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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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Very often712.8%2.8%-0.12
2) Fairly often843.3%6.1%-0.11
3) Sometimes34713.7%19.8%-0.09
4) Rarely52720.8%40.6%-0.08
5) Never148858.8%99.4%-0.07
777) Don't know20.1%99.5%10.64
888) Refused40.2%99.6%12.18
999) Legitimate skip90.4%100.0%13.72
Missing838
Total Unweighted N = 2532





Age (I-AGE)

 17 or 18 years old19 years old20 years old21 years old22 years old23 or 24 years oldMissingTotal
Very often3.3%
16
1.2%
6
2.8%
15
3.5%
18
3.4%
14
3.1%
2
02.8%
71
Fairly often2.0%
10
3.6%
18
2.8%
15
3.9%
20
4.3%
18
4.7%
3
03.3%
84
Sometimes14.0%
69
16.2%
81
15.9%
86
11.2%
58
10.8%
45
12.5%
8
013.7%
347
Rarely18.3%
90
21.4%
107
20.8%
113
23.4%
121
19.7%
82
21.9%
14
020.8%
527
Never62.4%
307
56.7%
284
57.2%
310
57.3%
296
61.1%
254
57.8%
37
058.8%
1488
Don't know0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Refused0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.2%
1
0.2%
1
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.2%
4
Legitimate skip0.0%
0
0.6%
3
0.4%
2
0.4%
2
0.5%
2
0.0%
0
00.4%
9
Missing000000838838
Total 100%
492
100%
501
100%
542
100%
517
100%
416
100%
64
   
2532

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Very often2.7%
33
2.9%
38
02.8%
71
Fairly often3.5%
43
3.2%
41
03.3%
84
Sometimes13.6%
168
13.8%
179
013.7%
347
Rarely19.6%
242
21.9%
285
020.8%
527
Never59.9%
738
57.7%
750
058.8%
1488
Don't know0.0%
0
0.2%
2
00.1%
2
Refused0.2%
3
0.1%
1
00.2%
4
Legitimate skip0.4%
5
0.3%
4
00.4%
9
Missing00838838
Total 100%
1232
100%
1300
   
2532

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 Evangelical ProtestantMainline ProtestantBlack ProtestantCatholicNot religiousOther religionMissingTotal
Very often2.2%
16
1.9%
5
3.2%
6
2.3%
10
4.2%
26
2.6%
8
02.8%
71
Fairly often2.8%
20
1.9%
5
2.6%
5
3.4%
15
5.3%
33
2.0%
6
03.3%
84
Sometimes12.3%
88
10.0%
26
13.2%
25
12.0%
53
17.7%
110
14.8%
45
013.7%
347
Rarely18.8%
134
25.1%
65
14.3%
27
25.1%
111
21.2%
132
19.0%
58
020.8%
527
Never62.7%
448
60.2%
156
65.6%
124
56.9%
252
51.4%
320
61.6%
188
058.8%
1488
Don't know0.3%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Refused0.1%
1
0.8%
2
0.5%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.2%
4
Legitimate skip0.7%
5
0.0%
0
0.5%
1
0.5%
2
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.4%
9
Missing000000838838
Total 100%
714
100%
259
100%
189
100%
443
100%
622
100%
305
   
2532

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 NeverFew times a yearMany times a yearOnce a month2-3 times a monthOnce a week or moreMissingTotal
Very often4.2%
39
2.4%
12
1.2%
2
1.1%
2
2.3%
6
2.0%
10
02.8%
71
Fairly often4.4%
41
3.2%
16
3.0%
5
2.6%
5
2.7%
7
2.0%
10
03.3%
84
Sometimes16.8%
155
14.1%
70
12.0%
20
13.7%
26
9.2%
24
10.6%
52
013.7%
347
Rarely21.2%
196
20.5%
102
20.4%
34
18.4%
35
22.6%
59
20.4%
100
120.8%
526
Never52.9%
489
59.0%
293
61.1%
102
64.2%
122
63.2%
165
64.5%
316
158.8%
1487
Don't know0.1%
1
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Refused0.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
00.2%
4
Legitimate skip0.2%
2
0.6%
3
1.8%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
00.4%
9
Missing000000840838
Total 100%
925
100%
497
100%
167
100%
190
100%
261
100%
490
   
2530

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