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Dimensions of Religiosity, 1986

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1) Subject Identification Code (See summary document for more information) (SID)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	1986055.937	31

2) Date unit completed (DATERUN)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	48	28

3) Log on time (LONTIME)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	48	28

4) Respondent's sex (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	48	50.5
2) Female	47	49.5
TOTAL	95	100.0

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5) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	79	83.2
2) Black	11	11.6
3) Other	5	5.3
TOTAL	95	100.0

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6) College class (CSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Freshman	32	33.7
2) Sophomore	33	34.7
3) Junior	13	13.7
4) Senior	17	17.9
TOTAL	95	100.0

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7) Birthdate (BDATE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	48	28

8) The time that the dimensions of religiosity session started (hour: minutes: seconds) (STRTTIME)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	48	28

9) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Do you believe the world will come to an end according to the will of God? (WORLD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	48	50.5
2) Uncertain	32	33.7
3) No	15	15.8
TOTAL	95	100.0

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10) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Which of the following statements most clearly describes your ideas about God? (IDEAS)

	TOTAL	%
1) I believe in a divine God, creator of the universe, who knows my inner-most thoughts, and to whom I will be accountable.	62	65.3
2) I believe in a power greater than myself which some people call God and others call nature.	17	17.9
3) The universal mysteries can be explained by the scientific method; for example, the Big Bang theory.	5	5.3
4) I am not quite sure what I believe.	11	11.6
TOTAL	95	100.0

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11) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Respond to the following statement: A person must repent for God to forgive his or her sins. (REPENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	68	71.6
2) Disagree	27	28.4
TOTAL	95	100.0

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12) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. When it comes to God acting in history I believe (GODACT)

	TOTAL	%
1) God has and continues to act in the history of mankind.	73	76.8
2) God acted in the past but is not active now.	4	4.2
3) God does not act in human history.	18	18.9
TOTAL	95	100.0

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13) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Which of the following best expresses your view of the Bible? (BIBLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) It is God's word and all it says is true.	29	30.5
2) It was written by men inspired by God, but because the writers were men it contains some human errors.	53	55.8
3) It is valuable because it was written by wise and good men, but God has nothing to do with it.	12	12.6
4) The Bible is too old to be of value today.	1	1.1
TOTAL	95	100.0

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14) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. The creation story in Genesis is (CREATION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Literally true history.	47	49.5
2) No more valid than any other account of creation.	34	35.8
3) Not a valid account of creation.	14	14.7
TOTAL	95	100.0

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15) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. When it comes to miracles recorded in the Bible (MIRACLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) I believe in them.	64	67.4
2) I do not believe in them.	10	10.5
3) I am not sure because they have not been proven.	21	22.1
TOTAL	95	100.0

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16) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. What are the first five books of the Old Testament? (OLDTESTA)

17) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. What are the first five books of the Old Testament? (OLDTESTB)

18) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. What are the first five books of the Old Testament? (OLDTESTC)

19) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. What are the first five books of the Old Testament? (OLDTESTD)

20) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. What are the first five books of the Old Testament? (OLDTESTE)

21) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Respond to the following statement: It is possible for a person to have a well rounded religious life apart from the church. (CHURCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	54	56.8
2) Uncertain	31	32.6
3) Disagree	10	10.5
TOTAL	95	100.0

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22) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. How much time during the week do you spend reading the Bible or other religious material? (READBIB)

	TOTAL	%
0) None	55	57.9
1) One-half hour	22	23.2
2) One hour or more	18	18.9
TOTAL	95	100.0

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23) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. How many of the past four worship services have you attended? (WORSHIP)

	TOTAL	%
1) None or one	60	63.2
2) Two	21	22.1
3) Three or more	14	14.7
TOTAL	95	100.0

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24) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Prayer to you is (PRAYER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Incidental or nonexistent	19	20.0
2) Restricted to formal worship services	5	5.3
3) For times of stress and/or need	25	26.3
4) A regular part of my behavior	46	48.4
TOTAL	95	100.0

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25) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. For your marriage ceremony, who do you believe should perform the ceremony? (MARRIAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) A religious official	79	83.2
2) Either a religious official or civil authority	14	14.7
3) A civil authority	2	2.1
TOTAL	95	100.0

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26) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Respond to the following statement: One's religious commitment gives life a certain purpose which it could not otherwise have. (PURPOSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	38	40.0
2) Agree	43	45.3
3) Disagree	14	14.7
TOTAL	95	100.0

