Dimensions of Religiosity, 1987

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BIBLE The following question deals with religion. Please read the question carefully and select the response which most accurately represents your beliefs. Which of the following best expresses your view of the Bible?   1) It is God's word and all it says is true.   2) It was written by men inspired by God, but because the writers were men it contains some human errors.   3) It is valuable because it was written by wise and good men, but God has nothing to do with it.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
It is God's word and all it says is true.	28	28%	28%	-1.35
It was written by men inspired by God, but because the writers were men it contains some human errors.	57	57%	85%	.2
It is valuable because it was written by wise and good men, but God has nothing to do with it.	15	15%	100%	1.75

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race College class

Gender (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
It is God's word and all it says is true.	26.0% 13	30.0% 15	28.0% 28
It was written by men inspired by God, but because the writers were men it contains some human errors.	54.0% 27	60.0% 30	57.0% 57
It is valuable because it was written by wise and good men, but God has nothing to do with it.	20.0% 10	10.0% 5	15.0% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 50	100.0% 50	100

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
It is God's word and all it says is true.	24.7% 21	50.0% 6	33.3% 1	28.0% 28
It was written by men inspired by God, but because the writers were men it contains some human errors.	58.8% 50	50.0% 6	33.3% 1	57.0% 57
It is valuable because it was written by wise and good men, but God has nothing to do with it.	16.5% 14	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	15.0% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 85	100.0% 12	100.0% 3	100

College class (I-CSTAT)

	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	TOTAL
It is God's word and all it says is true.	26.3% 10	34.8% 8	25.0% 5	26.3% 5	28.0% 28
It was written by men inspired by God, but because the writers were men it contains some human errors.	55.3% 21	52.2% 12	60.0% 12	63.2% 12	57.0% 57
It is valuable because it was written by wise and good men, but God has nothing to do with it.	18.4% 7	13.0% 3	15.0% 3	10.5% 2	15.0% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 23	100.0% 20	100.0% 19	100