Frequency Tables

Answers on Individual Questionnaire Items

For example, the first table shows the church denominations. Thus 69% of them stated they were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Next Largest number, 13.4%, indicated no denomination. Next were Methodists at 4%, and so on.

“THE STUDY SCIENTISTS” as used in the headings of the following tables in this pamphlet means scientists defined as follows”

1. Selected at random 10% of the total---

2. Of those listed in American Men and Women of Science 1998-1999---

3. Who received bachelor degrees from Utah Universities---

4. And returned answers on the questionnaire of the study.

CHURCHES OF THE STUDY SCIENTISTS

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Mormon	103	69.1	69.1	69.1
None	20	13.4	13.4	82.6
Catholic	1	.7	.7	83.2
Methodist	6	4.0	4.0	87.2
Orthodox	1	.7	.7	87.9
Baptist	4	2.7	2.7	90.6
Lutheran	1	.7	.7	91.3
Other	13	8.7	8.7	100.0
Total	149	100	100

STUDY SCIENTISTS ACTIVE IN THEIR CHURCH

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	44	28.4	28.8	28.8
Yes	109	70.3	71.2	100.0
Total	153	98.7	100.0

THE STUDY SCIENTISTS ACTIVE IN THEIR CHURCH BETWEEN AGES 18 TO 24

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	53	35.6	35.6	35.6
Yes	95	63.8	63.8	99.3
Other	1	.7	.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

THE STUDY SCIENTISTS WHO BELIEVE THAT UTAH’S LEAD IN SCIENTISTS IS

SOMEHOW BECAUSE OF MORMON CHURCH INFLUENCE

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	40	26.8	26.8	26.8
Yes	106	71.1	71.1	98.0
No Opinion	3	2.0	2.0	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

THE STUDY SCIENTISTS WHO BELIEVE THAT THEIR CHURCH CONTRIBUTED

TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	38	25.5	25.5	25.5
Yes	78	52.3	52.3	77.9
No Opinion	4	2.7	2.7	80.5
(invalid)	1	.7	.7	81.2
(invalid)	1	.7	.7	81.9
Some	23	15.4	15.4	97.3
(invalid)	4	2.7	2.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0

STUDY SCIENTISTS’ BELIEF THAT SCIENCE AND RELIGION ARE SO FAR REMOVED

FROM EACH OTHER THAT NO ATTEMPT IS LOGICALLY NECESSARY TO HARMONIZE.

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	100	64.5	64.9	64.9
Yes	24	15.5	15.6	80.5
No Opinion	9	5.8	5.8	86.4
Other	2	1.3	1.3	87.7
Partially	19	12.3	12.3	100.0
Total	154	99.4	100.0

STUDY SCIENTISTS WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY LOGICALLY HARMONIZE THEIR

CHURCH’S DOCTRINES WITH SCIENCE IN THEIR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	17	11.0	11.0	11.0
Yes	97	62.6	63.0	74.0
No Opinion	16	10.3	10.4	84.4
Other	2	1.3	1.3	85.7
Some	1	.6	.6	86.4
Partially	21	10.5	10.6	100.0
Total	154	99.4	100.0

THE STUDY SCIENTISTS’ CONVICTION THAT JESUS IS A DIVINE PERSON

OF THE GODHEAD

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No Such	31	20.8	20.8	20.8
Other	1	.7	.7	21.5
Weak	3	2.0	2.0	23.5
Strong	18	12.1	12.1	35.6
Very Strong	85	57.0	57.0	92.6
Fair	11	7.4	7.4	100.0
Total	149	100.0

THE STUDY SCIENTISTS CONVICTION THAT JOSEPH SMITH WAS INSPIRED

BY GOD IN THE CREATION OF THE MORMON CHURCH

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No Such	45	29.0	29.2	29.2
Weak	7	4.5	4.5	33.8
Strong	15	9.7	9.7	43.5
Very Strong	80	51.6	51.9	95.5
Fair	7	4.5	4.5	100.0
Total	154	99.4	100.0

THE STUDY SCIENTISTS: CONVICTION THAT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS IS THE ONLY AUTHORITATIVE CHURCH OF JESUS

CHRIST

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No Such	51	34.2	34.2	34.2
Yes	5	3.4	3.4	37.6
Weak	8	5.4	5.4	43.0
Strong	6	4.0	4.0	47.0
Some	1	.7	.7	47.7
(invalid)	1	.7	.7	48.3
Very Strong	67	45.0	45.0	93.3
Fair	9	6.0	6.0	99.3
(invalid)	1	.7	.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0

