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Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

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DPRESBY

Is that the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., the Presbyterian Church in America, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, or some other Presbyterian group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered "Presbyterian" to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered "other" are coded in the data set as OTHPRESB.

	1) Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)
	2) Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)
	3) Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
	4) Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)
	5) Other (Specify)
	6) Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	3	9.7%	9.7%	-2.09
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	2	6.5%	16.1%	-1.42
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	2	6.5%	22.6%	-.75
Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	11	35.5%	58.1%	-.09
Other (Specify)	7	22.6%	80.6%	.58
Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"	6	19.4%	100%	1.25

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24 years old	25 to 44 years old	45 to 64 years old	65 years or older	TOTAL
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.3% 1	20.0% 2	10.0% 3
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.7% 2
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	6.7% 2
Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	0.0% 0	41.7% 5	28.6% 2	30.0% 3	33.3% 10
Other (Specify)	100.0% 1	25.0% 3	14.3% 1	20.0% 2	23.3% 7
Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	28.6% 2	30.0% 3	20.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	100.0% 7	100.0% 10	30

Education (I-EDUC)

	1st-11th grade	12th grade (High school)	Some college (Two year degree)	4 year college graduate	Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	TOTAL
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	25.0% 2	9.7% 3
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	6.5% 2
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	6.5% 2
Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	66.7% 4	40.0% 4	25.0% 2	35.5% 11
Other (Specify)	0.00% 0	57.1% 4	16.7% 1	10.0% 1	12.5% 1	22.6% 7
Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	25.0% 2	19.4% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 7	100.0% 6	100.0% 10	100.0% 8	31

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	6.7% 1	12.5% 2	9.7% 3
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	13.3% 2	0.0% 0	6.5% 2
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	0.0% 0	12.5% 2	6.5% 2
Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	26.7% 4	43.8% 7	35.5% 11
Other (Specify)	26.7% 4	18.8% 3	22.6% 7
Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"	26.7% 4	12.5% 2	19.4% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 16	31

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	9.7% 3	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	9.7% 3
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	6.5% 2	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	6.5% 2
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	6.5% 2	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	6.5% 2
Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	35.5% 11	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	35.5% 11
Other (Specify)	22.6% 7	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	22.6% 7
Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"	19.4% 6	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	19.4% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	31