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

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FAMMNDEL The following is a contemporary scientific theory or principle. Please indicate your familiarity with: Mendel's theory of heredity   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	146	13.2%	13.2%	-1.38
Understand it generally	473	42.9%	56.1%	-.54
Understand it vaguely	252	22.8%	79%	.3
Don't understand it but have heard of it	97	8.8%	87.8%	1.15
Have never heard of it	135	12.2%	100%	1.99

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	15.9% 33	12.7% 113	13.3% 146
Understand it generally	42.8% 89	42.8% 380	42.8% 469
Understand it vaguely	23.6% 49	22.7% 201	22.8% 250
Don't understand it but have heard of it	8.7% 18	8.8% 78	8.8% 96
Have never heard of it	9.1% 19	13.0% 115	12.2% 134
TOTAL	100.0% 208	100.0% 887	1095

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	13.2% 127	13.3% 17	13.2% 144
Understand it generally	43.0% 414	42.2% 54	42.9% 468
Understand it vaguely	22.6% 218	25.0% 32	22.9% 250
Don't understand it but have heard of it	8.5% 82	10.9% 14	8.8% 96
Have never heard of it	12.7% 122	8.6% 11	12.2% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 963	100.0% 128	1091

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	13.1% 27	14.1% 43	11.8% 49	16.2% 27	13.4% 146
Understand it generally	43.2% 89	42.4% 129	43.9% 182	40.7% 68	42.9% 468
Understand it vaguely	22.8% 47	23.4% 71	22.9% 95	21.6% 36	22.8% 249
Don't understand it but have heard of it	11.7% 24	7.6% 23	8.7% 36	7.8% 13	8.8% 96
Have never heard of it	9.2% 19	12.5% 38	12.8% 53	13.8% 23	12.2% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 206	100.0% 304	100.0% 415	100.0% 167	1092

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	11.9% 77	18.5% 35	13.3% 32	20.0% 2	13.4% 146
Understand it generally	44.2% 287	38.1% 72	42.9% 103	30.0% 3	42.7% 465
Understand it vaguely	23.1% 150	23.8% 45	20.8% 50	40.0% 4	22.9% 249
Don't understand it but have heard of it	9.2% 60	8.5% 16	7.9% 19	0.0% 0	8.7% 95
Have never heard of it	11.6% 75	11.1% 21	15.0% 36	10.0% 1	12.2% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 649	100.0% 189	100.0% 240	100.0% 10	1088

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	14.3% 4	15.5% 63	10.9% 60	16.7% 18	13.3% 145
Understand it generally	35.7% 10	40.8% 166	44.2% 242	46.3% 50	42.9% 468
Understand it vaguely	25.0% 7	22.4% 91	23.5% 129	21.3% 23	22.9% 250
Don't understand it but have heard of it	7.1% 2	7.4% 30	9.9% 54	8.3% 9	8.7% 95
Have never heard of it	17.9% 5	14.0% 57	11.5% 63	7.4% 8	12.2% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 407	100.0% 548	100.0% 108	1091

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	19.4% 28	14.8% 53	11.0% 53	11.0% 10	13.4% 144
Understand it generally	35.4% 51	41.2% 148	44.9% 216	46.2% 42	42.5% 457
Understand it vaguely	21.5% 31	24.5% 88	21.8% 105	23.1% 21	22.8% 245
Don't understand it but have heard of it	8.3% 12	6.7% 24	10.4% 50	11.0% 10	8.9% 96
Have never heard of it	15.3% 22	12.8% 46	11.9% 57	8.8% 8	12.4% 133
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 359	100.0% 481	100.0% 91	1075

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	13.6% 143	14.3% 2	3.6% 1	13.4% 146
Understand it generally	42.5% 445	35.7% 5	53.6% 15	42.7% 465
Understand it vaguely	22.8% 239	28.6% 4	21.4% 6	22.8% 249
Don't understand it but have heard of it	9.0% 94	7.1% 1	3.6% 1	8.8% 96
Have never heard of it	12.1% 127	14.3% 2	17.9% 5	12.3% 134
TOTAL	100.0% 1048	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1090