordinary one.	7.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	7.1% 7
Frankly, I'm not entirely sure there was such a person as Jesus.	4.8% 4	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 5
None of the above represents what I believe.	8.4% 7	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.2% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 83	100.0% 12	100.0% 1	100.0% 1	100.0% 1	98