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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 disciples who followed Jesus immediately gave up all Jewish religious customs.

	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	67	5.1%	5.1%	-2.38
Agree	132	10%	15.1%	-1.28
Not sure/I do not know	764	58.1%	73.2%	-.17
Disagree	234	17.8%	91%	.93
Strongly disagree	119	9%	100%	2.04

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.9% 14	5.0% 33	5.5% 20	5.1% 67
Agree	8.1% 23	10.7% 71	10.2% 37	10.0% 131
Not sure/I do not know	54.6% 155	59.3% 393	58.8% 214	58.1% 762
Disagree	21.5% 61	16.6% 110	17.0% 62	17.8% 233
Strongly disagree	10.9% 31	8.4% 56	8.5% 31	9.0% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 663	100.0% 364	1311

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.0% 20	7.3% 47	5.1% 67
Agree	8.5% 57	11.4% 74	10.0% 131
Not sure/I do not know	62.5% 417	53.6% 347	58.1% 764
Disagree	18.1% 121	17.5% 113	17.8% 234
Strongly disagree	7.8% 52	10.2% 66	9.0% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 667	100.0% 647	1314

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.1% 59	5.1% 8	5.1% 67
Agree	10.3% 119	7.7% 12	10.0% 131
Not sure/I do not know	57.6% 664	61.5% 96	58.1% 760
Disagree	18.0% 208	15.4% 24	17.7% 232
Strongly disagree	8.9% 103	10.3% 16	9.1% 119
TOTAL	100.0% 1153	100.0% 156	1309

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.8% 35	5.6% 11	4.0% 20	5.1% 66
Agree	10.3% 62	12.3% 24	8.6% 43	9.9% 129
Not sure/I do not know	60.9% 366	57.9% 113	54.7% 274	58.1% 753
Disagree	15.5% 93	14.9% 29	22.0% 110	17.9% 232
Strongly disagree	7.5% 45	9.2% 18	10.8% 54	9.0% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 601	100.0% 195	100.0% 501	1297