Table 2. Religious Affiliations, Attendance, and Beliefs by History of Sexual Intercourse.
| Total Sample (N=572) |
Never Had Intercourse (N=184) |
Has Had Intercourse (N=388) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||
| Religious Affiliation | ||||
| None (1) | 25.9 | 23.9 | 26.8 | .46 |
| Any (2) | 74.1 | 76.1 | 73.2 | |
| Specific Religious Affiliations | ||||
| None | 25.9 | 23.9 | 26.8 | .31 |
| Catholic | 16.4 | 13.0 | 18.0 | |
| Baptist | 29.0 | 27.2 | 21.6 | |
| Other Christiana | 23.4 | 28.9 | 29.3 | |
| Other Religionb | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.5 | |
| Frequency of Attendance at Religious Services | ||||
| Never (1) | 21.9 | 17.9 | 23.7 | <.001 |
| Once or twice a year (2) | 19.4 | 12.0 | 22.9 | |
| Six times a year (3) | 12.2 | 7.6 | 14.4 | |
| Once a month (4) | 14.2 | 16.3 | 13.1 | |
| Once a week (5) | 23.4 | 34.8 | 18.0 | |
| A few times a week (6) | 6.5 | 8.2 | 5.7 | |
| Daily (7) | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | |
| How much do your religious beliefs affect your decisions about having sex? | ||||
| Not at all (1) | 47.2 | 35.9 | 52.6 | <.001 |
| Somewhat (2) | 34.1 | 31.5 | 35.3 | |
| Quite a bit (3) | 14.0 | 24.5 | 9.0 | |
| Completely (4) | 4.7 | 8.2 | 3.1 | |
| How much do your religious beliefs affect your decisions about using something to prevent pregnancy? | ||||
| Not at all (1) | 55.8 | 48.9 | 59.0 | .06 |
| Somewhat (2) | 19.4 | 21.2 | 18.6 | |
| Quite a bit (3) | 12.1 | 12.5 | 11.9 | |
| Completely (4) | 12.8 | 17.4 | 10.6 | |
a
Includes: Christian (n=51), Presbyterian (n=21), Methodist (n=11), Lutheran (n=13), Non-denominational (n=8), Episcopalian (n=6), Jehovah's Witness (n=5), Pentecostal (n=4), Apastolic (n=3), Evangelical Free (n=2), Seventh Day Adventist (n=2), Assembly of God (n=1), Bretheren (n=1), Evangelical (n=1), Full Gospel (n=1), Jewish (n=1; this participant had selected religion as Jewish but also wrote in Christian), Latter Day Saints (n=1), None (n=1), Protestant (n=1).
b
Includes: Buddhism (n=1), Native American (n=1), Rastafarianism (n=1), Wicca (n=1), Wiccan/Pagan (n=1).