Baylor Religion Survey, Wave V (2017) - Instructional Dataset - Analysis
H16D (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Please rate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements: My life has no clear purpose.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly disagree | 624 | 46.1% | 46.1% | |
2) Disagree | 549 | 40.6% | 86.7% | |
3) Agree | 152 | 11.2% | 98.0% | |
4) Strongly agree | 28 | 2.0% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 122 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1379 |
Age (I-AGE)
Less than 25 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 43.5%37 | 51.6%141 | 39.2%67 | 47.1%120 | 44.9%97 | 43.9%111 | 36 | 45.7%573 |
Disagree | 36.5%31 | 30.4%83 | 45.6%78 | 42.0%107 | 44.4%96 | 45.5%115 | 25 | 40.7%510 |
Agree | 14.1%12 | 14.7%40 | 13.5%23 | 9.8%25 | 9.7%21 | 9.1%23 | 7 | 11.5%144 |
Strongly agree | 5.9%5 | 3.3%9 | 1.8%3 | 1.2%3 | 0.9%2 | 1.6%4 | 2 | 2.1%26 |
Missing | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 192 | 29 |
Total | 100%85 | 100%273 | 100%171 | 100%255 | 100%216 | 100%253 | 1253 |
Education (I-EDUC)
No high school degree | High school graduate | Some college/technical degree | Bachelor's degree or higher | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 29.7%33 | 39.3%144 | 47.8%199 | 54.6%241 | 5 | 46.3%617 |
Disagree | 45.9%51 | 46.7%171 | 38.5%160 | 35.6%157 | 4 | 40.4%539 |
Agree | 19.8%22 | 12.8%47 | 10.3%43 | 8.6%38 | 1 | 11.2%150 |
Strongly agree | 4.5%5 | 1.1%4 | 3.4%14 | 1.1%5 | 0 | 2.1%28 |
Missing | 14 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 132 | 22 |
Total | 100%111 | 100%366 | 100%416 | 100%441 | 1334 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Asian | Other races | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 47.6%490 | 44.1%67 | 46.3%19 | 33.3%22 | 23 | 46.4%598 |
Disagree | 39.5%407 | 43.4%66 | 43.9%18 | 43.9%29 | 20 | 40.3%520 |
Agree | 11.2%115 | 7.9%12 | 9.8%4 | 19.7%13 | 5 | 11.2%144 |
Strongly agree | 1.7%18 | 4.6%7 | 0.0%0 | 3.0%2 | 0 | 2.1%27 |
Missing | 75 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 170 | 27 |
Total | 100%1030 | 100%152 | 100%41 | 100%66 | 1289 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Black Protestant | Catholic | Jewish or other religions | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 46.9%177 | 46.6%75 | 38.1%37 | 47.5%159 | 53.6%60 | 42.8%101 | 16 | 46.2%609 |
Disagree | 40.6%153 | 40.4%65 | 49.5%48 | 40.0%134 | 38.4%43 | 39.8%94 | 14 | 40.7%537 |
Agree | 10.3%39 | 10.6%17 | 7.2%7 | 11.0%37 | 8.0%9 | 14.8%35 | 7 | 10.9%144 |
Strongly agree | 2.1%8 | 2.5%4 | 5.2%5 | 1.5%5 | 0.0%0 | 2.5%6 | 0 | 2.1%28 |
Missing | 33 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 159 | 9 |
Total | 100%377 | 100%161 | 100%97 | 100%335 | 100%112 | 100%236 | 1318 |