National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003) - Analysis
MEANLIFE
Y93. How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning of life?[READ LIST]
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Very often | 750 | 22.3% | 22.3% | -0.10 |
| 2) Fairly often | 614 | 18.2% | 40.5% | -0.06 |
| 3) Sometimes | 1082 | 32.1% | 72.6% | -0.02 |
| 4) Rarely | 608 | 18.0% | 90.6% | 0.01 |
| 5) Never | 312 | 9.3% | 99.9% | 0.05 |
| 777) Don't know | 4 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 28.97 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very often | 21.3%362 | 23.2%388 | 0 | 22.3%750 |
| Fairly often | 17.4%296 | 19.0%318 | 0 | 18.2%614 |
| Sometimes | 29.9%508 | 34.4%574 | 0 | 32.1%1082 |
| Rarely | 19.5%331 | 16.6%277 | 0 | 18.0%608 |
| Never | 11.9%202 | 6.6%110 | 0 | 9.3%312 |
| Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.2%3 | 0 | 0.1%4 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1700 | 100%1670 | 3370 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Yes | No | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very often | 19.2%119 | 23.0%630 | 1 | 22.3%749 |
| Fairly often | 15.0%93 | 19.0%520 | 1 | 18.2%613 |
| Sometimes | 33.1%205 | 31.9%874 | 3 | 32.1%1079 |
| Rarely | 19.1%118 | 17.8%488 | 2 | 18.0%606 |
| Never | 13.6%84 | 8.3%227 | 1 | 9.3%311 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.1%4 | 0 | 0.1%4 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 100%619 | 100%2743 | 3362 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Conservative Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Black Protestant | Catholic | Not religious | Other religion | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very often | 21.4%224 | 15.0%52 | 42.5%170 | 18.6%152 | 19.5%80 | 20.1%55 | 17 | 22.2%733 |
| Fairly often | 20.1%210 | 22.2%77 | 13.3%53 | 17.7%145 | 16.1%66 | 18.6%51 | 12 | 18.3%602 |
| Sometimes | 33.0%345 | 35.4%123 | 25.8%103 | 33.1%271 | 32.4%133 | 29.9%82 | 25 | 32.1%1057 |
| Rarely | 18.1%189 | 15.6%54 | 11.3%45 | 20.5%168 | 18.3%75 | 23.7%65 | 12 | 18.1%596 |
| Never | 7.2%75 | 11.5%40 | 7.3%29 | 10.0%82 | 13.7%56 | 7.7%21 | 9 | 9.2%303 |
| Don't know | 0.2%2 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%4 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1045 | 100%347 | 100%400 | 100%819 | 100%410 | 100%274 | 3295 |
