Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 2001, The U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Presbyterian Panel Version), Clergy

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ACPTSEMN How important is having a seminary degree or certificate in your current congregation's acceptance of your leadership?   1) Great importance   2) Somewhat important   3) Somewhat unimportant   4) Of little importance

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Great importance	566	71.6%	71.6%	-.57
Somewhat important	189	23.9%	95.4%	1.11
Somewhat unimportant	28	3.5%	99%	2.78
Of little importance	8	1%	100%	4.46

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Race Political party Marital status Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Great importance	58.2% 64	72.9% 204	75.3% 259	65.9% 29	71.5% 556
Somewhat important	33.6% 37	23.9% 67	20.3% 70	29.5% 13	24.0% 187
Somewhat unimportant	7.3% 8	2.5% 7	3.2% 11	2.3% 1	3.5% 27
Of little importance	0.9% 1	0.7% 2	1.2% 4	2.3% 1	1.0% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 280	100.0% 344	100.0% 44	778

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Great importance	77.4% 137	69.8% 420	71.5% 557
Somewhat important	20.3% 36	25.1% 151	24.0% 187
Somewhat unimportant	1.7% 3	4.0% 24	3.5% 27
Of little importance	0.6% 1	1.2% 7	1.0% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 177	100.0% 602	779

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Indian	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
Great importance	71.6% 535	75.0% 6	75.0% 3	66.7% 6	100.0% 6	50.0% 1	71.8% 557
Somewhat important	24.0% 179	25.0% 2	25.0% 1	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	24.0% 186
Somewhat unimportant	3.5% 26	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.4% 26
Of little importance	0.9% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 747	100.0% 8	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	100.0% 6	100.0% 2	776

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Natural Law	TOTAL
Great importance	73.4% 307	68.0% 102	71.9% 138	66.7% 8	100.0% 1	71.9% 556
Somewhat important	22.7% 95	26.7% 40	24.5% 47	16.7% 2	0.0% 0	23.8% 184
Somewhat unimportant	3.3% 14	4.0% 6	2.1% 4	16.7% 2	0.0% 0	3.4% 26
Of little importance	0.5% 2	1.3% 2	1.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 418	100.0% 150	100.0% 192	100.0% 12	100.0% 1	773

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Great importance	71.8% 500	71.3% 57	71.8% 557
Somewhat important	23.9% 166	22.5% 18	23.7% 184
Somewhat unimportant	3.6% 25	2.5% 2	3.5% 27
Of little importance	0.7% 5	3.8% 3	1.0% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 696	100.0% 80	776

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$10K-19,999	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
Great importance	100.0% 3	68.9% 157	70.6% 305	81.1% 90	71.7% 555
Somewhat important	0.0% 0	25.4% 58	25.9% 112	15.3% 17	24.2% 187
Somewhat unimportant	0.0% 0	3.1% 7	3.5% 15	2.7% 3	3.2% 25
Of little importance	0.0% 0	2.6% 6	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 228	100.0% 432	100.0% 111	774