Presbyterian Panel Study, August 2002 -- Church Camps and Retreats, Elders

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LIB_CONS

Which of the following terms best describes your current stand on theological issues?
  1) Very conservative
  2) Conservative
  3) Moderate
  4) Liberal
  5) Very Liberal

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Very conservative 22 4.8% 4.8% -2.01
Conservative 163 35.7% 40.5% -.86
Moderate 195 42.7% 83.2% .29
Liberal 62 13.6% 96.7% 1.44
Very Liberal 15 3.3% 100% 2.59

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

Under 40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Very conservative 0.0%
0
6.5%
6
3.8%
7
5.6%
9
4.8%
22
Conservative 53.3%
8
39.1%
36
33.3%
62
34.6%
56
35.6%
162
Moderate 33.3%
5
35.9%
33
42.5%
79
47.5%
77
42.6%
194
Liberal 13.3%
2
14.1%
13
15.6%
29
11.1%
18
13.6%
62
Very Liberal 0.0%
0
4.3%
4
4.8%
9
1.2%
2
3.3%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
15
100.0%
92
100.0%
186
100.0%
162

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Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Very conservative 2.2%
5
7.6%
17
4.8%
22
Conservative 27.6%
64
43.9%
98
35.6%
162
Moderate 49.6%
115
35.4%
79
42.6%
194
Liberal 15.9%
37
11.2%
25
13.6%
62
Very Liberal 4.7%
11
1.8%
4
3.3%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
232
100.0%
223

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Education (I-EDUC)

Some high school High school diploma Some college Graduated from college Some graduate work A graduate degree TOTAL
Very conservative 0.0%
0
11.6%
5
2.5%
2
6.1%
7
1.6%
1
4.7%
7
4.9%
22
Conservative 50.0%
1
27.9%
12
39.5%
32
40.4%
46
43.5%
27
30.0%
45
36.1%
163
Moderate 50.0%
1
55.8%
24
43.2%
35
37.7%
43
43.5%
27
40.7%
61
42.3%
191
Liberal 0.0%
0
2.3%
1
11.1%
9
14.0%
16
8.1%
5
20.0%
30
13.5%
61
Very Liberal 0.0%
0
2.3%
1
3.7%
3
1.8%
2
3.2%
2
4.7%
7
3.3%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
2
100.0%
43
100.0%
81
100.0%
114
100.0%
62
100.0%
150

452


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than 20,000 $20K-49,999 $50K-99,999 $100K+ TOTAL
Very conservative 0.0%
0
4.6%
5
4.6%
9
6.3%
7
4.8%
21
Conservative 38.9%
7
37.0%
40
34.5%
68
35.1%
39
35.5%
154
Moderate 61.1%
11
44.4%
48
42.6%
84
36.9%
41
42.4%
184
Liberal 0.0%
0
13.0%
14
14.7%
29
16.2%
18
14.1%
61
Very Liberal 0.0%
0
0.9%
1
3.6%
7
5.4%
6
3.2%
14
TOTAL 100.0%
18
100.0%
108
100.0%
197
100.0%
111

434


Race (I-RACE)

White African American Asian TOTAL
Very conservative 4.4%
19
7.7%
1
20.0%
1
4.6%
21
Conservative 35.5%
154
38.5%
5
40.0%
2
35.6%
161
Moderate 43.3%
188
46.2%
6
0.0%
0
42.9%
194
Liberal 13.4%
58
7.7%
1
40.0%
2
13.5%
61
Very Liberal 3.5%
15
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3.3%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
434
100.0%
13
100.0%
5

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Political party (I-PARTYID)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Very conservative 0.0%
0
2.5%
2
8.4%
20
0.0%
0
4.9%
22
Conservative 21.1%
27
24.7%
20
47.5%
113
0.0%
0
35.6%
160
Moderate 42.2%
54
51.9%
42
39.5%
94
66.7%
2
42.7%
192
Liberal 28.9%
37
18.5%
15
3.4%
8
33.3%
1
13.6%
61
Very Liberal 7.8%
10
2.5%
2
1.3%
3
0.0%
0
3.3%
15
TOTAL 100.0%
128
100.0%
81
100.0%
238
100.0%
3

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