Presbyterian Panel Study, August 2000 --Ministry to Families and Same-Sex Issues in the PC(USA), Elders

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JOBMINIS

In general, how good a job does your congregation do in ministering to the needs and concerns of families?
  1) Excellent
  2) Very good
  3) Good
  4) Fair
  5) Poor
  6) Not sure

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Excellent 93 14.6% 14.6% -1.49
Very good 245 38.5% 53.1% -.52
Good 182 28.6% 81.8% .44
Fair 95 14.9% 96.7% 1.4
Poor 17 2.7% 99.4% 2.37
Not sure 4 .6% 100% 3.33

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

Less than 40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Excellent 14.0%
6
12.4%
17
12.2%
29
19.5%
41
14.8%
93
Very good 39.5%
17
33.6%
46
40.8%
97
39.0%
82
38.5%
242
Good 30.2%
13
29.2%
40
31.9%
76
24.3%
51
28.7%
180
Fair 16.3%
7
19.7%
27
12.6%
30
13.8%
29
14.8%
93
Poor 0.0%
0
4.4%
6
1.7%
4
2.9%
6
2.5%
16
Not sure 0.0%
0
0.7%
1
0.8%
2
0.5%
1
0.6%
4
TOTAL 100.0%
43
100.0%
137
100.0%
238
100.0%
210

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Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Excellent 16.7%
55
12.6%
38
14.8%
93
Very good 35.3%
116
41.9%
126
38.4%
242
Good 28.6%
94
28.9%
87
28.7%
181
Fair 17.0%
56
12.6%
38
14.9%
94
Poor 2.1%
7
3.0%
9
2.5%
16
Not sure 0.3%
1
1.0%
3
0.6%
4
TOTAL 100.0%
329
100.0%
301

630


Race (I-RACE)

White African American Asian TOTAL
Excellent 14.7%
89
13.3%
2
33.3%
2
14.8%
93
Very good 39.0%
237
26.7%
4
16.7%
1
38.5%
242
Good 28.8%
175
33.3%
5
16.7%
1
28.8%
181
Fair 14.7%
89
20.0%
3
33.3%
2
15.0%
94
Poor 2.1%
13
6.7%
1
0.0%
0
2.2%
14
Not sure 0.7%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
4
TOTAL 100.0%
607
100.0%
15
100.0%
6

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Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than $20,000 $20K-49,999 $50K-99,999 $100K+ TOTAL
Excellent 10.0%
3
15.3%
23
14.3%
36
17.3%
29
15.2%
91
Very good 23.3%
7
34.7%
52
42.9%
108
38.1%
64
38.5%
231
Good 40.0%
12
28.7%
43
25.8%
65
29.8%
50
28.3%
170
Fair 20.0%
6
16.7%
25
14.3%
36
13.1%
22
14.8%
89
Poor 6.7%
2
4.0%
6
2.0%
5
1.2%
2
2.5%
15
Not sure 0.0%
0
0.7%
1
0.8%
2
0.6%
1
0.7%
4
TOTAL 100.0%
30
100.0%
150
100.0%
252
100.0%
168

600


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Excellent 14.3%
76
17.0%
16
14.7%
92
Very good 38.3%
204
40.4%
38
38.6%
242
Good 29.5%
157
24.5%
23
28.7%
180
Fair 14.8%
79
14.9%
14
14.8%
93
Poor 2.4%
13
3.2%
3
2.6%
16
Not sure 0.8%
4
0.0%
0
0.6%
4
TOTAL 100.0%
533
100.0%
94

627


Political party (I-PARTYID)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Excellent 11.5%
21
15.7%
17
16.3%
54
0.0%
0
14.7%
92
Very good 45.1%
82
38.0%
41
35.3%
117
20.0%
1
38.5%
241
Good 23.1%
42
26.9%
29
31.7%
105
60.0%
3
28.6%
179
Fair 17.6%
32
14.8%
16
14.2%
47
0.0%
0
15.2%
95
Poor 2.2%
4
3.7%
4
1.8%
6
20.0%
1
2.4%
15
Not sure 0.5%
1
0.9%
1
0.6%
2
0.0%
0
0.6%
4
TOTAL 100.0%
182
100.0%
108
100.0%
331
100.0%
5

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