SCIENCE AND LOGIC SHOULD HAVE A MINOR ROLE IN RELIGIOUS CONVICTION

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	79	53.0	53.0	53.0
Yes	46	30.9	30.9	83.9
No Opinion	18	12.1	12.1	96.0
Other	5	3.4	3.4	99.3
(invalid)	1	.7	.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

SCIENCE VIEWPOINT AND METHOD SHOULD BE HELD IN VERY HIGH REGARD

AND GIVEN A MAJOR ROLE IN ALL CONVICTIONS

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	47	31.5	31.5	31.5
Yes	81	54.4	54.4	85.9
No Opinion	8	5.4	5.4	91.3
Other	13	8.7	8.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A BELIEVER IN GOD AS YOU DEFINE GOD?

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	23	15.4	15.4	15.4
Yes	116	77.9	77.9	93.3
No Opinion	2	1.3	1.3	94.6
Other	3	2.0	2.0	96.6
Tentatively	5	3.4	3.4	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD IS NOW LIMITED BY REALITIES IN THE NATURE OF THINGS?

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	54	36.2	36.2	36.2
Yes	36	24.2	24.2	60.4
No Opinion	35	23.5	23.5	83.9
Other	15	10.1	10.1	94.0
Tentatively	8	5.4	5.4	99.3
(entry error)	1	.7	.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD COMMONLY ACTS DIRECTLY IN EVENTS ON EARTH?

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	50	33.6	33.6	33.6
Yes	59	39.6	39.6	73.2
No Opinion	7	4.7	4.7	77.9
Other	3	2.0	2.0	79.9
Tentatively	30	20.1	20.1	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE EARTH TOOK AT LEAST MANY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS

OF YEARS TO CREATE?

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	17	11.4	11.4	11.4
Yes	117	78.5	78.5	89.9
No Opinion	1	.7	.7	90.6
Other	3	2.0	2.0	92.6
Tentatively	11	7.4	7.4	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

GOD CREATED MAN’S MORTAL BODY PROBABLY BY MAKING MANY SMALL

PROGRESSIVE CHANGES IN LIFE FORMS OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS.

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	62	41.6	41.6	41.6
Yes	47	31.5	31.5	73.2
No Opinion	17	11.4	11.4	84.6
Other	6	4.0	4.0	88.6
Tentatively	17	11.4	11.4	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

THE SPECIES, INCLUDING MAN, PROBABLY CAME THROUGH EVOLUTION

BY PROCESSES OF CHANCE AND SELECTION RATHER THAN BY DESIGN.

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	80	53.7	53.7	53.7
Yes	42	28.2	28.2	81.9
No Opinion	7	4.7	4.7	86.6
Other	2	1.3	1.3	87.9
Tentatively	18	12.1	12.1	100.0
Total	149	100.0

THE SPECIES WERE SPECIAL CREATIONS OF GOD AND DID NOT ARISE FROM

“EVOLUTION”.

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	79	53.0	53.0	53.0
Yes	42	28.2	28.2	81.2
No Opinion	9	6.0	6.0	87.2
Other	6	4.0	4.0	91.3
Tentatively	13	8.7	8.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0

THE STANDARD WORKS ARE ALL GENERALLY INSPIRED BY GOD BUT EACH

CONTAINS SOME HUMAN ERROR

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	39	26.2	26.2	26.2
Yes	52	34.9	34.9	61.1
No Opinion	23	15.4	15.4	76.5
Other	6	4.0	4.0	80.5
Tentatively	29	19.5	19.5	100.0
Total	149	100.0

THE STANDARD WORKS CONTAIN NO ERRORS EXCEPT FOR MISTRANSLATION

IN THE BIBLE

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
No	72	48.3	48.3	48.3
Yes	34	22.8	22.8	71.1
No Opinion	31	20.8	20.8	91.9
Other	11	7.4	7.4	99.3
(entry error)	1	.7	.7	100.0
Total	149	100.0	100.0

WHICH WORD BEST REPRESENTS YOUR METHOD OF READING THE STANDARD

WORKS?

	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Other	37	23.9	24.0	24.0
Interpret	81	52.3	52.6	76.6
Literally	13	8.4	8.4	85.1
Skeptically	9	5.8	5.8	90.9
Combination	14	9.0	9.1	100.0
Total	154	100.0