National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
BRKMORAL
(brkmorality_w3) G:9. Some people believe that it is sometimes okay to break moral rules if it works to your advantage and you can get away with it. (Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree?)
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 45 | 1.8% | 1.8% | -0.12 |
2) Agree | 374 | 14.8% | 16.5% | -0.10 |
3) Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 7 | 0.3% | 16.8% | -0.09 |
4) Disagree | 1315 | 51.9% | 68.8% | -0.08 |
5) Strongly disagree | 776 | 30.6% | 99.4% | -0.06 |
888) Refused | 4 | 0.2% | 99.6% | 11.84 |
999) Legitimate skip | 11 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 13.33 |
Missing | 838 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 2532 |
Age (I-AGE)
17 or 18 years old | 19 years old | 20 years old | 21 years old | 22 years old | 23 or 24 years old | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 1.8%9 | 1.6%8 | 2.2%12 | 0.8%4 | 1.9%8 | 6.3%4 | 0 | 1.8%45 |
Agree | 17.5%86 | 15.6%78 | 14.8%80 | 13.7%71 | 13.2%55 | 6.3%4 | 0 | 14.8%374 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.6%3 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%7 |
Disagree | 51.4%253 | 53.7%269 | 49.8%270 | 54.7%283 | 49.8%207 | 51.6%33 | 0 | 51.9%1315 |
Strongly disagree | 29.1%143 | 28.1%141 | 31.5%171 | 30.2%156 | 34.1%142 | 35.9%23 | 0 | 30.6%776 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.6%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 0.6%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 838 | 838 |
Total | 100%492 | 100%501 | 100%542 | 100%517 | 100%416 | 100%64 | 2532 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 2.3%28 | 1.3%17 | 0 | 1.8%45 |
Agree | 18.3%225 | 11.5%149 | 0 | 14.8%374 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.2%2 | 0.4%5 | 0 | 0.3%7 |
Disagree | 50.5%622 | 53.3%693 | 0 | 51.9%1315 |
Strongly disagree | 28.2%347 | 33.0%429 | 0 | 30.6%776 |
Refused | 0.2%2 | 0.2%2 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.5%6 | 0.4%5 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 838 | 838 |
Total | 100%1232 | 100%1300 | 2532 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Black Protestant | Catholic | Not religious | Other religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 1.4%10 | 1.2%3 | 2.1%4 | 1.4%6 | 3.4%21 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 1.8%45 |
Agree | 8.8%63 | 13.5%35 | 14.3%27 | 19.2%85 | 20.7%129 | 11.5%35 | 0 | 14.8%374 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.1%1 | 0.4%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 0.3%7 |
Disagree | 50.0%357 | 54.8%142 | 55.6%105 | 47.9%212 | 56.4%351 | 48.5%148 | 0 | 51.9%1315 |
Strongly disagree | 38.8%277 | 30.1%78 | 26.5%50 | 30.9%137 | 18.6%116 | 38.7%118 | 0 | 30.6%776 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.5%2 | 0.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 838 | 838 |
Total | 100%714 | 100%259 | 100%189 | 100%443 | 100%622 | 100%305 | 2532 |
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 | 2.5%23 | 1.8%9 | 1.8%3 | 1.1%2 | 1.1%3 | 1.0%5 | 0 | 1.8%45 |
Agree | 19.1%177 | 18.1%90 | 15.0%25 | 13.2%25 | 8.0%21 | 7.3%36 | 0 | 14.8%374 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.1%1 | 0.8%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.3%7 |
Disagree | 56.0%518 | 51.9%258 | 55.7%93 | 56.3%107 | 53.3%139 | 40.4%198 | 2 | 51.9%1313 |
Strongly disagree | 21.7%201 | 26.8%133 | 25.7%43 | 29.5%56 | 37.2%97 | 50.2%246 | 0 | 30.7%776 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.4%4 | 0.6%3 | 1.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |