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

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PRACNOHE Would you say it is the general practice at your church for worship services: to avoid the use of "He," "Him," "His," and other male pronouns when referring to God?   1) Yes, definitely   2) Yes, probably   3) Not sure   4) No, probably not   5) No, definitely not

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, definitely	214	18.2%	18.2%	-1.4
Yes, probably	355	30.3%	48.5%	-.69
Not sure	34	2.9%	51.4%	.01
No, probably not	381	32.5%	83.9%	.72
No, definitely not	189	16.1%	100%	1.43

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Race Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	29.5% 72	15.3% 142	18.3% 214
Yes, probably	32.8% 80	29.6% 275	30.3% 355
Not sure	3.3% 8	2.8% 26	2.9% 34
No, probably not	23.0% 56	34.9% 324	32.4% 380
No, definitely not	11.5% 28	17.3% 161	16.1% 189
TOTAL	100.0% 244	100.0% 928	1172

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	17.2% 176	26.0% 38	18.3% 214
Yes, probably	30.1% 307	32.2% 47	30.3% 354
Not sure	3.3% 34	0.0% 0	2.9% 34
No, probably not	32.7% 334	29.5% 43	32.3% 377
No, definitely not	16.7% 170	12.3% 18	16.1% 188
TOTAL	100.0% 1021	100.0% 146	1167

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	20.2% 46	21.6% 71	15.5% 67	16.8% 30	18.3% 214
Yes, probably	29.8% 68	34.0% 112	28.4% 123	29.1% 52	30.4% 355
Not sure	3.5% 8	2.1% 7	2.8% 12	3.9% 7	2.9% 34
No, probably not	29.4% 67	29.2% 96	35.6% 154	34.6% 62	32.4% 379
No, definitely not	17.1% 39	13.1% 43	17.8% 77	15.6% 28	16.0% 187
TOTAL	100.0% 228	100.0% 329	100.0% 433	100.0% 179	1169

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	23.5% 161	16.6% 33	5.7% 15	26.7% 4	18.3% 213
Yes, probably	34.7% 238	29.6% 59	19.4% 51	26.7% 4	30.3% 352
Not sure	3.2% 22	5.0% 10	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	2.9% 34
No, probably not	28.6% 196	30.2% 60	44.5% 117	20.0% 3	32.4% 376
No, definitely not	9.9% 68	18.6% 37	29.7% 78	26.7% 4	16.1% 187
TOTAL	100.0% 685	100.0% 199	100.0% 263	100.0% 15	1162

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	28.1% 9	16.3% 72	19.8% 114	15.4% 18	18.3% 213
Yes, probably	15.6% 5	29.5% 130	31.3% 180	32.5% 38	30.3% 353
Not sure	3.1% 1	1.8% 8	2.6% 15	8.5% 10	2.9% 34
No, probably not	25.0% 8	34.2% 151	32.9% 189	26.5% 31	32.5% 379
No, definitely not	28.1% 9	18.1% 80	13.4% 77	17.1% 20	16.0% 186
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 441	100.0% 575	100.0% 117	1165

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	18.7% 209	8.0% 4	18.3% 213
Yes, probably	30.4% 339	28.0% 14	30.3% 353
Not sure	2.8% 31	4.0% 2	2.8% 33
No, probably not	32.4% 362	32.0% 16	32.4% 378
No, definitely not	15.7% 175	28.0% 14	16.2% 189
TOTAL	100.0% 1116	100.0% 50	1166

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	19.8% 34	19.3% 75	18.3% 92	10.0% 9	18.2% 210
Yes, probably	33.7% 58	30.4% 118	30.6% 154	22.2% 20	30.3% 350
Not sure	4.7% 8	3.1% 12	1.8% 9	5.6% 5	2.9% 34
No, probably not	27.9% 48	30.7% 119	34.1% 172	40.0% 36	32.5% 375
No, definitely not	14.0% 24	16.5% 64	15.3% 77	22.2% 20	16.0% 185
TOTAL	100.0% 172	100.0% 388	100.0% 504	100.0% 90	1154