Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007) - Analysis
COHABIT (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Q12e. By your best guess, how would your current place of worship feel about each of the following behaviors? Living together before marriage
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Forbids | 386 | 31.8% | 31.8% | |
| 2) Strongly discourages | 459 | 37.9% | 69.7% | |
| 3) Somewhat discourages | 177 | 14.6% | 84.3% | |
| 4) Encourages | 6 | 0.5% | 84.8% | |
| 5) Isn't concerned | 91 | 7.5% | 92.4% | |
| 8) Don't know | 93 | 7.7% | 100.0% | |
| Missing | 422 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1226 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-29 years old | 30-39 years old | 40-49 years old | 50-59 years old | 60-69 years old | 70 years and older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbids | 32.3%64 | 30.0%70 | 29.8%78 | 31.6%67 | 34.9%58 | 34.0%49 | 0 | 31.8%386 |
| Strongly discourages | 31.8%63 | 33.9%79 | 44.7%117 | 36.8%78 | 41.0%68 | 38.2%55 | 0 | 37.9%460 |
| Somewhat discourages | 13.1%26 | 18.5%43 | 12.2%32 | 19.3%41 | 10.2%17 | 13.2%19 | 0 | 14.7%178 |
| Encourages | 1.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.4%2 | 0 | 0.5%6 |
| Isn't concerned | 10.1%20 | 10.3%24 | 6.9%18 | 7.1%15 | 5.4%9 | 3.5%5 | 0 | 7.5%91 |
| Don't know | 11.1%22 | 7.3%17 | 6.1%16 | 5.2%11 | 8.4%14 | 9.7%14 | 0 | 7.7%94 |
| Missing | 54 | 72 | 70 | 111 | 58 | 57 | 422 | 0 |
| Total | 100%198 | 100%233 | 100%262 | 100%212 | 100%166 | 100%144 | 1215 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| No high school diploma | High school graduate | Some college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Postgraduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbids | 35.4%28 | 34.9%121 | 33.6%114 | 26.8%33 | 25.8%40 | 29.7%44 | 6 | 31.9%380 |
| Strongly discourages | 25.3%20 | 38.6%134 | 37.5%127 | 52.8%65 | 38.7%60 | 29.7%44 | 11 | 37.8%450 |
| Somewhat discourages | 20.3%16 | 13.8%48 | 12.1%41 | 11.4%14 | 17.4%27 | 19.6%29 | 4 | 14.7%175 |
| Encourages | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.9%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.5%6 |
| Isn't concerned | 6.3%5 | 3.7%13 | 7.7%26 | 8.1%10 | 11.0%17 | 12.8%19 | 1 | 7.6%90 |
| Don't know | 12.7%10 | 8.6%30 | 8.3%28 | 0.8%1 | 6.5%10 | 7.4%11 | 2 | 7.6%90 |
| Missing | 33 | 93 | 84 | 33 | 87 | 81 | 446 | 11 |
| Total | 100%79 | 100%347 | 100%339 | 100%123 | 100%155 | 100%148 | 1191 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbids | 28.4%151 | 34.6%235 | 0 | 31.9%386 |
| Strongly discourages | 37.8%201 | 38.0%258 | 0 | 37.9%459 |
| Somewhat discourages | 15.6%83 | 13.8%94 | 0 | 14.6%177 |
| Encourages | 0.8%4 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.4%5 |
| Isn't concerned | 10.2%54 | 5.4%37 | 0 | 7.5%91 |
| Don't know | 7.3%39 | 8.0%54 | 0 | 7.7%93 |
| Missing | 221 | 201 | 422 | 0 |
| Total | 100%532 | 100%679 | 1211 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Evangelical Protestant | Black Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Catholic | Other | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbids | 41.3%186 | 24.3%17 | 6.7%18 | 42.9%124 | 37.5%33 | 16.7%3 | 6 | 32.2%381 |
| Strongly discourages | 40.0%180 | 50.0%35 | 35.7%96 | 40.5%117 | 17.0%15 | 27.8%5 | 9 | 37.8%448 |
| Somewhat discourages | 10.2%46 | 10.0%7 | 32.0%86 | 9.0%26 | 10.2%9 | 16.7%3 | 3 | 14.9%177 |
| Encourages | 0.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%6 |
| Isn't concerned | 3.3%15 | 4.3%3 | 13.8%37 | 1.7%5 | 23.9%21 | 11.1%2 | 5 | 7.0%83 |
| Don't know | 4.4%20 | 11.4%8 | 11.2%30 | 5.9%17 | 10.2%9 | 27.8%5 | 2 | 7.5%89 |
| Missing | 67 | 5 | 61 | 64 | 42 | 158 | 447 | 25 |
| Total | 100%450 | 100%70 | 100%269 | 100%289 | 100%88 | 100%18 | 1184 |
Region (I-REGION)
| East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbids | 28.2%73 | 30.4%91 | 33.3%141 | 34.9%81 | 0 | 31.8%386 |
| Strongly discourages | 34.0%88 | 40.5%121 | 41.5%176 | 31.9%74 | 0 | 37.8%459 |
| Somewhat discourages | 21.6%56 | 14.7%44 | 11.3%48 | 12.9%30 | 0 | 14.7%178 |
| Encourages | 0.4%1 | 0.3%1 | 0.7%3 | 0.4%1 | 0 | 0.5%6 |
| Isn't concerned | 8.5%22 | 7.0%21 | 7.1%30 | 8.2%19 | 0 | 7.6%92 |
| Don't know | 7.3%19 | 7.0%21 | 6.1%26 | 11.6%27 | 0 | 7.7%93 |
| Missing | 96 | 85 | 103 | 138 | 422 | 0 |
| Total | 100%259 | 100%299 | 100%424 | 100%232 | 1214 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Less than once a year | Once or twice a year | Several times a year | 1-3 times a month | About weekly | Weekly or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbids | 23.4%25 | 18.0%27 | 20.4%34 | 24.6%46 | 20.6%20 | 47.5%230 | 5 | 32.0%382 |
| Strongly discourages | 30.8%33 | 38.0%57 | 37.7%63 | 44.4%83 | 36.1%35 | 37.0%179 | 7 | 37.8%450 |
| Somewhat discourages | 13.1%14 | 24.7%37 | 24.6%41 | 11.2%21 | 18.6%18 | 9.1%44 | 3 | 14.7%175 |
| Encourages | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.8%3 | 1.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%5 |
| Isn't concerned | 20.6%22 | 6.0%9 | 7.8%13 | 8.6%16 | 12.4%12 | 3.3%16 | 2 | 7.4%88 |
| Don't know | 12.1%13 | 13.3%20 | 7.8%13 | 10.2%19 | 12.4%12 | 3.1%15 | 1 | 7.7%92 |
| Missing | 377 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 440 | 7 |
| Total | 100%107 | 100%150 | 100%167 | 100%187 | 100%97 | 100%484 | 1192 |
