National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
GODUSEEV
(goduseevoltn_w3) [IF BELIEVES THAT 'GOD CREATED THE WORLD' OR BOTH] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes, God may have used evolution | 1041 | 41.1% | 41.1% | -0.72 |
| 2) No | 625 | 24.7% | 65.8% | -0.72 |
| 777) Don't know | 55 | 2.2% | 68.0% | 0.94 |
| 888) Refused | 12 | 0.5% | 68.4% | 1.18 |
| 999) Legitimate skip | 799 | 31.6% | 100.0% | 1.42 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 42.3%208 | 41.3%207 | 38.6%209 | 39.7%205 | 42.5%177 | 54.7%35 | 0 | 41.1%1041 |
| No | 23.2%114 | 25.7%129 | 27.1%147 | 24.4%126 | 23.6%98 | 17.2%11 | 0 | 24.7%625 |
| Don't know | 2.4%12 | 1.8%9 | 1.8%10 | 2.1%11 | 2.4%10 | 4.7%3 | 0 | 2.2%55 |
| Refused | 0.4%2 | 0.6%3 | 0.2%1 | 0.8%4 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%12 |
| Legitimate skip | 31.7%156 | 30.5%153 | 32.3%175 | 33.1%171 | 31.0%129 | 23.4%15 | 0 | 31.6%799 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 39.0%480 | 43.2%561 | 0 | 41.1%1041 |
| No | 22.0%271 | 27.2%354 | 0 | 24.7%625 |
| Don't know | 1.3%16 | 3.0%39 | 0 | 2.2%55 |
| Refused | 0.4%5 | 0.5%7 | 0 | 0.5%12 |
| Legitimate skip | 37.3%460 | 26.1%339 | 0 | 31.6%799 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 41.6%297 | 54.1%140 | 53.4%101 | 53.3%236 | 22.8%142 | 41.0%125 | 0 | 41.1%1041 |
| No | 46.8%334 | 21.6%56 | 34.9%66 | 12.4%55 | 7.1%44 | 23.0%70 | 0 | 24.7%625 |
| Don't know | 2.9%21 | 1.2%3 | 4.8%9 | 2.0%9 | 0.6%4 | 3.0%9 | 0 | 2.2%55 |
| Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.4%1 | 1.6%3 | 0.5%2 | 0.3%2 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 0.5%12 |
| Legitimate skip | 8.5%61 | 22.8%59 | 5.3%10 | 31.8%141 | 69.1%430 | 32.1%98 | 0 | 31.6%799 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, God may have used evolution | 29.5%273 | 49.7%247 | 47.9%80 | 51.6%98 | 51.7%135 | 42.4%208 | 0 | 41.1%1041 |
| No | 10.1%93 | 18.5%92 | 32.3%54 | 22.1%42 | 36.0%94 | 50.8%249 | 1 | 24.7%624 |
| Don't know | 0.9%8 | 3.2%16 | 3.6%6 | 1.6%3 | 3.4%9 | 2.4%12 | 1 | 2.1%54 |
| Refused | 0.3%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 1.1%3 | 0.6%3 | 0 | 0.5%12 |
| Legitimate skip | 59.2%548 | 28.2%140 | 16.2%27 | 24.2%46 | 7.7%20 | 3.7%18 | 0 | 31.6%799 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
| Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |
