| Latent Variables and Indicators | Range | In Both Waves | Lost to Attrition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Religious Beliefs | Belief in afterlife | 0–1 | .494 | .50 | .436** | .50 |
| Belief in angels | 0–1 | .625 | .48 | .619 | .49 | |
| Belief in demons | 0–1 | .412 | .49 | .413 | .49 | |
| Belief in miracles | 0–1 | .600 | .49 | .615 | .49 | |
| Belief in God | 0–1 | .837 | .37 | .845 | .36 | |
| Belief in judgement day | 0–1 | .700 | .46 | .738* | .44 | |
| Religious Exclusivity | Convert others | 0–1 | .554 | .50 | .464*** | .50 |
| Practice one religion | 0–1 | .447 | .50 | .465 | .50 | |
| View of truth | 0–1 | .289 | .45 | .250* | .43 | |
| Pick and choose | 0–1 | .518 | .50 | .490 | .50 | |
| External Practice | Attendance | 1–7 | 4.185 | 2.19 | 3.814** | 2.18 |
| Prayed with parents | 0–1 | .411 | .49 | .410 | .49 | |
| Religious group | 0–1 | .550 | .50 | .505* | .50 | |
| Share faith | 0–1 | .447 | .50 | .388** | .49 | |
| Personal Practice | Prayer frequency | 1–7 | 4.322 | 2.01 | 4.349 | 2.04 |
| Read scripture | 1–7 | 2.591 | 1.73 | 2.490** | 1.73 | |
| Fasted | 0–1 | .251 | .43 | .202** | .40 | |
| Day of rest | 0–1 | .301 | .46 | .277 | .45 | |
| Religious Salience | Importance of faith | 1–5 | 3.437 | 1.14 | 3.428 | 1.11 |
| How decide | 0–1 | .200 | .40 | .170† | .38 | |
| Commitment to God | 0–1 | .556 | .50 | .521† | .50 | |
Source: National Study of Youth and Religion, Waves 1 and 2
Notes: Sample sizes vary slightly for the difference in means tests of each variable (depending on missingness at Wave 1 for each respective item), but 2,604 individuals were in both waves and 766 were lost to attrition. No more than 12 individuals who were in both waves, or 7 individuals who were lost to attrition, are missing for any of these comparisons.
†
p <.1
*
p <.05
**
p <.01
***
p < .001