Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 1999 - Language and God, Clergy

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PRACOPTN Would you say it is the general practice at your church for worship services: to refer to God with words that describe men, even when widely-accepted gender-inclusive or gender-neutral options are available?   1) Yes, definitely   2) Yes, probably   3) Not sure   4) No, probably not   5) No, definitely not

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, definitely	83	7.1%	7.1%	-1.89
Yes, probably	312	26.6%	33.7%	-1.08
Not sure	106	9%	42.7%	-.28
No, probably not	457	39%	81.7%	.52
No, definitely not	215	18.3%	100%	1.33

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Race Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	7.4% 18	7.0% 65	7.1% 83
Yes, probably	20.5% 50	28.2% 262	26.6% 312
Not sure	7.8% 19	9.3% 86	9.0% 105
No, probably not	39.3% 96	38.9% 361	39.0% 457
No, definitely not	25.0% 61	16.6% 154	18.3% 215
TOTAL	100.0% 244	100.0% 928	1172

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	6.6% 67	9.6% 14	6.9% 81
Yes, probably	27.0% 276	23.3% 34	26.6% 310
Not sure	9.5% 97	5.5% 8	9.0% 105
No, probably not	39.1% 399	39.0% 57	39.1% 456
No, definitely not	17.8% 182	22.6% 33	18.4% 215
TOTAL	100.0% 1021	100.0% 146	1167

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	5.3% 12	7.0% 23	8.1% 35	6.6% 12	7.0% 82
Yes, probably	21.3% 48	24.2% 80	30.5% 132	28.7% 52	26.7% 312
Not sure	9.3% 21	9.7% 32	8.3% 36	8.3% 15	8.9% 104
No, probably not	42.7% 96	40.0% 132	37.4% 162	36.5% 66	39.0% 456
No, definitely not	21.3% 48	19.1% 63	15.7% 68	19.9% 36	18.4% 215
TOTAL	100.0% 225	100.0% 330	100.0% 433	100.0% 181	1169

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	6.7% 46	4.0% 8	10.3% 27	0.0% 0	7.0% 81
Yes, probably	22.0% 151	26.9% 54	38.9% 102	20.0% 3	26.7% 310
Not sure	7.7% 53	10.9% 22	9.2% 24	26.7% 4	8.9% 103
No, probably not	39.7% 272	44.3% 89	34.7% 91	26.7% 4	39.2% 456
No, definitely not	23.8% 163	13.9% 28	6.9% 18	26.7% 4	18.3% 213
TOTAL	100.0% 685	100.0% 201	100.0% 262	100.0% 15	1163

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	Less than 20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	15.6% 5	7.9% 35	5.4% 31	10.5% 12	7.1% 83
Yes, probably	21.9% 7	30.5% 135	24.8% 143	20.2% 23	26.4% 308
Not sure	9.4% 3	7.7% 34	9.7% 56	10.5% 12	9.0% 105
No, probably not	34.4% 11	35.2% 156	42.0% 242	41.2% 47	39.1% 456
No, definitely not	18.8% 6	18.7% 83	18.1% 104	17.5% 20	18.3% 213
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 443	100.0% 576	100.0% 114	1165

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	6.5% 73	19.6% 10	7.1% 83
Yes, probably	26.3% 293	33.3% 17	26.6% 310
Not sure	8.7% 97	9.8% 5	8.7% 102
No, probably not	39.8% 444	25.5% 13	39.2% 457
No, definitely not	18.7% 208	11.8% 6	18.4% 214
TOTAL	100.0% 1115	100.0% 51	1166

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes, definitely	4.7% 8	8.0% 31	5.7% 29	15.6% 14	7.1% 82
Yes, probably	22.1% 38	22.7% 88	29.7% 150	34.4% 31	26.6% 307
Not sure	9.3% 16	10.1% 39	7.5% 38	10.0% 9	8.8% 102
No, probably not	41.3% 71	39.2% 152	40.6% 205	28.9% 26	39.3% 454
No, definitely not	22.7% 39	20.1% 78	16.4% 83	11.1% 10	18.2% 210
TOTAL	100.0% 172	100.0% 388	100.0% 505	100.0% 90	1155