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

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AGOLDMAN

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? - I sometimes imagine God as a powerful old man with a white beard.
  1) Agree
  2) Not sure
  3) Disagree

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Agree 141 23.5% 23.5% -1.7
Not sure 52 8.7% 32.2% -.52
Disagree 406 67.8% 100% .66

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Agree 19.2%
71
30.3%
69
23.4%
140
Not sure 6.8%
25
11.8%
27
8.7%
52
Disagree 74.1%
274
57.9%
132
67.9%
406
TOTAL 100.0%
370
100.0%
228

598


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Agree 24.5%
115
21.1%
24
23.8%
139
Not sure 9.0%
42
7.9%
9
8.7%
51
Disagree 66.5%
312
71.1%
81
67.4%
393
TOTAL 100.0%
469
100.0%
114

583


Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Agree 26.4%
24
29.5%
61
20.5%
41
14.9%
15
23.5%
141
Not sure 7.7%
7
10.1%
21
8.5%
17
6.9%
7
8.7%
52
Disagree 65.9%
60
60.4%
125
71.0%
142
78.2%
79
67.8%
406
TOTAL 100.0%
91
100.0%
207
100.0%
200
100.0%
101

599


Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Agree 28.6%
38
23.4%
25
21.1%
71
40.0%
6
23.7%
140
Not sure 10.5%
14
10.3%
11
8.0%
27
0.0%
0
8.8%
52
Disagree 60.9%
81
66.4%
71
70.8%
238
60.0%
9
67.5%
399
TOTAL 100.0%
133
100.0%
107
100.0%
336
100.0%
15

591


Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
Agree 23.1%
12
16.0%
30
30.5%
68
23.4%
25
23.7%
135
Not sure 7.7%
4
6.4%
12
9.9%
22
11.2%
12
8.8%
50
Disagree 69.2%
36
77.5%
145
59.6%
133
65.4%
70
67.5%
384
TOTAL 100.0%
52
100.0%
187
100.0%
223
100.0%
107

569


Race (I-RACE1)

White Black Other TOTAL
Agree 23.5%
129
0.0%
0
33.3%
1
23.4%
130
Not sure 8.4%
46
0.0%
0
33.3%
1
8.5%
47
Disagree 68.1%
374
100.0%
4
33.3%
1
68.2%
379
TOTAL 100.0%
549
100.0%
4
100.0%
3

556


Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Agree 34.5%
38
30.1%
28
24.8%
40
14.9%
34
23.6%
140
Not sure 7.3%
8
11.8%
11
6.2%
10
8.8%
20
8.3%
49
Disagree 58.2%
64
58.1%
54
68.9%
111
76.3%
174
68.1%
403
TOTAL 100.0%
110
100.0%
93
100.0%
161
100.0%
228

592