Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963 - Analysis
EVOLUTN
Do you tend to agree or disagree with Darwin's Theory of Evolution, which maintains that human beings evolved from lower forms of animal life over many millions of years?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) The theory is almost certainly true. | 445 | 16.4% | 16.4% | -1.50 |
| 2) The theory is probably true. | 743 | 27.4% | 43.9% | -0.70 |
| 3) The theory is probably false. | 432 | 15.9% | 59.8% | 0.09 |
| 4) The theory could not possibly be true. | 841 | 31.0% | 90.8% | 0.88 |
| 5) I have never really thought about this before. | 248 | 9.2% | 100.0% | 1.67 |
| Missing | 166 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 2709 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Some high school | High school degree | Some college | College degree | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The theory is almost certainly true. | 4.4%18 | 6.8%40 | 14.7%124 | 30.3%136 | 32.3%125 | 2 | 16.6%443 |
| The theory is probably true. | 15.9%65 | 19.3%113 | 32.1%270 | 33.0%148 | 36.7%142 | 5 | 27.6%738 |
| The theory is probably false. | 12.2%50 | 18.4%108 | 15.1%127 | 17.1%77 | 16.3%63 | 7 | 15.9%425 |
| The theory could not possibly be true. | 48.7%199 | 42.1%247 | 31.1%262 | 14.5%65 | 13.4%52 | 16 | 30.9%825 |
| I have never really thought about this before. | 18.8%77 | 13.5%79 | 7.0%59 | 5.1%23 | 1.3%5 | 5 | 9.1%243 |
| Missing | 25 | 44 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 201 | 28 |
| Total | 100%409 | 100%587 | 100%842 | 100%449 | 100%387 | 2674 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| $12K+ | $10K+ | $7K+ | $5K+ | $4K+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The theory is almost certainly true. | 25.8%189 | 15.4%65 | 13.3%91 | 11.7%50 | 11.7%32 | 18 | 16.8%427 |
| The theory is probably true. | 33.2%243 | 31.8%134 | 25.4%174 | 23.0%98 | 23.1%63 | 31 | 28.0%712 |
| The theory is probably false. | 16.5%121 | 17.3%73 | 15.7%108 | 16.4%70 | 11.7%32 | 28 | 15.9%404 |
| The theory could not possibly be true. | 18.8%138 | 28.0%118 | 36.4%250 | 36.2%154 | 41.8%114 | 67 | 30.5%774 |
| I have never really thought about this before. | 5.7%42 | 7.6%32 | 9.2%63 | 12.7%54 | 11.7%32 | 25 | 8.8%223 |
| Missing | 21 | 15 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 335 | 52 |
| Total | 100%733 | 100%422 | 100%686 | 100%426 | 100%273 | 2540 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Liberal Protestant (Congregational, Methodist, Episcopalian) | Moderate Protestant (Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian, American Lutheran, American Baptist) | Conservative Protestant (Missouri Lutheran, Southern Baptist, Sects) | Roman Catholic | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The theory is almost certainly true. | 28.3%263 | 15.3%129 | 2.1%9 | 8.5%43 | 1 | 16.4%444 |
| The theory is probably true. | 39.2%364 | 25.7%217 | 6.0%26 | 26.8%135 | 1 | 27.4%742 |
| The theory is probably false. | 14.2%132 | 18.6%157 | 9.3%40 | 20.5%103 | 0 | 16.0%432 |
| The theory could not possibly be true. | 10.0%93 | 30.7%259 | 77.9%335 | 30.6%154 | 0 | 31.1%841 |
| I have never really thought about this before. | 8.3%77 | 9.7%82 | 4.7%20 | 13.5%68 | 1 | 9.1%247 |
| Missing | 50 | 49 | 20 | 42 | 169 | 5 |
| Total | 100%929 | 100%844 | 100%430 | 100%503 | 2706 |
Age (I-AGE)
| Age 39 and under | Age 40-59 | Age 60 and over | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The theory is almost certainly true. | 18.2%202 | 16.9%201 | 10.2%42 | 0 | 16.4%445 |
| The theory is probably true. | 30.2%335 | 27.0%321 | 21.2%87 | 0 | 27.4%743 |
| The theory is probably false. | 16.1%179 | 16.0%190 | 15.4%63 | 0 | 15.9%432 |
| The theory could not possibly be true. | 26.8%297 | 31.3%372 | 42.0%172 | 0 | 31.0%841 |
| I have never really thought about this before. | 8.7%96 | 8.9%106 | 11.2%46 | 0 | 9.2%248 |
| Missing | 49 | 77 | 36 | 166 | 4 |
| Total | 100%1109 | 100%1190 | 100%410 | 2709 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The theory is almost certainly true. | 20.1%199 | 14.3%246 | 0 | 16.4%445 |
| The theory is probably true. | 30.5%303 | 25.6%440 | 0 | 27.4%743 |
| The theory is probably false. | 15.9%158 | 16.0%274 | 0 | 16.0%432 |
| The theory could not possibly be true. | 27.4%272 | 33.1%568 | 1 | 31.0%840 |
| I have never really thought about this before. | 6.0%60 | 11.0%188 | 0 | 9.2%248 |
| Missing | 38 | 124 | 167 | 4 |
| Total | 100%992 | 100%1716 | 2708 |
