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The way a person can get power and authority is in a couple different ways. The first is with money which is one that can get you the most power the quickest and usually ends up with people who don't deserve that much power and they don't know what to do with it. The second is if you have skills that are in high demand like if you were able to build weapons of destruction you can get power by giving it to people for money or to get power. The last is if the power is given to you like if you were born into a family in power and that ends up with more problems then if you got your power from money, looking at old princes in the 1800s shows this the best.

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My family has never really focused on their culture so I never really did either but overtime I have become more interested in culture.I think I have focused more on the culture in the music I listen to as I find it most more interesting. My religion has mostly been the focus of my culture to my parents and we have always stayed very close to it. I have always enjoyed designing different things and always going into different aspects of design is the most interesting to me because I feel it allows you to learn the most and eventually when I want to design things my way I will be able to bring the best aspects of all of it.

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Throughout this Story, 'culture' refers to Noongar culture or dynamic culture. The following two definitions of culture relate to Noongar culture.

Culture refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving (Hofstede, 1997).

Culture is symbolic communication. Some of its symbols include a group's skills, knowledge, attitudes, values and motives. The meanings of the symbols are learned and deliberately perpetuated in a society through its institutions (Liu, 2009). So each individual has a different relationship with their particular culture and is able to grow and develop their relationship with culture.

Resilience is about both knowing your culture and learning how to continue to live in that culture as circumstances change (e.g. colonisation changes the relationship with culture). Survival becomes a process of continually accommodating the new experience and is never good enough.

Thriving is about retaining individual control over how you may respond. While this may be different for each individual, it is about retaining your own personal humanity and sense of control of your life.

So the thriving person 'keeps one foot in the past while walking into the future'. Such a person is able to live in two worlds - the western world and their own Aboriginal world - and move comfortably between the two whenever necessary.

The following definition of culture by is related more to an individual's dynamic relationship with culture. So culture will not change but the person's reaction to it is dynamic. 'Culture is a dynamic interaction, ever changing and depends on communication between individuals within groups where meanings applied to symbols are shared and yet dynamically co constructed througthrough conversation' (Liu, 2009).

Culture is a word misunderstood by many Aboriginal people. I have heard some Aboriginal people say that they have 'lost their culture' or 'they have no culture'. I believe education is to blame for such misunder-standings. Some Aboriginal people do not know the true meaning of the word 'culture' and are thus unable to recognise cultural practices or beliefs.

On the other hand, I have also heard and experienced Aboriginal people stating that 'their living conditions are a part of their culture'. As a child, we went to visit our grandparents living on another larger reserve. My sister and I needed to go to the toilet. We both were unable to use the toilets as they were filthy; excrement on the floors, smeared on the walls and the toilet seats, the smell sent us running and dry retching back to Mum.

I still remember the looks we received from different ones on the reserve and the sneers, "Flash little kids who think they are white", "What's wrong with you this is how blackfullas live" and "What are you two trying to prove?"

Mum had obviously had such an experience before and retaliated saying, "My kids are not used to living in filth. Just because you live on a reserve doesn't mean you have to live in filth and no, it is not the way all blackfullas live. It's the lazy good-for-nothing people who have no pride in themselves who live like this."

My sister and I were taken into the bush to go to the toilet by our mother. She then found out who held the cleaning equipment for the toilets, which was provided by Native Welfare. Together, we cleaned the toilets, my brother helping to clean the men's. The toilets were inspected each day and if necessary, cleaned during our stay on the reserve.

Sadly, years later many people my own age use culture as an excuse to justify their living conditions. Many Aboriginal people have more or less stated that living in a dirty house is all part of being Aboriginal: "It's our culture" they would say. If you lived in a clean house you were white or at least thought you were white. I always questioned how my own people could de-value our culture in such a way.

But then again, there were many non-Aboriginal people who believed Aboriginals to be dirty. It was, and still is, a stereotypical view. Perhaps, many Aboriginal people believed and accepted what they were told. As the saying goes, "If you are told something enough, you start to believe it."

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The river was a life force for Marion's people, providing drinking water, fish and other animals.

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I have had a great deal said to me over the years. One of my pet hates, often stated by nursing colleagues, was, "We don't consider you to be Aboriginal, as you're so clean and you don't smell. You're the same as us."
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I hated such comments and would often respond with something like, "... That is so offensive and so insulting. I am Aboriginal and proud to be one. I don't want to be white, just because I am clean and don't smell doesn't make me a non-Aboriginal."

Those who got to know me well, started to change, accepting me for what I was: an Aboriginal.

Being a lecturer for many years, I have had the opportunity to teach many Aboriginal people of all ages, from diverse backgrounds and from all over the country. I remember co-teaching a class of 70 students with a non-Aboriginal lecturer who was presenting a session on culture and the meaning of culture.

During the session, she was challenged by many of the students about her culture. One student even stating, "White people don't have a culture, they don't even know what culture is." I was horrified that many other students agreed. Although my colleague tried to defend herself, I had to come to her defense, explaining that she in fact did have a culture.

I have discussed the topic of culture with many Aboriginal people who have stated that culture to them is the 'Aboriginal way of life' or it is 'our traditions and customs'. It's 'attending funerals and other ceremonies', 'how we do things', also 'how we communicate body language and sign language'. There are many views on such a topic of culture leading to many definitions.

After much discussion with these Aboriginal students, I understood why they came to these conclusions about my colleague and her culture. Some students related culture to conducting ceremonies and having traditions and customs. I believe at the time it was their personal anger with the dominant culture.

