Is God a he?

• Introduction
• Patterns

Is God a he? (Demographic Patterns)

Based on your personal understanding, what do you think God is like? A "He". Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave 2, 2007)

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Is God a he? by Age

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	18.6% 44	10.9% 50	12.1% 50	10.9% 25	7.4% 7	12.3% 176
Disagree	3.0% 7	6.7% 31	11.1% 46	9.1% 21	6.4% 6	7.7% 111
Agree	17.8% 42	17.4% 80	15.7% 65	23.9% 55	28.7% 27	18.8% 269
Strongly agree	27.1% 64	28.7% 132	28.8% 119	29.6% 68	28.7% 27	28.6% 410
Undecided	33.5% 79	36.3% 167	32.2% 133	26.5% 61	28.7% 27	32.6% 467
Missing	36	50	50	45	35	216
TOTAL	100.0% 236	100.0% 460	100.0% 413	100.0% 230	100.0% 94	1433

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Is God a he? by Church attendance

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	23.9% 71	11.9% 50	9.0% 24	6.8% 30	1	12.3% 175
Disagree	7.7% 23	9.8% 41	7.5% 20	5.9% 26	1	7.7% 110
Agree	15.5% 46	19.8% 83	25.6% 68	16.2% 71	1	18.9% 268
Strongly agree	11.4% 34	18.6% 78	22.9% 61	53.7% 235	3	28.7% 408
Undecided	41.4% 123	40.0% 168	35.0% 93	17.4% 76	6	32.4% 460
Missing	82	47	23	55	0	207
TOTAL	100.0% 297	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 438	12	1421

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Is God a he? by Education

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college or vocational training	College graduate	Postgraduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	7.3% 7	6.2% 24	10.8% 60	16.4% 31	27.8% 50	3	12.2% 172
Disagree	7.3% 7	5.2% 20	7.2% 40	9.0% 17	13.9% 25	1	7.7% 109
Agree	21.9% 21	23.7% 92	17.1% 95	17.5% 33	12.8% 23	4	18.8% 264
Strongly agree	27.1% 26	37.9% 147	29.0% 161	21.2% 40	18.3% 33	3	28.9% 407
Undecided	36.5% 35	27.1% 105	35.9% 199	36.0% 68	27.2% 49	10	32.4% 456
Missing	30	77	55	26	20	0	208
TOTAL	100.0% 96	100.0% 388	100.0% 555	100.0% 189	100.0% 180	21	1408

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Is God a he? by Political party

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	17.0% 85	17.6% 54	5.4% 31	18.5% 5	1	12.5% 175
Disagree	9.8% 49	9.8% 30	5.1% 29	0.0% 0	3	7.7% 108
Agree	19.4% 97	14.1% 43	21.7% 124	11.1% 3	3	19.0% 267
Strongly agree	19.6% 98	20.9% 64	39.6% 226	37.0% 10	11	28.3% 398
Undecided	34.3% 172	37.6% 115	28.2% 161	33.3% 9	10	32.5% 457
Missing	96	46	52	10	0	204
TOTAL	100.0% 501	100.0% 306	100.0% 571	100.0% 27	28	1405

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Is God a he? by Sex

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	13.3% 89	11.4% 87	12.3% 176
Disagree	7.6% 51	7.9% 60	7.8% 111
Agree	19.3% 129	18.3% 140	18.8% 269
Strongly agree	24.7% 165	32.1% 245	28.6% 410
Undecided	35.0% 234	30.4% 232	32.5% 466
Missing	108	109	217
TOTAL	100.0% 668	100.0% 764	1432

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Is God a he? by Religion

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	7.4% 62	8.8% 28	29.2% 7	41.5% 51	23.9% 22	7	12.2% 170
Disagree	6.5% 54	7.5% 24	25.0% 6	15.4% 19	7.6% 7	1	7.9% 110
Agree	20.0% 167	26.1% 83	4.2% 1	4.1% 5	6.5% 6	8	18.8% 262
Strongly agree	35.3% 294	23.6% 75	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	37.0% 34	3	29.1% 405
Undecided	30.8% 257	34.0% 108	41.7% 10	37.4% 46	25.0% 23	23	31.9% 444
Missing	99	35	7	57	5	0	203
TOTAL	100.0% 834	100.0% 318	100.0% 24	100.0% 123	100.0% 92	42	1391

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Notes

The Baylor Department of Sociology received a three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors. Wave 2 of the Baylor Religion Survey was collected in 2007 and includes a deep selection of questions related to religious behaviors, beliefs and belonging. Special topic modules examine race and religion, and personality.