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

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SCIFAULT When science and technology cause problems, who is most at fault?   1) Scientists   2) Technologists and engineers   3) Government decision makers   4) Business and industry leaders   5) Some other group   6) No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Scientists	29	2.7%	2.7%	-2.79
Technologists and engineers	36	3.3%	6%	-1.97
Government decision makers	143	13.2%	19.2%	-1.16
Business and industry leaders	371	34.2%	53.4%	-.35
Some other group	245	22.6%	76%	.47
No opinion	260	24%	100%	1.28

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Scientists	1.5% 3	3.0% 26	2.7% 29
Technologists and engineers	1.0% 2	3.9% 34	3.3% 36
Government decision makers	11.9% 24	13.4% 117	13.1% 141
Business and industry leaders	34.7% 70	34.3% 300	34.4% 370
Some other group	29.7% 60	21.0% 184	22.7% 244
No opinion	21.3% 43	24.5% 214	23.9% 257
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 875	1077

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Scientists	2.8% 27	1.6% 2	2.7% 29
Technologists and engineers	3.6% 34	0.8% 1	3.3% 35
Government decision makers	13.3% 126	11.9% 15	13.1% 141
Business and industry leaders	34.2% 324	36.5% 46	34.5% 370
Some other group	22.9% 217	20.6% 26	22.6% 243
No opinion	23.2% 220	28.6% 36	23.8% 256
TOTAL	100.0% 948	100.0% 126	1074

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Scientists	1.0% 2	4.4% 13	2.0% 8	3.0% 5	2.6% 28
Technologists and engineers	2.5% 5	4.1% 12	2.4% 10	5.5% 9	3.4% 36
Government decision makers	13.3% 27	11.8% 35	14.4% 59	12.1% 20	13.1% 141
Business and industry leaders	39.9% 81	33.8% 100	32.7% 134	32.7% 54	34.4% 369
Some other group	24.6% 50	23.3% 69	22.2% 91	20.6% 34	22.7% 244
No opinion	18.7% 38	22.6% 67	26.3% 108	26.1% 43	23.8% 256
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 296	100.0% 410	100.0% 165	1074

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Scientists	1.7% 11	3.2% 6	5.0% 12	0.0% 0	2.7% 29
Technologists and engineers	3.2% 20	4.3% 8	3.3% 8	0.0% 0	3.4% 36
Government decision makers	10.6% 67	12.8% 24	19.5% 47	20.0% 2	13.1% 140
Business and industry leaders	38.1% 241	36.9% 69	22.0% 53	40.0% 4	34.3% 367
Some other group	21.5% 136	23.5% 44	24.5% 59	20.0% 2	22.5% 241
No opinion	24.8% 157	19.3% 36	25.7% 62	20.0% 2	24.0% 257
TOTAL	100.0% 632	100.0% 187	100.0% 241	100.0% 10	1070

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Scientists	0.0% 0	3.2% 13	3.0% 16	0.0% 0	2.7% 29
Technologists and engineers	3.7% 1	3.0% 12	3.3% 18	4.8% 5	3.4% 36
Government decision makers	25.9% 7	13.0% 52	11.5% 62	19.0% 20	13.1% 141
Business and industry leaders	22.2% 6	33.2% 133	35.7% 193	36.2% 38	34.5% 370
Some other group	25.9% 7	24.4% 98	21.7% 117	19.0% 20	22.6% 242
No opinion	22.2% 6	23.2% 93	24.8% 134	21.0% 22	23.8% 255
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 401	100.0% 540	100.0% 105	1073

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Scientists	1.4% 2	3.4% 12	2.3% 11	3.4% 3	2.6% 28
Technologists and engineers	1.4% 2	3.4% 12	3.2% 15	7.9% 7	3.4% 36
Government decision makers	11.0% 16	11.9% 42	13.0% 61	19.1% 17	12.9% 136
Business and industry leaders	37.0% 54	31.7% 112	37.3% 175	27.0% 24	34.5% 365
Some other group	24.0% 35	25.8% 91	20.7% 97	19.1% 17	22.7% 240
No opinion	25.3% 37	23.8% 84	23.5% 110	23.6% 21	23.8% 252
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 353	100.0% 469	100.0% 89	1057

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Scientists	2.6% 27	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 28
Technologists and engineers	2.9% 30	23.1% 3	7.1% 2	3.3% 35
Government decision makers	12.8% 132	23.1% 3	17.9% 5	13.1% 140
Business and industry leaders	34.7% 358	7.7% 1	35.7% 10	34.4% 369
Some other group	23.1% 238	15.4% 2	14.3% 4	22.8% 244
No opinion	23.9% 246	23.1% 3	25.0% 7	23.9% 256
TOTAL	100.0% 1031	100.0% 13	100.0% 28	1072