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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

MM2_2_W4

MM2_2: How much do you agree with the following statements? American children should be raised to believe in God.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Somewhat agree
	4) Neither agree nor disagree
	5) Somewhat agree
	6) Disagree
	7) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	391	18.5%	18.5%	-1.34
Agree	340	16.1%	34.5%	-0.84
Somewhat agree	239	11.3%	45.8%	-0.33
Neither agree nor disagree	545	25.7%	71.6%	0.17
Somewhat agree	112	5.3%	76.9%	0.67
Disagree	206	9.7%	86.6%	1.18
Strongly disagree	284	13.4%	100.0%	1.68

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	20-23	24-27	28-33	TOTAL
Strongly agree	18.1% 13	19.0% 319	16.2% 59	18.5% 391
Agree	5.6% 4	16.1% 270	18.1% 66	16.1% 340
Somewhat agree	12.5% 9	11.1% 187	11.8% 43	11.3% 239
Neither agree nor disagree	25.0% 18	25.6% 430	26.6% 97	25.7% 545
Somewhat agree	5.6% 4	5.4% 90	4.9% 18	5.3% 112
Disagree	12.5% 9	9.4% 158	10.7% 39	9.7% 206
Strongly disagree	20.8% 15	13.5% 227	11.5% 42	13.4% 284
TOTAL	100.0% 72	100.0% 1681	100.0% 364	2117

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other race	TOTAL
Strongly agree	17.5% 271	29.2% 73	15.6% 29	15.2% 17	18.6% 390
Agree	15.1% 234	24.0% 60	17.7% 33	10.7% 12	16.1% 339
Somewhat agree	11.8% 183	9.6% 24	9.7% 18	9.8% 11	11.2% 236
Neither agree nor disagree	25.2% 392	24.0% 60	32.8% 61	25.9% 29	25.8% 542
Somewhat agree	5.4% 84	2.0% 5	9.7% 18	3.6% 4	5.3% 111
Disagree	10.1% 157	6.8% 17	5.4% 10	14.3% 16	9.5% 200
Strongly disagree	14.9% 232	4.4% 11	9.1% 17	20.5% 23	13.5% 283
TOTAL	100.0% 1553	100.0% 250	100.0% 186	100.0% 112	2101

Region (I-REGION)

	Midwest	Northeast	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	15.9% 78	8.6% 28	25.0% 211	16.0% 72	18.5% 389
Agree	15.1% 74	12.3% 40	20.0% 169	12.7% 57	16.1% 340
Somewhat agree	12.4% 61	11.1% 36	11.9% 100	9.3% 42	11.3% 239
Neither agree nor disagree	30.0% 147	27.1% 88	21.9% 185	27.6% 124	25.8% 544
Somewhat agree	4.5% 22	8.0% 26	4.5% 38	5.8% 26	5.3% 112
Disagree	10.8% 53	15.1% 49	6.8% 57	10.0% 45	9.7% 204
Strongly disagree	11.2% 55	17.8% 58	9.8% 83	18.7% 84	13.3% 280
TOTAL	100.0% 490	100.0% 325	100.0% 843	100.0% 450	2108

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Black Protestant	Just Christian	Non-attender	TOTAL
Strongly agree	34.5% 164	20.2% 37	29.4% 30	35.9% 37	37.2% 54	6.2% 68	18.5% 390
Agree	25.7% 122	24.6% 45	19.6% 20	29.1% 30	19.3% 28	8.5% 94	16.1% 339
Somewhat agree	13.7% 65	10.9% 20	6.9% 7	5.8% 6	14.5% 21	10.8% 119	11.3% 238
Neither agree nor disagree	18.3% 87	31.1% 57	27.5% 28	21.4% 22	22.1% 32	28.9% 318	25.8% 544
Somewhat agree	2.9% 14	4.4% 8	3.9% 4	2.9% 3	2.8% 4	6.9% 76	5.2% 109
Disagree	4.2% 20	5.5% 10	5.9% 6	2.9% 3	4.1% 6	14.6% 161	9.8% 206
Strongly disagree	0.6% 3	3.3% 6	6.9% 7	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	24.1% 266	13.5% 284
TOTAL	100.0% 475	100.0% 183	100.0% 102	100.0% 103	100.0% 145	100.0% 1102	2110