Some gave personal examples of how non-Aboriginal people never acknowledged Aboriginal culture. Others sadly explained how they had been ridiculed and told 'they had no culture'. Eckermann et al. (2008) support such claims in their book Bridging Cultures in Aboriginal Health:

'When we review Aboriginal affairs, both past and present, it becomes clear that although Australian society has grown to value some aspects of Aboriginal cultures, such as art, craft, dance and music, there is still little recognition of Aboriginal people as human beings with distinctive cultural strengths and legitimate aspirations' (Eckerman et al., 2008, p 83).

I have strong views on what my Aboriginal/ Noongar culture is. Firstly, my culture does not standstill, nor is it inactive. My culture is changing. Yes, culture is a way of life, but includes how I behave and think. Many of my decisions in life have been influenced by my culture.

Throughout my life, I have learned to adapt when changes occur. Some of the changes were not easy and there were times I did not want to change. However, whatever and whenever the change occurred, I carried my cultural beliefs and values with me.

Eckermann et al. (2008)'s definition of culture is one that closely matches my personal view on what culture means to me:

'Culture, for us, then, is more than 'a people's way of life'. Culture tells us what is pretty and what is ugly, what is right and what is wrong. Culture influences our preferred way of thinking, behaving and making decisions. Most importantly, culture is living, breathing, changing - it is never static.' (Eckermann et al., 2008, p 3).

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Throughout this Story, 'culture' refers to Noongar culture or dynamic culture. The following two definitions of culture relate to Noongar culture. Culture refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving (Hofstede, 1997).

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In my life I have moved to different neighborhoods and most are in different states, so I have seen a lot of different areas of the world. One thing that can show you if a neighborhood is good is the school, like in many of the bad neighborhoods I lived in the main school would usually be very bad and would have a terrible graduation rate and it would reflect on the neighborhood. Like when my dad moved to Darien the first thing he looked at was the high schools statistics and they were very much above the curve and you can see it reflects on the neighborhood.

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Looking at the statistics of darien shows that it is very ahead of the household income of Illinois, and the the average household and condo price in darien is more than 100,000 more than it is in Illinois.

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Population in 2019: 21,628 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: -5.4%

Males: 10,553

(48.8%)

Females: 11,075

(51.2%)

Zip codes: 60516, 60561.
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Estimated median household income in 2019: $100,003 (it was $74,836 in 2000)

Estimated per capita income in 2019: $52,315 (it was $34,795 in 2000)

Darien city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $338,665 (it was $208,600 in 2000)
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $357,377; detached houses: $386,929; townhouses or other attached units: $313,311; in 2-unit structures: $263,532; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $183,155; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,700

Median gross rent in 2019: $1,231.

March 2019 cost of living index in Darien: 102.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Darien, IL residents, houses, and apartments details

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 5.1%
(4.7%for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.4% for Black residents, 4.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 2.6% for other race residents, 2.2% for two or more races residents)

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According to our research of Illinois and other state lists, there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Darien, Illinois as of May 23, 2022.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Darien is 2,776 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 270.6. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

Crime rate in Darien detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2019, including police officers: 37 (32 officers).

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Ancestries: Polish (11.8%), Italian (6.5%), Irish (6.0%), German (5.9%), American (5.5%), Lithuanian (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 6.04 square miles.

Population density: 3,579 people per square mile (average).

3,999 residents are foreign born (9.2% Asia, 5.8% Europe).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $6,529 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $5,924 (1.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bolingbrook, IL (6.4 miles , pop. 56,321).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (16.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Latitude: 41.75 N, Longitude: 87.98 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,219 (-10.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,608 (14.2%)

Darien, Illinois accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in November 2020:

Population change in the 1990s: +2,156 (+10.4%).

Average climate in Darien, Illinois
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tornado activity:

Darien-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category F5 ( max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Darien city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category F4 ( max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:
Darien-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 227.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 202.4 miles away from Darien center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 227.9 miles away from Darien center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 260.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW) earthquake occurred 226.3 miles away from Darien center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in DuPage County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Main business address for: QUOTESMITH COM INC ( ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE).

Hospitals and medical centers in Darien:

ADVANCED HOMECARE, INC (8320 SOUTH LEMONT ROAD)

DARIEN HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. (2879 83RD ST)

Other hospitals and medical centers near Darien:

Amtrak stations near Darien:

8 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON AVE.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.

9 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

10 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

College/University in Darien:

Regency Beauty Institute-Darien (Full-time enrollment: 55; Location: 7411 South Cass Avenue; Private, for-profit; Website: www.regency.edu)

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Public high school in Darien:

Public elementary/middle schools in Darien:

Private elementary/middle school in Darien:

KINGSWOOD ACADEMY (Students: 166, Location: 133 PLAINFIELD RD, Grades: PK-8)

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Library in Darien:

INDIAN PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $3,012,022; Location: 401 PLAINFIELD ROAD; 157,108 books; 14,842 audio materials; 18,472 video materials; 20 local licensed databases; 16 state licensed databases; 2 other licensed databases; 451 print serial subscriptions; 9 electronic serial subscriptions)

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The zip code for Darien, Il is 60559

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Notable locations in Darien: Carriage Greens Golf Club (A), Darien - Woodridge Fire Protection District Station 3 (B), Tri - State Fire Protection District Station 2 Headquarters (C), Darien - Woodridge Fire Protection District Station 1 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Chestnut Court Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Main business address in Darien: QUOTESMITH COM INC (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Darien include: Marion Hills Bible Church (A), Our Lady of Peace Church (B), Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (D), Cross of Christ Lutheran Church (E), Mount Carmel Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Bruce Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Darien include: South Grove Park (1), Oldfield Oaks County Forest Preserve (2), Birchwood Park (3), Holly Park (4), Pinewood Park (5), Darien Community Park (6), Darien Sportsplex (7), Darien Chestnut Forest Preserve (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Egyptian Tours & Travel (8117 South Lemont Road Suite 1).

