Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 2000 --Ministry to Families and Same-Sex Issues in the PC(USA), Members

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BIBL_ACC Which statement best summarizes your view of the Bible? (Check one box)   1) The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.   2) The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.   3) The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	150	26.5%	26.5%	-1.37
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	276	48.7%	75.1%	.02
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	141	24.9%	100%	1.42

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Race Political party Household income Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-54	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	36.7% 33	29.9% 29	22.0% 35	24.1% 53	26.5% 150
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	48.9% 44	46.4% 45	49.7% 79	48.6% 107	48.6% 275
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	14.4% 13	23.7% 23	28.3% 45	27.3% 60	24.9% 141
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 97	100.0% 159	100.0% 220	566

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	29.0% 98	22.8% 52	26.5% 150
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	49.1% 166	47.8% 109	48.6% 275
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	21.9% 74	29.4% 67	24.9% 141
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 228	566

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	25.9% 142	62.5% 5	16.7% 1	50.0% 1	26.4% 149
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	49.1% 269	25.0% 2	50.0% 3	50.0% 1	48.8% 275
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	25.0% 137	12.5% 1	33.3% 2	0.0% 0	24.8% 140
TOTAL	100.0% 548	100.0% 8	100.0% 6	100.0% 2	564

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	22.3% 33	23.2% 22	28.7% 86	37.5% 6	26.3% 147
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	44.6% 66	43.2% 41	52.7% 158	50.0% 8	48.8% 273
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	33.1% 49	33.7% 32	18.7% 56	12.5% 2	24.9% 139
TOTAL	100.0% 148	100.0% 95	100.0% 300	100.0% 16	559

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	34.8% 16	29.7% 47	21.5% 43	26.3% 31	26.2% 137
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	39.1% 18	48.1% 76	54.0% 108	43.2% 51	48.5% 253
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	26.1% 12	22.2% 35	24.5% 49	30.5% 36	25.3% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 158	100.0% 200	100.0% 118	522

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	26.6% 117	27.8% 32	26.8% 149
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	49.5% 218	45.2% 52	48.6% 270
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	23.9% 105	27.0% 31	24.5% 136
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 115	555