National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
RELIGNEG
(religneg_w3) Q:26. Generally, how positive or negative do you feel about religion in this country? Do you feel . . .
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very positive | 234 | 9.2% | 9.2% | -0.11 |
2) Somewhat positive | 1111 | 43.9% | 53.1% | -0.09 |
3) Neither | 672 | 26.5% | 79.7% | -0.08 |
4) Somewhat negative | 368 | 14.5% | 94.2% | -0.07 |
5) Very negative | 128 | 5.1% | 99.2% | -0.06 |
777) Don't know | 3 | 0.1% | 99.4% | 9.50 |
888) Refused | 5 | 0.2% | 99.6% | 10.87 |
999) Legitimate skip | 11 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 12.25 |
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 positive | 8.1%40 | 10.4%52 | 10.1%55 | 8.9%46 | 6.7%28 | 20.3%13 | 0 | 9.2%234 |
Somewhat positive | 46.7%230 | 44.7%224 | 41.1%223 | 44.1%228 | 44.2%184 | 34.4%22 | 0 | 43.9%1111 |
Neither | 26.0%128 | 28.1%141 | 27.7%150 | 26.5%137 | 24.5%102 | 21.9%14 | 0 | 26.5%672 |
Somewhat negative | 14.0%69 | 11.0%55 | 14.6%79 | 15.3%79 | 18.5%77 | 14.1%9 | 0 | 14.5%368 |
Very negative | 5.1%25 | 5.2%26 | 5.4%29 | 4.6%24 | 4.3%18 | 9.4%6 | 0 | 5.1%128 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
Legitimate skip | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 0.6%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
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 positive | 9.0%111 | 9.5%123 | 0 | 9.2%234 |
Somewhat positive | 40.4%498 | 47.2%613 | 0 | 43.9%1111 |
Neither | 26.8%330 | 26.3%342 | 0 | 26.5%672 |
Somewhat negative | 16.2%200 | 12.9%168 | 0 | 14.5%368 |
Very negative | 6.8%84 | 3.4%44 | 0 | 5.1%128 |
Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.2%2 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Refused | 0.2%2 | 0.2%3 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
Legitimate skip | 0.5%6 | 0.4%5 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
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 positive | 13.3%95 | 7.7%20 | 16.9%32 | 8.1%36 | 2.1%13 | 12.5%38 | 0 | 9.2%234 |
Somewhat positive | 53.6%383 | 50.6%131 | 56.1%106 | 50.6%224 | 23.2%144 | 40.3%123 | 0 | 43.9%1111 |
Neither | 20.7%148 | 24.7%64 | 16.9%32 | 25.7%114 | 38.4%239 | 24.6%75 | 0 | 26.5%672 |
Somewhat negative | 9.7%69 | 13.1%34 | 6.9%13 | 14.0%62 | 22.2%138 | 17.0%52 | 0 | 14.5%368 |
Very negative | 1.7%12 | 3.5%9 | 1.6%3 | 0.7%3 | 13.5%84 | 5.6%17 | 0 | 5.1%128 |
Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.4%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Refused | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.5%2 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
Legitimate skip | 0.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.5%2 | 0.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
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 positive | 3.8%35 | 7.4%37 | 12.6%21 | 7.9%15 | 9.2%24 | 20.8%102 | 0 | 9.2%234 |
Somewhat positive | 28.8%266 | 50.5%251 | 50.9%85 | 52.6%100 | 62.5%163 | 49.8%244 | 2 | 43.8%1109 |
Neither | 35.4%327 | 26.0%129 | 23.4%39 | 26.8%51 | 16.9%44 | 16.7%82 | 0 | 26.6%672 |
Somewhat negative | 21.3%197 | 13.5%67 | 7.8%13 | 8.9%17 | 10.7%28 | 9.4%46 | 0 | 14.5%368 |
Very negative | 10.1%93 | 1.6%8 | 3.0%5 | 3.7%7 | 0.8%2 | 2.7%13 | 0 | 5.1%128 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.1%3 |
Refused | 0.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.2%5 |
Legitimate skip | 0.4%4 | 0.6%3 | 1.8%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.4%11 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |