Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 2006 - The Bible, Elders

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Q14GUID When you read the Bible—whether on your own or as part of a group—to what extent do you read it for guidance?   1) Always   2) Often   3) Sometimes   4) Rarely   5) Never

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always	155	29.8%	29.8%	-1.15
Often	189	36.3%	66%	-.15
Sometimes	141	27.1%	93.1%	.85
Rarely	18	3.5%	96.5%	1.86
Never	18	3.5%	100%	2.86

Variable Comparisons

Age Household income Political party Gender Education

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Always	24.1% 7	27.8% 20	29.1% 64	31.1% 60	29.4% 151
Often	37.9% 11	30.6% 22	39.5% 87	34.2% 66	36.2% 186
Sometimes	27.6% 8	31.9% 23	25.9% 57	27.5% 53	27.4% 141
Rarely	6.9% 2	8.3% 6	2.3% 5	2.6% 5	3.5% 18
Never	3.4% 1	1.4% 1	3.2% 7	4.7% 9	3.5% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 72	100.0% 220	100.0% 193	514

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-$99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
Always	41.7% 5	30.6% 37	27.2% 55	27.2% 40	28.4% 137
Often	50.0% 6	40.5% 49	34.2% 69	34.7% 51	36.3% 175
Sometimes	8.3% 1	27.3% 33	28.7% 58	28.6% 42	27.8% 134
Rarely	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.5% 9	6.1% 9	3.7% 18
Never	0.0% 0	1.7% 2	5.4% 11	3.4% 5	3.7% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 121	100.0% 202	100.0% 147	482

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other (specify)	TOTAL
Always	25.9% 41	25.0% 23	31.9% 80	62.5% 5	29.3% 149
Often	29.7% 47	39.1% 36	40.2% 101	25.0% 2	36.5% 186
Sometimes	32.3% 51	31.5% 29	22.7% 57	12.5% 1	27.1% 138
Rarely	5.1% 8	2.2% 2	3.2% 8	0.0% 0	3.5% 18
Never	7.0% 11	2.2% 2	2.0% 5	0.0% 0	3.5% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 92	100.0% 251	100.0% 8	509

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Always	35.1% 100	22.5% 52	29.5% 152
Often	36.8% 105	35.5% 82	36.2% 187
Sometimes	23.9% 68	31.6% 73	27.3% 141
Rarely	2.5% 7	4.8% 11	3.5% 18
Never	1.8% 5	5.6% 13	3.5% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 285	100.0% 231	516

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High school diploma	Some college, but no degree	College Degree	Advanced Degree	TOTAL
Always	0.0% 0	26.0% 13	44.7% 34	30.8% 65	22.6% 40	29.4% 152
Often	100.0% 3	42.0% 21	32.9% 25	39.3% 83	31.6% 56	36.4% 188
Sometimes	0.0% 0	30.0% 15	19.7% 15	24.6% 52	33.3% 59	27.3% 141
Rarely	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.3% 7	5.6% 10	3.5% 18
Never	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 2	1.9% 4	6.8% 12	3.5% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 50	100.0% 76	100.0% 211	100.0% 177	517