Dimensions of Religiosity, 1987

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PRESEX The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. A boy and a girl, both of whom attend church frequently, regularly date one another and have entered into sexual relations with each other. Which of the following statements expresses your opinion concerning this matter?   1) People who attend church should uphold its moral teachings.   2) Sexual intercourse prior to marriage is a matter of individual responsibility.

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
People who attend church should uphold its moral teachings.	16	16%	16%	-2.28
Sexual intercourse prior to marriage is a matter of individual responsibility.	84	84%	100%	.43

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race College class

Gender (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
People who attend church should uphold its moral teachings.	16.0% 8	16.0% 8	16.0% 16
Sexual intercourse prior to marriage is a matter of individual responsibility.	84.0% 42	84.0% 42	84.0% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 50	100.0% 50	100

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
People who attend church should uphold its moral teachings.	14.1% 12	33.3% 4	0.0% 0	16.0% 16
Sexual intercourse prior to marriage is a matter of individual responsibility.	85.9% 73	66.7% 8	100.0% 3	84.0% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 85	100.0% 12	100.0% 3	100

College class (I-CSTAT)

	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	TOTAL
People who attend church should uphold its moral teachings.	15.8% 6	13.0% 3	5.0% 1	31.6% 6	16.0% 16
Sexual intercourse prior to marriage is a matter of individual responsibility.	84.2% 32	87.0% 20	95.0% 19	68.4% 13	84.0% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 23	100.0% 20	100.0% 19	100