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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 . . .
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) All people go to heaven2068.1%8.1%-0.46
2) Only good people go to heaven26710.5%18.7%-0.46
3) Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven107842.6%61.3%-0.46
4) Something else2068.1%69.4%-0.45
5) Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven33713.3%82.7%-0.45
888) Refused100.4%83.1%1.90
999) Legitimate skip42816.9%100.0%2.19
Missing838
Total Unweighted N = 2532





Age (I-AGE)

 17 or 18 years old19 years old20 years old21 years old22 years old23 or 24 years oldMissingTotal
All people go to heaven10.0%
49
9.0%
45
7.4%
40
7.7%
40
6.3%
26
9.4%
6
08.1%
206
Only good people go to heaven10.4%
51
11.0%
55
11.3%
61
10.3%
53
9.9%
41
9.4%
6
010.5%
267
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven42.7%
210
45.1%
226
40.8%
221
40.8%
211
43.3%
180
46.9%
30
042.6%
1078
Something else6.9%
34
6.4%
32
9.6%
52
8.7%
45
9.1%
38
7.8%
5
08.1%
206
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven13.2%
65
13.4%
67
13.8%
75
12.4%
64
14.2%
59
10.9%
7
013.3%
337
Refused0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.6%
3
0.8%
4
0.2%
1
1.6%
1
00.4%
10
Legitimate skip16.7%
82
15.2%
76
16.6%
90
19.3%
100
17.1%
71
14.1%
9
016.9%
428
Missing000000838838
Total 100%
492
100%
501
100%
542
100%
517
100%
416
100%
64
   
2532

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
All people go to heaven6.2%
76
10.0%
130
08.1%
206
Only good people go to heaven11.1%
137
10.0%
130
010.5%
267
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven39.2%
483
45.8%
595
042.6%
1078
Something else8.4%
103
7.9%
103
08.1%
206
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven14.0%
173
12.6%
164
013.3%
337
Refused0.2%
3
0.5%
7
00.4%
10
Legitimate skip20.9%
257
13.2%
171
016.9%
428
Missing00838838
Total 100%
1232
100%
1300
   
2532

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 Evangelical ProtestantMainline ProtestantBlack ProtestantCatholicNot religiousOther religionMissingTotal
All people go to heaven3.8%
27
12.4%
32
7.9%
15
12.2%
54
7.6%
47
10.2%
31
08.1%
206
Only good people go to heaven6.2%
44
12.7%
33
5.3%
10
19.0%
84
9.6%
60
11.8%
36
010.5%
267
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven74.5%
532
46.3%
120
66.1%
125
32.5%
144
13.2%
82
24.6%
75
042.6%
1078
Something else4.5%
32
10.0%
26
3.7%
7
11.1%
49
7.1%
44
15.7%
48
08.1%
206
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven6.6%
47
10.4%
27
13.8%
26
16.9%
75
18.6%
116
15.1%
46
013.3%
337
Refused0.3%
2
0.8%
2
1.6%
3
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
0.3%
1
00.4%
10
Legitimate skip4.2%
30
7.3%
19
1.6%
3
8.4%
37
43.6%
271
22.3%
68
016.9%
428
Missing000000838838
Total 100%
714
100%
259
100%
189
100%
443
100%
622
100%
305
   
2532

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 NeverFew times a yearMany times a yearOnce a month2-3 times a monthOnce a week or moreMissingTotal
All people go to heaven8.5%
79
8.9%
44
9.6%
16
9.5%
18
8.0%
21
5.7%
28
08.1%
206
Only good people go to heaven10.6%
98
14.3%
71
15.0%
25
12.1%
23
9.2%
24
5.3%
26
010.6%
267
Only people whose sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ go to heaven19.0%
176
39.8%
198
54.5%
91
48.9%
93
62.8%
164
72.2%
354
242.5%
1076
Something else8.2%
76
9.3%
46
7.2%
12
7.4%
14
6.5%
17
8.4%
41
08.1%
206
Do you really not know or care who goes to heaven18.5%
171
16.5%
82
6.0%
10
13.7%
26
11.1%
29
3.9%
19
013.3%
337
Refused0.5%
5
0.2%
1
0.6%
1
0.5%
1
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
00.4%
10
Legitimate skip34.6%
320
11.1%
55
7.2%
12
7.9%
15
2.3%
6
4.1%
20
016.9%
428
Missing000000840838
Total 100%
925
100%
497
100%
167
100%
190
100%
261
100%
490
   
2530

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