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

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Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: All the different religions are equally good ways of helping a person find ultimate truth.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Not sure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	15	1.4%	1.4%	-3.22
Agree	96	8.7%	10%	-2.19
Not sure	82	7.4%	17.4%	-1.15
Disagree	469	42.3%	59.7%	-.12
Strongly disagree	447	40.3%	100%	.92

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.0% 0	1.7% 15	1.4% 15
Agree	16.7% 35	6.8% 61	8.7% 96
Not sure	13.4% 28	6.0% 54	7.4% 82
Disagree	49.8% 104	40.6% 365	42.3% 469
Strongly disagree	20.1% 42	45.0% 405	40.3% 447
TOTAL	100.0% 209	100.0% 900	1109

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.4% 14	0.8% 1	1.4% 15
Agree	8.2% 80	10.7% 14	8.5% 94
Not sure	6.8% 66	11.5% 15	7.3% 81
Disagree	40.9% 398	53.4% 70	42.4% 468
Strongly disagree	42.7% 416	23.7% 31	40.5% 447
TOTAL	100.0% 974	100.0% 131	1105

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.2% 11	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	1.2% 2	1.4% 15
Agree	9.5% 20	11.1% 34	5.7% 24	10.6% 18	8.7% 96
Not sure	7.6% 16	8.5% 26	6.7% 28	7.1% 12	7.4% 82
Disagree	37.4% 79	44.9% 137	46.7% 196	33.5% 57	42.4% 469
Strongly disagree	40.3% 85	35.4% 108	40.5% 170	47.6% 81	40.1% 444
TOTAL	100.0% 211	100.0% 305	100.0% 420	100.0% 170	1106

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.4% 9	2.1% 4	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.4% 15
Agree	12.2% 80	4.7% 9	1.6% 4	30.0% 3	8.7% 96
Not sure	9.8% 64	3.7% 7	4.0% 10	10.0% 1	7.4% 82
Disagree	50.5% 331	37.4% 71	25.5% 63	20.0% 2	42.4% 467
Strongly disagree	26.1% 171	52.1% 99	68.0% 168	40.0% 4	40.1% 442
TOTAL	100.0% 655	100.0% 190	100.0% 247	100.0% 10	1102

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.0% 0	1.4% 6	1.4% 8	0.9% 1	1.4% 15
Agree	3.6% 1	5.8% 24	10.3% 57	12.6% 14	8.7% 96
Not sure	14.3% 4	8.0% 33	7.1% 39	5.4% 6	7.4% 82
Disagree	50.0% 14	41.5% 172	42.2% 233	42.3% 47	42.2% 466
Strongly disagree	32.1% 9	43.2% 179	38.9% 215	38.7% 43	40.4% 446
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 414	100.0% 552	100.0% 111	1105

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.4% 2	1.4% 5	1.2% 6	1.1% 1	1.3% 14
Agree	10.2% 15	7.8% 28	8.6% 42	9.8% 9	8.6% 94
Not sure	8.8% 13	8.1% 29	7.5% 37	1.1% 1	7.3% 80
Disagree	37.4% 55	35.7% 128	45.6% 224	56.5% 52	42.1% 459
Strongly disagree	42.2% 62	47.1% 169	37.1% 182	31.5% 29	40.6% 442
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 359	100.0% 491	100.0% 92	1089

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.2% 13	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	1.4% 15
Agree	8.3% 88	21.4% 3	17.9% 5	8.7% 96
Not sure	7.1% 75	21.4% 3	10.7% 3	7.3% 81
Disagree	43.1% 458	28.6% 4	21.4% 6	42.4% 468
Strongly disagree	40.3% 428	28.6% 4	42.9% 12	40.2% 444
TOTAL	100.0% 1062	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1104