Hotels: Extended Stayamerica (2345 Sokol), Cooney & CO (1551 Pinehurst Drive).

Court: Illinois Probation & Court Services Association (7544 Wilton Road).

DuPage County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Darien and their reported violations in the past:
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH (148411) ( Address: 1501 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD , Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
196 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Darien that have no violations reported:

DARIEN (Address: 1702 PLAINFIELD RD , Population served: 23,615, Primary Water Source Type: Purch surface water)

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households

Gay men: 0.2% of all households

8 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010
89people in nursing homes in 2000
15people in religious group quarters in 2000

Banks with most branches in Darien (2011 data):

West Suburban Bank: Cass Avenue Facility at 8001 Cass Avenue, branch established on 1973/06/18; 75th Street Facility at 1005 75th Street, branch established on 1980/03/19. Info updated 2011/02/23: Bank assets: $1,927.7 mil, Deposits: $1,744.7 mil, headquarters in Lombard, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 44 total offices, Holding Company: West Suburban Bancorp, Inc.

Citizens Financial Bank: Darien Branch at 8301 South Cass Avenue, branch established on 2004/09/30. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,149.8 mil, Deposits: $986.7 mil, headquarters in Munster, IN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices

For population 15 years and over in Darien:

Never married: 26.4%

Now married: 56.3%

Separated: 0.5%

Widowed: 6.8%

Divorced: 10.0%

For population 25 years and over in Darien:

High school or higher: 96.3%

Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.9%

Graduate or professional degree: 18.9%

Unemployed: 2.4%

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.4 minutes

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Political contributions by individuals in Darien, IL

Religion statistics for Darien, IL (based on DuPage County data)

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Adherents

Congregations

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2017)

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Darien government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

Construction - Regular Highways: $43,000 ($1.99)

Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,132,000 ($329.76)
Water Utilities: $6,533,000 ($302.06)

Regular Highways: $2,810,000 ($129.92)

Financial Administration: $1,605,000 ($74.21)

General - Interest on Debt: $1,026,000 ($47.44)

Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $393,000 ($18.17)

Total Salaries and Wages: $6,414,000 ($296.56)

Darien government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

Charges - Other: $559,000 ($25.85)

Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $179,000 ($8.28)

Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $151,000 ($6.98)
Interest Earnings: $41,000 ($1.90)

Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,932,000 ($366.75)

State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,077,000 ($373.45)
Highways: $768,000 ($35.51)

Other: $9,000 ($0.42)

Tax - Property: $2,381,000 ($110.09)
Public Utilities Sales: $1,987,000 ($91.87)

Other License: $1,276,000 ($59.00)

Other Selective Sales: $950,000 ($43.92)

Darien government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,017,000 ($1202.93)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,667,000 ($1186.75)

Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,171,000 ($54.14)

Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $820,000 ($37.91)

Darien government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,342,000 ($431.94)

6.52% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($78,245 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($645 average AGI)

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:

7.43% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($87,548 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($760 average AGI)

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:

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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 6 partial tracts)

A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans

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D) Home Improvement Loans

E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8455.03 ,8455.04, 8458.01, 8458.02, 8458.04, 8458.05

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
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Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8455.03 ,8455.04, 8458.01, 8458.02, 8458.04, 8458.05

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
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Darien compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value above state average.

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Renting percentage below state average.

House age below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

#73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (population 5,000+)"

#77 (60561) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czech first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

#84 (60561) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries"

#14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

#19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"

#23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"

#25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"

#26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

There are 37 pilots and 34 other airmen in this city.

John Nyhoff (49)

William D. Severa (21)

Francis S. Lau (14)

Shengkui Hu (7)

William A. Bernard (5)

Hirohide Toyama (5)

Ayham Al-Banna (5)

Darsh T. Wasan (5)

Mohan K. Panicker (5)

Vijaya Kumar (4)

Total of 306 patent applications in 2008-2022.

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Darien, Illinois (IL) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents

5.1% of Darien, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2019, which was 124.3% less than the poverty level of 11.5% across the entire state of Illinois. Taking into account residents not living in families, 5.9% of high school graduates and 17.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.5% among disabled males and 6.3% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 23.3%. For comparison, it was 14.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.

Poverty rates in Darien, IL

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:

Darien: | 5.1%
Whole state: | 11.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

Darien: | 3.2%
Whole state: | 5.1%

Poverty rate among disabled males:

Darien: | 4.5%
Illinois: | 13.8%

Disability rate in this city among poor males (it is 13.3% among male residents who are not classified as poor):

Darien: | 35.7%
Illinois: | 26.5%

Poverty rate among disabled females:

Darien: | 6.3%
Illinois: | 17.8%

Disability rate in this city among poor females (it is 12.4% among female residents who are not classified as poor):

Darien: | 29.5%
Illinois: | 27.9%

Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:

Residents below poverty level: | 23.3%
Residents above poverty level: | 14.2%

Poverty by age in Darien, IL

Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Darien,IL (percentage below poverty level)

5.9%Under 5 years

0.0%5 years

5.0%6 to 11 years

7.7%12 to 14 years

0.0%15 years

3.0%16 and 17 years

4.3%18 to 24 years

3.0%25 to 34 years

0.9%35 to 44 years

2.0%45 to 54 years

1.4%55 to 64 years

7.5%65 to 74 years

5.1%75 years and over

Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Darien,IL (percentage below poverty level)

0.0%Under 5 years

7.4%5 years

1.1%6 to 11 years

7.6%12 to 14 years

0.0%15 years

0.0%16 and 17 years

8.2%18 to 24 years

6.5%25 to 34 years

4.2%35 to 44 years

5.4%45 to 54 years

7.2%55 to 64 years

9.5%65 to 74 years

5.4%75 years and over

Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Darien,IL (% below half of poverty level)

