National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
MEANLIFE
(meanlife_w3) P:6. How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning of life?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very often | 653 | 25.8% | 25.8% | -0.09 |
2) Fairly often | 443 | 17.5% | 43.3% | -0.07 |
3) Sometimes | 816 | 32.2% | 75.5% | -0.05 |
4) Rarely | 362 | 14.3% | 89.8% | -0.04 |
5) Never | 249 | 9.8% | 99.6% | -0.02 |
999) Legitimate skip | 9 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 16.74 |
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 | 26.8%132 | 25.9%130 | 24.4%132 | 24.6%127 | 26.9%112 | 31.3%20 | 0 | 25.8%653 |
Fairly often | 15.2%75 | 18.6%93 | 19.6%106 | 17.0%88 | 17.1%71 | 15.6%10 | 0 | 17.5%443 |
Sometimes | 31.5%155 | 31.9%160 | 33.4%181 | 32.1%166 | 31.0%129 | 39.1%25 | 0 | 32.2%816 |
Rarely | 14.6%72 | 15.8%79 | 12.7%69 | 15.3%79 | 13.5%56 | 10.9%7 | 0 | 14.3%362 |
Never | 11.8%58 | 7.2%36 | 9.6%52 | 10.6%55 | 11.1%46 | 3.1%2 | 0 | 9.8%249 |
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 | 24.2%298 | 27.3%355 | 0 | 25.8%653 |
Fairly often | 17.3%213 | 17.7%230 | 0 | 17.5%443 |
Sometimes | 32.5%401 | 31.9%415 | 0 | 32.2%816 |
Rarely | 14.0%172 | 14.6%190 | 0 | 14.3%362 |
Never | 11.6%143 | 8.2%106 | 0 | 9.8%249 |
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 | 29.7%212 | 20.1%52 | 47.1%89 | 22.1%98 | 21.1%131 | 23.3%71 | 0 | 25.8%653 |
Fairly often | 18.5%132 | 18.5%48 | 12.2%23 | 18.3%81 | 15.6%97 | 20.3%62 | 0 | 17.5%443 |
Sometimes | 30.5%218 | 35.5%92 | 27.0%51 | 34.1%151 | 31.8%198 | 34.8%106 | 0 | 32.2%816 |
Rarely | 13.2%94 | 15.8%41 | 7.9%15 | 16.3%72 | 15.4%96 | 14.4%44 | 0 | 14.3%362 |
Never | 7.4%53 | 10.0%26 | 5.3%10 | 8.8%39 | 15.9%99 | 7.2%22 | 0 | 9.8%249 |
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 | 21.0%194 | 24.1%120 | 25.1%42 | 22.6%43 | 29.1%76 | 36.3%178 | 0 | 25.8%653 |
Fairly often | 16.3%151 | 17.5%87 | 20.4%34 | 13.2%25 | 19.5%51 | 19.4%95 | 0 | 17.5%443 |
Sometimes | 32.5%301 | 34.8%173 | 35.3%59 | 36.8%70 | 28.4%74 | 28.2%138 | 1 | 32.2%815 |
Rarely | 15.7%145 | 14.1%70 | 12.6%21 | 17.9%34 | 14.9%39 | 10.6%52 | 1 | 14.3%361 |
Never | 14.3%132 | 8.9%44 | 4.8%8 | 9.5%18 | 8.0%21 | 5.3%26 | 0 | 9.8%249 |
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 |