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

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AGSERIUS

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: Presbyterians a generation or two back took observance of the Sabbath more seriously than we do today.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Neither agree nor disagree
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree
	6) No opinion

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	317	28.4%	28.4%	-.98
Agree	644	57.7%	86.1%	.01
Neither agree nor disagree	77	6.9%	93%	1
Disagree	36	3.2%	96.2%	1.99
Strongly disagree	10	.9%	97.1%	2.98
No opinion	32	2.9%	100%	3.97

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	25.5% 61	29.0% 254	28.3% 315
Agree	55.6% 133	58.4% 511	57.8% 644
Neither agree nor disagree	10.5% 25	5.9% 52	6.9% 77
Disagree	5.0% 12	2.7% 24	3.2% 36
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	1.1% 10	0.9% 10
No opinion	3.3% 8	2.7% 24	2.9% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 875	1114

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	28.7% 281	25.2% 33	28.3% 314
Agree	58.5% 573	52.7% 69	57.8% 642
Neither agree nor disagree	6.6% 65	9.2% 12	6.9% 77
Disagree	3.2% 31	3.8% 5	3.2% 36
Strongly disagree	0.7% 7	2.3% 3	0.9% 10
No opinion	2.3% 23	6.9% 9	2.9% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 980	100.0% 131	1111

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	32.1% 69	27.1% 83	31.0% 130	19.4% 33	28.4% 315
Agree	54.9% 118	58.8% 180	56.7% 238	61.8% 105	57.7% 641
Neither agree nor disagree	5.6% 12	7.2% 22	6.9% 29	8.2% 14	6.9% 77
Disagree	2.3% 5	2.6% 8	3.3% 14	5.3% 9	3.2% 36
Strongly disagree	1.4% 3	1.0% 3	0.7% 3	0.6% 1	0.9% 10
No opinion	3.7% 8	3.3% 10	1.4% 6	4.7% 8	2.9% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 215	100.0% 306	100.0% 420	100.0% 170	1111

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	22.4% 145	27.4% 54	44.1% 109	20.0% 3	28.1% 311
Agree	61.8% 399	57.4% 113	47.8% 118	66.7% 10	57.9% 640
Neither agree nor disagree	8.2% 53	6.1% 12	4.5% 11	6.7% 1	7.0% 77
Disagree	4.0% 26	4.6% 9	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	3.3% 36
Strongly disagree	1.1% 7	0.5% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 9
No opinion	2.5% 16	4.1% 8	2.8% 7	6.7% 1	2.9% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 646	100.0% 197	100.0% 247	100.0% 15	1105

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	Less than 20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	22.6% 7	28.5% 117	27.2% 152	33.0% 36	28.2% 312
Agree	51.6% 16	56.6% 232	59.7% 333	56.0% 61	57.9% 642
Neither agree nor disagree	6.5% 2	6.3% 26	7.3% 41	6.4% 7	6.9% 76
Disagree	0.0% 0	4.4% 18	2.7% 15	2.8% 3	3.2% 36
Strongly disagree	6.5% 2	1.0% 4	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.9% 10
No opinion	12.9% 4	3.2% 13	2.3% 13	1.8% 2	2.9% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 410	100.0% 558	100.0% 109	1108

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	25.8% 40	28.3% 104	29.3% 144	31.7% 26	28.6% 314
Agree	52.9% 82	59.8% 220	57.2% 281	59.8% 49	57.7% 632
Neither agree nor disagree	12.3% 19	7.6% 28	5.5% 27	0.0% 0	6.8% 74
Disagree	4.5% 7	2.4% 9	3.7% 18	1.2% 1	3.2% 35
Strongly disagree	1.9% 3	0.3% 1	0.4% 2	4.9% 4	0.9% 10
No opinion	2.6% 4	1.6% 6	3.9% 19	2.4% 2	2.8% 31
TOTAL	100.0% 155	100.0% 368	100.0% 491	100.0% 82	1096

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	28.2% 299	7.7% 1	38.2% 13	28.2% 313
Agree	58.2% 618	61.5% 8	47.1% 16	57.9% 642
Neither agree nor disagree	7.0% 74	7.7% 1	5.9% 2	6.9% 77
Disagree	3.2% 34	0.0% 0	5.9% 2	3.2% 36
Strongly disagree	0.8% 9	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	0.9% 10
No opinion	2.6% 28	23.1% 3	0.0% 0	2.8% 31
TOTAL	100.0% 1062	100.0% 13	100.0% 34	1109