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Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)

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Q22B

Q22 Even if you might not believe in God, based on your personal understanding, what do you think God is like....b. Removed from worldly affairs (RECODED)

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Disagree
	4) Strongly disagree
	5) Undecided

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	116	7.6%	7.6%	-2.07
Agree	247	16.1%	23.7%	-1.16
Disagree	445	29.1%	52.8%	-.25
Strongly disagree	539	35.2%	88%	.65
Undecided	184	12%	100%	1.56

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	10.6% 71	5.2% 45	7.6% 116
Agree	21.6% 145	11.8% 102	16.1% 247
Disagree	25.7% 172	31.7% 273	29.1% 445
Strongly disagree	29.1% 195	40.0% 344	35.2% 539
Undecided	13.0% 87	11.3% 97	12.0% 184
TOTAL	100.0% 670	100.0% 861	1531

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.6% 104	8.7% 4	6.7% 6	7.6% 114
Agree	15.8% 215	8.7% 4	24.4% 22	16.1% 241
Disagree	29.4% 401	32.6% 15	27.8% 25	29.4% 441
Strongly disagree	35.3% 482	41.3% 19	28.9% 26	35.1% 527
Undecided	11.9% 163	8.7% 4	12.2% 11	11.9% 178
TOTAL	100.0% 1365	100.0% 46	100.0% 90	1501

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.6% 19	3.3% 29	15.3% 18	26.7% 46	7.4% 112
Agree	17.6% 60	12.7% 111	20.3% 24	27.3% 47	16.1% 242
Disagree	34.4% 117	31.7% 277	22.9% 27	11.6% 20	29.3% 441
Strongly disagree	30.6% 104	42.4% 371	29.7% 35	11.6% 20	35.2% 530
Undecided	11.8% 40	9.9% 87	11.9% 14	22.7% 39	12.0% 180
TOTAL	100.0% 340	100.0% 875	100.0% 118	100.0% 172	1505

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	8.9% 11	7.7% 28	7.8% 55	6.5% 21	7.6% 115
Agree	12.2% 15	16.4% 60	16.7% 118	16.3% 53	16.2% 246
Disagree	28.5% 35	27.3% 100	28.6% 202	32.6% 106	29.1% 443
Strongly disagree	38.2% 47	35.5% 130	35.8% 253	32.0% 104	35.1% 534
Undecided	12.2% 15	13.1% 48	11.2% 79	12.6% 41	12.0% 183
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 366	100.0% 707	100.0% 325	1521

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Strongly agree	20.7% 67	6.9% 30	4.5% 8	1.5% 9	7.5% 114
Agree	25.6% 83	21.2% 92	15.6% 28	7.5% 44	16.3% 247
Disagree	20.1% 65	32.5% 141	34.6% 62	29.8% 174	29.1% 442
Strongly disagree	14.2% 46	22.6% 98	36.9% 66	55.6% 324	35.1% 534
Undecided	19.4% 63	16.8% 73	8.4% 15	5.5% 32	12.0% 183
TOTAL	100.0% 324	100.0% 434	100.0% 179	100.0% 583	1520

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.8% 28	11.7% 72	8.3% 2	10.3% 12	6.5% 2	7.6% 116
Agree	11.0% 81	22.5% 138	12.5% 3	15.4% 18	22.6% 7	16.2% 247
Disagree	30.5% 225	27.2% 167	25.0% 6	29.9% 35	22.6% 7	28.9% 440
Strongly disagree	46.2% 341	24.5% 150	37.5% 9	27.4% 32	19.4% 6	35.3% 538
Undecided	8.5% 63	14.0% 86	16.7% 4	17.1% 20	29.0% 9	12.0% 182
TOTAL	100.0% 738	100.0% 613	100.0% 24	100.0% 117	100.0% 31	1523

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.3% 1	2.8% 6	7.1% 26	6.6% 8	8.5% 33	11.0% 42	7.7% 116
Agree	9.1% 4	11.3% 24	11.8% 43	19.7% 24	16.2% 63	22.3% 85	16.1% 243
Disagree	43.2% 19	31.0% 66	31.0% 113	29.5% 36	28.5% 111	25.9% 99	29.3% 444
Strongly disagree	25.0% 11	41.8% 89	36.5% 133	34.4% 42	35.0% 136	31.2% 119	35.0% 530
Undecided	20.5% 9	13.1% 28	13.5% 49	9.8% 12	11.8% 46	9.7% 37	12.0% 181
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 213	100.0% 364	100.0% 122	100.0% 389	100.0% 382	1514

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	13.4% 24	6.5% 62	10.2% 6	8.3% 18	5.5% 6	7.7% 116
Agree	16.8% 30	15.7% 149	18.6% 11	19.0% 41	11.0% 12	16.1% 243
Disagree	27.9% 50	29.8% 283	23.7% 14	28.7% 62	31.2% 34	29.3% 443
Strongly disagree	30.7% 55	37.2% 353	32.2% 19	29.6% 64	35.8% 39	35.0% 530
Undecided	11.2% 20	10.8% 103	15.3% 9	14.4% 31	16.5% 18	12.0% 181
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 950	100.0% 59	100.0% 216	100.0% 109	1513

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.1% 8	6.2% 12	7.3% 20	7.5% 38	10.0% 32	7.6% 110
Agree	10.9% 17	11.8% 23	15.7% 43	17.9% 91	20.0% 64	16.4% 238
Disagree	34.6% 54	32.8% 64	28.1% 77	28.3% 144	28.8% 92	29.7% 431
Strongly disagree	33.3% 52	38.5% 75	38.0% 104	36.0% 183	28.4% 91	34.8% 505
Undecided	16.0% 25	10.8% 21	10.9% 30	10.2% 52	12.8% 41	11.6% 169
TOTAL	100.0% 156	100.0% 195	100.0% 274	100.0% 508	100.0% 320	1453