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

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JES_TRUE

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement. - The only absolute truth for humanity is in Jesus Christ.
  1) Strongly agree
  2) Agree
  3) Not sure
  4) Disagree
  5) Strongly disagree

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Strongly agree 229 51.5% 51.5% -.79
Agree 117 26.3% 77.8% .18
Not sure 56 12.6% 90.3% 1.15
Disagree 37 8.3% 98.7% 2.12
Strongly disagree 6 1.3% 100% 3.09

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

Under 40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Strongly agree 53.3%
8
52.2%
48
52.2%
94
50.3%
79
51.6%
229
Agree 20.0%
3
23.9%
22
24.4%
44
30.6%
48
26.4%
117
Not sure 26.7%
4
16.3%
15
8.3%
15
13.4%
21
12.4%
55
Disagree 0.0%
0
5.4%
5
13.3%
24
5.1%
8
8.3%
37
Strongly disagree 0.0%
0
2.2%
2
1.7%
3
0.6%
1
1.4%
6
TOTAL 100.0%
15
100.0%
92
100.0%
180
100.0%
157

444


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Strongly agree 48.2%
109
54.6%
119
51.4%
228
Agree 26.5%
60
26.1%
57
26.4%
117
Not sure 15.9%
36
9.2%
20
12.6%
56
Disagree 8.0%
18
8.7%
19
8.3%
37
Strongly disagree 1.3%
3
1.4%
3
1.4%
6
TOTAL 100.0%
226
100.0%
218

444


Education (I-EDUC)

Some high school High school diploma Some college Graduated from college Some graduate work A graduate degree TOTAL
Strongly agree 50.0%
1
78.6%
33
55.8%
43
49.5%
55
46.7%
28
43.9%
65
51.1%
225
Agree 0.0%
0
16.7%
7
27.3%
21
28.8%
32
33.3%
20
24.3%
36
26.4%
116
Not sure 50.0%
1
4.8%
2
13.0%
10
11.7%
13
8.3%
5
16.9%
25
12.7%
56
Disagree 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3.9%
3
9.0%
10
10.0%
6
12.2%
18
8.4%
37
Strongly disagree 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.9%
1
1.7%
1
2.7%
4
1.4%
6
TOTAL 100.0%
2
100.0%
42
100.0%
77
100.0%
111
100.0%
60
100.0%
148

440


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than 20,000 $20K-49,999 $50K-99,999 $100K+ TOTAL
Strongly agree 50.0%
8
49.5%
53
54.5%
104
48.1%
52
51.4%
217
Agree 31.3%
5
31.8%
34
24.6%
47
24.1%
26
26.5%
112
Not sure 18.8%
3
14.0%
15
9.4%
18
13.9%
15
12.1%
51
Disagree 0.0%
0
4.7%
5
10.5%
20
10.2%
11
8.5%
36
Strongly disagree 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.0%
2
3.7%
4
1.4%
6
TOTAL 100.0%
16
100.0%
107
100.0%
191
100.0%
108

422


Race (I-RACE)

White African American Asian TOTAL
Strongly agree 49.8%
210
76.9%
10
80.0%
4
50.9%
224
Agree 26.8%
113
23.1%
3
20.0%
1
26.6%
117
Not sure 13.3%
56
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
12.7%
56
Disagree 8.8%
37
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
8.4%
37
Strongly disagree 1.4%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.4%
6
TOTAL 100.0%
422
100.0%
13
100.0%
5

440


Political party (I-PARTYID)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Strongly agree 47.6%
59
48.7%
38
54.3%
127
33.3%
1
51.3%
225
Agree 21.0%
26
28.2%
22
28.6%
67
33.3%
1
26.4%
116
Not sure 22.6%
28
9.0%
7
8.1%
19
33.3%
1
12.5%
55
Disagree 5.6%
7
14.1%
11
8.1%
19
0.0%
0
8.4%
37
Strongly disagree 3.2%
4
0.0%
0
0.9%
2
0.0%
0
1.4%
6
TOTAL 100.0%
124
100.0%
78
100.0%
234
100.0%
3

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