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27) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Are there particular moments when you would say you feel close to God? (CLOSEGOD)

	TOTAL	%
0) Never	12	12.6
1) Rarely	14	14.7
2) Occasionally	37	38.9
3) Frequently	32	33.7
TOTAL	95	100.0

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28) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Would you say that religion offers a sense of security in the face of death which is not otherwise possible? (DEATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	73	76.8
2) Uncertain	16	16.8
3) No	6	6.3
TOTAL	95	100.0

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29) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Respond to the following statement: Religion provides the individual with an interpretation of his existence which could not be discovered by reason alone. (EXIST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	38	40.0
2) Agree	47	49.5
3) Disagree	10	10.5
TOTAL	95	100.0

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30) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Faith, or putting full confidence in the things we hope for and being certain of the things we cannot see, is essential to one's religious life. (FAITH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	72	75.8
2) Uncertain	19	20.0
3) Disagree	4	4.2
TOTAL	95	100.0

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31) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. What is your feeling about the operation of non-essential business on the Sabbath? (SABBATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) They should not be open.	15	15.8
2) I am uncertain about this.	32	33.7
3) They have a legitimate reason to be open.	48	50.5
TOTAL	95	100.0

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32) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. A boy and a girl, both of whom attend church frequently, regularly date one another and have entered into sexual relations with each other. Which of the following statements expresses your opinion concerning this matter? (PRESEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) People who attend church should uphold its moral teachings.	13	13.7
2) Sexual intercourse prior to marriage is a matter of individual responsibility.	82	86.3
TOTAL	95	100.0

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33) The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Two political candidates are seeking the same political office. One is a member and a strong participant in a church. The other is indifferent, but not hostile, to religious organizations. Other factors being equal, do you think the candidate identified with the church would be a better public servant than the one who has no interest in religion? (POLITICS)

	TOTAL	%
1) He definitely would	9	9.5
2) He probably would	21	22.1
3) Uncertain	36	37.9
4) He probably would not	22	23.2
5) He definitely would not	7	7.4
TOTAL	95	100.0

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34) Time at end of dimensions of religiosity session (hour: minutes: seconds) (ENDTIME)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	48	28

35) Number of Old Testament books that a participant was able to name (BOOKSCOR)

	TOTAL	%
0)	19	20.0
1)	25	26.3
2)	7	7.4
3)	9	9.5
4)	7	7.4
5)	28	29.5
TOTAL	95	100.0

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36) Ideological Scale (See summary document for more information) (IDEOLOG)

	TOTAL	%
0)	10	10.5
1)	9	9.5
2)	7	7.4
3)	11	11.6
4)	13	13.7
5)	45	47.4
TOTAL	95	100.0

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37) Intellectual Scale (See summary document for more information) (INTELLC)

	TOTAL	%
0)	20	21.1
1)	19	20.0
2)	32	33.7
3)	24	25.3
TOTAL	95	100.0

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38) Experential Scale (See summary document for more information) (EXPERIEN)

	TOTAL	%
0)	5	5.3
1)	10	10.5
2)	5	5.3
3)	16	16.8
4)	26	27.4
5)	33	34.7
TOTAL	95	100.0

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39) Ritualistic Scale (See summary document for more information) (RITUAL)

	TOTAL	%
0)	8	8.4
1)	13	13.7
2)	27	28.4
3)	24	25.3
4)	19	20.0
5)	4	4.2
TOTAL	95	100.0

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40) Consequential Scale (See summary document for more information) (CONSEQ)

	TOTAL	%
0)	56	58.9
1)	23	24.2
2)	13	13.7
3)	3	3.2
TOTAL	95	100.0

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41) Total time between start time (STTIME) and end time (ETIME) in seconds (TTIME)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	95	253.316	80

42) I-SEX: Respondent's sex (for use with online analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	48	50.5
2) Female	47	49.5
TOTAL	95	100.0

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43) I-RACE: Respondent's race (for use with online analysis) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	79	83.2
2) Black	11	11.6
3) Other	5	5.3
TOTAL	95	100.0

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44) I-CSTAT: College class (for use with online analysis) (I-CSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Freshman	32	33.7
2) Sophomore	33	34.7
3) Junior	13	13.7
4) Senior	17	17.9
TOTAL	95	100.0

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