Presbyterian Panel Study, February 2002 -- Children's Issues, Members

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CONGPOLC

Does your congregation have an official policy, approved by the session, to protect children from sexual exploitation or abuse by adult leaders, members, or volunteers?
  1) Yes
  2) No
  3) Don't know

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Yes 53 18.1% 18.1% -1.82
No 65 22.2% 40.3% -.53
Don't know 175 59.7% 100% .75

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

Under 40 40-49 50-65 65+ TOTAL
Yes 17.2%
5
25.0%
13
15.6%
15
17.3%
19
18.1%
52
No 10.3%
3
17.3%
9
27.1%
26
23.6%
26
22.3%
64
Don't know 72.4%
21
57.7%
30
57.3%
55
59.1%
65
59.6%
171
TOTAL 100.0%
29
100.0%
52
100.0%
96
100.0%
110

287


Education (I-EDUC)

Less than High School High School Graduate Some College College Gaduate Advanced Degree TOTAL
Yes 0.0%
0
9.7%
3
16.7%
10
22.4%
17
19.3%
22
18.2%
52
No 40.0%
2
22.6%
7
31.7%
19
18.4%
14
19.3%
22
22.4%
64
Don't know 60.0%
3
67.7%
21
51.7%
31
59.2%
45
61.4%
70
59.4%
170
TOTAL 100.0%
5
100.0%
31
100.0%
60
100.0%
76
100.0%
114

286


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Yes 17.0%
28
19.5%
24
18.1%
52
No 18.8%
31
26.8%
33
22.2%
64
Don't know 64.2%
106
53.7%
66
59.7%
172
TOTAL 100.0%
165
100.0%
123

288


Race (I-RACE)

White African American Asian Hispanic Some other race TOTAL
Yes 18.2%
51
25.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.00%
0
18.2%
52
No 21.4%
60
50.0%
2
100.0%
1
100.0%
1
0.00%
0
22.4%
64
Don't know 60.4%
169
25.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.00%
0
59.4%
170
TOTAL 100.0%
280
100.0%
4
100.0%
1
100.0%
1
100.0%
0

286


Political party (I-PARTYID)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Yes 17.3%
13
16.3%
8
19.5%
30
16.7%
1
18.3%
52
No 24.0%
18
22.4%
11
21.4%
33
16.7%
1
22.2%
63
Don't know 58.7%
44
61.2%
30
59.1%
91
66.7%
4
59.5%
169
TOTAL 100.0%
75
100.0%
49
100.0%
154
100.0%
6

284


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than 20,000 $20K-49,999 $50K-99,999 $100K+ TOTAL
Yes 9.1%
2
12.7%
10
23.2%
23
16.1%
10
17.2%
45
No 27.3%
6
32.9%
26
19.2%
19
16.1%
10
23.3%
61
Don't know 63.6%
14
54.4%
43
57.6%
57
67.7%
42
59.5%
156
TOTAL 100.0%
22
100.0%
79
100.0%
99
100.0%
62

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