Religious Means Desctiptions

Feelings Persons who score high on the domain of Feelings emphasize the experience of being religious, often deliberately seeking those intense feelings which connect them to God. They are emotionally expressive individuals who unabashedly have faith, love, and trust in God.
Thoughts Persons who score high on the Thoughts domain emphasize the acquisition of knowledge in order to understand God's principles and their role in God's plan. They often reflect on religion and on God and may ask questions and actively search for information to try to understand the meaning and purpose to their existence. They use their intellect and reason to deepen their religiousness.
Ways of Relating Persons who score high on the domain of Ways of Relating actively seek out others who share their beliefs. They deliberately foster close relationships with like-minded believers often thinking of them as a second family. They are often socially active individuals and enjoy discussions about religious issues with friends. They actively seek affiliations with formal religious organizations through membership and attendance at religious group activities.
Actions Persons who score high on the domain of Actions express their religious inclination through external behavior. Not only do they participate in religious activities like attend religious services, they tend to live their religious sentiment by involving God in their everyday activities. They read sacred texts and consciously try to lead a moral life. Further, they are not shy about sharing their beliefs with others whether it is just conversation or through works of charity.

Religious Survey

  Cal Poly SLO SLO Community Groups
Description of Participants

Number: 186 49
Age: 21.2 (17-56) 37.6 (13-82)
Employment: 61.8% students 50% students
22% FT employed
18% retired
Ethnicity: 63.4% white
18.8% Hispanic
5.9% Asian American
56% Asian American
42% white
Gender: 60.2% female
39.2% male
52% female
46% male
Income: 36.6% over $80,000 22% over $80,000
Marital Status: 90.3% never married 48% never married
Religious Affiliation:   30.6% Baptist
12.2% Episcopal
12.2% Methodist
12.2% Interdenominational
Average Salience of Religion or Spirituality (3-12)

  8.24 8.80
Average Religious Means (1-7)

Action: 3.85 4.59
Feelings: 4.78 5.25
Relating: 3.55 5.01
Thoughts: 4.26 5.08