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

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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"   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"	609	98.7%	98.7%	-.11
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	1	.2%	98.9%	5.15
Other wording	5	.8%	99.7%	7.78
Don't recall	1	.2%	99.8%	10.42
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	1	.2%	100%	13.05

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"	98.4% 380	99.1% 228	98.7% 608
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Other wording	1.0% 4	0.4% 1	0.8% 5
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 386	100.0% 230	616

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	99.0% 479	98.3% 114	98.8% 593
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.2% 1
Other wording	0.8% 4	0.9% 1	0.8% 5
Don't recall	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
TOTAL	100.0% 484	100.0% 116	600

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	97.8% 90	98.6% 212	99.1% 209	99.0% 98	98.7% 609
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Other wording	2.2% 2	0.5% 1	0.5% 1	1.0% 1	0.8% 5
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 92	100.0% 215	100.0% 211	100.0% 99	617

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	99.3% 136	100.0% 108	98.0% 338	100.0% 17	98.7% 599
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Other wording	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.8% 5
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 108	100.0% 345	100.0% 17	607

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	100.0% 59	98.9% 188	98.7% 224	97.2% 106	98.6% 577
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Other wording	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.4% 1	2.8% 3	0.9% 5
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 190	100.0% 227	100.0% 109	585

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	98.8% 557	100.0% 4	66.7% 2	98.6% 563
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Other wording	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	0.9% 5
Don't recall	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 564	100.0% 4	100.0% 3	571

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
The conventional wording, "Our Father in heaven"	98.2% 108	100.0% 95	98.2% 164	98.7% 234	98.7% 601
Wording modified to be gender-neutral, e.g., "Our Creator in heaven"	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Other wording	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	0.8% 2	0.8% 5
Don't recall	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Not applicable (we never pray the Lord's Prayer)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 95	100.0% 167	100.0% 237	609