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National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 4 (2013)

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

DOUBTS3_W4

DOUBTS3: [If atheist or agnostic:] F:23c: In the past year, how many doubts, if any, have you had about whether your beliefs about religion are true?

	-99) Valid skip
	1) Many doubts
	2) Some doubts
	3) A few doubts
	4) No doubts
	5) Does not apply

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Valid skip	1874	88.4%	88.4%	-0.36
Many doubts	12	.6%	89.0%	2.67
Some doubts	15	.7%	89.7%	2.70
A few doubts	45	2.1%	91.8%	2.73
No doubts	102	4.8%	96.6%	2.76
Does not apply	72	3.4%	100.0%	2.79

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	20-23	24-27	28-33	TOTAL
Valid skip	86.1% 62	89.0% 1497	86.1% 315	88.4% 1874
Many doubts	0.0% 0	0.6% 10	0.5% 2	0.6% 12
Some doubts	0.0% 0	0.7% 12	0.8% 3	0.7% 15
A few doubts	4.2% 3	1.8% 30	3.3% 12	2.1% 45
No doubts	8.3% 6	4.3% 73	6.3% 23	4.8% 102
Does not apply	1.4% 1	3.6% 60	3.0% 11	3.4% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 72	100.0% 1682	100.0% 366	2120

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other race	TOTAL
Valid skip	87.0% 1349	96.8% 243	92.1% 175	85.7% 96	88.5% 1863
Many doubts	0.6% 9	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.9% 1	0.6% 12
Some doubts	0.8% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	0.7% 14
A few doubts	2.4% 37	1.2% 3	1.6% 3	0.9% 1	2.1% 44
No doubts	5.4% 84	1.6% 4	3.2% 6	4.5% 5	4.7% 99
Does not apply	3.9% 60	0.4% 1	2.1% 4	6.3% 7	3.4% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 1551	100.0% 251	100.0% 190	100.0% 112	2104

Region (I-REGION)

	Midwest	Northeast	South	West	TOTAL
Valid skip	88.1% 435	86.9% 284	92.1% 771	83.2% 377	88.4% 1867
Many doubts	0.2% 1	0.6% 2	0.5% 4	1.1% 5	0.6% 12
Some doubts	0.6% 3	0.9% 3	0.7% 6	0.7% 3	0.7% 15
A few doubts	3.2% 16	0.6% 2	1.9% 16	2.4% 11	2.1% 45
No doubts	5.9% 29	4.9% 16	3.5% 29	5.7% 26	4.7% 100
Does not apply	2.0% 10	6.1% 20	1.3% 11	6.8% 31	3.4% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 494	100.0% 327	100.0% 837	100.0% 453	2111

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Black Protestant	Just Christian	Non-attender	TOTAL
Valid skip	99.4% 464	99.5% 182	99.1% 105	99.0% 101	100.0% 143	78.4% 872	88.4% 1867
Many doubts	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 11	0.6% 12
Some doubts	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 13	0.7% 15
A few doubts	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.9% 43	2.1% 45
No doubts	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.1% 101	4.8% 102
Does not apply	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.5% 72	3.4% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 467	100.0% 183	100.0% 106	100.0% 102	100.0% 143	100.0% 1112	2113