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

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OFTGENDR When you have said public prayers during the last year, how often did you use gender-inclusive or gender-neutral language about God?   1) Always   2) Often   3) Occasionally   4) Rarely   5) Never   6) Not applicable - I never pray privately

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always	398	33.3%	33.3%	-.99
Often	429	35.9%	69.2%	-.19
Occasionally	165	13.8%	83%	.62
Rarely	105	8.8%	91.8%	1.42
Never	91	7.6%	99.4%	2.22
Not applicable - I never pray privately	7	.6%	100%	3.03

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Race Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Always	61.4% 153	25.8% 244	33.2% 397
Often	28.9% 72	37.8% 357	35.9% 429
Occasionally	5.2% 13	16.1% 152	13.8% 165
Rarely	2.8% 7	10.4% 98	8.8% 105
Never	1.6% 4	9.2% 87	7.6% 91
Not applicable - I never pray privately	0.0% 0	0.7% 7	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 249	100.0% 945	1194

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Always	31.1% 323	49.3% 74	33.4% 397
Often	36.7% 381	31.3% 47	36.0% 428
Occasionally	14.4% 150	8.7% 13	13.7% 163
Rarely	9.2% 96	6.0% 9	8.8% 105
Never	8.0% 83	4.0% 6	7.5% 89
Not applicable - I never pray privately	0.6% 6	0.7% 1	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 1039	100.0% 150	1189

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Always	35.2% 82	36.0% 120	31.4% 139	30.8% 56	33.3% 397
Often	33.0% 77	36.3% 121	37.2% 165	35.7% 65	35.9% 428
Occasionally	18.9% 44	11.1% 37	13.1% 58	13.7% 25	13.8% 164
Rarely	9.4% 22	8.4% 28	8.8% 39	8.8% 16	8.8% 105
Never	3.4% 8	7.8% 26	8.6% 38	9.9% 18	7.6% 90
Not applicable - I never pray privately	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.9% 4	1.1% 2	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 233	100.0% 333	100.0% 443	100.0% 182	1191

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Always	43.7% 306	26.5% 53	11.5% 31	33.3% 5	33.4% 395
Often	37.6% 263	38.5% 77	29.4% 79	40.0% 6	35.9% 425
Occasionally	10.9% 76	15.0% 30	20.8% 56	6.7% 1	13.8% 163
Rarely	4.6% 32	11.5% 23	17.5% 47	13.3% 2	8.8% 104
Never	2.9% 20	7.5% 15	20.4% 55	6.7% 1	7.7% 91
Not applicable - I never pray privately	0.4% 3	1.0% 2	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 700	100.0% 200	100.0% 269	100.0% 15	1184

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Always	25.0% 8	29.6% 133	36.3% 213	35.0% 42	33.4% 396
Often	34.4% 11	35.9% 161	36.2% 212	34.2% 41	35.8% 425
Occasionally	9.4% 3	14.9% 67	14.0% 82	10.8% 13	13.9% 165
Rarely	15.6% 5	10.5% 47	6.8% 40	10.0% 12	8.8% 104
Never	12.5% 4	8.7% 39	6.1% 36	9.2% 11	7.6% 90
Not applicable - I never pray privately	3.1% 1	0.4% 2	0.5% 3	0.8% 1	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 449	100.0% 586	100.0% 120	1187

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Always	33.1% 376	35.8% 19	33.2% 395
Often	36.6% 415	20.8% 11	35.9% 426
Occasionally	13.6% 154	18.9% 10	13.8% 164
Rarely	8.9% 101	7.5% 4	8.8% 105
Never	7.2% 82	17.0% 9	7.7% 91
Not applicable - I never pray privately	0.6% 7	0.0% 0	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 1135	100.0% 53	1188

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Always	40.7% 70	32.8% 129	33.6% 174	20.4% 19	33.3% 392
Often	37.8% 65	36.1% 142	35.1% 182	35.5% 33	35.9% 422
Occasionally	9.9% 17	16.0% 63	13.9% 72	12.9% 12	13.9% 164
Rarely	6.4% 11	8.7% 34	8.3% 43	15.1% 14	8.7% 102
Never	4.7% 8	6.4% 25	8.3% 43	14.0% 13	7.6% 89
Not applicable - I never pray privately	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 4	2.2% 2	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 172	100.0% 393	100.0% 518	100.0% 93	1176