Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 2002 –- Children's Issues, Clergy

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IMPTMIN1 Of the various types of ministry to children that churches engage in, which three are the most important? Number one.   1) Christian education   2) Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)   3) Giving funds for needy children internationally   4) Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally   5) Public policy advocacy   6) Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions   7) Spiritual formation

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Christian education	604	79.1%	79.1%	-.48
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	25	3.3%	82.3%	-.03
Giving funds for needy children internationally	2	.3%	82.6%	.42
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	3	.4%	83%	.87
Public policy advocacy	1	.1%	83.1%	1.32
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	7	.9%	84%	1.77
Spiritual formation	122	16%	100%	2.22

Variable Comparisons

Age Household income Race Political party Gender

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Christian education	69.3% 61	79.3% 211	82.9% 291	74.0% 37	79.5% 600
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	5.7% 5	3.0% 8	2.6% 9	6.0% 3	3.3% 25
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	2.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	0.0% 0	1.1% 3	0.3% 1	6.0% 3	0.9% 7
Spiritual formation	22.7% 20	16.5% 44	13.1% 46	14.0% 7	15.5% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 88	100.0% 266	100.0% 351	100.0% 50	755

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20K-$49,999	$50K-$99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Christian education	0.0% 0	81.9% 177	78.9% 329	81.1% 90	79.7% 596
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	25.0% 1	2.8% 6	2.4% 10	6.3% 7	3.2% 24
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	0.0% 0	1.4% 3	0.2% 1	2.7% 3	0.9% 7
Spiritual formation	75.0% 3	12.0% 26	18.0% 75	9.9% 11	15.4% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 216	100.0% 417	100.0% 111	748

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Indian	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
Christian education	79.4% 577	71.4% 5	100.0% 2	70.0% 7	85.7% 6	100.0% 1	79.3% 598
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	3.3% 24	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.3% 25
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Public policy advocacy	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	1.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
Spiritual formation	15.5% 113	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	15.6% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 727	100.0% 7	100.0% 2	100.0% 10	100.0% 7	100.0% 1	754

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Christian education	81.2% 320	72.2% 109	81.5% 154	68.8% 11	79.2% 594
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	3.3% 13	4.0% 6	1.6% 3	18.8% 3	3.3% 25
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.3% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	1.3% 5	0.7% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
Spiritual formation	14.0% 55	21.9% 33	14.8% 28	12.5% 2	15.7% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 394	100.0% 151	100.0% 189	100.0% 16	750

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Christian education	78.4% 131	79.6% 469	79.4% 600
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	4.8% 8	2.9% 17	3.3% 25
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.3% 2
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	0.6% 1	0.3% 2	0.4% 3
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 1
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	1.8% 3	0.7% 4	0.9% 7
Spiritual formation	14.4% 24	16.0% 94	15.6% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 589	756