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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

JDH8_W4

JDH8: Which of these statements best reflects your thinking about human sexual activity - sex is basically a source of pleasure and recreation, or sex has a sacred and spiritual meaning?

	1) A source of pleasure and recreation
	2) Has a sacred or spiritual meaning
	3) Other

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
A source of pleasure and recreation	919	43.5%	43.5%	-1.01
Has a sacred or spiritual meaning	667	31.6%	75.1%	0.23
Other	526	24.9%	100.0%	1.47

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	20-23	24-27	28-33	TOTAL
A source of pleasure and recreation	36.1% 26	43.7% 733	44.0% 160	43.5% 919
Has a sacred or spiritual meaning	30.6% 22	31.7% 531	31.3% 114	31.6% 667
Other	33.3% 24	24.6% 412	24.7% 90	24.9% 526
TOTAL	100.0% 72	100.0% 1676	100.0% 364	2112

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other race	TOTAL
A source of pleasure and recreation	43.9% 681	39.3% 97	40.9% 76	49.6% 56	43.4% 910
Has a sacred or spiritual meaning	30.6% 475	38.9% 96	33.3% 62	27.4% 31	31.7% 664
Other	25.5% 395	21.9% 54	25.8% 48	23.0% 26	24.9% 523
TOTAL	100.0% 1551	100.0% 247	100.0% 186	100.0% 113	2097

Region (I-REGION)

	Midwest	Northeast	South	West	TOTAL
A source of pleasure and recreation	42.9% 210	52.1% 170	37.8% 317	48.2% 217	43.5% 914
Has a sacred or spiritual meaning	30.5% 149	23.3% 76	37.2% 312	28.4% 128	31.6% 665
Other	26.6% 130	24.5% 80	24.9% 209	23.3% 105	24.9% 524
TOTAL	100.0% 489	100.0% 326	100.0% 838	100.0% 450	2103

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Black Protestant	Just Christian	Non-attender	TOTAL
A source of pleasure and recreation	21.6% 102	33.5% 61	25.0% 26	34.7% 35	31.7% 45	58.5% 646	43.5% 915
Has a sacred or spiritual meaning	55.9% 264	37.4% 68	49.0% 51	41.6% 42	50.0% 71	15.3% 169	31.6% 665
Other	22.5% 106	29.1% 53	26.0% 27	23.8% 24	18.3% 26	26.2% 289	24.9% 525
TOTAL	100.0% 472	100.0% 182	100.0% 104	100.0% 101	100.0% 142	100.0% 1104	2105