0.0%Under 5 years

0.0%5 years

0.6%6 to 11 years

0.8%12 to 14 years

6.5%15 years

1.1%16 and 17 years

2.1%18 to 24 years

0.0%25 to 34 years

0.2%35 to 44 years

0.9%45 to 54 years

1.3%55 to 64 years

1.1%65 to 74 years

4.7%75 years and over

Poverty by race and place of birth in Darien, IL

Breakdown of poor residents within races in Darien, IL (%)

4.0%White

12.0%Black

100.0%American Indian

5.0%Asian

2.0%Other race

2.0%2+ races

4.0%Hispanic

Breakdown of poor residents within races in Darien, IL (absolute numbers)

665White

104Black

7American Indian

137Asian

7Other race

212+ races

47Hispanic

4.4%Below poverty level

95.6%Above poverty level

6.0%Below poverty level

94.0%Above poverty level

Poverty in families in Darien, IL

Children below poverty level:

Darien, Illinois: | 3.9%
State: | 15.5%

Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:

Darien: | 5.9%
Illinois: | 16.2%

Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:

Darien: | 17.4%
Illinois: | 37.3%

63.6%Married-couple family

6.1%Male, no wife present

30.3%Female, no husband present

0.0%Worked full-time, year-round

22.0%Worked part-time

78.0%Did not work

0.0%Both worked full-time

26.3%One full-time, other part-time

12.3%One full-time, other didn't work

0.0%Both worked part-time

12.3%One part-time, other didn't work

49.1%Both didn't work

Other data

Owners below poverty level

0.0%1999 to 2000

19.0%1995 to 1998

20.2%1990 to 1994

23.2%1980 to 1989

14.3%1970 to 1979

13.7%1960 to 1969

0.0%1950 to 1959

0.0%1940 to 1949

9.5%1939 or earlier

Owners above poverty level

1.3%1999 to 2000

8.6%1995 to 1998

12.1%1990 to 1994

21.0%1980 to 1989

33.1%1970 to 1979

16.2%1960 to 1969

6.3%1950 to 1959

1.1%1940 to 1949

0.2%1939 or earlier

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Looking at darien in this we can see that it is pretty ahead of the curve and still in its worse area the income doesn't go that low. In the highest spots of darien we can see it go as high as 61k versus the lowest going around 35k which is a very livable income. Also looking at this you can see that most of the surrounding neighborhoods are also very close to where dariens numbers are.

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Looking at who has power around me i'd have to say the first would be my parents and then school teaches and the principle but if were looking at who has the most power it would have to be the people in charge of the government as they have the most resources.

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If I was given power I would feel id be doing a disservice if I did not use it to help the world, The first thing i'd want to do is try to eliminate poverty which in the US it is one of the biggest problems. Then the next biggest problem in the world right now is war, so if I had the power to fix it i'd want to take a institute like nato and make much bigger and get all countries into nato as I believe that is the best option to remove war. Also nobody should ever be given all of the power and instead of a president it should be a elected few that comes together and does the president duties as it is too much to put on one person.

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I feel that ever since I was born my family religion was very pushed onto me by my father and it was shown as the only religion to me. Growing up in many different areas I did see more types of religions through peers, school and media but still I never thought about them and would only hear tiny things about them. I feel like this did affect the way I look at religion as it does not feel like my choice what religion I believe in and it was more my parents choice. Recently I have been moving away from that and looking at more different types of religion and finding out which one I believe in.

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Learning Objectives

1. Identify five agents of socialization.

2. Describe positive and negative aspects of the socialization these agents produce.

Several institutional and other sources of socialization exist and are called agents of socialization. The first of these, the family, is certainly the most important agent of socialization for infants and young children.

The Family

Should parents get the credit when their children turn out to be good kids and even go on to accomplish great things in life? Should they get the blame if their children turn out to be bad? No parent deserves all the credit or blame for their children's successes and failures in life, but the evidence indicates that our parents do affect us profoundly. In many ways, we even end up resembling our parents in more than just appearance.

Sociology Making a Difference

Understanding Racial Socialization

In a society that is still racially prejudiced, African American parents continue to find it necessary to teach their children about African American culture and to prepare them for the bias and discrimination they can expect to encounter. Scholars in sociology and other disciplines have studied this process of racial socialization. One of their most interesting findings is that African American parents differ in the degree of racial socialization they practice: some parents emphasize African American identity and racial prejudice to a considerable degree, while other parents mention these topics to their children only minimally. The reasons for these differences have remained unclear.

Sociologist Jason E. Shelton (2008) analyzed data from a national random sample of African Americans to determine these reasons, in what he called "one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of racial socialization strategies among African Americans" (p. 237). Among other questions, respondents were asked whether "in raising your children, have you done or told them things to help them know what it means to be Black." They were also asked whether "there are any other things you've done or told your children to help them know how to get along with White people."

In his major results, Shelton found that respondents were more likely to practice racial socialization if they were older, female, and living outside the South; if they perceived that racial discrimination was a growing problem and were members of civil rights or other organization aimed at helping African Americans; and if they had higher incomes.

These results led Shelton to conclude that "African Americans are not a culturally monolithic group," as they differ in "the parental lessons they impart to their children about race relations" (2008, p. 253). Further, the parents who do practice racial socialization "do so in order to demystify and empower their offspring to seize opportunities in the larger society" (p. 253).

Shelton's study helps us to understand the factors accounting for differences in racial socialization by African American parents, and it also helps us understand that the parents who do attempt to make their children aware of U.S. race relations are merely trying, as most parents do, to help their children get ahead in life. By increasing our understanding of these matters, Shelton's research has helped make a difference.

