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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 sacraments are signs of God's love and sources of God's life.

	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	582	43.6%	43.6%	-.92
Agree	492	36.9%	80.4%	.22
Not sure/I do not know	220	16.5%	96.9%	1.36
Disagree	19	1.4%	98.4%	2.5
Strongly disagree	22	1.6%	100%	3.64

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	47.6% 137	42.9% 289	42.1% 155	43.7% 581
Agree	33.3% 96	36.9% 249	39.7% 146	36.9% 491
Not sure/I do not know	15.6% 45	17.5% 118	14.9% 55	16.4% 218
Disagree	1.4% 4	1.6% 11	1.1% 4	1.4% 19
Strongly disagree	2.1% 6	1.0% 7	2.2% 8	1.6% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 288	100.0% 674	100.0% 368	1330

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	43.2% 291	44.1% 291	43.7% 582
Agree	39.5% 266	33.9% 224	36.8% 490
Not sure/I do not know	14.6% 98	18.5% 122	16.5% 220
Disagree	1.5% 10	1.4% 9	1.4% 19
Strongly disagree	1.2% 8	2.1% 14	1.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 673	100.0% 660	1333

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	42.8% 499	49.1% 79	43.6% 578
Agree	37.2% 434	34.2% 55	36.9% 489
Not sure/I do not know	17.0% 198	13.0% 21	16.5% 219
Disagree	1.3% 15	2.5% 4	1.4% 19
Strongly disagree	1.7% 20	1.2% 2	1.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 1166	100.0% 161	1327

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	39.3% 240	37.2% 73	52.1% 264	43.9% 577
Agree	37.0% 226	43.4% 85	33.7% 171	36.7% 482
Not sure/I do not know	21.0% 128	16.8% 33	10.8% 55	16.5% 216
Disagree	1.1% 7	1.5% 3	1.6% 8	1.4% 18
Strongly disagree	1.5% 9	1.0% 2	1.8% 9	1.5% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 610	100.0% 196	100.0% 507	1313