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

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STDLIVING_W4

STDLIVING: T:10: In America, each generation has tried to enjoy a higher standard of living than their parents. Do you think you will have a higher or lower standard of living than your parent(s) (or the person/people who raised you)?
  1) Much higher than parents
  2) Somewhat higher
  3) About the same
  4) Somewhat lower
  5) Much lower than parents

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Much higher than parents 307 14.5% 14.5% -1.55
Somewhat higher 806 38.1% 52.6% -0.52
About the same 703 33.2% 85.8% 0.52
Somewhat lower 240 11.3% 97.2% 1.55
Much lower than parents 60 2.8% 100.0% 2.58

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

20-23 24-27 28-33 TOTAL
Much higher than parents 11.1%
8
13.9%
234
17.9%
65
14.5%
307
Somewhat higher 41.7%
30
38.8%
651
34.3%
125
38.1%
806
About the same 34.7%
25
33.5%
562
31.9%
116
33.2%
703
Somewhat lower 11.1%
8
11.3%
190
11.5%
42
11.3%
240
Much lower than parents 1.4%
1
2.6%
43
4.4%
16
2.8%
60
TOTAL 100.0%
72
100.0%
1680
100.0%
364

2116


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Hispanic Other race TOTAL
Much higher than parents 12.0%
186
23.2%
58
24.9%
46
13.3%
15
14.5%
305
Somewhat higher 36.4%
565
42.4%
106
41.1%
76
43.4%
49
37.9%
796
About the same 36.1%
561
25.2%
63
23.2%
43
28.3%
32
33.3%
699
Somewhat lower 12.3%
191
6.8%
17
10.3%
19
11.5%
13
11.4%
240
Much lower than parents 3.2%
49
2.4%
6
0.5%
1
3.5%
4
2.9%
60
TOTAL 100.0%
1552
100.0%
250
100.0%
185
100.0%
113

2100


Region (I-REGION)

Midwest Northeast South West TOTAL
Much higher than parents 11.5%
56
14.1%
46
16.0%
134
15.7%
71
14.6%
307
Somewhat higher 38.9%
190
39.4%
129
37.5%
315
36.8%
166
38.0%
800
About the same 35.0%
171
34.3%
112
32.5%
273
31.9%
144
33.2%
700
Somewhat lower 12.1%
59
8.3%
27
11.3%
95
13.1%
59
11.4%
240
Much lower than parents 2.7%
13
4.0%
13
2.7%
23
2.4%
11
2.8%
60
TOTAL 100.0%
489
100.0%
327
100.0%
840
100.0%
451

2107


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Protestant Catholic Other Black Protestant Just Christian Non-attender TOTAL
Much higher than parents 14.3%
68
11.0%
20
12.5%
13
20.6%
21
13.1%
19
14.9%
164
14.5%
305
Somewhat higher 37.1%
176
44.2%
80
34.6%
36
45.1%
46
43.4%
63
36.5%
403
38.1%
804
About the same 35.4%
168
30.4%
55
39.4%
41
28.4%
29
30.3%
44
33.0%
364
33.2%
701
Somewhat lower 11.0%
52
9.9%
18
11.5%
12
3.9%
4
12.4%
18
12.2%
135
11.3%
239
Much lower than parents 2.1%
10
4.4%
8
1.9%
2
2.0%
2
0.7%
1
3.4%
37
2.8%
60
TOTAL 100.0%
474
100.0%
181
100.0%
104
100.0%
102
100.0%
145
100.0%
1103

2109

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