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National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > General Population > National > National Studies of Youth and Religion > Analysis

COMITGOD

(comitgod_w3) F:2. In the last two years have you . . . [INSERT LIST A-C] C. made a personal commitment to live your life for God?

	0) No
	1) Yes
	777) Don't know
	888) Refused

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	1585	62.6%	62.6%	-.06
Yes	939	37.1%	99.7%	-.04
Don't know	7	.3%	100%	17.43
Refused	1	0%	100%	19.93

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	17 or 18 years old	19 years old	20 years old	21 years old	22 years old	23 or 24 years old	TOTAL
No	63.2% 311	64.1% 321	63.8% 346	63.1% 326	58.9% 245	56.3% 36	62.6% 1585
Yes	36.8% 181	35.7% 179	35.6% 193	36.8% 190	40.4% 168	43.8% 28	37.1% 939
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.6% 3	0.2% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 7
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 492	100.0% 501	100.0% 542	100.0% 517	100.0% 416	100.0% 64	2532

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No	66.2% 815	59.2% 770	62.6% 1585
Yes	33.5% 413	40.5% 526	37.1% 939
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.3% 4	0.3% 7
Refused	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1232	100.0% 1300	2532

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Black Protestant	Catholic	Not religious	Other religion	TOTAL
No	43.8% 313	55.2% 143	37.6% 71	67.0% 297	91.6% 570	62.6% 191	62.6% 1585
Yes	56.2% 401	44.8% 116	61.4% 116	32.3% 143	8.2% 51	36.7% 112	37.1% 939
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.5% 2	0.2% 1	0.7% 2	0.3% 7
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 714	100.0% 259	100.0% 189	100.0% 443	100.0% 622	100.0% 305	2532

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Few times a year	Many times a year	Once a month	2-3 times a month	Once a week or more	TOTAL
No	88.9% 822	70.6% 351	44.9% 75	60.5% 115	36.0% 94	26.1% 128	62.6% 1585
Yes	11.0% 102	28.8% 143	54.5% 91	39.5% 75	63.6% 166	73.5% 360	37.0% 937
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.4% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 7
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 925	100.0% 497	100.0% 167	100.0% 190	100.0% 261	100.0% 490	2530