The reason we turn out much like our parents, for better or worse, is that our families are such an important part of our socialization process. When we are born, our primary caregivers are almost always one or both of our parents. For several years we have more contact with them than with any other adults. Because this contact occurs in our most formative years, our parents' interaction with us and the messages they teach us can have a profound impact throughout our lives, as indicated by the stories of Sarah Patton Boyle and Lillian Smith presented earlier.

The ways in which our parents socialize us depend on many factors, two of the most important of which are our parents' social class and our own biological sex. Melvin Kohn (1965, 1977) found that working-class and middle-class parents tend to socialize their children very differently. Kohn reasoned that working-class parents tend to hold factory and other jobs in which they have little autonomy and instead are told what to do and how to do it. In such jobs, obedience is an important value, lest the workers be punished for not doing their jobs correctly. Working-class parents, Kohn thought, should thus emphasize obedience and respect for authority as they raise their children, and they should favor spanking as a primary way of disciplining their kids when they disobey. In contrast, middle-class parents tend to hold white-collar jobs where autonomy and independent judgment are valued and workers get ahead by being creative. These parents should emphasize independence as they raise their children and should be less likely than working-class parents to spank their kids when they disobey.

If parents' social class influences how they raise their children, it is also true that the sex of their children affects how they are socialized by their parents. Many studies find that parents raise their daughters and sons quite differently as they interact with them from birth. We will explore this further in Chapter 11 "Gender and Gender Inequality", but suffice it to say here that parents help their girls learn how to act and think "like girls," and they help their boys learn how to act and think "like boys." That is, they help their daughters and sons learn their gender (Wood, 2009). For example, they are gentler with their daughters and rougher with their sons. They give their girls dolls to play with, and their boys guns. Girls may be made of "sugar and spice and everything nice" and boys something quite different, but their parents help them greatly, for better or worse, turn out that way. To the extent this is true, our gender stems much more from socialization than from biological differences between the sexes, or so most sociologists probably assume. To return to a question posed earlier, if Gilligan is right that boys and girls reach moral judgments differently, socialization matters more than biology for how they reach these judgments.

As the "Learning From Other Societies" box illustrates, various cultures socialize their children differently. We can also examine cross-cultural variation in socialization with data from the World Values Survey, which was administered to almost six dozen nations. Figure 4.1 "Percentage Believing That Obedience Is Especially Important for a Child to Learn" shows the percentage of people in several countries who think it is "especially important for children to learn obedience at home." Here we see some striking differences in the value placed on obedience, with the United States falling somewhat in between the nations in the figure.

Learning From Other Societies

Children and Socialization in Japan

This chapter ends with the observation that American children need to be socialized with certain values in order for our society to be able to address many of the social issues, including hate crimes and violence against women, facing it. As we consider the socialization of American children, the experience of Japan offers a valuable lesson.

Recall from Chapter 2 "Eye on Society: Doing Sociological Research" that Japan's culture emphasizes harmony, cooperation, and respect for authority. Socialization in Japan is highly oriented toward the teaching of the values just listed, with much of it stressing the importance of belonging to a group and dependence, instead of individual autonomy and independence. This is especially true in Japanese schools, which, as two sociologists write, "stress the similarity of all children, and the importance of the group" (Schneider & Silverman, 2010, p. 24). Let's see how this happens (Hendry, 1987; Schwalb & Schwalb, 1996).

From the time they begin school, Japanese children learn to value their membership in their homeroom, or kumi, and they spend several years in the same kumi. Each kumi treats its classroom as a "home away from home," as the children arrange the classroom furniture, bring in plants and other things from their own homes, and clean the classroom every day. At recess one kumi will play against another. In an interesting difference from standard practice in the United States, a kumi in junior high school will stay in its classroom while the teachers for, say, math and social science move from one classroom to another. In the United States, of course, the opposite is true: teachers stay in their classrooms, and students move from one room to another.

Other practices in Japanese schools further the learning of Japanese values. Young schoolchildren wear the same uniforms. Japanese teachers use constant drills to teach them how to bow, and they have the children repeatedly stand up and sit down as a group. These practices help students learn respect for authority and help enhance the sense of group belonging that the kumi represents. Whereas teachers in the United States routinely call on individual students to answer a question, Japanese teachers rarely do this. Rather than competing with each other for a good grade, Japanese schoolchildren are evaluated according to the performance of the kumi as a whole. Because decision making within the kumi is done by consensus, the children learn the need to compromise and to respect each other's feelings.

Because the members of a kumi spend so much time together for so many years, they develop extremely close friendships and think of themselves more as members of the kumi than as individuals. They become very loyal to the kumi and put its interests above their own individual interests. In these and other ways, socialization in Japanese schools helps the children and adolescents there learn the Japanese values of harmony, group loyalty, and respect for authority. If American children learned these values to a greater degree, it would be easier to address violence and other issues facing the United States.

Schools

Schools socialize children in several ways. First, students learn a formal curriculum, informally called the "three Rs": reading, writing, and arithmetic. This phase of their socialization is necessary for them to become productive members of their society. Second, because students interact every day at school with their peers, they ideally strengthen their social interaction skills. Third, they interact with authority figures, their teachers, who are not their parents. For children who have not had any preschooling, their teachers are often the first authority figures they have had other than their parents. The learning they gain in relating to these authority figures is yet another important component of their socialization.

Functional theorists cite all these aspects of school socialization, but conflict theorists instead emphasize that schools in the United States also impart a hidden curriculum by socializing children to accept the cultural values of the society in which the schools are found. To be more specific, children learn primarily positive things about the country's past and present; they learn the importance of being neat, patient, and obedient; and they learn to compete for good grades and other rewards. In this manner, they learn to love America and not to recognize its faults, and they learn traits that prepare them for jobs and careers that will bolster the capitalist economy. Children are also socialized to believe that failure, such as earning poor grades, stems from not studying hard enough and, more generally, from not trying hard enough (Booher-Jennings, 2008; Bowles & Gintis, 1976). This process reinforces the blaming-the-victim ideology discussed in Chapter 1 "Sociology and the Sociological Perspective". Schools are also a significant source of gender socialization, as even in this modern day, teachers and curricula send out various messages that reinforce the qualities traditionally ascribed to females and males, and students engage in recess and other extracurricular activities that do the same thing (Booher-Jennings, 2008; Thorne, 1993).

