Presbyterian Panel Study, Feb 1999 - Language and God, Clergy

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LORDPRYR When your congregation prays the Lord's Prayer during worship, what wording is typically used to begin the prayer?   1) The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"   2) Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"   3) Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"   4) Other wording   5) Don't recall   6) Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	1157	97.6%	97.6%	-.14
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	7	.6%	98.1%	2.42
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	15	1.3%	99.4%	4.97
Other wording	3	.3%	99.7%	7.53
Don't recall	1	.1%	99.7%	10.09
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	3	.3%	100%	12.65

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Race Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	94.4% 235	98.4% 921	97.6% 1156
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	1.2% 3	0.4% 4	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	3.2% 8	0.7% 7	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.4% 1	0.2% 2	0.3% 3
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.8% 2	0.1% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 249	100.0% 936	1185

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	97.6% 1006	97.3% 145	97.5% 1151
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	0.7% 7	0.0% 0	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	1.1% 11	2.7% 4	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't recall	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 1031	100.0% 149	1180

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	96.5% 222	97.6% 325	98.4% 433	96.6% 173	97.5% 1153
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	0.4% 1	0.9% 3	0.2% 1	1.1% 2	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	1.7% 4	0.9% 3	0.9% 4	2.2% 4	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't recall	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 230	100.0% 333	100.0% 440	100.0% 179	1182

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	96.4% 668	98.5% 197	99.6% 266	100.0% 15	97.5% 1146
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	1.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	1.9% 13	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.3% 2	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't recall	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 693	100.0% 200	100.0% 267	100.0% 15	1175

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	96.9% 31	97.8% 438	97.8% 566	95.8% 114	97.5% 1149
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	3.1% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 2	1.7% 2	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.0% 0	0.9% 4	1.7% 10	0.8% 1	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.8% 1	0.3% 3
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 448	100.0% 579	100.0% 119	1178

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	97.8% 1101	94.3% 50	97.6% 1151
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	0.4% 5	3.8% 2	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	1.3% 15	0.0% 0	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
Don't recall	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.2% 2	1.9% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 1126	100.0% 53	1179

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	96.0% 166	97.7% 381	97.5% 499	100.0% 92	97.5% 1138
Wording modified to be gender-inclusive, e.g., "Our Father and Mother in heaven"	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.6% 7
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	2.3% 4	1.3% 5	1.2% 6	0.0% 0	1.3% 15
Other wording	0.6% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.6% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 173	100.0% 390	100.0% 512	100.0% 92	1167