CHAPTER IV

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

In this chapter, the findings based on the tabulation, analysis, and

interpretation of the data gathered is presented and discussed. The order of the

presentation is based on the sequence of the statement of the problem that was

presented in the first chapter.

Profile of the Respondents

The first research problem was to determine the profile of the respondents

based on their gender, strand, age, and school last attended during Junior High

School.

Table 1.1 Profile of the Respondents based on Gender

Gender Frequency Percentage

Male 16 32
Female 34 68
Total 50 100%

In table 1.1 the results show that there were 16 male respondents that

have a percentage of 32% and 34 female respondents that has 68% with a total

frequency of 50(100%).

Based on the table, majority of the respondents of this study were

female which comprises 34(68%) of the entire data.

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Table 1.2 Profile of the Respondents based on Strand

Strand Frequency Percentage

HUMSS 18 36
STEM 19 38
ABM 13 26
Total 50 100

Table 1.2 presents the profile of the respondents based on their strand.

There were 18(36%) respondents from HUMSS, meanwhile there were

19(38%) respondents from STEM and lastly there were 13(26%) from ABM.

Table 1.3 Profile of the Respondents based on Age

Age Frequency Percentage

16 4 8
17 22 44
18 24 48
Total 50 100

In table 1.3 it shows the profile of the respondents based on their age.

There were 4(8%) respondents at the age of 16. Moreover, there were 22(44%)

respondents at the age of 17 and lastly there were 24(48%) respondents at the

age of 18.
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Table 1.4 Profile of the Respondents based on School last attended during
Junior High School

Type of School Frequency Percentage

Catholic 40 80
Non-Catholic 10 20
Total 50 100%

Table 1.4 presents the profile of the respondents based on the school

they last attended during Junior High School. There were 40(80%) respondents

from Catholic school and 10(20%) from non-Catholic school.

Number of Religious Education Subjects Taken

The second research problem was to know the number of Religious

Education subjects taken by the respondents which was determined in the scale

of 1-10 where 1 as the lowest and 10 as the highest.

Table 2 Number of Religious Education Subjects taken

Number of R.E Frequency Percentage

subjects taken
1 7 14
`2 9 18
3 4 8
4 2 4
5 2 4
6 15 30
7 2 4
8 4 8
9 1 2
10 4 8
Total 50 100
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Table 2 presents that majority of the respondents have taken 6 Religious

Education subjects which comprises 15(30%) of the data. Meanwhile, the

lowest Religious Education subjects taken was 9 which only comprises of 1(2%)

of the data.

Level of Church Participation

The third research problem was to determine the level of church

participation of the respondents.

Table 3 Level of Church Participation

Statements Mea Interpretation

n
I go to church every Sunday. 3.62 High
I go to church every Wednesday to 2.52 Low
attend the special mass.
I actively listen and participate to the 4.14 High
mass.
I follow the dress code whenever I go 4.34 Very High
to church.
I do not use any gadgets while the 4.34 Very High
mass is going on.
I actively give my financial support 3.86 High
during offertory.
I actively participate in the procession 3.40 Moderate
of the cross during Lent.
I actively join in Summer Youth Camp. 2.52 Low
I am actively present every Patronal 2.82 Moderate
Fiesta.
I actively join in simbang gabie during 3.98 High
Advent.
Total 3.55 High
Legend: Description Interpretation

4.21-5.00 Always Very High

3.41-4.20 Often High
2.61-3.40 Sometimes Moderate
1.81-2.60 Rarely Low
1.00-1.80 Never Very Low
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In table 3, results show that the respondents always follow the dress code

whenever they go to church (4.34). This implies that the respondents show

decency whenever they are in the church. In the same manner, the respondents

also do not use any gadgets while the mass is going on which comprises (4.34)

of the data. This shows the attentiveness of the respondents whenever they

attend masses in the church. Conversely, the respondents rarely go to church

every Wednesday to attend the special mass (2.52). This could mean that the

respondents are not used in going to church every Wednesday because of

certain circumstances. In addition, the respondents rarely join in Summer Youth

Camp which also comprises of (2.52) of the data. This reveals that the

respondents are more engaged in other things during summer than joining in

summer youth camp. Moreover, the table shows the overall mean of the data

which is 3.55 which also means that the level of church participation among the

respondents is high and it implies that the respondents often go to church.

Contrarily, Arnett and Jensen (2002) ; Jones, Cox, and Banchoff (2012);

Kinnaman (2011); Kinnaman and Lyons (2007); Sandfort and Haworth (2002),

argued that millennials are much less receptive than previous generations to

organized religion, including those who have been reared in a religious

environment. Moreover, Smith and Snell (2009), also posited that, Millennials

have the highest rates of those who are religiously unaffiliated. This means that

young people nowadays are no longer active in church or present in any

church’s activities. This is an observable reality today, since most teen-agers

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prefer to go out with their friends and have a good time rather than going to

church.

The fourth research problem was to know the significant relationship

between the number of religious education subjects taken and the level of

church participation of the respondents.

Table 4 Significant relationship between the number of religious education

subjects taken and the level of church participation:

Variables r- p- Remarks

value value

Number of religious -.192 0.183 Not

education subjects Significant

taken and level of

church participation

Table 4 shows that there was no significant relationship between the number

of religious education subjects taken and the level of church participation

among the respondents since the p-value is greater than 0.05. This implies that

no matter how many religious education subjects are taken, it will not have an

effect on the level of church participation. This could also mean that even if a

person graduated from catholic school, it will not have an effect to his level of
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church participation. This also reveals that teaching religious education to the

students is somewhat ineffective.

The fifth research problem was to know the significant difference between

the level of church participation when analyzed according to the profile of the

respondents.

Table 5 Significant difference between the level of church participation

when analysed according to the profile of the respondents

Source of Sum of Df Mean P-Value Remarks

Variation Square Square

Gender 0.3 1 .398 0.2 NS

98 66

Age 0.2 2 0.12 0.6 NS

53 6 79

Strand 0.1 2 0.09 0.7 NS

96 8 41

Last school 0.0 1 0.09 0.5 NS

attended during
Junior High 94 4 91
School

Table 5 shows that there is no significant difference between the level of

church participation when analysed according to the profile of the respondents

since the p-value is greater than 0.05. Hence, the results show that no matter

what the gender, age, strand and last school attended by the respondents is, it

will not have an effect on their level of church participation.