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

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FAMNATSL The following is a contemporary scientific theory or principle. Please indicate your familiarity with: The principle of natural selection   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	287	26%	26%	-1.38
Understand it generally	722	65.5%	91.5%	.26
Understand it vaguely	80	7.3%	98.7%	1.9
Don't understand it but have heard of it	11	1%	99.7%	3.54
Have never heard of it	3	.3%	100%	5.18

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	23.7% 49	26.6% 236	26.0% 285
Understand it generally	67.1% 139	65.0% 577	65.4% 716
Understand it vaguely	8.2% 17	7.1% 63	7.3% 80
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.0% 2	1.0% 9	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 207	100.0% 888	1095

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	26.0% 251	25.2% 32	25.9% 283
Understand it generally	65.2% 629	66.9% 85	65.4% 714
Understand it vaguely	7.4% 71	7.1% 9	7.3% 80
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.0% 10	0.8% 1	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 964	100.0% 127	1091

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	25.9% 53	27.1% 82	25.7% 107	25.7% 43	26.1% 285
Understand it generally	67.8% 139	64.7% 196	63.5% 265	67.7% 113	65.3% 713
Understand it vaguely	5.9% 12	7.3% 22	8.6% 36	6.0% 10	7.3% 80
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.5% 1	1.0% 3	1.4% 6	0.6% 1	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 205	100.0% 303	100.0% 417	100.0% 167	1092

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	24.7% 160	28.6% 54	27.4% 66	30.0% 3	26.0% 283
Understand it generally	67.0% 434	64.6% 122	62.2% 150	50.0% 5	65.3% 711
Understand it vaguely	7.4% 48	5.8% 11	8.3% 20	10.0% 1	7.4% 80
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.6% 4	1.1% 2	1.7% 4	10.0% 1	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 648	100.0% 189	100.0% 241	100.0% 10	1088

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	35.7% 10	27.1% 110	23.5% 129	32.1% 35	26.0% 284
Understand it generally	57.1% 16	64.5% 262	67.2% 368	61.5% 67	65.4% 713
Understand it vaguely	7.1% 2	6.4% 26	8.2% 45	6.4% 7	7.3% 80
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.0% 0	1.2% 5	1.1% 6	0.0% 0	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 406	100.0% 548	100.0% 109	1091

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	36.8% 53	27.2% 97	22.9% 111	24.4% 22	26.3% 283
Understand it generally	58.3% 84	64.3% 229	68.5% 332	62.2% 56	65.2% 701
Understand it vaguely	4.2% 6	8.1% 29	7.2% 35	7.8% 7	7.2% 77
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.7% 1	0.3% 1	1.4% 7	2.2% 2	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.3% 3	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 356	100.0% 485	100.0% 90	1075

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	26.1% 274	21.4% 3	25.0% 7	26.1% 284
Understand it generally	65.9% 691	71.4% 10	42.9% 12	65.4% 713
Understand it vaguely	6.7% 70	7.1% 1	28.6% 8	7.2% 79
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.0% 10	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	1.0% 11
Have never heard of it	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 1048	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1090