Presbyterian Panel Series VII: Clergy Background Survey, Fall 1990

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Members or Leaders > Presbyterian > Analysis


REGION

Region
  1) South
  2) West
  3) Northeast
  4) Midwest

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
South 845 37.1% 37.1% -1.11
West 368 16.2% 53.3% -.29
Northeast 474 20.8% 74.1% .53
Midwest 589 25.9% 100% 1.35

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Female Male TOTAL
South 29.7%
95
38.3%
746
37.1%
841
West 13.8%
44
16.6%
323
16.2%
367
Northeast 24.7%
79
20.2%
394
20.9%
473
Midwest 31.9%
102
24.9%
485
25.9%
587
TOTAL 100.0%
320
100.0%
1948

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Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
South 38.5%
774
26.1%
68
37.1%
842
West 16.1%
324
15.7%
41
16.1%
365
Northeast 20.3%
407
25.7%
67
20.9%
474
Midwest 25.1%
504
32.6%
85
25.9%
589
TOTAL 100.0%
2009
100.0%
261

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Region (I-REGION)

South West Northeast Midwest TOTAL
South 100.0%
845
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
37.1%
845
West 0.0%
0
100.0%
368
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
16.2%
368
Northeast 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
100.0%
474
0.0%
0
20.8%
474
Midwest 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
100.0%
589
25.9%
589
TOTAL 100.0%
845
100.0%
368
100.0%
474
100.0%
589

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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
South 35.2%
99
35.8%
428
40.7%
285
31.8%
27
37.1%
839
West 15.3%
43
15.8%
189
17.0%
119
17.6%
15
16.2%
366
Northeast 16.4%
46
21.3%
255
20.3%
142
34.1%
29
20.9%
472
Midwest 33.1%
93
27.2%
325
22.0%
154
16.5%
14
25.9%
586
TOTAL 100.0%
281
100.0%
1197
100.0%
700
100.0%
85

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Education (I-EDUCHI)

High schl College Grad TOTAL
South 0.0%
0
23.5%
8
37.6%
687
36.9%
148
37.3%
843
West 0.0%
0
26.5%
9
15.9%
290
15.7%
63
16.0%
362
Northeast 0.0%
0
23.5%
8
20.5%
375
21.7%
87
20.8%
470
Midwest 100.0%
1
26.5%
9
25.9%
473
25.7%
103
25.9%
586
TOTAL 100.0%
1
100.0%
34
100.0%
1825
100.0%
401

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Age (I-AGE)

<40 yrs 40-49 yrs 50-59 yrs 60+ yrs TOTAL
South 38.1%
227
32.6%
201
38.8%
243
40.0%
171
37.2%
842
West 16.6%
99
15.3%
94
16.1%
101
16.4%
70
16.1%
364
Northeast 22.8%
136
22.9%
141
20.0%
125
16.6%
71
20.9%
473
Midwest 22.5%
134
29.2%
180
25.1%
157
26.9%
115
25.9%
586
TOTAL 100.0%
596
100.0%
616
100.0%
626
100.0%
427

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Race (I-RACE)

White Non-white TOTAL
South 37.3%
791
36.0%
54
37.2%
845
West 15.3%
325
28.0%
42
16.1%
367
Northeast 21.0%
446
18.7%
28
20.9%
474
Midwest 26.4%
561
17.3%
26
25.8%
587
TOTAL 100.0%
2123
100.0%
150

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Political party (I-POLPARTY)

Democrat Independen Republican Other/NA TOTAL
South 41.7%
485
31.2%
143
32.9%
198
39.0%
16
37.2%
842
West 15.8%
184
13.7%
63
18.8%
113
14.6%
6
16.2%
366
Northeast 19.7%
229
21.4%
98
22.6%
136
19.5%
8
20.8%
471
Midwest 22.8%
265
33.8%
155
25.7%
155
26.8%
11
25.9%
586
TOTAL 100.0%
1163
100.0%
459
100.0%
602
100.0%
41

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Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

Pastors Spec clerg TOTAL
South 37.2%
576
36.9%
269
37.1%
845
West 14.9%
231
18.8%
137
16.2%
368
Northeast 20.4%
316
21.7%
158
20.8%
474
Midwest 27.4%
424
22.6%
165
25.9%
589
TOTAL 100.0%
1547
100.0%
729

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