National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
SPOUSREL
(spousrel_w3) [IF HAS EVER BEEN MARRIED] C:3b. What was your [IF C:2=1,DK,REF, 'first'] spouse's religious preference or affiliation when you first met? Was it Catholic, another kind of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, another religion, or not religious?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Catholic | 25 | 1.0% | 1.0% | -3.73 |
| 2) Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant | 93 | 3.7% | 4.7% | -3.73 |
| 3) Jewish | 2 | 0.1% | 4.7% | -3.73 |
| 5) Another religion | 8 | 0.3% | 5.1% | -3.72 |
| 6) Not religious | 42 | 1.7% | 6.7% | -3.71 |
| 777) Don't know | 1 | 0.0% | 6.8% | -0.62 |
| 999) Legitimate skip | 2361 | 93.2% | 100.0% | 0.27 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 0.2%1 | 0.8%4 | 0.6%3 | 1.5%8 | 1.9%8 | 1.6%1 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant | 0.4%2 | 1.8%9 | 2.2%12 | 4.3%22 | 8.2%34 | 21.9%14 | 0 | 3.7%93 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Another religion | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.4%2 | 1.2%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%8 |
| Not religious | 0.4%2 | 0.2%1 | 2.0%11 | 1.7%9 | 3.8%16 | 4.7%3 | 0 | 1.7%42 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%1 |
| Legitimate skip | 99.0%487 | 97.0%486 | 95.0%515 | 91.9%475 | 84.6%352 | 71.9%46 | 0 | 93.2%2361 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 0.9%11 | 1.1%14 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant | 2.3%28 | 5.0%65 | 0 | 3.7%93 |
| Jewish | 0.1%1 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Another religion | 0.3%4 | 0.3%4 | 0 | 0.3%8 |
| Not religious | 1.2%15 | 2.1%27 | 0 | 1.7%42 |
| Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%1 |
| Legitimate skip | 95.1%1172 | 91.5%1189 | 0 | 93.2%2361 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 0.3%2 | 0.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 3.6%16 | 0.5%3 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant | 6.7%48 | 3.1%8 | 3.7%7 | 0.9%4 | 1.4%9 | 5.6%17 | 0 | 3.7%93 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Another religion | 0.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.3%8 |
| Not religious | 1.5%11 | 1.2%3 | 1.6%3 | 1.6%7 | 2.4%15 | 1.0%3 | 0 | 1.7%42 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%1 |
| Legitimate skip | 90.8%648 | 95.0%246 | 94.7%179 | 93.9%416 | 95.2%592 | 91.8%280 | 0 | 93.2%2361 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 0.5%5 | 1.2%6 | 1.8%3 | 1.6%3 | 0.4%1 | 1.4%7 | 0 | 1.0%25 |
| Christian/another kind of Christian/Protestant | 2.4%22 | 3.0%15 | 3.6%6 | 2.6%5 | 4.6%12 | 6.5%32 | 1 | 3.6%92 |
| Jewish | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
| Another religion | 0.3%3 | 0.4%2 | 0.6%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.3%8 |
| Not religious | 2.4%22 | 1.2%6 | 1.8%3 | 2.1%4 | 1.5%4 | 0.6%3 | 0 | 1.7%42 |
| Don't know | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%1 |
| Legitimate skip | 94.3%872 | 94.2%468 | 92.2%154 | 93.2%177 | 93.5%244 | 90.8%445 | 1 | 93.3%2360 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
| Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |
