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Young Adolescents and Their Parents: A National Study, 1984 - Father Component

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FOBEYHLP(Percentages are unweighted)

What do you think God most wants people to do with their lives?

	2) God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.
	1) God most wants people to obey God's rules and commandments.
	3) God most wants people to help persons of every race get a fair chance.

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	1509	35.7%	35.7%	0.70
God most wants people to obey God's rules and commandments.	2328	55.1%	90.9%	-0.82
God most wants people to help persons of every race get a fair chance.	385	9.1%	100.0%	2.23

Variable Comparisons

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Vocational school	College	Graduate degree	TOTAL
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	39.0% 106	34.7% 611	39.2% 93	35.1% 350	36.4% 320	35.7% 1480
God most wants people to obey God's rules and commandments.	52.6% 143	59.0% 1040	56.1% 133	54.6% 544	48.5% 426	55.1% 2286
God most wants people to help persons of every race get a fair chance.	8.5% 23	6.4% 112	4.6% 11	10.2% 102	15.1% 133	9.2% 381
TOTAL	100.0% 272	100.0% 1763	100.0% 237	100.0% 996	100.0% 879	4147

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	$10,000-$19,999	$20,000-$29,999	$30,000-$39,999	$40,000 or more	TOTAL
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	44.8% 52	36.9% 219	36.4% 444	34.0% 348	35.2% 436	35.7% 1499
God most wants people to obey God's rules and commandments.	48.3% 56	54.6% 324	56.1% 685	56.6% 580	54.1% 671	55.2% 2316
God most wants people to help persons of every race get a fair chance.	6.9% 8	8.4% 50	7.5% 92	9.4% 96	10.7% 133	9.0% 379
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 593	100.0% 1221	100.0% 1024	100.0% 1240	4194

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 34 years	35-39	40-44	45 or more	TOTAL
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	36.3% 169	36.6% 479	33.5% 425	37.1% 431	35.7% 1504
God most wants people to obey God's rules and commandments.	56.4% 263	54.1% 709	57.1% 725	53.7% 623	55.1% 2320
God most wants people to help persons of every race get a fair chance.	7.3% 34	9.3% 122	9.4% 120	9.2% 107	9.1% 383
TOTAL	100.0% 466	100.0% 1310	100.0% 1270	100.0% 1161	4207