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Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 1999 - Sabbath-Keeping, Clergy

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Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Individuals should seek out religious truth for themselves and not conform to any church's doctrines.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Not sure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	18	1.6%	1.6%	-3
Agree	143	12.8%	14.5%	-1.96
Not sure	45	4%	18.5%	-.93
Disagree	631	56.6%	75.1%	.1
Strongly disagree	277	24.9%	100%	1.13

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.4% 1	1.9% 17	1.6% 18
Agree	11.8% 28	13.1% 115	12.8% 143
Not sure	5.5% 13	3.6% 32	4.0% 45
Disagree	60.8% 144	55.5% 487	56.6% 631
Strongly disagree	21.5% 51	25.8% 226	24.9% 277
TOTAL	100.0% 237	100.0% 877	1114

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.7% 17	0.8% 1	1.6% 18
Agree	12.2% 120	17.7% 23	12.9% 143
Not sure	4.1% 40	3.8% 5	4.1% 45
Disagree	55.9% 548	62.3% 81	56.6% 629
Strongly disagree	26.1% 256	15.4% 20	24.8% 276
TOTAL	100.0% 981	100.0% 130	1111

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.3% 7	1.6% 5	1.2% 5	0.6% 1	1.6% 18
Agree	15.9% 34	13.8% 42	8.5% 36	18.1% 31	12.9% 143
Not sure	3.3% 7	3.9% 12	4.3% 18	4.7% 8	4.1% 45
Disagree	52.8% 113	57.9% 176	59.7% 252	50.9% 87	56.5% 628
Strongly disagree	24.8% 53	22.7% 69	26.3% 111	25.7% 44	24.9% 277
TOTAL	100.0% 214	100.0% 304	100.0% 422	100.0% 171	1111

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.9% 12	2.0% 4	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.6% 18
Agree	15.0% 97	12.8% 25	7.3% 18	12.5% 2	12.9% 142
Not sure	4.3% 28	3.6% 7	2.9% 7	12.5% 2	4.0% 44
Disagree	59.4% 385	55.6% 109	51.0% 125	50.0% 8	56.7% 627
Strongly disagree	19.4% 126	26.0% 51	38.0% 93	25.0% 4	24.8% 274
TOTAL	100.0% 648	100.0% 196	100.0% 245	100.0% 16	1105

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.7% 2	1.0% 4	1.4% 8	2.8% 3	1.5% 17
Agree	33.3% 10	12.2% 50	12.3% 69	12.8% 14	12.9% 143
Not sure	6.7% 2	3.4% 14	4.5% 25	2.8% 3	4.0% 44
Disagree	46.7% 14	57.6% 236	56.5% 316	57.8% 63	56.8% 629
Strongly disagree	6.7% 2	25.9% 106	25.2% 141	23.9% 26	24.8% 275
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 410	100.0% 559	100.0% 109	1108

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.6% 1	0.8% 3	2.2% 11	3.6% 3	1.6% 18
Agree	11.0% 17	12.3% 45	14.1% 69	11.9% 10	12.9% 141
Not sure	5.8% 9	3.0% 11	4.5% 22	3.6% 3	4.1% 45
Disagree	59.7% 92	56.7% 208	54.8% 269	59.5% 50	56.5% 619
Strongly disagree	22.7% 35	27.2% 100	24.4% 120	21.4% 18	24.9% 273
TOTAL	100.0% 154	100.0% 367	100.0% 491	100.0% 84	1096

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.4% 15	7.7% 1	5.7% 2	1.6% 18
Agree	12.6% 134	0.0% 0	25.7% 9	12.9% 143
Not sure	3.8% 40	7.7% 1	11.4% 4	4.1% 45
Disagree	56.9% 603	53.8% 7	48.6% 17	56.6% 627
Strongly disagree	25.3% 268	30.8% 4	8.6% 3	24.8% 275
TOTAL	100.0% 1060	100.0% 13	100.0% 35	1108