Presbyterian Panel Study, 1997-1999 - Demographic Information, Members and Elders

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AGTRUTH

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: The only absolute Truth for humankind is in Jesus Christ.
  1) Strongly agree
  2) Agree
  3) Not sure
  4) Disagree
  5) Strongly disagree

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Strongly agree 1242 47.3% 47.3% -.85
Agree 711 27.1% 74.4% .08
Not sure 392 14.9% 89.3% 1.01
Disagree 224 8.5% 97.8% 1.95
Strongly disagree 57 2.2% 100% 2.88

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Strongly agree 46.5%
656
48.2%
583
47.3%
1239
Agree 27.9%
394
26.1%
315
27.1%
709
Not sure 15.4%
217
14.5%
175
15.0%
392
Disagree 8.2%
115
8.9%
108
8.5%
223
Strongly disagree 2.1%
29
2.3%
28
2.2%
57
TOTAL 100.0%
1411
100.0%
1209

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Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Strongly agree 47.2%
991
47.0%
219
47.2%
1210
Agree 28.1%
590
22.1%
103
27.0%
693
Not sure 14.7%
309
16.3%
76
15.0%
385
Disagree 8.1%
170
10.7%
50
8.6%
220
Strongly disagree 1.9%
39
3.9%
18
2.2%
57
TOTAL 100.0%
2099
100.0%
466

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Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Strongly agree 40.2%
264
39.5%
169
52.8%
761
51.6%
33
47.4%
1227
Agree 27.6%
181
25.9%
111
27.1%
390
25.0%
16
27.0%
698
Not sure 16.9%
111
19.2%
82
13.0%
188
10.9%
7
15.0%
388
Disagree 11.7%
77
12.4%
53
5.7%
82
10.9%
7
8.5%
219
Strongly disagree 3.5%
23
3.0%
13
1.4%
20
1.6%
1
2.2%
57
TOTAL 100.0%
656
100.0%
428
100.0%
1441
100.0%
64

2589


Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
Strongly agree 47.1%
98
50.9%
375
47.8%
460
42.0%
229
47.4%
1162
Agree 37.0%
77
28.2%
208
24.6%
237
25.0%
136
26.8%
658
Not sure 12.0%
25
12.8%
94
15.7%
151
18.0%
98
15.0%
368
Disagree 3.4%
7
6.5%
48
9.1%
88
12.3%
67
8.6%
210
Strongly disagree 0.5%
1
1.6%
12
2.7%
26
2.8%
15
2.2%
54
TOTAL 100.0%
208
100.0%
737
100.0%
962
100.0%
545

2452


Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Strongly agree 46.8%
214
45.2%
256
48.3%
365
48.3%
393
47.4%
1228
Agree 24.5%
112
26.3%
149
26.5%
200
29.5%
240
27.0%
701
Not sure 17.7%
81
15.2%
86
13.6%
103
14.4%
117
14.9%
387
Disagree 7.4%
34
11.7%
66
9.5%
72
6.3%
51
8.6%
223
Strongly disagree 3.5%
16
1.6%
9
2.1%
16
1.6%
13
2.1%
54
TOTAL 100.0%
457
100.0%
566
100.0%
756
100.0%
814

2593


Race (I-RACE1)

White Other TOTAL
Strongly agree 47.4%
1166
53.6%
30
47.5%
1196
Agree 27.2%
669
25.0%
14
27.1%
683
Not sure 14.7%
362
14.3%
8
14.7%
370
Disagree 8.5%
210
5.4%
3
8.5%
213
Strongly disagree 2.2%
55
1.8%
1
2.2%
56
TOTAL 100.0%
2462
100.0%
56

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