Peers

When you were a 16-year-old, how many times did you complain to your parent(s), "All of my friends are [doing so and so]. Why can't I? It isn't fair!" As this all-too-common example indicates, our friends play a very important role in our lives. This is especially true during adolescence, when peers influence our tastes in music, clothes, and so many other aspects of our lives, as the now-common image of the teenager always on a cell phone reminds us. But friends are important during other parts of the life course as well. We rely on them for fun, for emotional comfort and support, and for companionship. That is the upside of friendships.

The downside of friendships is called peer pressure, with which you are undoubtedly familiar. Suppose it is Friday night, and you are studying for a big exam on Monday. Your friends come by and ask you to go with them to get a pizza and a drink. You would probably agree to go with them, partly because you really dislike studying on a Friday night, but also because there is at least some subtle pressure on you to do so. As this example indicates, our friends can influence us in many ways. During adolescence, their interests can affect our own interests in film, music, and other aspects of popular culture. More ominously, adolescent peer influences have been implicated in underage drinking, drug use, delinquency, and hate crimes, such as the killing of Charlie Howard, recounted at the beginning of this chapter (Agnew, 2007) (see Chapter 5 "Social Structure and Social Interaction").

After we reach our 20s and 30s, our peers become less important in our lives, especially if we get married. Yet even then our peers do not lose all their importance, as married couples with young children still manage to get out with friends now and then. Scholars have also begun to emphasize the importance of friendships with coworkers for emotional and practical support and for our continuing socialization (Elsesser & Peplau, 2006; Marks, 1994).

The Mass Media

The mass media are another agent of socialization. Television shows, movies, popular music, magazines, Web sites, and other aspects of the mass media influence our political views; our tastes in popular culture; our views of women, people of color, and gays; and many other beliefs and practices.

In an ongoing controversy, the mass media are often blamed for youth violence and many other of our society's ills. The average child sees thousands of acts of violence on television and in the movies before reaching young adulthood. Rap lyrics often seemingly extol very ugly violence, including violence against women. Commercials can greatly influence our choice of soda, shoes, and countless other products. The mass media also reinforce racial and gender stereotypes, including the belief that women are sex objects and suitable targets of male violence. In the General Social Survey (GSS), about 28% of respondents said that they watch four or more hours of television every day, while another 46% watch two to three hours daily (see Figure 4.2 "Average Number of Hours of Television Watched Daily"). The mass media certainly are an important source of socialization unimaginable a half-century ago.

As the mass media socialize children, adolescents, and even adults, a key question is the extent to which media violence causes violence in our society (Surette, 2011). Studies consistently uncover a strong correlation between watching violent television shows and movies and committing violence. However, this does not necessarily mean that watching the violence actually causes violent behavior: perhaps people watch violence because they are already interested in it and perhaps even committing it. Scholars continue to debate the effect of media violence on youth violence. In a free society, this question is especially important, as the belief in this effect has prompted calls for monitoring the media and the banning of certain acts of violence. Civil libertarians argue that such calls smack of censorship that violates the First Amendment to the Constitution, whole others argue that they fall within the First Amendment and would make for a safer society. Certainly the concern and debate over mass media violence will continue for years to come.

Religion

One final agent of socialization is religion, discussed further in Chapter 12 "Aging and the Elderly". Although religion is arguably less important in people's lives now than it was a few generations ago, it still continues to exert considerable influence on our beliefs, values, and behaviors.

Here we should distinguish between religious preference (e.g., Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish) and religiosity (e.g., how often people pray or attend religious services). Both these aspects of religion can affect your values and beliefs on religious and nonreligious issues alike, but their particular effects vary from issue to issue. To illustrate this, consider the emotionally charged issue of abortion. People hold very strong views on abortion, and many of their views stem from their religious beliefs. Yet which aspect of religion matters the most, religious preference or religiosity? General Social Survey data help us answer this question ( Figure 4.3 "Religious Preference, Religiosity, and Belief That Abortion Should Be Legal for Any Reason"). It turns out that religious preference, if we limit it for the sake of this discussion to Catholics versus Protestants, does not matter at all: Catholics and Protestants in the GSS exhibit roughly equal beliefs on the abortion issue, as about one-third of each group thinks abortion should be allowed for any reason. (The slight difference shown in the table is not statistically significant.) However, religiosity matters a lot: GSS respondents who pray daily are only about half as likely as those who rarely or never pray to think abortion should be allowed.

Key Takeaways

The ways in which parents socialize children depend in part on the parents' social class and on their child's biological sex.

Schools socialize children by teaching them both the formal curriculum and a hidden curriculum.

Peers are an important source of emotional support and companionship, but peer pressure can induce individuals to behave in ways they might ordinarily regard as wrong.

The mass media are another important agent of socialization, and scholars debate the effect the media have on violence in society.

In considering the effects of religion on socialization, we need to distinguish between religious preference and religiosity.

For Your Review

1. Describe one important value or attitude you have that is the result of socialization by your parent(s).

2. Do you agree that there is a hidden curriculum in secondary schools? Explain your answer.

3. Briefly describe one example of how peers influenced you or someone you know in a way that you now regard as negative.

References

Agnew, R. (2007). Pressured into crime: An overview of general strain theory. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Booher-Jennings, J. (2008). Learning to label: Socialisation, gender, and the hidden curriculum of high-stakes testing. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 29, 149-160.

