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

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ILLBIBLE

(Asked only of ordained ministers) How often do you read from the "Inclusive Language Lectionary" when you read the Bible aloud during worship?
  1) Always
  2) Often
  3) Occasionally
  4) Rarely
  5) Never

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Always 1 .6% .6% -5.2
Often 3 1.8% 2.4% -3.79
Occasionally 10 5.9% 8.2% -2.39
Rarely 18 10.6% 18.8% -.98
Never 138 81.2% 100% .42

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Always 0.0%
0
1.7%
1
0.6%
1
Often 1.8%
2
1.7%
1
1.8%
3
Occasionally 5.4%
6
6.9%
4
5.9%
10
Rarely 10.7%
12
10.3%
6
10.6%
18
Never 82.1%
92
79.3%
46
81.2%
138
TOTAL 100.0%
112
100.0%
58

170


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Always 0.8%
1
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
Often 1.5%
2
3.4%
1
1.9%
3
Occasionally 3.0%
4
17.2%
5
5.6%
9
Rarely 11.4%
15
6.9%
2
10.6%
17
Never 83.3%
110
72.4%
21
81.4%
131
TOTAL 100.0%
132
100.0%
29

161


Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Always 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.5%
1
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
Often 0.0%
0
1.9%
1
3.1%
2
0.0%
0
1.8%
3
Occasionally 13.0%
3
3.8%
2
6.2%
4
3.4%
1
5.9%
10
Rarely 4.3%
1
15.1%
8
9.2%
6
10.3%
3
10.6%
18
Never 82.6%
19
79.2%
42
80.0%
52
86.2%
25
81.2%
138
TOTAL 100.0%
23
100.0%
53
100.0%
65
100.0%
29

170


Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Always 2.9%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
Often 5.9%
2
3.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.8%
3
Occasionally 14.7%
5
7.1%
2
3.0%
3
0.0%
0
6.0%
10
Rarely 8.8%
3
0.0%
0
13.9%
14
33.3%
1
10.8%
18
Never 67.6%
23
89.3%
25
83.2%
84
66.7%
2
80.7%
134
TOTAL 100.0%
34
100.0%
28
100.0%
101
100.0%
3

166


Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
Always 0.0%
0
1.9%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
Often 6.7%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
6.1%
2
1.9%
3
Occasionally 13.3%
2
5.6%
3
1.7%
1
12.1%
4
6.2%
10
Rarely 20.0%
3
9.3%
5
10.2%
6
6.1%
2
9.9%
16
Never 60.0%
9
83.3%
45
88.1%
52
75.8%
25
81.4%
131
TOTAL 100.0%
15
100.0%
54
100.0%
59
100.0%
33

161


Race (I-RACE1)

White Black Other TOTAL
Always 0.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
Often 1.3%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.3%
2
Occasionally 5.8%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
5.7%
9
Rarely 11.6%
18
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
11.4%
18
Never 80.6%
125
100.0%
2
100.0%
1
81.0%
128
TOTAL 100.0%
155
100.0%
2
100.0%
1

158


Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Always 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.8%
1
0.6%
1
Often 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
2.6%
1
1.8%
1
1.2%
2
Occasionally 8.6%
3
2.9%
1
5.3%
2
5.3%
3
5.5%
9
Rarely 5.7%
2
11.4%
4
5.3%
2
15.8%
9
10.3%
17
Never 85.7%
30
85.7%
30
86.8%
33
75.4%
43
82.4%
136
TOTAL 100.0%
35
100.0%
35
100.0%
38
100.0%
57

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