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Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 1997 - Older Adult Ministries, Elders

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Which of the following statements best describes your view of the Bible? (Please choose only one)
  1) It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today.
  2) It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings.
  3) It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world.
  4) It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals.
  5) It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters.
  9) More than one selected

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 3 .4% .4% -2.38
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 152 18.4% 18.7% -1.34
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 379 45.8% 64.6% -.3
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 198 23.9% 88.5% .73
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 92 11.1% 99.6% 1.77
More than one selected 3 .4% 100% 5.92

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 0.5%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
3
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 18.3%
75		 18.5%
77		 18.4%
152
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 49.8%
204		 42.1%
175		 45.9%
379
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 20.2%
83		 27.4%
114		 23.8%
197
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 11.0%
45		 11.3%
47		 11.1%
92
More than one selected 0.2%
1		 0.5%
2		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
410		 100.0%
416
826


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
2
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 17.6%
125		 24.5%
27		 18.5%
152
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 46.6%
331		 40.9%
45		 45.9%
376
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 23.9%
170		 22.7%
25		 23.8%
195
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 11.1%
79		 11.8%
13		 11.2%
92
More than one selected 0.4%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
710		 100.0%
110
820


Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.8%
1		 0.4%
3
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 24.6%
35		 23.5%
60		 14.2%
43		 11.1%
14		 18.4%
152
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 49.3%
70		 44.3%
113		 46.9%
142		 42.9%
54		 45.9%
379
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 14.8%
21		 20.8%
53		 29.7%
90		 27.0%
34		 24.0%
198
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 9.9%
14		 11.0%
28		 8.6%
26		 18.3%
23		 11.0%
91
More than one selected 0.7%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
142		 100.0%
255		 100.0%
303		 100.0%
126
826


Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1		 0.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 21.8%
44		 24.8%
34		 15.3%
71		 6.7%
1		 18.3%
150
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 54.5%
110		 47.4%
65		 41.4%
192		 46.7%
7		 45.7%
374
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 17.8%
36		 20.4%
28		 27.8%
129		 20.0%
3		 24.0%
196
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 5.4%
11		 5.8%
8		 14.9%
69		 26.7%
4		 11.2%
92
More than one selected 0.5%
1		 0.7%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
202		 100.0%
137		 100.0%
464		 100.0%
15
818


Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 2.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 14.3%
5		 18.4%
43		 16.8%
54		 23.0%
45		 18.7%
147
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 51.4%
18		 47.9%
112		 46.3%
149		 40.8%
80		 45.6%
359
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 20.0%
7		 24.4%
57		 23.0%
74		 26.5%
52		 24.1%
190
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 11.4%
4		 9.0%
21		 13.0%
42		 9.7%
19		 10.9%
86
More than one selected 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2
TOTAL 100.0%
35		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
322		 100.0%
196
787


Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.4%
3
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 25.9%
21		 21.7%
38		 16.4%
49		 16.5%
44		 18.5%
152
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 38.3%
31		 44.0%
77		 46.3%
138		 48.7%
130		 45.8%
376
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 18.5%
15		 22.3%
39		 24.8%
74		 25.1%
67		 23.8%
195
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 17.3%
14		 11.4%
20		 12.4%
37		 7.9%
21		 11.2%
92
More than one selected 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
3		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
81		 100.0%
175		 100.0%
298		 100.0%
267
821


Race (I-RACE1)

White Black Other TOTAL
It is an important piece of literature, but is largely irrelevant to our lives today. 0.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 11.1%
1		 0.4%
3
It is the record of many people's experience with God and is a useful guide for individual Christians in their search for basic moral and religious teachings. 18.6%
151		 25.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 18.5%
152
It is the Word of God and its stories and teaching provide a powerful motivation as we work toward God's reign in the world. 45.9%
372		 50.0%
2		 33.3%
3		 45.8%
377
It is the inspired, authoritative Word of God that is without error in all that it says about faith and morals. 24.0%
194		 0.0%
0		 22.2%
2		 23.8%
196
It is the inspired Word of God, without error not only in matters of faith, but also in historical, scientific, geographic, and other secular matters. 11.0%
89		 0.0%
0		 33.3%
3		 11.2%
92
More than one selected 0.2%
2		 25.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
810		 100.0%
4		 100.0%
9
823

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