Presbyterian Panel Series VII: Clergy Background Survey, Fall 1990

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Indicate the strength of your agreement or disagreement with the following statement. - Not all the churches have God's Truth; many are in serious error.
  1) Strongly Agree
  2) Agree
  3) Neither Agree nor Disagree
  4) Disagree
  5) Strongly Disagree

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Strongly Agree 351 15.4% 15.4% -1.43
Agree 1028 45.1% 60.5% -.44
Neither Agree nor Disagree 487 21.4% 81.9% .55
Disagree 356 15.6% 97.5% 1.54
Strongly Disagree 56 2.5% 100% 2.53

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Female Male TOTAL
Strongly Agree 8.4%
27
16.5%
321
15.3%
348
Agree 46.3%
148
44.9%
876
45.1%
1024
Neither Agree nor Disagree 26.9%
86
20.6%
401
21.5%
487
Disagree 14.1%
45
15.9%
309
15.6%
354
Strongly Disagree 4.4%
14
2.2%
42
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
320
100.0%
1949

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Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Strongly Agree 15.8%
317
13.0%
34
15.4%
351
Agree 45.5%
915
42.1%
110
45.1%
1025
Neither Agree nor Disagree 21.0%
422
24.1%
63
21.3%
485
Disagree 15.5%
312
16.5%
43
15.6%
355
Strongly Disagree 2.2%
45
4.2%
11
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
2011
100.0%
261

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Region (I-REGION)

South West Northeast Midwest TOTAL
Strongly Agree 14.8%
124
19.8%
72
16.9%
79
12.3%
72
15.4%
347
Agree 46.8%
392
48.5%
176
39.7%
186
45.4%
266
45.3%
1020
Neither Agree nor Disagree 20.2%
169
18.2%
66
22.0%
103
23.7%
139
21.2%
477
Disagree 15.2%
127
12.4%
45
17.9%
84
16.7%
98
15.7%
354
Strongly Disagree 3.0%
25
1.1%
4
3.4%
16
1.9%
11
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
837
100.0%
363
100.0%
468
100.0%
586

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Household income (I-INCOME)

$15,000-$24,999 $25,000-$49,999 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 or more TOTAL
Strongly Agree 18.6%
52
16.2%
193
13.5%
96
10.6%
9
15.5%
350
Agree 45.2%
126
43.5%
518
46.8%
332
51.8%
44
45.0%
1020
Neither Agree nor Disagree 19.7%
55
21.2%
252
22.5%
160
18.8%
16
21.3%
483
Disagree 14.3%
40
16.5%
196
14.9%
106
16.5%
14
15.7%
356
Strongly Disagree 2.2%
6
2.7%
32
2.3%
16
2.4%
2
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
279
100.0%
1191
100.0%
710
100.0%
85

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Education (I-EDUCHI)

High schl College Grad TOTAL
Strongly Agree 100.0%
1
26.5%
9
15.1%
275
16.0%
65
15.5%
350
Agree 0.0%
0
47.1%
16
45.2%
824
44.2%
180
45.0%
1020
Neither Agree nor Disagree 0.0%
0
5.9%
2
21.8%
397
21.6%
88
21.5%
487
Disagree 0.0%
0
20.6%
7
15.5%
283
15.5%
63
15.6%
353
Strongly Disagree 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
2.4%
44
2.7%
11
2.4%
55
TOTAL 100.0%
1
100.0%
34
100.0%
1823
100.0%
407

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Age (I-AGE)

<40 yrs 40-49 yrs 50-59 yrs 60+ yrs TOTAL
Strongly Agree 16.3%
97
16.0%
98
13.8%
87
15.5%
66
15.4%
348
Agree 44.0%
262
43.6%
267
45.0%
284
48.9%
209
45.1%
1022
Neither Agree nor Disagree 24.5%
146
19.7%
121
22.3%
141
18.5%
79
21.5%
487
Disagree 12.1%
72
18.1%
111
16.5%
104
15.5%
66
15.6%
353
Strongly Disagree 3.0%
18
2.6%
16
2.4%
15
1.6%
7
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
595
100.0%
613
100.0%
631
100.0%
427

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Race (I-RACE)

White Non-white TOTAL
Strongly Agree 15.1%
322
19.5%
29
15.4%
351
Agree 45.1%
958
46.3%
69
45.1%
1027
Neither Agree nor Disagree 21.7%
462
15.4%
23
21.3%
485
Disagree 15.8%
335
14.1%
21
15.6%
356
Strongly Disagree 2.3%
49
4.7%
7
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
2126
100.0%
149

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Political party (I-POLPARTY)

Democrat Independen Republican Other/NA TOTAL
Strongly Agree 10.9%
127
14.4%
66
24.0%
144
26.2%
11
15.3%
348
Agree 45.0%
526
46.5%
213
45.1%
270
35.7%
15
45.1%
1024
Neither Agree nor Disagree 22.7%
265
25.3%
116
15.5%
93
26.2%
11
21.4%
485
Disagree 18.3%
214
12.0%
55
13.9%
83
7.1%
3
15.7%
355
Strongly Disagree 3.2%
37
1.7%
8
1.5%
9
4.8%
2
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
1169
100.0%
458
100.0%
599
100.0%
42

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Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

Pastors Spec clerg TOTAL
Strongly Agree 15.7%
242
14.8%
109
15.4%
351
Agree 45.4%
699
44.6%
329
45.1%
1028
Neither Agree nor Disagree 21.1%
325
22.0%
162
21.4%
487
Disagree 15.7%
242
15.5%
114
15.6%
356
Strongly Disagree 2.1%
33
3.1%
23
2.5%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
1541
100.0%
737

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