Religion

Question: Are you religious?
Response	All
Yes	24
Don't know	4
Not	1

Question: What is your religion?
Response	All
Christian	24
Don't know/Don't have	4

Specific Responses: Baptist Catholic Holiness Pentecostal

Question: Do you think your religion affects the way you view other things in your life?
Response	All
Yes	10
No	20

Specific Responses: People say I'm a goody two shoes. I trust others better. It affects the way I act.

Question: If you are religious, how often do you attend a religious service?
Response	All
One day a week	10
Two days a week	7
Three to five days a week	4
Not that much/When I have time	6

Question: What restrictions are there concerning topics discussed in school?  Are dietary restrictions to be observed, including fasting or particular occasions?
Response	All
No restrictions on topics or eating	19
Fast or avoid meat during certain times	5
Certain topics affect them (abortion, evolution)	5

Question: Which foods are typical when you eat?

Specific Responses: Chips Pretzels Chocolate Meat: chicken, steak, deer, fish, turkey, pork chops, ham, hamburger Fruit: grapes, strawberries Crackers Junk food Pizza Macaroni and cheese Ice cream Corn bread Vegetables Healthy foods Pasta French fries Soul food

Question: What social obligations are there with regard to food giving, reciprocity, and honoring people?  What restrictions or proscriptions are associated with handling, offering, or discarding food?

Specific Responses: Eat in living room, eat in bedroom Wait until somebody asks for something Keep left overs for later Give extras to the dog Pass around the food Just dig in Wash hands before meal Mom prepares the plate before we eat Don't reach across dinner plates

Question: How are illnesses treated and by whom?

Specific Responses: Parents give medicine Go to doctor Talk to parents or guardians Nap Take showers

Question: What is considered to be the cause of an illness?

Specific Responses: Cold Germs My actions Allergies Pollen

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Updated on April 30, 2006
Laura Miller
EDIT 6600
Email: chlov531 at uga.edu

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