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

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CHGSECLR

How people in the U.S. spend their time on Sundays has changed over the last several decades. To what extent do you think this change is due to: a shift from the U.S. being a religious nation toward being a more secular nation

	1) Very great extent
	2) Great extent
	3) Some extent
	4) A little
	5) None at all

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very great extent	403	36%	36%	-1.03
Great extent	403	36%	72.1%	-.01
Some extent	244	21.8%	93.9%	1.02
A little	38	3.4%	97.3%	2.04
None at all	30	2.7%	100%	3.06

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Very great extent	33.1% 79	36.7% 322	35.9% 401
Great extent	38.9% 93	35.3% 310	36.1% 403
Some extent	21.3% 51	22.0% 193	21.9% 244
A little	2.1% 5	3.8% 33	3.4% 38
None at all	4.6% 11	2.2% 19	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 877	1116

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Very great extent	36.8% 361	29.5% 39	35.9% 400
Great extent	36.4% 357	33.3% 44	36.0% 401
Some extent	21.5% 211	25.0% 33	21.9% 244
A little	3.2% 31	5.3% 7	3.4% 38
None at all	2.1% 21	6.8% 9	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 981	100.0% 132	1113

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very great extent	34.9% 75	34.6% 106	36.3% 153	38.6% 66	35.9% 400
Great extent	36.3% 78	37.3% 114	36.1% 152	33.3% 57	36.0% 401
Some extent	21.9% 47	21.6% 66	21.9% 92	22.8% 39	21.9% 244
A little	2.8% 6	4.2% 13	2.9% 12	4.1% 7	3.4% 38
None at all	4.2% 9	2.3% 7	2.9% 12	1.2% 2	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 215	100.0% 306	100.0% 421	100.0% 171	1113

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Very great extent	29.8% 193	41.6% 82	47.4% 117	31.3% 5	35.9% 397
Great extent	39.1% 253	31.0% 61	33.6% 83	31.3% 5	36.3% 402
Some extent	24.1% 156	20.8% 41	17.0% 42	12.5% 2	21.8% 241
A little	3.4% 22	4.1% 8	1.6% 4	18.8% 3	3.3% 37
None at all	3.6% 23	2.5% 5	0.4% 1	6.3% 1	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 197	100.0% 247	100.0% 16	1107

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Very great extent	51.6% 16	37.7% 155	33.4% 187	36.1% 39	35.8% 397
Great extent	29.0% 9	34.5% 142	37.5% 210	38.9% 42	36.3% 403
Some extent	6.5% 2	21.7% 89	23.2% 130	19.4% 21	21.8% 242
A little	6.5% 2	4.1% 17	2.9% 16	2.8% 3	3.4% 38
None at all	6.5% 2	1.9% 8	3.0% 17	2.8% 3	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 411	100.0% 560	100.0% 108	1110

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Very great extent	37.7% 58	34.1% 126	37.0% 181	39.5% 34	36.3% 399
Great extent	36.4% 56	38.2% 141	34.6% 169	33.7% 29	36.0% 395
Some extent	19.5% 30	22.5% 83	21.7% 106	19.8% 17	21.5% 236
A little	2.6% 4	3.0% 11	3.7% 18	5.8% 5	3.5% 38
None at all	3.9% 6	2.2% 8	3.1% 15	1.2% 1	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 154	100.0% 369	100.0% 489	100.0% 86	1098

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Very great extent	35.8% 380	30.8% 4	42.9% 15	35.9% 399
Great extent	36.2% 384	38.5% 5	31.4% 11	36.0% 400
Some extent	21.9% 233	23.1% 3	20.0% 7	21.9% 243
A little	3.6% 38	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.4% 38
None at all	2.5% 27	7.7% 1	5.7% 2	2.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 1062	100.0% 13	100.0% 35	1110