National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005) - Analysis
WRLDORIG
(wrldorigin_w2) I:7. Which of the following comes closest to your beliefs about the origins of the world? Do you believe:
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) God created the world | 1777 | 68.2% | 68.2% | -0.19 |
| 2) The world is the product of purely natural forces, like the Big Bang or evolution | 675 | 25.9% | 94.2% | -0.18 |
| 3) Both (Do not volunteer, only accept if offered by R) | 47 | 1.8% | 96.0% | -0.17 |
| 4) None of these views | 18 | 0.7% | 96.7% | -0.17 |
| 666) Invalid skip | 17 | 0.7% | 97.3% | 4.67 |
| 777) Don't know | 65 | 2.5% | 99.8% | 5.48 |
| 888) Refused | 5 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 6.29 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God created the world | 74.7%982 | 61.6%795 | 0 | 68.2%1777 |
| The world is the product of purely natural forces, like the Big Bang or evolution | 20.1%264 | 31.9%411 | 0 | 25.9%675 |
| Both (Do not volunteer, only accept if offered by R) | 1.5%20 | 2.1%27 | 0 | 1.8%47 |
| None of these views | 0.5%7 | 0.9%11 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
| Invalid skip | 0.4%5 | 0.9%12 | 0 | 0.7%17 |
| Don't know | 2.6%34 | 2.4%31 | 0 | 2.5%65 |
| Refused | 0.2%2 | 0.2%3 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God created the world | 68.5%472 | 72.0%389 | 65.9%355 | 66.7%353 | 67.8%208 | 0 | 68.2%1777 |
| The world is the product of purely natural forces, like the Big Bang or evolution | 27.4%189 | 22.6%122 | 28.2%152 | 25.5%135 | 25.1%77 | 0 | 25.9%675 |
| Both (Do not volunteer, only accept if offered by R) | 1.3%9 | 1.3%7 | 1.9%10 | 2.8%15 | 2.0%6 | 0 | 1.8%47 |
| None of these views | 0.3%2 | 0.7%4 | 0.7%4 | 0.8%4 | 1.3%4 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
| Invalid skip | 0.6%4 | 0.4%2 | 0.6%3 | 0.9%5 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 0.7%17 |
| Don't know | 1.6%11 | 3.0%16 | 2.4%13 | 3.0%16 | 2.9%9 | 0 | 2.5%65 |
| Refused | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God created the world | 40.4%295 | 64.8%302 | 74.2%98 | 72.0%139 | 80.1%274 | 91.4%669 | 0 | 68.5%1777 |
| The world is the product of purely natural forces, like the Big Bang or evolution | 52.2%381 | 29.0%135 | 18.2%24 | 23.8%46 | 13.7%47 | 5.7%42 | 0 | 26.0%675 |
| Both (Do not volunteer, only accept if offered by R) | 1.5%11 | 1.9%9 | 5.3%7 | 2.6%5 | 1.8%6 | 1.2%9 | 0 | 1.8%47 |
| None of these views | 1.2%9 | 0.9%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%2 | 0.4%3 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
| 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 | 3.8%28 | 3.0%14 | 2.3%3 | 1.6%3 | 2.6%9 | 1.1%8 | 0 | 2.5%65 |
| Refused | 0.5%4 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God created the world | 89.8%606 | 75.5%157 | 63.0%318 | 27.9%123 | 70.3%419 | 90.1%154 | 0 | 68.5%1777 |
| The world is the product of purely natural forces, like the Big Bang or evolution | 7.0%47 | 20.2%42 | 30.3%153 | 64.2%283 | 23.3%139 | 6.4%11 | 0 | 26.0%675 |
| Both (Do not volunteer, only accept if offered by R) | 0.9%6 | 1.9%4 | 3.6%18 | 0.9%4 | 2.5%15 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.8%47 |
| None of these views | 0.6%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 1.4%6 | 1.0%6 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
| 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 | 1.2%8 | 1.9%4 | 2.2%11 | 4.3%19 | 2.9%17 | 3.5%6 | 0 | 2.5%65 |
| Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%4 | 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 |
