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

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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	557	50.1%	50.1%	-.88
Very important	425	38.2%	88.3%	.53
Somewhat important	121	10.9%	99.2%	1.94
Not at all important	9	.8%	100%	3.36

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	50.0% 105	50.1% 452	50.1% 557
Very important	36.7% 77	38.6% 348	38.2% 425
Somewhat important	12.9% 27	10.4% 94	10.9% 121
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.9% 8	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 210	100.0% 902	1112

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	50.6% 494	46.6% 61	50.1% 555
Very important	38.0% 371	39.7% 52	38.2% 423
Somewhat important	10.8% 106	11.5% 15	10.9% 121
Not at all important	0.6% 6	2.3% 3	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 977	100.0% 131	1108

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	52.1% 110	51.8% 158	48.8% 206	47.4% 81	50.0% 555
Very important	36.5% 77	39.0% 119	38.9% 164	37.4% 64	38.2% 424
Somewhat important	10.0% 21	8.9% 27	11.6% 49	14.0% 24	10.9% 121
Not at all important	1.4% 3	0.3% 1	0.7% 3	1.2% 2	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 211	100.0% 305	100.0% 422	100.0% 171	1109

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	41.9% 276	55.6% 105	67.6% 167	50.0% 5	50.0% 553
Very important	42.8% 282	34.4% 65	29.1% 72	40.0% 4	38.3% 423
Somewhat important	14.3% 94	9.0% 17	3.2% 8	10.0% 1	10.9% 120
Not at all important	1.1% 7	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 659	100.0% 189	100.0% 247	100.0% 10	1105

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	44.8% 13	58.6% 243	45.9% 254	40.5% 45	50.1% 555
Very important	34.5% 10	33.7% 140	40.7% 225	43.2% 48	38.2% 423
Somewhat important	13.8% 4	7.5% 31	12.7% 70	14.4% 16	10.9% 121
Not at all important	6.9% 2	0.2% 1	0.7% 4	1.8% 2	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 415	100.0% 553	100.0% 111	1108

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	51.0% 75	50.3% 182	51.7% 254	40.2% 37	50.2% 548
Very important	40.1% 59	41.4% 150	33.2% 163	47.8% 44	38.1% 416
Somewhat important	8.2% 12	7.7% 28	14.1% 69	10.9% 10	10.9% 119
Not at all important	0.7% 1	0.6% 2	1.0% 5	1.1% 1	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 362	100.0% 491	100.0% 92	1092

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	49.5% 528	78.6% 11	64.3% 18	50.3% 557
Very important	38.6% 412	14.3% 2	28.6% 8	38.1% 422
Somewhat important	11.0% 117	7.1% 1	7.1% 2	10.8% 120
Not at all important	0.8% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 1066	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1108