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

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OPNMINIS Which statement below comes closest to your opinion of how your congregation ministers to families?   1) My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.   2) My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.   3) Not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	319	50.2%	50.2%	-.91
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	269	42.3%	92.5%	.68
Not sure	48	7.5%	100%	2.27

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Race Household income Marital status Political party

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	52.4% 22	57.8% 78	51.9% 125	42.9% 90	50.2% 315
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	38.1% 16	33.3% 45	41.1% 99	50.5% 106	42.4% 266
Not sure	9.5% 4	8.9% 12	7.1% 17	6.7% 14	7.5% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 135	100.0% 241	100.0% 210	628

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	51.7% 169	48.8% 148	50.3% 317
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	40.1% 131	44.6% 135	42.2% 266
Not sure	8.3% 27	6.6% 20	7.5% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 327	100.0% 303	630

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	TOTAL
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	50.9% 309	33.3% 5	33.3% 2	50.3% 316
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	41.8% 254	53.3% 8	66.7% 4	42.4% 266
Not sure	7.2% 44	13.3% 2	0.0% 0	7.3% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 607	100.0% 15	100.0% 6	628

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	53.3% 16	47.3% 71	49.0% 123	50.3% 85	49.2% 295
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	36.7% 11	42.0% 63	44.2% 111	43.8% 74	43.2% 259
Not sure	10.0% 3	10.7% 16	6.8% 17	5.9% 10	7.7% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 150	100.0% 251	100.0% 169	600

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	51.1% 272	46.3% 44	50.4% 316
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	41.2% 219	47.4% 45	42.1% 264
Not sure	7.7% 41	6.3% 6	7.5% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 532	100.0% 95	627

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
My congregation ministers to families mostly "unconsciously" as a byproduct of supporting individuals.	50.0% 90	58.9% 63	48.0% 160	60.0% 3	50.6% 316
My congregation ministers to families because of a conscious effort to do so.	42.2% 76	36.4% 39	44.1% 147	20.0% 1	42.1% 263
Not sure	7.8% 14	4.7% 5	7.8% 26	20.0% 1	7.4% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 107	100.0% 333	100.0% 5	625