National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
PURPOSE2
(purpose2_w3) P:30. You don't have a good sense of what it is you're trying to accomplish in life. (Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree?)
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 99 | 3.9% | 3.9% | -0.11 |
2) Agree | 423 | 16.7% | 20.6% | -0.09 |
3) Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 3 | 0.1% | 20.7% | -0.08 |
4) Disagree | 1235 | 48.8% | 69.5% | -0.06 |
5) Strongly disagree | 762 | 30.1% | 99.6% | -0.04 |
999) Legitimate skip | 10 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 15.88 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 4.5%22 | 3.0%15 | 3.9%21 | 3.9%20 | 4.3%18 | 4.7%3 | 0 | 3.9%99 |
Agree | 18.9%93 | 16.4%82 | 14.6%79 | 19.1%99 | 14.9%62 | 12.5%8 | 0 | 16.7%423 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Disagree | 45.3%223 | 48.7%244 | 52.2%283 | 50.7%262 | 45.7%190 | 51.6%33 | 0 | 48.8%1235 |
Strongly disagree | 31.1%153 | 31.1%156 | 28.6%155 | 25.9%134 | 34.6%144 | 31.3%20 | 0 | 30.1%762 |
Legitimate skip | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 0.6%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 4.1%51 | 3.7%48 | 0 | 3.9%99 |
Agree | 17.7%218 | 15.8%205 | 0 | 16.7%423 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.2%2 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Disagree | 46.9%578 | 50.5%657 | 0 | 48.8%1235 |
Strongly disagree | 30.6%377 | 29.6%385 | 0 | 30.1%762 |
Legitimate skip | 0.5%6 | 0.3%4 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 3.5%25 | 3.5%9 | 3.2%6 | 3.8%17 | 4.7%29 | 4.3%13 | 0 | 3.9%99 |
Agree | 11.6%83 | 13.5%35 | 14.3%27 | 16.3%72 | 24.4%152 | 17.7%54 | 0 | 16.7%423 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Disagree | 52.1%372 | 54.4%141 | 45.0%85 | 49.0%217 | 43.7%272 | 48.5%148 | 0 | 48.8%1235 |
Strongly disagree | 31.9%228 | 28.6%74 | 36.5%69 | 30.5%135 | 26.7%166 | 29.5%90 | 0 | 30.1%762 |
Legitimate skip | 0.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.5%2 | 0.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 4.8%44 | 4.4%22 | 2.4%4 | 2.1%4 | 3.4%9 | 3.3%16 | 0 | 3.9%99 |
Agree | 23.2%215 | 15.5%77 | 13.8%23 | 12.1%23 | 11.9%31 | 10.8%53 | 1 | 16.7%422 |
Undecided/DK (Interviewer: Do not read) | 0.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Disagree | 43.8%405 | 53.3%265 | 51.5%86 | 55.8%106 | 51.0%133 | 49.0%240 | 0 | 48.8%1235 |
Strongly disagree | 27.7%256 | 26.2%130 | 30.5%51 | 30.0%57 | 33.7%88 | 36.5%179 | 1 | 30.1%761 |
Legitimate skip | 0.3%3 | 0.6%3 | 1.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |