National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
OKAYCONV
(okayconv_w3) I:21. Is it okay for religious people to try to convert other people to their faith, or should everyone leave everyone else alone?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Okay to convert | 1221 | 48.2% | 48.2% | -0.17 |
2) Leave others alone | 1245 | 49.2% | 97.4% | -0.16 |
777) Don't know | 43 | 1.7% | 99.1% | 5.73 |
888) Refused | 18 | 0.7% | 99.8% | 6.57 |
999) Legitimate skip | 5 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 7.42 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Okay to convert | 45.9%226 | 49.5%248 | 48.2%261 | 50.5%261 | 46.2%192 | 51.6%33 | 0 | 48.2%1221 |
Leave others alone | 52.8%260 | 48.3%242 | 47.8%259 | 47.8%247 | 50.2%209 | 43.8%28 | 0 | 49.2%1245 |
Don't know | 0.8%4 | 1.4%7 | 2.8%15 | 1.0%5 | 2.9%12 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.7%43 |
Refused | 0.4%2 | 0.4%2 | 1.1%6 | 0.6%3 | 0.5%2 | 4.7%3 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
Legitimate skip | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Okay to convert | 52.4%645 | 44.3%576 | 0 | 48.2%1221 |
Leave others alone | 45.5%561 | 52.6%684 | 0 | 49.2%1245 |
Don't know | 1.4%17 | 2.0%26 | 0 | 1.7%43 |
Refused | 0.5%6 | 0.9%12 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
Legitimate skip | 0.2%3 | 0.2%2 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Okay to convert | 71.0%507 | 47.9%124 | 61.4%116 | 37.7%167 | 25.6%159 | 48.5%148 | 0 | 48.2%1221 |
Leave others alone | 26.5%189 | 47.9%124 | 35.4%67 | 60.7%269 | 72.3%450 | 47.9%146 | 0 | 49.2%1245 |
Don't know | 1.5%11 | 3.1%8 | 1.6%3 | 1.1%5 | 1.3%8 | 2.6%8 | 0 | 1.7%43 |
Refused | 0.6%4 | 1.2%3 | 1.6%3 | 0.2%1 | 0.6%4 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
Legitimate skip | 0.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Okay to convert | 29.6%274 | 42.5%211 | 53.9%90 | 50.0%95 | 67.0%175 | 76.5%375 | 1 | 48.2%1220 |
Leave others alone | 68.3%632 | 55.7%277 | 41.3%69 | 45.8%87 | 29.9%78 | 20.8%102 | 0 | 49.2%1245 |
Don't know | 1.3%12 | 1.2%6 | 1.8%3 | 3.7%7 | 2.7%7 | 1.4%7 | 1 | 1.7%42 |
Refused | 0.5%5 | 0.6%3 | 1.2%2 | 0.5%1 | 0.4%1 | 1.2%6 | 0 | 0.7%18 |
Legitimate skip | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |