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Presbyterian Panel Survey, September 1991: The Environment

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As human beings, we are faced with a variety of factors and issues that affect our quality of life, from crime to health care to poverty to drug addiction to education to international relations. How would you best describe environmental issues as a problem facing the world today?

	1) The most serious problem
	2) Among the two or three most serious problems
	3) A serious problem, not among the top two or three
	4) A problem, but not a serious one
	5) Hardly a problem at all
	6) No opinion

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The most serious problem	220	6.3%	6.3%	-2
Among the two or three most serious problems	2069	59.7%	66%	-.48
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	1079	31.1%	97.1%	1.05
A problem, but not a serious one	82	2.4%	99.5%	2.57
Hardly a problem at all	12	.3%	99.8%	4.1
No opinion	6	.2%	100%	5.62

Variable Comparisons

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The most serious problem	9.1% 112	4.8% 107	6.4% 219
Among the two or three most serious problems	60.5% 744	59.2% 1314	59.7% 2058
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	29.0% 357	32.3% 717	31.2% 1074
A problem, but not a serious one	1.0% 12	3.0% 67	2.3% 79
Hardly a problem at all	0.2% 2	0.4% 9	0.3% 11
No opinion	0.2% 2	0.2% 4	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 1229	100.0% 2218	3447

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The most serious problem	5.8% 171	9.8% 49	6.4% 220
Among the two or three most serious problems	59.6% 1760	59.5% 297	59.6% 2057
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	31.5% 931	29.1% 145	31.2% 1076
A problem, but not a serious one	2.5% 75	1.2% 6	2.3% 81
Hardly a problem at all	0.3% 9	0.2% 1	0.3% 10
No opinion	0.2% 5	0.2% 1	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 2951	100.0% 499	3450

Region (I-REGION)

	South	West	Northeast	Midwest	TOTAL
The most serious problem	6.4% 82	6.6% 35	6.2% 45	6.1% 56	6.3% 218
Among the two or three most serious problems	58.9% 750	54.8% 290	61.6% 450	61.8% 563	59.6% 2053
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	31.6% 402	35.3% 187	29.8% 218	29.5% 269	31.2% 1076
A problem, but not a serious one	2.7% 34	2.5% 13	2.1% 15	2.1% 19	2.4% 81
Hardly a problem at all	0.3% 4	0.8% 4	0.1% 1	0.2% 2	0.3% 11
No opinion	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.2% 2	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 1274	100.0% 529	100.0% 731	100.0% 911	3445

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$15,000-$24,999	$25,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	TOTAL
The most serious problem	10.7% 57	5.2% 79	5.1% 55	6.9% 15	6.2% 206
Among the two or three most serious problems	55.0% 292	60.0% 915	62.5% 673	57.3% 125	59.9% 2005
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	30.9% 164	32.1% 489	29.8% 321	32.1% 70	31.2% 1044
A problem, but not a serious one	2.3% 12	2.2% 33	2.4% 26	3.2% 7	2.3% 78
Hardly a problem at all	0.4% 2	0.4% 6	0.1% 1	0.5% 1	0.3% 10
No opinion	0.8% 4	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 531	100.0% 1524	100.0% 1076	100.0% 218	3349

Education (I-EDUCHI)

		High schl	College	Grad	TOTAL
The most serious problem	15.9% 7	10.3% 75	4.7% 93	5.9% 41	6.3% 216
Among the two or three most serious problems	50.0% 22	54.4% 398	61.7% 1210	60.1% 416	59.7% 2046
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	27.3% 12	31.9% 233	31.0% 608	31.5% 218	31.2% 1071
A problem, but not a serious one	4.5% 2	2.5% 18	2.2% 44	2.2% 15	2.3% 79
Hardly a problem at all	0.0% 0	0.5% 4	0.2% 4	0.3% 2	0.3% 10
No opinion	2.3% 1	0.4% 3	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 731	100.0% 1961	100.0% 692	3428

Age (I-AGE)

	<35 years	35-44 yrs	45-54 yrs	55-64 yrs	65+ years	TOTAL
The most serious problem	4.0% 14	4.8% 42	6.0% 42	5.7% 51	11.1% 70	6.4% 219
Among the two or three most serious problems	60.9% 215	62.1% 540	62.3% 437	60.4% 538	51.5% 324	59.6% 2054
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	33.4% 118	30.6% 266	30.1% 211	30.9% 275	32.4% 204	31.2% 1074
A problem, but not a serious one	1.7% 6	2.3% 20	1.6% 11	2.0% 18	4.0% 25	2.3% 80
Hardly a problem at all	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.8% 7	0.3% 2	0.3% 11
No opinion	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.6% 4	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 353	100.0% 870	100.0% 702	100.0% 890	100.0% 629	3444

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Non-white	TOTAL
The most serious problem	6.0% 199	11.8% 16	6.3% 215
Among the two or three most serious problems	59.8% 1972	56.6% 77	59.7% 2049
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	31.4% 1035	26.5% 36	31.2% 1071
A problem, but not a serious one	2.3% 76	3.7% 5	2.4% 81
Hardly a problem at all	0.3% 9	1.5% 2	0.3% 11
No opinion	0.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 3297	100.0% 136	3433

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independen	Republican	Other/NA	TOTAL
The most serious problem	7.3% 95	5.2% 34	6.1% 86	7.5% 4	6.4% 219
Among the two or three most serious problems	67.9% 889	59.7% 390	51.8% 729	56.6% 30	59.5% 2038
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	23.9% 313	30.8% 201	38.2% 538	30.2% 16	31.2% 1068
A problem, but not a serious one	0.7% 9	3.4% 22	3.3% 47	5.7% 3	2.4% 81
Hardly a problem at all	0.2% 3	0.6% 4	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.3% 11
No opinion	0.1% 1	0.3% 2	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 1310	100.0% 653	100.0% 1407	100.0% 53	3423

Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

	Members	Elders	Pastors	Spec clerg	TOTAL
The most serious problem	8.7% 82	7.3% 67	3.1% 34	7.5% 37	6.4% 220
Among the two or three most serious problems	54.9% 516	56.0% 511	62.4% 692	69.2% 343	59.6% 2062
A serious problem, not among the top two or three	33.1% 311	33.8% 308	31.7% 352	21.4% 106	31.2% 1077
A problem, but not a serious one	2.3% 22	2.5% 23	2.4% 27	1.8% 9	2.3% 81
Hardly a problem at all	0.5% 5	0.2% 2	0.3% 3	0.2% 1	0.3% 11
No opinion	0.4% 4	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 940	100.0% 912	100.0% 1109	100.0% 496	3457