Dimensions of Religiosity, 1986

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IDEAS The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Which of the following statements most clearly describes your ideas about God?   1) I believe in a divine God, creator of the universe, who knows my inner-most thoughts, and to whom I will be accountable.   2) I believe in a power greater than myself which some people call God and others call nature.   3) The universal mysteries can be explained by the scientific method; for example, the Big Bang theory.   4) I am not quite sure what I believe.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
I believe in a divine God, creator of the universe, who knows my inner-most thoughts, and to whom I will be accountable.	62	65.3%	65.3%	-.62
I believe in a power greater than myself which some people call God and others call nature.	17	17.9%	83.2%	.36
The universal mysteries can be explained by the scientific method; for example, the Big Bang theory.	5	5.3%	88.4%	1.34
I am not quite sure what I believe.	11	11.6%	100%	2.32

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race College class

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
I believe in a divine God, creator of the universe, who knows my inner-most thoughts, and to whom I will be accountable.	62.5% 30	68.1% 32	65.3% 62
I believe in a power greater than myself which some people call God and others call nature.	20.8% 10	14.9% 7	17.9% 17
The universal mysteries can be explained by the scientific method; for example, the Big Bang theory.	6.3% 3	4.3% 2	5.3% 5
I am not quite sure what I believe.	10.4% 5	12.8% 6	11.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 47	95

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
I believe in a divine God, creator of the universe, who knows my inner-most thoughts, and to whom I will be accountable.	63.3% 50	81.8% 9	60.0% 3	65.3% 62
I believe in a power greater than myself which some people call God and others call nature.	19.0% 15	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	17.9% 17
The universal mysteries can be explained by the scientific method; for example, the Big Bang theory.	5.1% 4	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	5.3% 5
I am not quite sure what I believe.	12.7% 10	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	11.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 11	100.0% 5	95

College class (I-CSTAT)

	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	TOTAL
I believe in a divine God, creator of the universe, who knows my inner-most thoughts, and to whom I will be accountable.	56.3% 18	69.7% 23	61.5% 8	76.5% 13	65.3% 62
I believe in a power greater than myself which some people call God and others call nature.	18.8% 6	18.2% 6	23.1% 3	11.8% 2	17.9% 17
The universal mysteries can be explained by the scientific method; for example, the Big Bang theory.	6.3% 2	6.1% 2	0.0% 0	5.9% 1	5.3% 5
I am not quite sure what I believe.	18.8% 6	6.1% 2	15.4% 2	5.9% 1	11.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 33	100.0% 13	100.0% 17	95