Presbyterian Panel Merged, 1994-1996

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YRSCLRJB

[ASKED ONLY OF PASTORS AND SPECIALIZED CLERGY] ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO WERE ENGAGED IN ANY LONG-TERM SECULAR JOB OR CAREER BEFORE ENTERING THE SEMINARY: How long were you in that job or career?
  1) 1 year or less
  2) 2-3 years
  3) 4-5 years
  4) 6-10 years
  5) 11-15 years
  6) 16-25 years
  7) 26 years or more

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
1 year or less 13 2.9% 2.9% -1.81
2-3 years 120 26.4% 29.3% -1.1
4-5 years 87 19.2% 48.5% -.39
6-10 years 131 28.9% 77.3% .31
11-15 years 54 11.9% 89.2% 1.02
16-25 years 37 8.1% 97.4% 1.73
26 years or more 12 2.6% 100% 2.44

Variable Comparisons


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
1 year or less 3.1%
12
1.7%
1
2.9%
13
2-3 years 26.9%
105
25.0%
15
26.7%
120
4-5 years 19.7%
77
15.0%
9
19.1%
86
6-10 years 28.5%
111
33.3%
20
29.1%
131
11-15 years 12.1%
47
10.0%
6
11.8%
53
16-25 years 6.9%
27
13.3%
8
7.8%
35
26 years or more 2.8%
11
1.7%
1
2.7%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
390
100.0%
60

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Political party (I-POLPARTY)

Democrat Independent Republican All other responses TOTAL
1 year or less 2.9%
6
1.0%
1
3.8%
5
0.0%
0
2.7%
12
2-3 years 25.2%
53
22.8%
23
32.3%
42
11.1%
1
26.4%
119
4-5 years 22.4%
47
20.8%
21
12.3%
16
22.2%
2
19.1%
86
6-10 years 29.0%
61
30.7%
31
26.2%
34
44.4%
4
28.9%
130
11-15 years 11.9%
25
13.9%
14
10.8%
14
11.1%
1
12.0%
54
16-25 years 6.7%
14
8.9%
9
10.0%
13
11.1%
1
8.2%
37
26 years or more 1.9%
4
2.0%
2
4.6%
6
0.0%
0
2.7%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
210
100.0%
101
100.0%
130
100.0%
9

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Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
1 year or less 2.5%
4
4.2%
3
3.6%
4
1.8%
2
2.9%
13
2-3 years 25.6%
41
19.7%
14
31.8%
35
26.8%
30
26.5%
120
4-5 years 18.8%
30
19.7%
14
18.2%
20
20.5%
23
19.2%
87
6-10 years 25.0%
40
26.8%
19
25.5%
28
38.4%
43
28.7%
130
11-15 years 12.5%
20
18.3%
13
10.0%
11
8.9%
10
11.9%
54
16-25 years 12.5%
20
9.9%
7
6.4%
7
2.7%
3
8.2%
37
26 years or more 3.1%
5
1.4%
1
4.5%
5
0.9%
1
2.6%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
160
100.0%
71
100.0%
110
100.0%
112

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Race (I-RACE)

Afr/As. Am White Other TOTAL
1 year or less 5.0%
1
2.8%
12
0.0%
0
2.9%
13
2-3 years 25.0%
5
26.8%
114
16.7%
1
26.6%
120
4-5 years 35.0%
7
18.4%
78
16.7%
1
19.1%
86
6-10 years 10.0%
2
29.6%
126
50.0%
3
29.0%
131
11-15 years 10.0%
2
11.8%
50
16.7%
1
11.8%
53
16-25 years 15.0%
3
7.8%
33
0.0%
0
8.0%
36
26 years or more 0.0%
0
2.8%
12
0.0%
0
2.7%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
20
100.0%
425
100.0%
6

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Sex (I-SEX)

Female Male TOTAL
1 year or less 1.7%
2
3.3%
11
2.9%
13
2-3 years 19.8%
23
28.9%
97
26.5%
120
4-5 years 16.4%
19
20.2%
68
19.2%
87
6-10 years 31.0%
36
28.0%
94
28.8%
130
11-15 years 12.9%
15
11.3%
38
11.7%
53
16-25 years 15.5%
18
5.7%
19
8.2%
37
26 years or more 2.6%
3
2.7%
9
2.7%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
116
100.0%
336

452


(I-INCMLY)

Table contains all missing data


(I-INCMCL)

Lt 25K 25K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K & up TOTAL
1 year or less 2.6%
1
1.7%
4
3.9%
6
4.0%
1
2.7%
12
2-3 years 28.9%
11
22.7%
53
31.6%
49
24.0%
6
26.4%
119
4-5 years 13.2%
5
20.2%
47
18.7%
29
24.0%
6
19.3%
87
6-10 years 34.2%
13
30.9%
72
25.2%
39
28.0%
7
29.0%
131
11-15 years 5.3%
2
14.2%
33
11.6%
18
4.0%
1
12.0%
54
16-25 years 13.2%
5
7.7%
18
5.8%
9
16.0%
4
8.0%
36
26 years or more 2.6%
1
2.6%
6
3.2%
5
0.0%
0
2.7%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
38
100.0%
233
100.0%
155
100.0%
25

451


(I-EDUCLY)

Table contains all missing data


(I-EDUCCL)

Coll.&less Some grad. Grad degr TOTAL
1 year or less 4.5%
10
0.0%
0
2.4%
3
2.9%
13
2-3 years 31.2%
69
28.8%
30
16.0%
20
26.4%
119
4-5 years 18.6%
41
23.1%
24
16.8%
21
19.1%
86
6-10 years 25.8%
57
31.7%
33
32.0%
40
28.9%
130
11-15 years 11.3%
25
7.7%
8
16.0%
20
11.8%
53
16-25 years 6.8%
15
6.7%
7
12.0%
15
8.2%
37
26 years or more 1.8%
4
1.9%
2
4.8%
6
2.7%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
221
100.0%
104
100.0%
125

450


Type of respondent (I-RESTYPE)

Members Elders Pastors Specialized Clergy TOTAL
1 year or less 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
2.6%
8
3.4%
5
2.9%
13
2-3 years 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
29.1%
90
20.7%
30
26.4%
120
4-5 years 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
18.8%
58
20.0%
29
19.2%
87
6-10 years 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
26.5%
82
33.8%
49
28.9%
131
11-15 years 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
13.3%
41
9.0%
13
11.9%
54
16-25 years 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
7.1%
22
10.3%
15
8.1%
37
26 years or more 0.00%
0
0.00%
0
2.6%
8
2.8%
4
2.6%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
0
100.0%
0
100.0%
309
100.0%
145

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