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

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FAMQUANT The following is a contemporary scientific theory or principle. Please indicate your familiarity with: Quantum mechanics   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	40	3.6%	3.6%	-2.47
Understand it generally	194	17.5%	21.2%	-1.38
Understand it vaguely	334	30.2%	51.4%	-.3
Don't understand it but have heard of it	491	44.4%	95.8%	.78
Have never heard of it	47	4.2%	100%	1.86

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	2.4% 5	3.9% 35	3.6% 40
Understand it generally	13.0% 27	18.5% 165	17.5% 192
Understand it vaguely	30.4% 63	30.2% 269	30.2% 332
Don't understand it but have heard of it	50.7% 105	43.1% 384	44.5% 489
Have never heard of it	3.4% 7	4.3% 38	4.1% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 207	100.0% 891	1098

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	3.4% 33	3.9% 5	3.5% 38
Understand it generally	18.4% 178	10.9% 14	17.6% 192
Understand it vaguely	29.5% 285	35.9% 46	30.3% 331
Don't understand it but have heard of it	44.3% 428	46.9% 60	44.6% 488
Have never heard of it	4.3% 42	2.3% 3	4.1% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 966	100.0% 128	1094

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	3.4% 7	4.6% 14	3.1% 13	3.6% 6	3.7% 40
Understand it generally	16.9% 35	17.0% 52	15.9% 66	23.1% 39	17.5% 192
Understand it vaguely	29.0% 60	33.8% 103	29.5% 122	27.8% 47	30.3% 332
Don't understand it but have heard of it	48.3% 100	39.7% 121	46.6% 193	42.6% 72	44.4% 486
Have never heard of it	2.4% 5	4.9% 15	4.8% 20	3.0% 5	4.1% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 207	100.0% 305	100.0% 414	100.0% 169	1095

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	3.2% 21	5.8% 11	3.3% 8	0.0% 0	3.7% 40
Understand it generally	16.5% 107	21.1% 40	17.0% 41	20.0% 2	17.4% 190
Understand it vaguely	30.5% 198	30.0% 57	29.0% 70	30.0% 3	30.1% 328
Don't understand it but have heard of it	46.6% 303	38.9% 74	44.0% 106	50.0% 5	44.7% 488
Have never heard of it	3.2% 21	4.2% 8	6.6% 16	0.0% 0	4.1% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 650	100.0% 190	100.0% 241	100.0% 10	1091

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	3.6% 1	4.4% 18	2.9% 16	4.6% 5	3.7% 40
Understand it generally	10.7% 3	15.4% 63	19.1% 105	19.3% 21	17.6% 192
Understand it vaguely	25.0% 7	28.9% 118	30.6% 168	34.9% 38	30.3% 331
Don't understand it but have heard of it	53.6% 15	46.3% 189	43.5% 239	39.4% 43	44.4% 486
Have never heard of it	7.1% 2	4.9% 20	3.8% 21	1.8% 2	4.1% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 408	100.0% 549	100.0% 109	1094

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	3.4% 5	4.5% 16	3.3% 16	3.3% 3	3.7% 40
Understand it generally	19.9% 29	19.0% 68	14.7% 71	22.0% 20	17.4% 188
Understand it vaguely	30.8% 45	31.6% 113	28.4% 137	30.8% 28	30.0% 323
Don't understand it but have heard of it	44.5% 65	41.3% 148	49.7% 240	33.0% 30	44.8% 483
Have never heard of it	1.4% 2	3.6% 13	3.9% 19	11.0% 10	4.1% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 358	100.0% 483	100.0% 91	1078

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Understand it thoroughly	3.7% 39	7.1% 1	0.0% 0	3.7% 40
Understand it generally	17.6% 185	7.1% 1	17.9% 5	17.5% 191
Understand it vaguely	30.3% 318	21.4% 3	28.6% 8	30.1% 329
Don't understand it but have heard of it	44.5% 468	57.1% 8	42.9% 12	44.6% 488
Have never heard of it	3.9% 41	7.1% 1	10.7% 3	4.1% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 1051	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1093