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

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FAMBANG The following is a contemporary scientific theory or principle. Please indicate your familiarity with: Big bang theory   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	210	19%	19%	-1.51
Understand it generally	708	64%	82.9%	-.01
Understand it vaguely	161	14.5%	97.5%	1.49
Don't understand it but have heard of it	26	2.3%	99.8%	2.98
Have never heard of it	2	.2%	100%	4.48

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	14.9% 31	19.9% 177	18.9% 208
Understand it generally	61.1% 127	64.8% 577	64.1% 704
Understand it vaguely	21.6% 45	12.9% 115	14.6% 160
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.9% 4	2.4% 21	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.5% 1	0.1% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 208	100.0% 891	1099

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	18.8% 182	18.8% 24	18.8% 206
Understand it generally	63.6% 615	68.0% 87	64.1% 702
Understand it vaguely	15.0% 145	11.7% 15	14.6% 160
Don't understand it but have heard of it	2.4% 23	1.6% 2	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 967	100.0% 128	1095

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	14.6% 30	23.3% 71	18.3% 76	18.3% 31	19.0% 208
Understand it generally	68.4% 141	61.3% 187	63.7% 265	63.9% 108	64.0% 701
Understand it vaguely	15.5% 32	13.4% 41	14.4% 60	16.0% 27	14.6% 160
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.5% 3	2.0% 6	3.1% 13	1.8% 3	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 206	100.0% 305	100.0% 416	100.0% 169	1096

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	16.2% 105	22.8% 43	24.3% 59	10.0% 1	19.0% 208
Understand it generally	65.1% 423	64.0% 121	59.7% 145	80.0% 8	63.8% 697
Understand it vaguely	16.8% 109	10.1% 19	13.2% 32	0.0% 0	14.7% 160
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.8% 12	3.2% 6	2.9% 7	0.0% 0	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 650	100.0% 189	100.0% 243	100.0% 10	1092

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	25.0% 7	20.1% 82	17.3% 95	21.1% 23	18.9% 207
Understand it generally	53.6% 15	63.5% 259	65.6% 361	61.5% 67	64.1% 702
Understand it vaguely	14.3% 4	13.5% 55	15.3% 84	14.7% 16	14.5% 159
Don't understand it but have heard of it	7.1% 2	2.7% 11	1.6% 9	2.8% 3	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 408	100.0% 550	100.0% 109	1095

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	28.1% 41	20.3% 73	15.9% 77	16.7% 15	19.1% 206
Understand it generally	65.8% 96	63.8% 229	64.5% 312	58.9% 53	63.9% 690
Understand it vaguely	5.5% 8	13.9% 50	16.5% 80	20.0% 18	14.5% 156
Don't understand it but have heard of it	0.7% 1	1.7% 6	2.9% 14	4.4% 4	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 359	100.0% 484	100.0% 90	1079

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	19.1% 201	14.3% 2	17.9% 5	19.0% 208
Understand it generally	64.6% 680	64.3% 9	42.9% 12	64.1% 701
Understand it vaguely	14.4% 151	14.3% 2	17.9% 5	14.4% 158
Don't understand it but have heard of it	1.9% 20	7.1% 1	14.3% 4	2.3% 25
Have never heard of it	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 1052	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1094