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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. -- Catholics believe that Jesus actually died and then rose from the dead.

	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	927	69.5%	69.5%	-.54
Agree	277	20.8%	90.3%	.61
Not sure/I do not know	78	5.8%	96.1%	1.76
Disagree	17	1.3%	97.4%	2.91
Strongly disagree	35	2.6%	100%	4.06

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	70.5% 203	70.3% 473	67.7% 249	69.6% 925
Agree	17.7% 51	21.0% 141	22.8% 84	20.8% 276
Not sure/I do not know	6.6% 19	6.1% 41	4.6% 17	5.8% 77
Disagree	1.4% 4	1.0% 7	1.6% 6	1.3% 17
Strongly disagree	3.8% 11	1.6% 11	3.3% 12	2.6% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 288	100.0% 673	100.0% 368	1329

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	67.6% 454	71.5% 472	69.5% 926
Agree	24.1% 162	17.3% 114	20.7% 276
Not sure/I do not know	5.8% 39	5.9% 39	5.9% 78
Disagree	0.1% 1	2.4% 16	1.3% 17
Strongly disagree	2.4% 16	2.9% 19	2.6% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 672	100.0% 660	1332

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	69.0% 805	72.5% 116	69.5% 921
Agree	21.4% 249	16.3% 26	20.7% 275
Not sure/I do not know	5.8% 68	6.3% 10	5.9% 78
Disagree	1.3% 15	1.3% 2	1.3% 17
Strongly disagree	2.5% 29	3.8% 6	2.6% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 1166	100.0% 160	1326

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	67.0% 408	62.2% 122	75.9% 385	69.7% 915
Agree	22.7% 138	23.5% 46	17.4% 88	20.7% 272
Not sure/I do not know	6.2% 38	10.2% 20	3.6% 18	5.8% 76
Disagree	1.1% 7	1.5% 3	1.2% 6	1.2% 16
Strongly disagree	3.0% 18	2.6% 5	2.0% 10	2.5% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 609	100.0% 196	100.0% 507	1312