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Arts and Religion Survey, 1999

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EXPDEVEL (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Please tell me if you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with each of these statements. - God wants every person to develop his or her gifts to the fullest possible extent.

	1) Strongly Agree
	2) Agree
	3) Disagree
	4) Strongly Disagree
	5) Don't Know, Refused

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly Agree	11401	2.7%	2.7%
Agree	8760	2.1%	4.8%
Disagree	96254	22.7%	27.5%
Strongly Disagree	279393	65.9%	93.4%
Don't Know, Refused	27905	6.6%	100.0%

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	3.2% 6510	2.2% 4891	2.7% 11401
Agree	2.7% 5452	1.5% 3308	2.1% 8760
Disagree	23.3% 46711	22.2% 49543	22.7% 96254
Strongly Disagree	62.3% 125045	69.2% 154348	65.9% 279393
Don't Know, Refused	8.4% 16955	4.9% 10950	6.6% 27905
TOTAL	100.0% 200673	100.0% 223040	423713

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	2.8% 2766	1.9% 1980	3.3% 4473	2.5% 2182	2.7% 11401
Agree	3.9% 3885	1.9% 1907	1.0% 1407	1.8% 1561	2.1% 8760
Disagree	25.4% 24975	22.5% 23011	22.1% 30350	20.9% 17918	22.7% 96254
Strongly Disagree	58.3% 57344	66.1% 67511	71.3% 97992	65.9% 56546	65.9% 279393
Don't Know, Refused	9.6% 9432	7.5% 7666	2.3% 3173	8.9% 7634	6.6% 27905
TOTAL	100.0% 98402	100.0% 102075	100.0% 137395	100.0% 85841	423713

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black or African American	Asian	Other or mixed race	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	2.4% 8234	1.6% 767	11.1% 938	6.4% 1462	2.7% 11401
Agree	1.5% 5180	1.5% 714	7.7% 655	9.7% 2211	2.1% 8760
Disagree	22.9% 77807	23.5% 11379	18.9% 1599	22.5% 5133	22.9% 95918
Strongly Disagree	66.0% 224119	70.2% 33985	50.1% 4232	61.5% 14039	65.9% 276375
Don't Know, Refused	7.1% 24247	3.3% 1584	12.2% 1031	0.0% 0	6.4% 26862
TOTAL	100.0% 339587	100.0% 48429	100.0% 8455	100.0% 22845	419316

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Roman Catholic	Jewish	Other	No Preference, Atheist, Agnostic	TOTAL
Strongly Agree	2.3% 5182	2.7% 2932	17.3% 961	3.1% 1029	3.3% 1297	2.8% 11401
Agree	1.8% 4160	3.1% 3360	2.9% 159	1.1% 346	1.9% 735	2.1% 8760
Disagree	21.8% 49178	23.0% 25213	10.5% 582	22.0% 7236	24.9% 9756	22.3% 91965
Strongly Disagree	70.0% 157730	66.5% 73064	45.7% 2534	70.3% 23155	47.5% 18650	66.6% 275133
Don't Know, Refused	4.0% 9086	4.8% 5251	23.6% 1307	3.6% 1170	22.4% 8805	6.2% 25619
TOTAL	100.0% 225336	100.0% 109820	100.0% 5543	100.0% 32936	100.0% 39243	412878