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Presbyterian Panel Survey, 1997-1999 - Demographic Information, Clergy

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Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Individuals should seek out religious truth for themselves and not conform to any church's doctrines.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Not sure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	36	1.9%	1.9%	-2.95
Agree	228	12.2%	14.1%	-1.93
Not sure	106	5.7%	19.8%	-.91
Disagree	1025	54.8%	74.6%	.11
Strongly disagree	474	25.4%	100%	1.13

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.8% 3	2.2% 33	1.9% 36
Agree	11.4% 42	12.4% 186	12.2% 228
Not sure	7.3% 27	5.3% 79	5.7% 106
Disagree	57.6% 213	54.2% 812	54.8% 1025
Strongly disagree	23.0% 85	26.0% 389	25.4% 474
TOTAL	100.0% 370	100.0% 1499	1869

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.1% 34	0.8% 2	1.9% 36
Agree	11.8% 192	14.6% 35	12.2% 227
Not sure	5.4% 88	7.5% 18	5.7% 106
Disagree	54.2% 881	59.0% 141	54.9% 1022
Strongly disagree	26.4% 429	18.0% 43	25.3% 472
TOTAL	100.0% 1624	100.0% 239	1863

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.2% 8	2.1% 10	2.1% 15	1.0% 3	1.9% 36
Agree	14.0% 51	13.8% 66	9.4% 67	14.3% 44	12.2% 228
Not sure	6.3% 23	6.3% 30	4.8% 34	6.2% 19	5.7% 106
Disagree	52.2% 190	56.2% 269	56.6% 405	51.1% 157	54.7% 1021
Strongly disagree	25.3% 92	21.7% 104	27.1% 194	27.4% 84	25.4% 474
TOTAL	100.0% 364	100.0% 479	100.0% 715	100.0% 307	1865

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.9% 21	3.2% 10	1.2% 5	0.0% 0	1.9% 36
Agree	14.0% 151	12.0% 38	8.2% 35	7.4% 2	12.2% 226
Not sure	6.7% 72	4.4% 14	3.5% 15	11.1% 3	5.6% 104
Disagree	56.9% 615	56.5% 179	49.1% 210	48.1% 13	54.9% 1017
Strongly disagree	20.5% 221	24.0% 76	38.1% 163	33.3% 9	25.3% 469
TOTAL	100.0% 1080	100.0% 317	100.0% 428	100.0% 27	1852

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.0% 2	1.2% 8	2.2% 21	2.2% 4	1.9% 35
Agree	26.0% 13	11.9% 81	11.9% 112	11.4% 21	12.2% 227
Not sure	6.0% 3	5.4% 37	5.6% 53	6.5% 12	5.6% 105
Disagree	50.0% 25	55.8% 381	54.4% 512	55.7% 103	54.9% 1021
Strongly disagree	14.0% 7	25.8% 176	25.9% 244	24.3% 45	25.4% 472
TOTAL	100.0% 50	100.0% 683	100.0% 942	100.0% 185	1860

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.0% 3	1.5% 9	2.4% 19	2.9% 4	1.9% 35
Agree	10.2% 31	11.8% 72	13.2% 104	12.1% 17	12.2% 224
Not sure	7.6% 23	5.3% 32	5.6% 44	4.3% 6	5.7% 105
Disagree	58.1% 176	55.0% 335	53.2% 418	55.7% 78	54.8% 1007
Strongly disagree	23.1% 70	26.4% 161	25.6% 201	25.0% 35	25.4% 467
TOTAL	100.0% 303	100.0% 609	100.0% 786	100.0% 140	1838

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.8% 32	4.6% 4	1.9% 36
Agree	11.9% 212	17.2% 15	12.2% 227
Not sure	5.4% 96	11.5% 10	5.7% 106
Disagree	55.1% 978	49.4% 43	54.8% 1021
Strongly disagree	25.7% 457	17.2% 15	25.3% 472
TOTAL	100.0% 1775	100.0% 87	1862