Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 1998 - Science, Technology, and Faith, Clergy

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FAMEVOL The following is a contemporary scientific theory or principle. Please indicate your familiarity with: Theory of evolution   1) Understand it thoroughly   2) Understand it generally   3) Understand it vaguely   4) Don't understand it but have heard of it   5) Have never heard of it

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Understand it thoroughly	326	29.4%	29.4%	-1.43
Understand it generally	747	67.4%	96.8%	.5
Understand it vaguely	34	3.1%	99.8%	2.43
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1	.1%	99.9%	4.35
Have never heard of it	1	.1%	100%	6.28

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	27.3% 57	29.9% 267	29.4% 324
Understand it generally	68.4% 143	67.0% 598	67.3% 741
Understand it vaguely	4.3% 9	2.8% 25	3.1% 34
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 209	100.0% 892	1101

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	29.0% 281	31.8% 41	29.4% 322
Understand it generally	67.5% 653	66.7% 86	67.4% 739
Understand it vaguely	3.3% 32	1.6% 2	3.1% 34
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 968	100.0% 129	1097

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	27.7% 57	32.1% 98	28.2% 118	30.2% 51	29.5% 324
Understand it generally	70.9% 146	64.9% 198	67.5% 282	66.3% 112	67.2% 738
Understand it vaguely	1.5% 3	2.6% 8	4.1% 17	3.6% 6	3.1% 34
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 206	100.0% 305	100.0% 418	100.0% 169	1098

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	27.6% 180	31.1% 59	32.9% 80	40.0% 4	29.5% 323
Understand it generally	69.4% 452	66.8% 127	61.7% 150	60.0% 6	67.2% 735
Understand it vaguely	2.8% 18	2.1% 4	4.9% 12	0.0% 0	3.1% 34
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 651	100.0% 190	100.0% 243	100.0% 10	1094

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	32.1% 9	31.4% 128	27.2% 150	32.7% 36	29.4% 323
Understand it generally	64.3% 18	65.9% 269	69.0% 380	64.5% 71	67.3% 738
Understand it vaguely	3.6% 1	2.5% 10	3.6% 20	2.7% 3	3.1% 34
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 408	100.0% 551	100.0% 110	1097

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	40.4% 59	29.9% 107	27.2% 132	25.3% 23	29.7% 321
Understand it generally	58.9% 86	66.5% 238	69.5% 338	69.2% 63	67.1% 725
Understand it vaguely	0.7% 1	3.6% 13	3.3% 16	3.3% 3	3.1% 33
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 358	100.0% 486	100.0% 91	1081

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	29.2% 308	35.7% 5	35.7% 10	29.5% 323
Understand it generally	67.5% 711	64.3% 9	60.7% 17	67.2% 737
Understand it vaguely	3.1% 33	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	3.1% 34
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Have never heard of it	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1054	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1096