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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. -- The Church teaches that the life of an enemy soldier is as important as the life of an unborn child.

	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	327	24.9%	24.9%	-1.31
Agree	319	24.3%	49.2%	-.39
Not sure/I do not know	518	39.5%	88.7%	.53
Disagree	79	6%	94.7%	1.45
Strongly disagree	69	5.3%	100%	2.37

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	29.9% 85	24.9% 165	20.8% 75	24.9% 325
Agree	23.9% 68	23.4% 155	26.4% 95	24.3% 318
Not sure/I do not know	34.2% 97	40.6% 269	41.9% 151	39.6% 517
Disagree	6.0% 17	6.2% 41	5.8% 21	6.0% 79
Strongly disagree	6.0% 17	5.0% 33	5.0% 18	5.2% 68
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 663	100.0% 360	1307

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	25.4% 169	24.5% 158	25.0% 327
Agree	22.9% 152	25.7% 166	24.3% 318
Not sure/I do not know	42.4% 282	36.4% 235	39.5% 517
Disagree	5.9% 39	6.2% 40	6.0% 79
Strongly disagree	3.5% 23	7.1% 46	5.3% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 665	100.0% 645	1310

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	24.6% 283	27.9% 43	25.0% 326
Agree	24.4% 281	22.7% 35	24.2% 316
Not sure/I do not know	39.4% 453	40.3% 62	39.5% 515
Disagree	6.1% 70	5.8% 9	6.1% 79
Strongly disagree	5.6% 64	3.2% 5	5.3% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 1151	100.0% 154	1305

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	21.0% 126	22.3% 43	31.4% 157	25.2% 326
Agree	24.0% 144	25.4% 49	24.0% 120	24.2% 313
Not sure/I do not know	44.3% 266	37.3% 72	34.2% 171	39.4% 509
Disagree	6.3% 38	6.2% 12	5.6% 28	6.0% 78
Strongly disagree	4.3% 26	8.8% 17	4.8% 24	5.2% 67
TOTAL	100.0% 600	100.0% 193	100.0% 500	1293