Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 2002 -- Peacemaking, International Conflict and Related Issues, 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.	80	10.4%	10.4%	-1.98
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	423	55.1%	65.6%	-.38
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	264	34.4%	100%	1.21

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Household income Political party Race

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	12.2% 12	10.7% 28	10.0% 35	7.1% 4	10.3% 79
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	54.1% 53	57.9% 151	52.0% 182	64.3% 36	55.2% 422
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	33.7% 33	31.4% 82	38.0% 133	28.6% 16	34.5% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 98	100.0% 261	100.0% 350	100.0% 56	765

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	2.2% 4	12.9% 75	10.3% 79
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	47.5% 87	57.6% 336	55.2% 423
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	50.3% 92	29.5% 172	34.5% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 583	766

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Under $20,000	$20K-S49,999	$50K-$99,999	$100+	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	0.0% 0	14.2% 30	10.2% 44	4.3% 5	10.4% 79
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	33.3% 1	56.6% 120	55.3% 239	53.0% 61	55.2% 421
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	66.7% 2	29.2% 62	34.5% 149	42.6% 49	34.4% 262
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 212	100.0% 432	100.0% 115	762

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	1.9% 8	9.9% 14	29.3% 56	16.7% 2	10.5% 80
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	49.9% 209	63.8% 90	59.7% 114	50.0% 6	54.9% 419
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	48.2% 202	26.2% 37	11.0% 21	33.3% 4	34.6% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 419	100.0% 141	100.0% 191	100.0% 12	763

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Indian	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
The Bible is entirely accurate without error of any kind.	9.9% 73	33.3% 3	33.3% 1	27.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.5% 80
The Bible is without error of any kind in spiritual matters, but there are problems in other areas such as science and history.	55.0% 404	55.6% 5	66.7% 2	54.5% 6	75.0% 3	0.0% 0	55.0% 420
The Bible contains errors in both spiritual and secular matters.	35.0% 257	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	18.2% 2	25.0% 1	100.0% 2	34.5% 263
TOTAL	100.0% 734	100.0% 9	100.0% 3	100.0% 11	100.0% 4	100.0% 2	763