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

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LIFEBIBL When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Reading and studying the Bible regularly.   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	170	27.7%	27.7%	-1.3
Very important	223	36.4%	64.1%	-.14
Somewhat important	195	31.8%	95.9%	1.02
Not at all important	25	4.1%	100%	2.18

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Race Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	31.2% 119	22.1% 51	27.8% 170
Very important	38.1% 145	33.3% 77	36.3% 222
Somewhat important	26.8% 102	40.3% 93	31.9% 195
Not at all important	3.9% 15	4.3% 10	4.1% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 381	100.0% 231	612

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	26.6% 128	31.3% 36	27.5% 164
Very important	36.7% 177	35.7% 41	36.5% 218
Somewhat important	32.8% 158	27.8% 32	31.8% 190
Not at all important	3.9% 19	5.2% 6	4.2% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 482	100.0% 115	597

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	23.7% 22	24.3% 52	28.8% 60	36.7% 36	27.7% 170
Very important	34.4% 32	30.8% 66	44.2% 92	33.7% 33	36.4% 223
Somewhat important	38.7% 36	38.8% 83	24.5% 51	25.5% 25	31.8% 195
Not at all important	3.2% 3	6.1% 13	2.4% 5	4.1% 4	4.1% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 93	100.0% 214	100.0% 208	100.0% 98	613

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	27.2% 37	16.7% 18	30.1% 103	58.8% 10	27.9% 168
Very important	27.2% 37	46.3% 50	36.5% 125	23.5% 4	35.8% 216
Somewhat important	39.7% 54	33.3% 36	29.5% 101	17.6% 3	32.2% 194
Not at all important	5.9% 8	3.7% 4	3.8% 13	0.0% 0	4.1% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 136	100.0% 108	100.0% 342	100.0% 17	603

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	35.7% 20	24.2% 46	28.4% 64	24.8% 27	27.1% 157
Very important	42.9% 24	45.8% 87	30.7% 69	29.4% 32	36.6% 212
Somewhat important	21.4% 12	26.3% 50	37.3% 84	37.6% 41	32.2% 187
Not at all important	0.0% 0	3.7% 7	3.6% 8	8.3% 9	4.1% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 190	100.0% 225	100.0% 109	580

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	27.3% 153	50.0% 2	33.3% 1	27.5% 156
Very important	36.7% 206	25.0% 1	33.3% 1	36.6% 208
Somewhat important	31.9% 179	25.0% 1	33.3% 1	31.9% 181
Not at all important	4.1% 23	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.0% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 561	100.0% 4	100.0% 3	568

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	24.5% 27	25.3% 24	28.9% 48	29.5% 69	27.8% 168
Very important	32.7% 36	35.8% 34	32.5% 54	41.5% 97	36.5% 221
Somewhat important	37.3% 41	32.6% 31	34.9% 58	26.5% 62	31.7% 192
Not at all important	5.5% 6	6.3% 6	3.6% 6	2.6% 6	4.0% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 95	100.0% 166	100.0% 234	605