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Toward Shaping the Agenda: A National Survey of Catholic Religious Education, Survey of Children Aged 12-14, 1993

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In this section, you are asked to express your perceptions and personal views on a number of statements about the teachings of the Church. Remember that this survey is confidential. Please candidly share your views and perceptions by responding to each statement. -- To be Catholic means to honor Mary.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Not sure/I do not know
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	251	19%	19%	-1.4
Agree	430	32.6%	51.6%	-.47
Not sure/I do not know	425	32.2%	83.8%	.46
Disagree	145	11%	94.8%	1.38
Strongly disagree	69	5.2%	100%	2.31

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	17.6% 50	18.2% 121	21.4% 78	18.9% 249
Agree	35.9% 102	31.2% 208	32.6% 119	32.6% 429
Not sure/I do not know	31.3% 89	33.5% 223	31.0% 113	32.3% 425
Disagree	8.8% 25	12.3% 82	10.1% 37	11.0% 144
Strongly disagree	6.3% 18	4.8% 32	4.9% 18	5.2% 68
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 666	100.0% 365	1315

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	17.3% 116	20.7% 134	19.0% 250
Agree	34.7% 233	30.3% 196	32.5% 429
Not sure/I do not know	32.2% 216	32.3% 209	32.2% 425
Disagree	11.2% 75	10.8% 70	11.0% 145
Strongly disagree	4.6% 31	5.9% 38	5.2% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 671	100.0% 647	1318

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	18.8% 217	21.5% 34	19.1% 251
Agree	33.9% 391	24.1% 38	32.7% 429
Not sure/I do not know	31.8% 367	34.2% 54	32.1% 421
Disagree	10.8% 125	10.8% 17	10.8% 142
Strongly disagree	4.7% 54	9.5% 15	5.3% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 1154	100.0% 158	1312

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	17.4% 105	20.1% 39	20.9% 105	19.2% 249
Agree	30.9% 186	29.4% 57	36.0% 181	32.6% 424
Not sure/I do not know	36.7% 221	34.5% 67	25.8% 130	32.2% 418
Disagree	9.5% 57	11.9% 23	12.1% 61	10.9% 141
Strongly disagree	5.5% 33	4.1% 8	5.2% 26	5.2% 67
TOTAL	100.0% 602	100.0% 194	100.0% 503	1299