Bowles, S., & Gintis, H. (1976). Schooling in capitalist America: Educational reforms and the contradictions of economic life. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Elsesser, K., & Peplau, L. A. (2006). The glass partition: Obstacles to cross-sex friendships at work. Human Relations, 59, 1077-1100.

Hendry, J. (1987). Understanding Japanese society. London, England: Croom Helm.

Kohn, M. (1977). Class and conformity. Homewood, IL: Dorsey.

Kohn, M. (1965). Social class and parent-child relationships: An interpretation. American Journal of Sociology, 68, 471-480.

Marks, S. R. (1994). Intimacy in the public realm: The case of co-workers. Social Forces, 72, 843-858.

Schneider, L., & Silverman, A. (2010). Global sociology: Introducing five contemporary societies (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Schwalb, D. W., & Schwalb, B. J. (Eds.). (1996). Japanese childrearing: Two generations of scholarship. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Shelton, J. E. (2008). The investment in blackness hypothesis: Toward greater understanding of who teaches what during racial socialization. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 5(2), 235-257.

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Thorne, B. (1993). Gender play: Girls and boys in school. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Wood, J. T. (2009). Gendered lives: Communication, gender, and culture. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

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Demographic Information

Beliefs and Practices

Social and Political Views

DemographicInformation

Age distribution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are ages…

Age distribution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are ages…

Sample size = 607. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size
2014 | 17% | 36% | 28% | 18% | 607

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Generational cohort among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Generational cohort among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Sample size = 607. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size
2014 | 12% | 11% | 30% | 31% | 13% | 2% | 607

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Gender composition among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Gender composition among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Men | Women | Sample size
2014 | 44% | 56% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Racial and ethnic composition among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who identify as…

Racial and ethnic composition among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who identify as…

Sample size = 611. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size
2014 | 61% | 17% | 2% | 18% | 2% | 611

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Immigrant status among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Immigrant status among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Sample size = 615. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size
2014 | 15% | 15% | 70% | 615

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Income distribution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who have a household income of…

Income distribution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who have a household income of…

Sample size = 539. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size
2014 | 31% | 23% | 28% | 18% | 539

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Educational distribution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who have completed…

Educational distribution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who have completed…

Sample size = 616. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size
2014 | 44% | 27% | 19% | 10% | 616

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Marital status among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Marital status among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Sample size = 617. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size
2014 | 50% | 7% | 13% | 6% | 24% | 617

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Parent of children under 18 among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Parent of children under 18 among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Sample size = 619. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size
2014 | 28% | 72% | 619

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

BeliefsandPractices

Belief in God among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say they…

Belief in God among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say they…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size
2014 | 68% | 25% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Importance of religion in one's life among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say religion is…

Importance of religion in one's life among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say religion is…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 60% | 29% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Attendance at religious services among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who attend religious services…

Attendance at religious services among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who attend religious services…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 39% | 40% | 20% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Frequency of prayer among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who pray…

Frequency of prayer among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who pray…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 58% | 22% | 7% | 12% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who attend prayer group…

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who attend prayer group…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 20% | 11% | 9% | 59% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Frequency of meditation among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who meditate…

Frequency of meditation among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who meditate…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 42% | 7% | 5% | 44% | 2% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 56% | 19% | 10% | 13% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 42% | 14% | 16% | 27% | 2% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 35% | 9% | 45% | 10% | 2% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say…

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 32% | 66% | 1% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Frequency of reading scripture among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who read scripture…

Frequency of reading scripture among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who read scripture…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 32% | 13% | 11% | 43% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Interpreting scripture among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say the holy scripture is…

Interpreting scripture among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say the holy scripture is…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size
2014 | 30% | 38% | 3% | 23% | 7% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Belief in Heaven among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who …in heaven

Belief in Heaven among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who …in heaven

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size
2014 | 84% | 11% | 5% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Belief in Hell among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who …in hell

Belief in Hell among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who …in hell

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size
2014 | 67% | 25% | 8% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

SocialandPoliticalViews

Party affiliation among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who identify as…

Party affiliation among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who identify as…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size
2014 | 38% | 14% | 48% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Political ideology among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Political ideology among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who are…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 35% | 37% | 22% | 6% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about size of government among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who would rather have…

Views about size of government among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who would rather have…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 48% | 47% | 2% | 3% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about government aid to the poor among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say government aid to the poor…

Views about government aid to the poor among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say government aid to the poor…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 43% | 53% | 3% | 1% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about abortion among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say abortion should be…

Views about abortion among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say abortion should be…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 55% | 42% | 3% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about homosexuality among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say homosexuality…

Views about homosexuality among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say homosexuality…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 62% | 31% | 3% | 5% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about same-sex marriage among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who …same-sex marriage

Views about same-sex marriage among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who …same-sex marriage

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 56% | 35% | 9% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about environmental regulation among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say…

Views about environmental regulation among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 41% | 56% | 2% | 2% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Views about human evolution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say humans…

Views about human evolution among Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area

% of Christians who are in the Chicago Metro Area who say humans…

Sample size = 621. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Survey year | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size
2014 | 29% | 31% | 3% | 33% | 4% | 621

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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Now first I do not think Christians are terrible people, I actually find them to be very nice people with good beliefs and there beliefs are probably the best thing I took away from the Christian community, that is you should not wish harm against your enemies and you should treat them as they are your family. I think this is something I carry around as my beliefs everywhere I go as it is a very good way to keep negative thoughts from you and to keep you in a positive mindset.

