National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
CONGMUST
(congmust_w3) I:25. Some people say that in order [IF F:10=1 INSERT 'for Catholics'; IF F:10=2 INSERT 'for Christians'; IF F:10=3 INSERT 'for Jews'; IF F:10=4 INSERT 'for Muslims'; FOR ALL OTHERS INSERT 'for people'] to be truly religious and spiritual, they need to be involved in a [IF F:10=1,2 INSERT 'church'; IF F:10=3 INSERT 'synagogue'; IF F:10=4 INSERT 'mosque'; FOR ALL OTHERS INSERT 'religious congregation']. Do you agree or disagree?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Agree | 615 | 24.3% | 24.3% | -0.09 |
2) Disagree | 1899 | 75.0% | 99.3% | -0.08 |
777) Don't know | 10 | 0.4% | 99.7% | 10.55 |
888) Refused | 2 | 0.1% | 99.8% | 12.07 |
999) Legitimate skip | 6 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 13.59 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 22.8%112 | 26.1%131 | 22.7%123 | 25.9%134 | 23.6%98 | 26.6%17 | 0 | 24.3%615 |
Disagree | 76.4%376 | 72.9%365 | 76.4%414 | 73.7%381 | 76.0%316 | 73.4%47 | 0 | 75.0%1899 |
Don't know | 0.8%4 | 0.4%2 | 0.6%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Legitimate skip | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.4%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 24.9%307 | 23.7%308 | 0 | 24.3%615 |
Disagree | 74.3%915 | 75.7%984 | 0 | 75.0%1899 |
Don't know | 0.5%6 | 0.3%4 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Legitimate skip | 0.2%3 | 0.2%3 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 39.6%283 | 19.7%51 | 26.5%50 | 23.7%105 | 6.4%40 | 28.2%86 | 0 | 24.3%615 |
Disagree | 59.4%424 | 79.9%207 | 73.0%138 | 74.9%332 | 93.2%580 | 71.5%218 | 0 | 75.0%1899 |
Don't know | 0.4%3 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%4 | 0.2%1 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Legitimate skip | 0.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 8.4%78 | 15.1%75 | 31.1%52 | 25.8%49 | 35.6%93 | 54.7%268 | 0 | 24.3%615 |
Disagree | 91.2%844 | 83.7%416 | 66.5%111 | 73.7%140 | 63.6%166 | 44.9%220 | 2 | 75.0%1897 |
Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.8%4 | 0.6%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.4%1 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Legitimate skip | 0.2%2 | 0.2%1 | 1.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |