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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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Very often65325.8%25.8%-0.09
2) Fairly often44317.5%43.3%-0.07
3) Sometimes81632.2%75.5%-0.05
4) Rarely36214.3%89.8%-0.04
5) Never2499.8%99.6%-0.02
999) Legitimate skip90.4%100.0%16.74
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 often26.8%
132
25.9%
130
24.4%
132
24.6%
127
26.9%
112
31.3%
20
025.8%
653
Fairly often15.2%
75
18.6%
93
19.6%
106
17.0%
88
17.1%
71
15.6%
10
017.5%
443
Sometimes31.5%
155
31.9%
160
33.4%
181
32.1%
166
31.0%
129
39.1%
25
032.2%
816
Rarely14.6%
72
15.8%
79
12.7%
69
15.3%
79
13.5%
56
10.9%
7
014.3%
362
Never11.8%
58
7.2%
36
9.6%
52
10.6%
55
11.1%
46
3.1%
2
09.8%
249
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 often24.2%
298
27.3%
355
025.8%
653
Fairly often17.3%
213
17.7%
230
017.5%
443
Sometimes32.5%
401
31.9%
415
032.2%
816
Rarely14.0%
172
14.6%
190
014.3%
362
Never11.6%
143
8.2%
106
09.8%
249
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 often29.7%
212
20.1%
52
47.1%
89
22.1%
98
21.1%
131
23.3%
71
025.8%
653
Fairly often18.5%
132
18.5%
48
12.2%
23
18.3%
81
15.6%
97
20.3%
62
017.5%
443
Sometimes30.5%
218
35.5%
92
27.0%
51
34.1%
151
31.8%
198
34.8%
106
032.2%
816
Rarely13.2%
94
15.8%
41
7.9%
15
16.3%
72
15.4%
96
14.4%
44
014.3%
362
Never7.4%
53
10.0%
26
5.3%
10
8.8%
39
15.9%
99
7.2%
22
09.8%
249
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 often21.0%
194
24.1%
120
25.1%
42
22.6%
43
29.1%
76
36.3%
178
025.8%
653
Fairly often16.3%
151
17.5%
87
20.4%
34
13.2%
25
19.5%
51
19.4%
95
017.5%
443
Sometimes32.5%
301
34.8%
173
35.3%
59
36.8%
70
28.4%
74
28.2%
138
132.2%
815
Rarely15.7%
145
14.1%
70
12.6%
21
17.9%
34
14.9%
39
10.6%
52
114.3%
361
Never14.3%
132
8.9%
44
4.8%
8
9.5%
18
8.0%
21
5.3%
26
09.8%
249
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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