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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. -- If you have to make a choice, it is more important to attend Sunday Mass than to help a friend in a crisis.

	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	86	6.5%	6.5%	-2.17
Agree	149	11.3%	17.7%	-1.29
Not sure/I do not know	441	33.3%	51.1%	-.4
Disagree	375	28.3%	79.4%	.48
Strongly disagree	273	20.6%	100%	1.37

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.0% 17	7.2% 48	5.2% 19	6.4% 84
Agree	10.2% 29	10.6% 71	13.4% 49	11.3% 149
Not sure/I do not know	35.8% 102	32.8% 219	32.4% 119	33.4% 440
Disagree	28.4% 81	28.0% 187	29.2% 107	28.4% 375
Strongly disagree	19.6% 56	21.3% 142	19.9% 73	20.5% 271
TOTAL	100.0% 285	100.0% 667	100.0% 367	1319

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.8% 39	7.2% 47	6.5% 86
Agree	9.5% 64	12.9% 84	11.2% 148
Not sure/I do not know	32.0% 215	34.7% 226	33.4% 441
Disagree	30.1% 202	26.4% 172	28.3% 374
Strongly disagree	22.5% 151	18.7% 122	20.7% 273
TOTAL	100.0% 671	100.0% 651	1322

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.2% 72	8.3% 13	6.5% 85
Agree	11.4% 132	10.2% 16	11.2% 148
Not sure/I do not know	32.4% 375	41.4% 65	33.4% 440
Disagree	29.2% 339	22.3% 35	28.4% 374
Strongly disagree	20.8% 241	17.8% 28	20.4% 269
TOTAL	100.0% 1159	100.0% 157	1316

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.8% 35	10.3% 20	5.8% 29	6.4% 84
Agree	12.9% 78	11.3% 22	9.1% 46	11.2% 146
Not sure/I do not know	33.2% 201	35.1% 68	32.9% 166	33.4% 435
Disagree	28.9% 175	23.7% 46	29.8% 150	28.5% 371
Strongly disagree	19.3% 117	19.6% 38	22.4% 113	20.6% 268
TOTAL	100.0% 606	100.0% 194	100.0% 504	1304