Presbyterian Panel Series VII: Member and Elder Background Survey, Fall 1990

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CONVERT Would you say you have had a conversion experience-that is, a turning point in your life when you committed yourself to Christ?   1) No   2) Yes   4) Not sure   5) Multiple experiences

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	1678	54.4%	54.4%	-.89
Yes	1401	45.4%	99.7%	1.03
Not sure	4	.1%	99.9%	4.86
Multiple experiences	4	.1%	100%	6.78

Variable Comparisons

Sex Marital status Region Household income Education Age Race Political party Type of respondent

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	52.5% 857	56.2% 809	54.2% 1666
Yes	47.1% 769	43.7% 629	45.5% 1398
Not sure	0.1% 2	0.1% 2	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1632	100.0% 1440	3072

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	54.2% 1355	55.0% 317	54.4% 1672
Yes	45.6% 1139	44.4% 256	45.4% 1395
Not sure	0.1% 2	0.3% 2	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.1% 3	0.2% 1	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 2499	100.0% 576	3075

Region (I-REGION)

	South	West	Northeast	Midwest	TOTAL
No	51.9% 557	49.7% 242	59.1% 388	56.0% 457	54.2% 1644
Yes	47.8% 513	50.1% 244	40.5% 266	43.9% 358	45.5% 1381
Not sure	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.3% 3	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1074	100.0% 487	100.0% 656	100.0% 816	3033

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$15,000-$24,999	$25,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	TOTAL
No	48.4% 296	53.2% 539	59.4% 580	58.3% 158	54.8% 1573
Yes	51.2% 313	46.5% 471	40.4% 394	41.3% 112	44.9% 1290
Not sure	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 1	0.4% 1	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 611	100.0% 1013	100.0% 976	100.0% 271	2871

Education (I-EDUCHI)

		High schl	College	Grad	TOTAL
No	41.3% 43	49.3% 592	58.0% 614	59.3% 397	54.3% 1646
Yes	58.7% 61	50.5% 607	41.6% 440	40.4% 270	45.4% 1378
Not sure	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.3% 2	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 1201	100.0% 1058	100.0% 669	3032

Age (I-AGE)

	<40 yrs	40-49 yrs	50-59 yrs	60-69 yrs	70+ yrs	TOTAL
No	56.6% 348	51.6% 330	52.9% 305	55.8% 397	54.0% 283	54.2% 1663
Yes	43.3% 266	48.0% 307	46.8% 270	44.0% 313	45.8% 240	45.5% 1396
Not sure	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 615	100.0% 639	100.0% 577	100.0% 712	100.0% 524	3067

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Non-white	TOTAL
No	55.8% 1598	35.0% 57	54.6% 1655
Yes	44.0% 1260	65.0% 106	45.1% 1366
Not sure	0.1% 4	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.1% 4	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 2866	100.0% 163	3029

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independen	Republican	Other/NA	TOTAL
No	54.0% 406	55.6% 310	54.6% 908	45.8% 22	54.5% 1646
Yes	45.9% 345	43.9% 245	45.2% 752	54.2% 26	45.3% 1368
Not sure	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 752	100.0% 558	100.0% 1663	100.0% 48	3021

Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

	Members	Elders	TOTAL
No	56.2% 921	52.3% 757	54.4% 1678
Yes	43.6% 714	47.4% 687	45.4% 1401
Not sure	0.2% 3	0.1% 1	0.1% 4
Multiple experiences	0.1% 1	0.2% 3	0.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1639	100.0% 1448	3087