Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 1997 - Spirituality and Health, Members

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LIFEBIBL When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Reading and studying the Bible regularly.   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	240	27.1%	27.1%	-1.32
Very important	318	35.9%	63.1%	-.16
Somewhat important	290	32.8%	95.8%	1
Not at all important	37	4.2%	100%	2.15

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	29.8% 165	22.8% 75	27.2% 240
Very important	39.4% 218	29.8% 98	35.8% 316
Somewhat important	26.9% 149	42.6% 140	32.8% 289
Not at all important	3.8% 21	4.9% 16	4.2% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 553	100.0% 329	882

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	24.3% 161	35.4% 68	26.8% 229
Very important	36.9% 244	31.8% 61	35.7% 305
Somewhat important	34.1% 226	29.7% 57	33.1% 283
Not at all important	4.7% 31	3.1% 6	4.3% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 662	100.0% 192	854

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	22.9% 27	20.8% 66	31.2% 97	36.2% 50	27.1% 240
Very important	34.7% 41	34.0% 108	39.9% 124	32.6% 45	35.9% 318
Somewhat important	39.8% 47	39.3% 125	26.4% 82	26.1% 36	32.8% 290
Not at all important	2.5% 3	6.0% 19	2.6% 8	5.1% 7	4.2% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 318	100.0% 311	100.0% 138	885

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	27.7% 56	22.3% 31	27.5% 138	42.9% 12	27.2% 237
Very important	29.2% 59	41.7% 58	36.5% 183	35.7% 10	35.6% 310
Somewhat important	38.1% 77	31.7% 44	32.1% 161	21.4% 6	33.1% 288
Not at all important	5.0% 10	4.3% 6	4.0% 20	0.0% 0	4.1% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 139	100.0% 502	100.0% 28	871

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	34.4% 33	26.2% 71	26.0% 79	22.5% 34	26.4% 217
Very important	35.4% 34	44.6% 121	33.2% 101	28.5% 43	36.4% 299
Somewhat important	29.2% 28	26.2% 71	35.9% 109	41.7% 63	33.0% 271
Not at all important	1.0% 1	3.0% 8	4.9% 15	7.3% 11	4.3% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 96	100.0% 271	100.0% 304	100.0% 151	822

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	26.2% 48	24.2% 39	23.2% 49	32.2% 102	27.3% 238
Very important	27.3% 50	34.8% 56	37.4% 79	40.7% 129	36.0% 314
Somewhat important	39.3% 72	36.6% 59	34.1% 72	25.2% 80	32.5% 283
Not at all important	7.1% 13	4.3% 7	5.2% 11	1.9% 6	4.2% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 161	100.0% 211	100.0% 317	872

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Essential	26.2% 211	75.0% 3	50.0% 3	40.0% 2	26.7% 219
Very important	36.1% 291	25.0% 1	33.3% 2	20.0% 1	35.9% 295
Somewhat important	33.4% 269	0.0% 0	16.7% 1	40.0% 2	33.1% 272
Not at all important	4.3% 35	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 806	100.0% 4	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	821