Baylor Religion Survey, Wave V (2017)

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Q26 (Weighted by WEIGHT) [II. Morality and Politics] If you were unsure of what was right or wrong in a particular situation, which of the following best describes how you would decide what to do? Would you: (Please mark only one box.)   1) Do what would make you feel happy   2) Do what would help you to get ahead   3) Follow the advice of an authority, such as a parent, relative, or person you respect   4) Do what you think God or scripture tells you is right

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Do what would make you feel happy	271	18.9%	18.9%
Do what would help you to get ahead	125	8.7%	27.6%
Follow the advice of an authority, such as a parent, relative, or person you respect	479	33.4%	61.0%
Do what you think God or scripture tells you is right	557	38.9%	99.9%
Missing	70

* The number of missing cases reported above is unweighted. Missing cases are not displayed in tables below.

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Religion Race

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Do what would make you feel happy	29.4% 32	27.1% 75	30.5% 53	15.0% 39	10.4% 23	11.4% 31	19.3% 253
Do what would help you to get ahead	20.2% 22	14.4% 40	9.2% 16	10.0% 26	3.2% 7	4.4% 12	9.4% 123
Follow the advice of an authority, such as a parent, relative, or person you respect	35.8% 39	33.9% 94	32.2% 56	35.0% 91	39.4% 87	28.2% 77	33.8% 444
Do what you think God or scripture tells you is right	14.7% 16	24.5% 68	28.2% 49	40.0% 104	47.1% 104	56.0% 153	37.6% 494
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 277	100.0% 174	100.0% 260	100.0% 221	100.0% 273	1314

Education (I-EDUC)

	No high school degree	High school graduate (Grade 12 with diploma or GED certificate)	Some college	Four year bachelor's degree from a college or university (e.g., BS, BA, AB)	Postgraduate	TOTAL
Do what would make you feel happy	28.9% 37	14.4% 55	18.8% 81	23.1% 49	19.9% 48	19.4% 270
Do what would help you to get ahead	14.1% 18	9.2% 35	8.4% 36	9.4% 20	3.7% 9	8.5% 118
Follow the advice of an authority, such as a parent, relative, or person you respect	18.8% 24	34.8% 133	32.3% 139	36.3% 77	41.1% 99	33.9% 472
Do what you think God or scripture tells you is right	38.3% 49	41.6% 159	40.5% 174	31.1% 66	35.3% 85	38.3% 533
TOTAL	100.0% 128	100.0% 382	100.0% 430	100.0% 212	100.0% 241	1393

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Black Protestant	Catholic	Jewish or other religions	No Religion	TOTAL
Do what would make you feel happy	9.5% 38	19.6% 33	13.9% 14	16.0% 56	20.5% 24	39.4% 99	19.0% 264
Do what would help you to get ahead	6.2% 25	5.4% 9	5.9% 6	11.4% 40	3.4% 4	15.1% 38	8.8% 122
Follow the advice of an authority, such as a parent, relative, or person you respect	20.9% 84	41.7% 70	15.8% 16	38.5% 135	39.3% 46	44.2% 111	33.2% 462
Do what you think God or scripture tells you is right	63.4% 255	33.3% 56	64.4% 65	34.2% 120	36.8% 43	1.2% 3	39.0% 542
TOTAL	100.0% 402	100.0% 168	100.0% 101	100.0% 351	100.0% 117	100.0% 251	1390

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Other races	TOTAL
Do what would make you feel happy	19.0% 206	12.7% 21	27.9% 12	23.4% 33	19.0% 272
Do what would help you to get ahead	8.2% 89	10.9% 18	20.9% 9	6.4% 9	8.7% 125
Follow the advice of an authority, such as a parent, relative, or person you respect	36.0% 390	19.4% 32	46.5% 20	26.2% 37	33.4% 479
Do what you think God or scripture tells you is right	36.8% 399	57.0% 94	4.7% 2	44.0% 62	38.9% 557
TOTAL	100.0% 1084	100.0% 165	100.0% 43	100.0% 141	1433