Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 2006 - The Bible, Elders

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Q14INSP When you read the Bible—whether on your own or as part of a group—to what extent do you read it for inspiration?   1) Always   2) Often   3) Sometimes   4) Rarely   5) Never

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always	188	35.9%	35.9%	-1.04
Often	202	38.6%	74.6%	.05
Sometimes	110	21%	95.6%	1.14
Rarely	13	2.5%	98.1%	2.23
Never	10	1.9%	100%	3.32

Variable Comparisons

Age Household income Political party Gender Education

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Always	14.3% 4	31.5% 23	35.5% 78	40.0% 78	35.5% 183
Often	46.4% 13	41.1% 30	40.5% 89	34.9% 68	38.8% 200
Sometimes	32.1% 9	24.7% 18	20.0% 44	20.0% 39	21.3% 110
Rarely	7.1% 2	1.4% 1	1.4% 3	3.6% 7	2.5% 13
Never	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	2.7% 6	1.5% 3	1.9% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 73	100.0% 220	100.0% 195	516

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-$99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
Always	38.5% 5	40.0% 48	36.9% 75	25.2% 37	34.2% 165
Often	46.2% 6	40.0% 48	34.0% 69	44.2% 65	38.9% 188
Sometimes	15.4% 2	18.3% 22	21.7% 44	26.5% 39	22.2% 107
Rarely	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	3.4% 7	3.4% 5	2.7% 13
Never	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	3.9% 8	0.7% 1	2.1% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 120	100.0% 203	100.0% 147	483

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other (specify)	TOTAL
Always	32.9% 52	30.9% 29	38.0% 95	62.5% 5	35.5% 181
Often	36.7% 58	36.2% 34	41.6% 104	25.0% 2	38.8% 198
Sometimes	24.7% 39	28.7% 27	16.4% 41	12.5% 1	21.2% 108
Rarely	1.9% 3	3.2% 3	2.8% 7	0.0% 0	2.5% 13
Never	3.8% 6	1.1% 1	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	2.0% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 94	100.0% 250	100.0% 8	510

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Always	41.3% 118	28.9% 67	35.7% 185
Often	38.1% 109	39.2% 91	38.6% 200
Sometimes	19.6% 56	23.3% 54	21.2% 110
Rarely	0.0% 0	5.6% 13	2.5% 13
Never	1.0% 3	3.0% 7	1.9% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 286	100.0% 232	518

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High school diploma	Some college, but no degree	College Degree	Advanced Degree	TOTAL
Always	0.0% 0	39.2% 20	47.4% 36	35.2% 74	31.3% 56	35.8% 186
Often	66.7% 2	45.1% 23	35.5% 27	38.1% 80	38.0% 68	38.5% 200
Sometimes	33.3% 1	13.7% 7	13.2% 10	23.3% 49	24.0% 43	21.2% 110
Rarely	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	2.6% 2	2.4% 5	2.8% 5	2.5% 13
Never	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	1.0% 2	3.9% 7	1.9% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 51	100.0% 76	100.0% 210	100.0% 179	519