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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. -- Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation.

	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	49	12.7%	12.7%	-1.97
Agree	66	17.1%	29.9%	-.79
Not sure/I do not know	246	63.9%	93.8%	.4
Disagree	13	3.4%	97.1%	1.58
Strongly disagree	11	2.9%	100%	2.76

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	10.2% 14	14.1% 27	12.7% 7	12.5% 48
Agree	16.8% 23	14.7% 28	27.3% 15	17.2% 66
Not sure/I do not know	65.0% 89	66.0% 126	54.5% 30	64.0% 245
Disagree	5.1% 7	3.1% 6	0.0% 0	3.4% 13
Strongly disagree	2.9% 4	2.1% 4	5.5% 3	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 191	100.0% 55	383

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	12.4% 24	13.0% 25	12.7% 49
Agree	18.1% 35	16.1% 31	17.1% 66
Not sure/I do not know	64.2% 124	63.5% 122	63.9% 246
Disagree	3.6% 7	3.1% 6	3.4% 13
Strongly disagree	1.6% 3	4.2% 8	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 193	100.0% 192	385

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	14.5% 44	5.1% 4	12.6% 48
Agree	15.5% 47	23.1% 18	17.0% 65
Not sure/I do not know	63.5% 193	66.7% 52	64.1% 245
Disagree	3.3% 10	3.8% 3	3.4% 13
Strongly disagree	3.3% 10	1.3% 1	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 304	100.0% 78	382

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	20.0% 22	10.4% 8	9.9% 19	13.0% 49
Agree	29.1% 32	22.1% 17	7.3% 14	16.7% 63
Not sure/I do not know	44.5% 49	63.6% 49	75.4% 144	64.0% 242
Disagree	4.5% 5	3.9% 3	2.6% 5	3.4% 13
Strongly disagree	1.8% 2	0.0% 0	4.7% 9	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 77	100.0% 191	378