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I was born in a time when technology had finally been accepted and people were pushing it to their limits. I feel the thing that affected me the most was always having a iPad of i pod with me so I always had access to the internet, then video games where also a very big thing as when I was growing up with the consoles becoming better and better. I think I would be a very different person if I didn't grown up with technology and I very much enjoy having technology in my life and would take a always instead of being born in a time with no technology.

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I think the pros and cons of tech are pretty even if you were to put them on scales. One of the biggest pro and cons is you have all of the internet at your fingertips which is good but sometimes it is a little too much and could lead to problems. One thing that tech can do for us is allow us to talk to people we would have never had the chance too. Although tech is not all great as it will reduce jobs that are needed with technology being able to do it or them, then also I feel the biggest con of tech is it creates a social divide that can very much hurt a child's mind more than help it.

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I use my phone probably 85% of the day, if its me listening to music or texting friends I am usually always using it. I think I could cut down on my phone time a little bit as it isn't the best thing to get addicted to using everyday. The apps I use the most on my phone would be snap chat as it is the main way I text my friends and then it would go to my entertainment apps like you tube and hbomax but then it would go to spottily as it is the only app I have to listen to music.

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The things I enjoy the most about culture is that you can express your feelings through your art or design and I think it is very important for people to have a way to express that side of them. The other thing I like about culture is that it doesn't have an outline of what it is supposed to be and you decide what you want it to be.

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I think because of the way my generation was raised with technology we have always had more information then the past generations and it made us look at a lot of problems from the past generation and fix them with what we have learned. It does lead to us seeming very different from the past generations because we challenge basically everything that we see and make it into what we want.

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Generation Z refers to the generation born between 1997-2012, following millennials.

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Generation Z (aka Gen Z, iGen, or centennials), refers to the generation that was born between 1997-2012, following millennials. This generation has been raised on the internet and social media, with some of the oldest finishing college by 2020 and entering the workforce.

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Gen Z Terms and Definitions

What is Generation Z (Gen Z)?

Generation Z, is the youngest, most ethnically-diverse, and largest generation in American history, comprising 27% of the US population. Pew Research recently defined Gen Z as anyone born 1997 onwards. Gen Z grew up with technology, the internet, and social media, which sometimes causes them to be stereotyped as tech-addicted, anti-social, or "social justice warriors."

What are Millennials (Gen Y)?

Millennials, also known as Generation Y, include anyone born between 1981 and 1996 (ages 26 to 41 in 2022) and represent about a quarter of the US population. Much of this cohort entered the workforce at the height of the Great Recession, and have struggled with the subsequent widening of the generational wealth gap.

Millennials have led older generations in technology adoption and embracing digital solutions. Their financial status and tech-savviness have fundamentally changed how they live and work-earning them stereotypes that they job hop and have killed a number of industries. Prior to Gen Z, millennials were the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse generation.
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What is Generation X (Gen X)?

Generation X, also known as Gen X, the latchkey generation or, jokingly, the forgotten or middle child generation, consists of people born between 1965 and 1980 (ages 42-57 in 2022). Currently, Gen X comprises 20.6% of the US population, making them smaller than any other age demographic.

This cohort grew up with higher divorce rates and more two-income households, resulting in a general lack of an adult presence in their childhoods and teenage years. As such, Gen X is generally viewed as peer-oriented and entrepreneurial in spirit.

What is Generation Alpha?

Gen Alpha, which includes children born after 2010, is already set to be the most transformative generation yet. Alphas haven't just grown up with technology-they've been completely immersed in it since birth. Early in their formative years, these children are comfortable speaking to voice assistants and swiping on smartphones. They don't consider technologies to be tools used to help achieve tasks, but rather as deeply integrated parts of everyday life.

FAQs About Gen Z

What are the Generation Z birth years & age range?

Generation Z is broadly defined as the 72 million people born between 1997 and 2012.

Generation Z vs. Millennials (Gen Y)

Gen Z most closely mirrors millennials on key social and political issues, but without much of the optimism; More US Gen Zers than any other generation (68%) feel the US is headed in the wrong direction, and fewer Gen Zers than any other generation (32%) feel the country is headed in the right direction.

Is Generation Z conservative?

Generation Z considers itself more accepting and open-minded than any generation before it. Almost half of Gen Zs are minorities, compared to 22% of Baby Boomers, and the majority of Gen Z supports social movements such as Black Lives Matter, transgender rights, and climate change.

What are common names for Generation Z?

Generation Z, or Gen Z, is also sometimes referred to as iGen, or Centennials.

What is after Generation Z?

The generation that follows Gen Z is Generation Alpha, which includes anyone born after 2010. Gen Alpha is still very young, but is on track to be the most transformative age group ever.

What are the common Generation Z characteristics?

The average Gen Z got their first smartphone just before their 12th birthday. They communicate primarily through social media and texts, and spend as much time on their phones as older generations do watching television.

The majority of Gen Zs prefer streaming services to traditional cable, as well as getting snackable content they can get on their phones and computers.

In terms of US population by generation, Gen Z is the most ethnically diverse and largest generation in American history, and eclipses all other generations before it in embracing diversity and inclusion.

More to Learn

Generation Z will soon become the most pivotal generation to the future of retail, and many will have huge spending power by 2026. To capture a piece of this growing cohort, retailers and brands need to start establishing relationships with Gen Zers now.

But Gen Zers are different from older generations, because they are the first consumers to have grown up wholly in the digital era. They're tech-savvy and mobile-first-and they have high standards for how they spend their time online.

After ignoring the digital revolution and millennial buyers for too long, retailers and brands have spent the last decade trying to catch up to millennials' interests and habits-so it's critical for them to get ahead of Gen Z's tendency to be online at all times, and make sure to meet this generation's digital expectations.

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Generation Z News: Latest characteristics, research, and facts

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Generation Z refers to the generation that was born between 1997-2012, following millennials. Learn more about the generation raised on the internet & social media.