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

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TFLASERS For the following statement, please indicate whether you believe it is true or false. If you don't know, make your best guess. - Lasers work by focusing sound waves.   1) True   2) False

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
True	173	16%	16%	-2.29
False	905	84%	100%	.44

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
True	21.3% 42	14.8% 129	16.0% 171
False	78.7% 155	85.2% 744	84.0% 899
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 873	1070

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
True	14.7% 139	25.2% 31	15.9% 170
False	85.3% 805	74.8% 92	84.1% 897
TOTAL	100.0% 944	100.0% 123	1067

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
True	15.4% 31	15.0% 44	17.1% 70	15.9% 26	16.0% 171
False	84.6% 170	85.0% 249	82.9% 339	84.1% 138	84.0% 896
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 293	100.0% 409	100.0% 164	1067

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
True	17.0% 108	12.5% 23	15.9% 37	10.0% 1	15.9% 169
False	83.0% 528	87.5% 161	84.1% 196	90.0% 9	84.1% 894
TOTAL	100.0% 636	100.0% 184	100.0% 233	100.0% 10	1063

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
True	14.8% 4	16.3% 65	16.1% 86	14.3% 15	15.9% 170
False	85.2% 23	83.8% 335	83.9% 449	85.7% 90	84.1% 897
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 400	100.0% 535	100.0% 105	1067

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
True	12.0% 17	12.5% 44	18.4% 86	22.2% 20	15.9% 167
False	88.0% 125	87.5% 308	81.6% 381	77.8% 70	84.1% 884
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 352	100.0% 467	100.0% 90	1051

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
True	15.3% 157	53.8% 7	25.9% 7	16.1% 171
False	84.7% 868	46.2% 6	74.1% 20	83.9% 894
TOTAL	100.0% 1025	100.0% 13	100.0% 27	1065