Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 2001 -- Presbyterians in the 21st Century, 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.	135	24.5%	24.5%	-1.43
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	272	49.4%	73.9%	-.02
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	144	26.1%	100%	1.38

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.	32.9% 25	30.0% 30	20.1% 34	22.4% 46	24.5% 135
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	50.0% 38	49.0% 49	52.1% 88	46.8% 96	49.3% 271
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	17.1% 13	21.0% 21	27.8% 47	30.7% 63	26.2% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 76	100.0% 100	100.0% 169	100.0% 205	550

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	27.6% 91	20.0% 44	24.5% 135
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	49.4% 163	49.1% 108	49.3% 271
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	23.0% 76	30.9% 68	26.2% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 330	100.0% 220	550

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	23.7% 102	27.0% 30	24.4% 132
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	50.3% 217	46.8% 52	49.6% 269
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	26.0% 112	26.1% 29	26.0% 141
TOTAL	100.0% 431	100.0% 111	542

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	24.5% 132	66.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.4% 134
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	49.7% 268	0.0% 0	60.0% 3	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	49.5% 272
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	25.8% 139	33.3% 1	40.0% 2	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	26.0% 143
TOTAL	100.0% 539	100.0% 3	100.0% 5	100.0% 1	100.0% 1	549

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.	33.3% 12	30.3% 44	18.0% 37	24.0% 29	24.0% 122
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	44.4% 16	44.1% 64	56.8% 117	45.5% 55	49.6% 252
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	22.2% 8	25.5% 37	25.2% 52	30.6% 37	26.4% 134
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 145	100.0% 206	100.0% 121	508