Generation Next Survey, 2006

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TECHWAST (Weighted by WEIGHT) Thinking now about technology such as the internet, instant messaging, cell phones, text messaging, and iPods, does new technology…Make people waste too much time or not?   1) Yes   2) No, not   9) (VOL.) Don't know/Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	1962	65.3%	65.3%
No, not	914	30.4%	95.7%
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	127	4.2%	99.9%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Marital status Religion Church attendance Political ideology

Age (I-AGE)

	18-25	26-98	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	68.2% 302	64.8% 1642	18	65.3% 1944
No, not	29.6% 131	30.7% 777	6	30.5% 908
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	2.3% 10	4.5% 114	3	4.2% 124
TOTAL	100.0% 443	100.0% 2533	27	2976

Education (I-EDUC)

	None, or grade 1-8	High school incomplete	High school graduate	Technical, trade, or vocational school AFTER high school	Some college	College graduate	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	71.1% 59	66.1% 193	66.1% 720	74.0% 57	65.6% 419	62.2% 501	13	65.2% 1949
No, not	20.5% 17	27.7% 81	30.2% 329	18.2% 14	31.1% 199	33.6% 271	2	30.5% 911
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	8.4% 7	6.2% 18	3.8% 41	7.8% 6	3.3% 21	4.2% 34	0	4.3% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 83	100.0% 292	100.0% 1090	100.0% 77	100.0% 639	100.0% 806	15	2987

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	63.1% 904	67.4% 1058	65.4% 1962
No, not	31.8% 456	29.1% 457	30.4% 913
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	5.0% 72	3.5% 55	4.2% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 1432	100.0% 1570	3002

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Never been married	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	67.4% 1081	62.5% 208	74.6% 53	59.8% 168	63.4% 442	10	65.4% 1952
No, not	29.4% 471	32.7% 109	23.9% 17	30.6% 86	32.1% 224	7	30.4% 907
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	3.2% 51	4.8% 16	1.4% 1	9.6% 27	4.4% 31	0	4.2% 126
TOTAL	100.0% 1603	100.0% 333	100.0% 71	100.0% 281	100.0% 697	17	2985

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Roman Catholic	Jewish	Mormon (include Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)	Other religion	No religion, not a believer, atheist, agnostic	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	66.9% 1005	61.3% 490	70.4% 38	75.7% 56	72.3% 99	64.3% 238	36	65.6% 1926
No, not	29.2% 439	33.5% 268	29.6% 16	23.0% 17	24.8% 34	31.4% 116	25	30.3% 890
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	3.9% 58	5.1% 41	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	2.9% 4	4.3% 16	6	4.1% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 1502	100.0% 799	100.0% 54	100.0% 74	100.0% 137	100.0% 370	67	2936

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	More than once a week	Once a week	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Seldom	Never	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	74.7% 274	66.6% 463	65.8% 304	67.0% 391	70.3% 291	49.8% 213	26	65.6% 1936
No, not	23.2% 85	28.8% 200	31.2% 144	29.3% 171	24.2% 100	44.9% 192	22	30.2% 892
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	2.2% 8	4.6% 32	3.0% 14	3.8% 22	5.6% 23	5.4% 23	5	4.1% 122
TOTAL	100.0% 367	100.0% 695	100.0% 462	100.0% 584	100.0% 414	100.0% 428	53	2950

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Very conservative	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Very liberal	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	73.7% 132	71.8% 564	64.1% 773	62.1% 270	67.6% 94	128	66.8% 1833
No, not	26.3% 47	23.8% 187	31.8% 383	34.5% 150	32.4% 45	102	29.6% 812
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused	0.0% 0	4.3% 34	4.1% 50	3.4% 15	0.0% 0	27	3.6% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 785	100.0% 1206	100.0% 435	100.0% 139	257	2744