National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005) - Analysis
CHRSTLAW
(chrstlaw_w2) R:6. Christian morality should be the law of the land, even though not all Americans are Christians. (Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree?)
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly agree | 126 | 4.8% | 4.8% | -0.14 |
| 2) Agree | 719 | 27.6% | 32.5% | -0.12 |
| 3) Undecided/DK [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ] | 25 | 1.0% | 33.4% | -0.11 |
| 4) Disagree | 1146 | 44.0% | 77.4% | -0.10 |
| 5) Strongly disagree | 560 | 21.5% | 98.9% | -0.08 |
| 666) Invalid skip | 23 | 0.9% | 99.8% | 8.97 |
| 888) Refused | 5 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 12.02 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 5.0%66 | 4.7%60 | 0 | 4.8%126 |
| Agree | 25.8%339 | 29.5%380 | 0 | 27.6%719 |
| Undecided/DK [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ] | 1.2%16 | 0.7%9 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Disagree | 45.7%601 | 42.2%545 | 0 | 44.0%1146 |
| Strongly disagree | 21.7%285 | 21.3%275 | 0 | 21.5%560 |
| Invalid skip | 0.5%6 | 1.3%17 | 0 | 0.9%23 |
| Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.3%4 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1314 | 100%1290 | 2604 |
Age (I-AGE)
| Age 16 | Age 17 | Age 18 | Age 19 | Age 20 | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 2.9%20 | 5.9%32 | 5.2%28 | 5.3%28 | 5.9%18 | 0 | 4.8%126 |
| Agree | 30.2%208 | 28.0%151 | 27.6%149 | 23.4%124 | 28.3%87 | 0 | 27.6%719 |
| Undecided/DK [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ] | 1.5%10 | 0.9%5 | 0.4%2 | 0.6%3 | 1.6%5 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Disagree | 44.7%308 | 42.0%227 | 44.7%241 | 46.3%245 | 40.7%125 | 0 | 44.0%1146 |
| Strongly disagree | 19.9%137 | 22.4%121 | 20.8%112 | 22.9%121 | 22.5%69 | 0 | 21.5%560 |
| Invalid skip | 0.7%5 | 0.6%3 | 0.9%5 | 1.3%7 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 0.9%23 |
| Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.4%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%689 | 100%540 | 100%539 | 100%529 | 100%307 | 2604 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Never | Few times a year | Many times a year | Once a month | 2-3 times a month | Once a week or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 1.6%12 | 1.3%6 | 5.3%7 | 3.1%6 | 2.3%8 | 11.9%87 | 0 | 4.9%126 |
| Agree | 13.3%97 | 22.3%104 | 27.3%36 | 26.4%51 | 33.0%113 | 43.4%318 | 0 | 27.7%719 |
| Undecided/DK [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ] | 0.7%5 | 1.9%9 | 0.8%1 | 1.6%3 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%7 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Disagree | 44.2%323 | 50.9%237 | 47.0%62 | 47.7%92 | 51.2%175 | 35.1%257 | 0 | 44.2%1146 |
| Strongly disagree | 39.6%289 | 23.0%107 | 19.7%26 | 21.2%41 | 11.7%40 | 7.8%57 | 0 | 21.6%560 |
| Invalid skip | 0.4%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.5%5 | 0.5%4 | 9 | 0.5%14 |
| Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.3%2 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 100%730 | 100%466 | 100%132 | 100%193 | 100%342 | 100%732 | 2595 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Catholic | No affiliation | Other | Black Protestant | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 11.0%74 | 2.4%5 | 1.6%8 | 0.7%3 | 4.4%26 | 5.8%10 | 0 | 4.9%126 |
| Agree | 44.0%297 | 26.4%55 | 20.6%104 | 9.3%41 | 26.2%156 | 38.6%66 | 0 | 27.7%719 |
| Undecided/DK [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ] | 1.3%9 | 0.5%1 | 0.4%2 | 1.1%5 | 0.8%5 | 1.8%3 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Disagree | 36.7%248 | 49.5%103 | 53.5%270 | 43.3%191 | 43.8%261 | 42.7%73 | 0 | 44.1%1146 |
| Strongly disagree | 6.1%41 | 19.7%41 | 22.8%115 | 44.9%198 | 24.5%146 | 11.1%19 | 0 | 21.6%560 |
| Invalid skip | 0.6%4 | 0.5%1 | 1.2%6 | 0.5%2 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 8 | 0.6%15 |
| Refused | 0.3%2 | 1.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 100%675 | 100%208 | 100%505 | 100%441 | 100%596 | 100%171 | 2596 |
