| 4) Existential certainty | R feels certain about/believes God’s existence (ref. = believe without doubts) |
|
| 0 | 1 |
| Certainty 1 | 1 = Don’t believe in God, 0 = otherwise | 15.8 |
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| Certainty 2 | 1 = Believe with doubts, 0 = otherwise | 20.5 |
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| Certainty 3 | 1 = Believe without doubts, 0 = otherwise | 63.7 |
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| Other variables |
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| Age (mean) | Age of R. | 45.5 | 17.4 | 18 | 89 |
| Sex | Sex of the respondent |
|
| 0 | 1 |
| Male | (1 = male, 0 = female; ref. = female) | 45.9 |
|
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|
| Female |
| 54.1 |
|
|
|
| Race and ethnicity | R’s race (1 = white, 0 = Black or other; ref. = 0, Black or other) |
|
| 0 | 1 |
| White |
| 81.7 |
|
|
|
| Black or other |
| 13.8 |
|
|
|
| Other |
| 4.5 |
|
|
|
| Marital status | R’s marital status (1 = married, 0 = otherwise; ref. = 0, otherwise) |
|
| 0 | 1 |
| Married |
| 54.6 |
|
|
|
| Never married |
| 9.8 |
|
|
|
| Widowed |
| 12.1 |
|
|
|
| Separated |
| 3.5 |
|
|
|
| Never married |
| 20.0 |
|
|
|
| Highest year of school completed | R’s year of schooling | 12.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 20 |
| Total family income | Family income in 1986 dollars; ranges from 1 = less than $10,000 to 5 = $25,000 or more |
|
| 1 | 5 |
| Less than $10,000 |
| 20.7 |
|
|
|
| $10,000 - $14,999 |
| 12.5 |
|
|
|
| $15,000 - 19,999 |
| 9.8 |
|
|
|
| $20,000 - $24,999 |
| 9.6 |
|
|
|
| $25,000 and over |
| 47.5 |
|
|
|
| Labor force status | R’s work status (1 = working full time, 0 = otherwise; ref. = 0, otherwise) |
|
| 0 | 1 |
| Working fulltime |
| 49.7 |
|
|
|
| Working part time |
| 10.2 |
|
|
|
| Temp. not working |
| 2.2 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
| 3.1 |
|
|
|
| Retired |
| 13.1 |
|
|
|
| At school |
| 3.0 |
|
|
|
| Other |
| 18.8 |
|
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| Level-2 variables |
|
| N | Min | Max |
| Period | Survey year |
| 26 | 1972 | 2008 |
| Cohort | Five-year birth cohort |
| 20 | 1899 | 1991 |