National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008) - Analysis
WHOHEAV
(whoheaven_w3) [IF BELIEVES IN HEAVEN, DK OR REF] I:10. Which of the following comes closest to your beliefs about who goes to heaven? Do you believe . . .
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) All people go to heaven | 206 | 8.1% | 8.1% | -0.46 |
2) Only good people go to heaven | 267 | 10.5% | 18.7% | -0.46 |
3) Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven | 1078 | 42.6% | 61.3% | -0.46 |
4) Something else | 206 | 8.1% | 69.4% | -0.45 |
5) Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven | 337 | 13.3% | 82.7% | -0.45 |
888) Refused | 10 | 0.4% | 83.1% | 1.90 |
999) Legitimate skip | 428 | 16.9% | 100.0% | 2.19 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All people go to heaven | 10.0%49 | 9.0%45 | 7.4%40 | 7.7%40 | 6.3%26 | 9.4%6 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Only good people go to heaven | 10.4%51 | 11.0%55 | 11.3%61 | 10.3%53 | 9.9%41 | 9.4%6 | 0 | 10.5%267 |
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven | 42.7%210 | 45.1%226 | 40.8%221 | 40.8%211 | 43.3%180 | 46.9%30 | 0 | 42.6%1078 |
Something else | 6.9%34 | 6.4%32 | 9.6%52 | 8.7%45 | 9.1%38 | 7.8%5 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven | 13.2%65 | 13.4%67 | 13.8%75 | 12.4%64 | 14.2%59 | 10.9%7 | 0 | 13.3%337 |
Refused | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 0.8%4 | 0.2%1 | 1.6%1 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Legitimate skip | 16.7%82 | 15.2%76 | 16.6%90 | 19.3%100 | 17.1%71 | 14.1%9 | 0 | 16.9%428 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
All people go to heaven | 6.2%76 | 10.0%130 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Only good people go to heaven | 11.1%137 | 10.0%130 | 0 | 10.5%267 |
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven | 39.2%483 | 45.8%595 | 0 | 42.6%1078 |
Something else | 8.4%103 | 7.9%103 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven | 14.0%173 | 12.6%164 | 0 | 13.3%337 |
Refused | 0.2%3 | 0.5%7 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Legitimate skip | 20.9%257 | 13.2%171 | 0 | 16.9%428 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All people go to heaven | 3.8%27 | 12.4%32 | 7.9%15 | 12.2%54 | 7.6%47 | 10.2%31 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Only good people go to heaven | 6.2%44 | 12.7%33 | 5.3%10 | 19.0%84 | 9.6%60 | 11.8%36 | 0 | 10.5%267 |
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven | 74.5%532 | 46.3%120 | 66.1%125 | 32.5%144 | 13.2%82 | 24.6%75 | 0 | 42.6%1078 |
Something else | 4.5%32 | 10.0%26 | 3.7%7 | 11.1%49 | 7.1%44 | 15.7%48 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven | 6.6%47 | 10.4%27 | 13.8%26 | 16.9%75 | 18.6%116 | 15.1%46 | 0 | 13.3%337 |
Refused | 0.3%2 | 0.8%2 | 1.6%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%2 | 0.3%1 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Legitimate skip | 4.2%30 | 7.3%19 | 1.6%3 | 8.4%37 | 43.6%271 | 22.3%68 | 0 | 16.9%428 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All people go to heaven | 8.5%79 | 8.9%44 | 9.6%16 | 9.5%18 | 8.0%21 | 5.7%28 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Only good people go to heaven | 10.6%98 | 14.3%71 | 15.0%25 | 12.1%23 | 9.2%24 | 5.3%26 | 0 | 10.6%267 |
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven | 19.0%176 | 39.8%198 | 54.5%91 | 48.9%93 | 62.8%164 | 72.2%354 | 2 | 42.5%1076 |
Something else | 8.2%76 | 9.3%46 | 7.2%12 | 7.4%14 | 6.5%17 | 8.4%41 | 0 | 8.1%206 |
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven | 18.5%171 | 16.5%82 | 6.0%10 | 13.7%26 | 11.1%29 | 3.9%19 | 0 | 13.3%337 |
Refused | 0.5%5 | 0.2%1 | 0.6%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.4%10 |
Legitimate skip | 34.6%320 | 11.1%55 | 7.2%12 | 7.9%15 | 2.3%6 | 4.1%20 | 0 | 16.9%428 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 838 |
Total | 100%925 | 100%497 | 100%167 | 100%190 | 100%261 | 100%490 | 2530 |