National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
MEANLESS
(meanless_w3) P:5. How often, if ever, does life feel meaningless to you?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very often | 71 | 2.8% | 2.8% | -0.12 |
2) Fairly often | 84 | 3.3% | 6.1% | -0.11 |
3) Sometimes | 347 | 13.7% | 19.8% | -0.09 |
4) Rarely | 527 | 20.8% | 40.6% | -0.08 |
5) Never | 1488 | 58.8% | 99.4% | -0.07 |
777) Don't know | 2 | 0.1% | 99.5% | 10.64 |
888) Refused | 4 | 0.2% | 99.6% | 12.18 |
999) Legitimate skip | 9 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 13.72 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very often | 3.3%16 | 1.2%6 | 2.8%15 | 3.5%18 | 3.4%14 | 3.1%2 | 0 | 2.8%71 |
Fairly often | 2.0%10 | 3.6%18 | 2.8%15 | 3.9%20 | 4.3%18 | 4.7%3 | 0 | 3.3%84 |
Sometimes | 14.0%69 | 16.2%81 | 15.9%86 | 11.2%58 | 10.8%45 | 12.5%8 | 0 | 13.7%347 |
Rarely | 18.3%90 | 21.4%107 | 20.8%113 | 23.4%121 | 19.7%82 | 21.9%14 | 0 | 20.8%527 |
Never | 62.4%307 | 56.7%284 | 57.2%310 | 57.3%296 | 61.1%254 | 57.8%37 | 0 | 58.8%1488 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.4%2 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very often | 2.7%33 | 2.9%38 | 0 | 2.8%71 |
Fairly often | 3.5%43 | 3.2%41 | 0 | 3.3%84 |
Sometimes | 13.6%168 | 13.8%179 | 0 | 13.7%347 |
Rarely | 19.6%242 | 21.9%285 | 0 | 20.8%527 |
Never | 59.9%738 | 57.7%750 | 0 | 58.8%1488 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%2 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Refused | 0.2%3 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.4%5 | 0.3%4 | 0 | 0.4%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very often | 2.2%16 | 1.9%5 | 3.2%6 | 2.3%10 | 4.2%26 | 2.6%8 | 0 | 2.8%71 |
Fairly often | 2.8%20 | 1.9%5 | 2.6%5 | 3.4%15 | 5.3%33 | 2.0%6 | 0 | 3.3%84 |
Sometimes | 12.3%88 | 10.0%26 | 13.2%25 | 12.0%53 | 17.7%110 | 14.8%45 | 0 | 13.7%347 |
Rarely | 18.8%134 | 25.1%65 | 14.3%27 | 25.1%111 | 21.2%132 | 19.0%58 | 0 | 20.8%527 |
Never | 62.7%448 | 60.2%156 | 65.6%124 | 56.9%252 | 51.4%320 | 61.6%188 | 0 | 58.8%1488 |
Don't know | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.8%2 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.5%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%9 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very often | 4.2%39 | 2.4%12 | 1.2%2 | 1.1%2 | 2.3%6 | 2.0%10 | 0 | 2.8%71 |
Fairly often | 4.4%41 | 3.2%16 | 3.0%5 | 2.6%5 | 2.7%7 | 2.0%10 | 0 | 3.3%84 |
Sometimes | 16.8%155 | 14.1%70 | 12.0%20 | 13.7%26 | 9.2%24 | 10.6%52 | 0 | 13.7%347 |
Rarely | 21.2%196 | 20.5%102 | 20.4%34 | 18.4%35 | 22.6%59 | 20.4%100 | 1 | 20.8%526 |
Never | 52.9%489 | 59.0%293 | 61.1%102 | 64.2%122 | 63.2%165 | 64.5%316 | 1 | 58.8%1487 |
Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Refused | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.2%4 |
Legitimate skip | 0.2%2 | 0.6%3 | 1.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.4%9 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |