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

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MPOVPRAY

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

	1) God most wants people to work hard at getting rid of hunger and poverty.
	2) God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.
	3) God most wants people to pray.

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
God most wants people to work hard at getting rid of hunger and poverty.	791	13.3%	13.3%	-1.86
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	2899	48.7%	62.0%	-0.37
God most wants people to pray.	2264	38.0%	100.0%	1.12

Variable Comparisons

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	Hispanic	Asian	White	Other	TOTAL
God most wants people to work hard at getting rid of hunger and poverty.	10.1% 29	11.1% 7	9.7% 6	13.6% 745	4.7% 2	13.3% 789
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	62.7% 180	68.3% 43	59.7% 37	47.6% 2605	53.5% 23	48.7% 2888
God most wants people to pray.	27.2% 78	20.6% 13	30.6% 19	38.8% 2127	41.9% 18	38.0% 2255
TOTAL	100.0% 287	100.0% 63	100.0% 62	100.0% 5477	100.0% 43	5932

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Divorced	Married	Widowed	Separated	TOTAL
God most wants people to work hard at getting rid of hunger and poverty.	18.4% 7	17.5% 114	12.8% 647	9.0% 12	13.4% 9	13.3% 789
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	52.6% 20	48.7% 318	48.6% 2452	47.8% 64	56.7% 38	48.7% 2892
God most wants people to pray.	28.9% 11	33.8% 221	38.6% 1951	43.3% 58	29.9% 20	38.1% 2261
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 653	100.0% 5050	100.0% 134	100.0% 67	5942

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 most wants people to work hard at getting rid of hunger and poverty.	9.3% 34	10.4% 111	11.1% 201	14.8% 192	18.1% 248	13.3% 786
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	53.4% 195	47.2% 503	49.3% 892	47.2% 611	49.1% 672	48.7% 2873
God most wants people to pray.	37.3% 136	42.4% 452	39.6% 718	37.9% 491	32.8% 449	38.0% 2246
TOTAL	100.0% 365	100.0% 1066	100.0% 1811	100.0% 1294	100.0% 1369	5905

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 30	30-34	35-39	40-44	45 or more	TOTAL
God most wants people to work hard at getting rid of hunger and poverty.	9.5% 12	11.4% 131	13.5% 301	14.7% 220	13.3% 126	13.3% 790
God wants both of these things in exactly the same amount.	51.6% 65	49.1% 563	47.1% 1051	49.3% 740	50.5% 477	48.7% 2896
God most wants people to pray.	38.9% 49	39.4% 452	39.4% 878	36.0% 540	36.2% 342	38.0% 2261
TOTAL	100.0% 126	100.0% 1146	100.0% 2230	100.0% 1500	100.0% 945	5947