Baylor Religion Survey, Wave V (2017) - Instructional Dataset - Analysis
H16A (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Please rate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements: I am looking for something that makes my life feel meaningful.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly disagree | 225 | 16.2% | 16.2% | |
2) Disagree | 431 | 31.0% | 47.1% | |
3) Agree | 509 | 36.6% | 83.7% | |
4) Strongly agree | 226 | 16.3% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 96 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1405 |
Age (I-AGE)
Less than 25 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 10.9%11 | 10.9%30 | 6.8%12 | 20.6%52 | 20.4%44 | 15.5%41 | 22 | 14.8%190 |
Disagree | 23.8%24 | 25.4%70 | 34.7%61 | 32.4%82 | 29.6%64 | 35.2%93 | 25 | 30.6%394 |
Agree | 24.8%25 | 39.1%108 | 43.8%77 | 32.0%81 | 38.4%83 | 39.8%105 | 21 | 37.2%479 |
Strongly agree | 40.6%41 | 24.6%68 | 14.8%26 | 15.0%38 | 11.6%25 | 9.5%25 | 5 | 17.3%223 |
Missing | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 169 | 26 |
Total | 100%101 | 100%276 | 100%176 | 100%253 | 100%216 | 100%264 | 1286 |
Education (I-EDUC)
No high school degree | High school graduate | Some college/technical degree | Bachelor's degree or higher | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 9.8%12 | 21.5%80 | 16.2%68 | 14.1%64 | 1 | 16.4%224 |
Disagree | 32.0%39 | 33.3%124 | 32.2%135 | 27.1%123 | 5 | 30.8%421 |
Agree | 40.2%49 | 31.2%116 | 37.2%156 | 39.6%180 | 3 | 36.6%501 |
Strongly agree | 18.0%22 | 14.0%52 | 14.3%60 | 19.2%87 | 4 | 16.2%221 |
Missing | 7 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 109 | 19 |
Total | 100%122 | 100%372 | 100%419 | 100%454 | 1367 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Asian | Other races | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 16.7%178 | 19.2%28 | 7.3%3 | 12.9%9 | 8 | 16.5%218 |
Disagree | 31.2%333 | 27.4%40 | 24.4%10 | 27.1%19 | 18 | 30.4%402 |
Agree | 36.2%386 | 31.5%46 | 53.7%22 | 38.6%27 | 15 | 36.4%481 |
Strongly agree | 15.9%169 | 21.9%32 | 14.6%6 | 21.4%15 | 7 | 16.8%222 |
Missing | 52 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 144 | 27 |
Total | 100%1066 | 100%146 | 100%41 | 100%70 | 1323 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Black Protestant | Catholic | Jewish or other religions | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 19.4%76 | 14.1%23 | 15.8%15 | 16.4%56 | 19.3%22 | 11.6%29 | 4 | 16.3%221 |
Disagree | 32.1%126 | 30.7%50 | 28.4%27 | 34.6%118 | 32.5%37 | 22.9%57 | 14 | 30.6%415 |
Agree | 32.9%129 | 41.1%67 | 31.6%30 | 34.9%119 | 35.1%40 | 43.4%108 | 17 | 36.4%493 |
Strongly agree | 15.6%61 | 14.1%23 | 24.2%23 | 14.1%48 | 13.2%15 | 22.1%55 | 4 | 16.6%225 |
Missing | 24 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 135 | 7 |
Total | 100%392 | 100%163 | 100%95 | 100%341 | 100%114 | 100%249 | 1354 |