Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 2001, The U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Presbyterian Panel Version), Clergy

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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.	96	10.8%	10.8%	-1.97
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	470	52.9%	63.7%	-.4
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	322	36.3%	100%	1.17

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Race Political party Marital status Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	11.8% 14	10.7% 32	10.4% 42	10.8% 7	10.7% 95
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	54.6% 65	56.7% 169	49.4% 199	53.8% 35	52.9% 468
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	33.6% 40	32.6% 97	40.2% 162	35.4% 23	36.4% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 298	100.0% 403	100.0% 65	885

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	3.4% 7	12.9% 88	10.7% 95
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	45.6% 94	55.1% 375	52.9% 469
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	51.0% 105	31.9% 217	36.3% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 206	100.0% 680	886

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Indian	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	10.4% 88	44.4% 4	25.0% 1	18.2% 2	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	10.9% 96
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% 445	33.3% 3	75.0% 3	72.7% 8	75.0% 6	33.3% 1	52.8% 466
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	37.1% 315	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	9.1% 1	12.5% 1	66.7% 2	36.4% 321
TOTAL	100.0% 848	100.0% 9	100.0% 4	100.0% 11	100.0% 8	100.0% 3	883

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Natural Law	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	2.7% 13	10.2% 17	29.9% 63	21.4% 3	0.0% 0	10.9% 96
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% 239	58.4% 97	57.3% 121	57.1% 8	0.0% 0	52.8% 465
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	48.5% 237	31.3% 52	12.8% 27	21.4% 3	100.0% 1	36.3% 320
TOTAL	100.0% 489	100.0% 166	100.0% 211	100.0% 14	100.0% 1	881

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	11.0% 86	9.0% 9	10.8% 95
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	53.7% 420	45.0% 45	52.7% 465
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	35.3% 276	46.0% 46	36.5% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 782	100.0% 100	882

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$10K-19,999	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	25.0% 1	17.3% 44	8.6% 42	5.2% 7	10.7% 94
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	25.0% 1	53.1% 135	54.6% 266	47.8% 64	53.0% 466
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	50.0% 2	29.5% 75	36.8% 179	47.0% 63	36.3% 319
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 254	100.0% 487	100.0% 134	879