Are science and religion incompatible?

• Introduction
• Patterns

Are science and religion incompatible? (Demographic Patterns)

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about science: Science and religion are incompatible. Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave 2, 2007)

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Are science and religion incompatible? 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	27.9% 74	20.7% 103	18.8% 85	19.9% 53	15.3% 18	20.8% 333
Disagree	43.4% 115	46.3% 230	53.5% 242	50.9% 136	42.4% 50	48.3% 773
Agree	10.6% 28	12.9% 64	7.5% 34	9.7% 26	16.1% 19	10.7% 171
Strongly agree	8.7% 23	5.8% 29	6.6% 30	4.1% 11	4.2% 5	6.1% 98
Undecided	9.4% 25	14.3% 71	13.5% 61	15.4% 41	22.0% 26	14.0% 224
Missing	6	13	9	7	12	47
TOTAL	100.0% 265	100.0% 497	100.0% 452	100.0% 267	100.0% 118	1599

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Are science and religion incompatible? by Church attendance

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	12.2% 45	18.0% 81	24.1% 68	28.5% 137	3	20.9% 331
Disagree	47.0% 173	51.7% 233	46.5% 131	47.6% 229	8	48.4% 766
Agree	15.2% 56	10.4% 47	12.1% 34	6.0% 29	6	10.5% 166
Strongly agree	10.3% 38	3.5% 16	2.8% 8	7.7% 37	0	6.3% 99
Undecided	15.2% 56	16.4% 74	14.5% 41	10.2% 49	3	13.9% 220
Missing	11	14	8	12	0	45
TOTAL	100.0% 368	100.0% 451	100.0% 282	100.0% 481	20	1582

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Are science and religion incompatible? by Education

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college or vocational training	College graduate	Postgraduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	7.9% 9	13.1% 59	23.2% 138	23.4% 50	35.3% 71	7	20.8% 327
Disagree	35.1% 40	46.4% 209	48.6% 289	52.3% 112	53.7% 108	16	48.2% 758
Agree	16.7% 19	12.9% 58	8.6% 51	12.6% 27	6.5% 13	3	10.7% 168
Strongly agree	6.1% 7	8.2% 37	7.4% 44	2.8% 6	2.5% 5	0	6.3% 99
Undecided	34.2% 39	19.3% 87	12.3% 73	8.9% 19	2.0% 4	2	14.1% 222
Missing	12	14	14	2	1	0	43
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 450	100.0% 595	100.0% 214	100.0% 201	28	1574

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Are science and religion incompatible? by Political party

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	14.4% 84	17.4% 61	28.6% 176	22.6% 7	5	20.7% 328
Disagree	52.6% 307	43.3% 152	48.5% 298	29.0% 9	8	48.5% 766
Agree	12.0% 70	14.0% 49	8.3% 51	3.2% 1	1	10.8% 171
Strongly agree	6.8% 40	8.8% 31	3.3% 20	19.4% 6	2	6.1% 97
Undecided	14.2% 83	16.5% 58	11.4% 70	25.8% 8	5	13.9% 219
Missing	12	2	9	6	0	29
TOTAL	100.0% 584	100.0% 351	100.0% 615	100.0% 31	21	1581

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Are science and religion incompatible? by Sex

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	22.0% 167	19.8% 166	20.8% 333
Disagree	47.2% 359	49.4% 415	48.4% 774
Agree	10.0% 76	11.3% 95	10.7% 171
Strongly agree	8.7% 66	3.8% 32	6.1% 98
Undecided	12.1% 92	15.7% 132	14.0% 224
Missing	15	32	47
TOTAL	100.0% 760	100.0% 840	1600

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Are science and religion incompatible? by Religion

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	24.3% 220	16.6% 57	17.2% 5	11.2% 20	23.9% 22	9	20.9% 324
Disagree	46.0% 417	51.6% 177	69.0% 20	49.4% 88	55.4% 51	20	48.6% 753
Agree	8.7% 79	14.0% 48	0.0% 0	11.2% 20	8.7% 8	15	10.0% 155
Strongly agree	6.2% 56	2.6% 9	10.3% 3	15.7% 28	2.2% 2	1	6.3% 98
Undecided	14.8% 134	15.2% 52	3.4% 1	12.4% 22	9.8% 9	5	14.1% 218
Missing	27	9	0	2	3	0	41
TOTAL	100.0% 906	100.0% 343	100.0% 29	100.0% 178	100.0% 92	50	1548

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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.