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

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METSPOUREL1_W4

METSPOUREL1: [If engaged, married, in a civil union/registered domestic partnership/common-law marriage, married but separated, or cohabiting:] C:3c: What was your religious preference or affiliation when you first met your current spouse/partner?
  -99) Valid skip
  1) Catholic
  2) Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant
  3) Jewish
  5) Another religion
  6) Not religious

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Valid skip 1127 52.6% 52.6% -0.95
Catholic 151 7.1% 59.7% 1.01
Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant 513 24.0% 83.7% 1.03
Jewish 22 1.0% 84.7% 1.05
Another religion 54 2.5% 87.2% 1.09
Not religious 274 12.8% 100.0% 1.11

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

20-23 24-27 28-33 TOTAL
Valid skip 73.6%
53
53.4%
910
44.8%
164
52.6%
1127
Catholic 6.9%
5
6.2%
106
10.9%
40
7.1%
151
Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant 4.2%
3
24.5%
418
25.1%
92
24.0%
513
Jewish 1.4%
1
0.9%
15
1.6%
6
1.0%
22
Another religion 1.4%
1
2.5%
42
3.0%
11
2.5%
54
Not religious 12.5%
9
12.4%
212
14.5%
53
12.8%
274
TOTAL 100.0%
72
100.0%
1703
100.0%
366

2141


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Hispanic Other race TOTAL
Valid skip 50.4%
789
66.4%
170
51.6%
98
56.6%
64
52.8%
1121
Catholic 6.1%
95
1.2%
3
21.6%
41
10.6%
12
7.1%
151
Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant 25.3%
396
28.1%
72
14.7%
28
11.5%
13
24.0%
509
Jewish 1.3%
21
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.0%
21
Another religion 2.4%
38
2.3%
6
1.6%
3
5.3%
6
2.5%
53
Not religious 14.5%
227
2.0%
5
10.5%
20
15.9%
18
12.7%
270
TOTAL 100.0%
1566
100.0%
256
100.0%
190
100.0%
113

2125


Region (I-REGION)

Midwest Northeast South West TOTAL
Valid skip 51.3%
255
64.3%
211
49.6%
422
52.0%
237
52.8%
1125
Catholic 9.3%
46
9.1%
30
5.4%
46
5.9%
27
7.0%
149
Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant 21.5%
107
10.1%
33
32.1%
273
21.7%
99
24.0%
512
Jewish 0.6%
3
3.7%
12
0.6%
5
0.2%
1
1.0%
21
Another religion 2.6%
13
0.6%
2
2.4%
20
3.9%
18
2.5%
53
Not religious 14.7%
73
12.2%
40
10.0%
85
16.2%
74
12.8%
272
TOTAL 100.0%
497
100.0%
328
100.0%
851
100.0%
456

2132


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Protestant Catholic Other Black Protestant Just Christian Non-attender TOTAL
Valid skip 45.2%
217
54.1%
99
48.1%
51
68.6%
72
42.5%
62
55.8%
622
52.6%
1123
Catholic 2.5%
12
39.3%
72
0.9%
1
1.0%
1
4.1%
6
5.3%
59
7.1%
151
Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant 46.0%
221
2.7%
5
23.6%
25
29.5%
31
51.4%
75
13.8%
154
23.9%
511
Jewish 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
6.6%
7
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.3%
15
1.0%
22
Another religion 2.5%
12
0.5%
1
15.1%
16
1.0%
1
1.4%
2
2.0%
22
2.5%
54
Not religious 3.8%
18
3.3%
6
5.7%
6
0.0%
0
0.7%
1
21.7%
242
12.8%
273
TOTAL 100.0%
480
100.0%
183
100.0%
106
100.0%
105
100.0%
146
100.0%
1114

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