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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. -- Grace is something we earn.

	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	272	20.5%	20.5%	-1.35
Agree	347	26.1%	46.6%	-.53
Not sure/I do not know	429	32.3%	78.9%	.28
Disagree	133	10%	88.9%	1.1
Strongly disagree	148	11.1%	100%	1.91

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	12 & under	13	14 & over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	19.2% 55	21.3% 143	19.9% 73	20.5% 271
Agree	20.2% 58	26.8% 180	29.2% 107	26.1% 345
Not sure/I do not know	36.9% 106	30.6% 205	32.0% 117	32.3% 428
Disagree	12.2% 35	9.8% 66	8.7% 32	10.0% 133
Strongly disagree	11.5% 33	11.5% 77	10.1% 37	11.1% 147
TOTAL	100.0% 287	100.0% 671	100.0% 366	1324

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	20.0% 134	20.9% 137	20.4% 271
Agree	25.7% 172	26.6% 175	26.1% 347
Not sure/I do not know	33.4% 224	31.2% 205	32.3% 429
Disagree	9.6% 64	10.4% 68	9.9% 132
Strongly disagree	11.3% 76	11.0% 72	11.2% 148
TOTAL	100.0% 670	100.0% 657	1327

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	19.8% 230	25.6% 41	20.5% 271
Agree	26.6% 309	22.5% 36	26.1% 345
Not sure/I do not know	32.4% 376	31.9% 51	32.3% 427
Disagree	10.4% 121	6.9% 11	10.0% 132
Strongly disagree	10.8% 125	13.1% 21	11.1% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 1161	100.0% 160	1321

Year of attendance (I-YRSATTND)

	None	1-4 years	5-9 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	24.3% 147	20.0% 39	16.6% 84	20.7% 270
Agree	26.6% 161	25.1% 49	25.5% 129	25.9% 339
Not sure/I do not know	28.4% 172	37.4% 73	35.2% 178	32.4% 423
Disagree	9.2% 56	4.6% 9	13.0% 66	10.0% 131
Strongly disagree	11.6% 70	12.8% 25	9.7% 49	11.0% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 606	100.0% 195	100.0% 506	1307