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

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SCREALMS

The following statement is a possible way to describe the relation between theology and science. For this statement, indicate your level of agreement or disagreement. - Theology and science address fundamentally different realms (e.g., supernatural/natural, eternal/temporal, spiritual/physical).

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Tend to agree
	4) Tend to disagree
	5) Disagree
	6) Strongly disagree
	7) Not sure

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	83	7.5%	7.5%	-1.87
Agree	154	14%	21.5%	-1.24
Tend to agree	192	17.4%	38.9%	-.61
Tend to disagree	200	18.1%	57.1%	.02
Disagree	238	21.6%	78.7%	.65
Strongly disagree	227	20.6%	99.3%	1.28
Not sure	8	.7%	100%	1.91

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.4% 9	8.3% 74	7.6% 83
Agree	9.3% 19	15.1% 134	14.0% 153
Tend to agree	15.6% 32	17.9% 159	17.5% 191
Tend to disagree	21.5% 44	17.4% 155	18.2% 199
Disagree	25.4% 52	20.7% 184	21.6% 236
Strongly disagree	22.9% 47	19.9% 177	20.5% 224
Not sure	1.0% 2	0.7% 6	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 205	100.0% 889	1094

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.0% 67	11.9% 15	7.5% 82
Agree	14.3% 138	11.9% 15	14.0% 153
Tend to agree	17.2% 166	19.8% 25	17.5% 191
Tend to disagree	18.8% 181	13.5% 17	18.2% 198
Disagree	21.7% 209	20.6% 26	21.6% 235
Strongly disagree	20.3% 196	21.4% 27	20.5% 223
Not sure	0.7% 7	0.8% 1	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 964	100.0% 126	1090

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.8% 14	6.3% 19	9.2% 38	7.1% 12	7.6% 83
Agree	13.5% 28	15.2% 46	13.5% 56	13.7% 23	14.0% 153
Tend to agree	16.4% 34	16.6% 50	19.3% 80	14.9% 25	17.3% 189
Tend to disagree	16.4% 34	18.9% 57	18.1% 75	19.6% 33	18.2% 199
Disagree	21.7% 45	19.5% 59	22.0% 91	23.8% 40	21.5% 235
Strongly disagree	25.1% 52	21.9% 66	17.1% 71	20.8% 35	20.5% 224
Not sure	0.0% 0	1.7% 5	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 207	100.0% 302	100.0% 414	100.0% 168	1091

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	8.7% 56	6.3% 12	5.3% 13	10.0% 1	7.5% 82
Agree	12.6% 81	13.2% 25	17.7% 43	20.0% 2	13.9% 151
Tend to agree	18.3% 118	17.4% 33	16.0% 39	0.0% 0	17.5% 190
Tend to disagree	19.4% 125	20.5% 39	13.2% 32	20.0% 2	18.2% 198
Disagree	21.7% 140	20.5% 39	21.4% 52	30.0% 3	21.5% 234
Strongly disagree	18.9% 122	21.6% 41	24.3% 59	20.0% 2	20.6% 224
Not sure	0.3% 2	0.5% 1	2.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 644	100.0% 190	100.0% 243	100.0% 10	1087

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.6% 1	8.6% 35	7.0% 38	8.2% 9	7.6% 83
Agree	32.1% 9	13.2% 54	14.0% 76	12.7% 14	14.0% 153
Tend to agree	21.4% 6	17.2% 70	17.6% 96	16.4% 18	17.4% 190
Tend to disagree	3.6% 1	17.9% 73	20.0% 109	14.5% 16	18.3% 199
Disagree	17.9% 5	20.3% 83	22.6% 123	20.9% 23	21.5% 234
Strongly disagree	21.4% 6	21.6% 88	18.4% 100	26.4% 29	20.5% 223
Not sure	0.0% 0	1.2% 5	0.4% 2	0.9% 1	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 408	100.0% 544	100.0% 110	1090

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.1% 6	4.5% 16	10.2% 49	12.1% 11	7.6% 82
Agree	11.0% 16	11.2% 40	15.6% 75	24.2% 22	14.2% 153
Tend to agree	19.9% 29	16.8% 60	17.1% 82	17.6% 16	17.4% 187
Tend to disagree	16.4% 24	21.6% 77	16.0% 77	14.3% 13	17.8% 191
Disagree	24.7% 36	19.0% 68	22.3% 107	23.1% 21	21.6% 232
Strongly disagree	23.3% 34	26.1% 93	18.1% 87	7.7% 7	20.6% 221
Not sure	0.7% 1	0.8% 3	0.6% 3	1.1% 1	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 357	100.0% 480	100.0% 91	1074

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.3% 76	14.3% 2	17.9% 5	7.6% 83
Agree	13.6% 143	28.6% 4	17.9% 5	13.9% 152
Tend to agree	17.4% 182	21.4% 3	17.9% 5	17.4% 190
Tend to disagree	18.3% 192	7.1% 1	17.9% 5	18.2% 198
Disagree	21.8% 228	21.4% 3	17.9% 5	21.7% 236
Strongly disagree	20.9% 219	7.1% 1	10.7% 3	20.5% 223
Not sure	0.8% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 1048	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1090