National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005) - Analysis
GODUSEEV
(goduseevoltn_w2) [IF BELIEVES THAT "GOD CREATED THE WORLD"] [IF I:7=1] I:8. Do you believe it is possible that God may have used evolution to create the world over a long period of time, or not?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0) No | 713 | 27.4% | 27.4% | -0.72 |
| 1) Yes, God may have used evolution | 1006 | 38.6% | 66.0% | -0.71 |
| 666) Invalid skip | 17 | 0.7% | 66.7% | 0.72 |
| 777) Don't know | 54 | 2.1% | 68.7% | 0.95 |
| 888) Refused | 4 | 0.2% | 68.9% | 1.19 |
| 999) Not asked | 810 | 31.1% | 100.0% | 1.43 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 31.2%410 | 23.5%303 | 0 | 27.4%713 |
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 40.3%530 | 36.9%476 | 0 | 38.6%1006 |
| Invalid skip | 0.4%5 | 0.9%12 | 0 | 0.7%17 |
| Don't know | 3.1%41 | 1.0%13 | 0 | 2.1%54 |
| Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.2%3 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
| Not asked | 24.9%327 | 37.4%483 | 0 | 31.1%810 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 28.0%193 | 30.0%162 | 25.6%138 | 27.0%143 | 25.1%77 | 0 | 27.4%713 |
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 38.3%264 | 40.0%216 | 38.4%207 | 36.3%192 | 41.4%127 | 0 | 38.6%1006 |
| Invalid skip | 0.6%4 | 0.4%2 | 0.6%3 | 0.9%5 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 0.7%17 |
| Don't know | 1.9%13 | 1.7%9 | 1.9%10 | 3.4%18 | 1.3%4 | 0 | 2.1%54 |
| Refused | 0.3%2 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
| Not asked | 30.9%213 | 27.6%149 | 33.6%181 | 32.3%171 | 31.3%96 | 0 | 31.1%810 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 10.1%74 | 18.7%87 | 29.5%39 | 25.9%50 | 30.1%103 | 49.2%360 | 0 | 27.5%713 |
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 28.8%210 | 44.6%208 | 41.7%55 | 46.1%89 | 47.7%163 | 38.4%281 | 0 | 38.8%1006 |
| Invalid skip | 0.3%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.2%4 | 0.1%1 | 9 | 0.3%8 |
| Don't know | 1.5%11 | 1.5%7 | 2.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 2.3%8 | 3.4%25 | 0 | 2.1%54 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%3 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
| Not asked | 59.3%433 | 35.0%163 | 25.8%34 | 28.0%54 | 18.7%64 | 8.5%62 | 0 | 31.2%810 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 49.6%335 | 21.6%45 | 14.5%73 | 5.9%26 | 29.2%174 | 35.1%60 | 0 | 27.5%713 |
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 36.9%249 | 53.4%111 | 47.1%238 | 21.1%93 | 38.1%227 | 51.5%88 | 0 | 38.8%1006 |
| Invalid skip | 0.4%3 | 0.5%1 | 0.6%3 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 8 | 0.3%9 |
| Don't know | 3.0%20 | 0.5%1 | 1.4%7 | 0.9%4 | 2.7%16 | 3.5%6 | 0 | 2.1%54 |
| Refused | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
| Not asked | 9.8%66 | 24.0%50 | 36.4%184 | 71.7%316 | 29.7%177 | 9.9%17 | 0 | 31.2%810 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 100%675 | 100%208 | 100%505 | 100%441 | 100%596 | 100%171 | 2596 |
