Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 2001 -- September 11 and Other Topics, Elders

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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.	132	26.3%	26.3%	-1.38
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	262	52.2%	78.5%	.07
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	108	21.5%	100%	1.52

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Marital status Race Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	13.0% 3	37.5% 39	25.6% 50	22.3% 40	26.3% 132
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	73.9% 17	41.3% 43	49.2% 96	58.7% 105	52.1% 261
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	13.0% 3	21.2% 22	25.1% 49	19.0% 34	21.6% 108
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 104	100.0% 195	100.0% 179	501

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	22.9% 54	29.1% 77	26.1% 131
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	52.5% 124	52.1% 138	52.3% 262
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	24.6% 58	18.9% 50	21.6% 108
TOTAL	100.0% 236	100.0% 265	501

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	26.7% 113	22.2% 16	26.0% 129
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	50.7% 215	63.9% 46	52.6% 261
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	22.6% 96	13.9% 10	21.4% 106
TOTAL	100.0% 424	100.0% 72	496

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	25.6% 123	50.0% 5	50.0% 3	26.4% 131
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	52.6% 253	40.0% 4	33.3% 2	52.1% 259
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	21.8% 105	10.0% 1	16.7% 1	21.5% 107
TOTAL	100.0% 481	100.0% 10	100.0% 6	497

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20K	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	26.9% 7	27.1% 32	29.4% 60	22.5% 29	26.8% 128
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	57.7% 15	51.7% 61	50.0% 102	51.2% 66	51.2% 244
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	15.4% 4	21.2% 25	20.6% 42	26.4% 34	22.0% 105
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 118	100.0% 204	100.0% 129	477