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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. -- I can in good conscience exclude some people from a social gathering because of their race.

	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	82	6.3%	6.3%	-2.45
Agree	89	6.8%	13.1%	-1.65
Not sure/I do not know	221	16.9%	30%	-.85
Disagree	201	15.4%	45.4%	-.04
Strongly disagree	714	54.6%	100%	.76

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	8.2% 23	5.0% 33	7.2% 26	6.3% 82
Agree	3.9% 11	7.4% 49	7.8% 28	6.8% 88
Not sure/I do not know	15.7% 44	18.0% 119	15.5% 56	16.8% 219
Disagree	14.9% 42	16.7% 110	13.6% 49	15.4% 201
Strongly disagree	57.3% 161	52.9% 349	56.0% 202	54.7% 712
TOTAL	100.0% 281	100.0% 660	100.0% 361	1302

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.1% 34	7.5% 48	6.3% 82
Agree	4.5% 30	9.0% 58	6.7% 88
Not sure/I do not know	12.4% 82	21.6% 139	16.9% 221
Disagree	15.3% 101	15.4% 99	15.3% 200
Strongly disagree	62.7% 415	46.5% 299	54.7% 714
TOTAL	100.0% 662	100.0% 643	1305

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.0% 69	7.1% 11	6.2% 80
Agree	6.6% 75	8.4% 13	6.8% 88
Not sure/I do not know	16.5% 189	20.6% 32	17.0% 221
Disagree	15.6% 179	13.5% 21	15.4% 200
Strongly disagree	55.3% 633	50.3% 78	54.7% 711
TOTAL	100.0% 1145	100.0% 155	1300

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.2% 31	7.7% 15	7.2% 36	6.4% 82
Agree	7.6% 45	8.2% 16	5.2% 26	6.8% 87
Not sure/I do not know	18.5% 110	19.1% 37	13.8% 69	16.8% 216
Disagree	15.9% 94	13.9% 27	15.0% 75	15.2% 196
Strongly disagree	52.8% 313	51.0% 99	58.8% 294	54.9% 706
TOTAL	100.0% 593	100.0% 194	100.0% 500	1287