Presbyterian Panel Study, February 2002 -- Children's Issues, Members

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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   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	396	80%	80%	-.47
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	7	1.4%	81.4%	-.01
Giving funds for needy children internationally	5	1%	82.4%	.44
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	8	1.6%	84%	.9
Public policy advocacy	5	1%	85.1%	1.82
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	74	14.9%	100%	2.27

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Race Political party Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-65	65+	TOTAL
Christian education	66.2% 43	81.3% 65	81.1% 129	83.6% 153	80.1% 390
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	1.5% 1	2.5% 2	1.9% 3	0.5% 1	1.4% 7
Giving funds for needy children internationally	3.1% 2	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	1.0% 5
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 3	2.7% 5	1.6% 8
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	1.5% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 2	1.1% 2	1.0% 5
Spiritual formation	27.7% 18	15.0% 12	13.8% 22	10.9% 20	14.8% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 65	100.0% 80	100.0% 159	100.0% 183	487

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School Graduate	Some College	College Gaduate	Advanced Degree	TOTAL
Christian education	75.0% 9	87.0% 40	79.2% 80	80.5% 107	80.0% 156	80.5% 392
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	1.0% 1	3.0% 4	0.5% 1	1.4% 7
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.8% 1	1.5% 3	1.0% 5
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	8.3% 1	2.2% 1	2.0% 2	0.8% 1	1.0% 2	1.4% 7
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	1.0% 5
Spiritual formation	8.3% 1	8.7% 4	14.9% 15	15.0% 20	15.9% 31	14.6% 71
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 46	100.0% 101	100.0% 133	100.0% 195	487

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Christian education	77.4% 223	84.0% 168	80.1% 391
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	0.7% 2	2.5% 5	1.4% 7
Giving funds for needy children internationally	1.4% 4	0.5% 1	1.0% 5
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	2.1% 6	1.0% 2	1.6% 8
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	1.4% 4	0.5% 1	1.0% 5
Spiritual formation	17.0% 49	11.5% 23	14.8% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 288	100.0% 200	488

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
Christian education	80.9% 382	42.9% 3	100.0% 3	0.0% 0	100.0% 2	80.2% 390
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	1.1% 5	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 7
Giving funds for needy children internationally	1.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 5
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	1.5% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 7
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	1.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 5
Spiritual formation	14.4% 68	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	100.0% 2	0.0% 0	14.8% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 472	100.0% 7	100.0% 3	100.0% 2	100.0% 2	486

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Christian education	73.9% 88	84.5% 71	80.8% 215	83.3% 10	79.8% 384
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	3.4% 4	1.2% 1	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.5% 7
Giving funds for needy children internationally	1.7% 2	1.2% 1	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 5
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	1.7% 2	2.4% 2	1.5% 4	0.0% 0	1.7% 8
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 4	8.3% 1	1.0% 5
Spiritual formation	19.3% 23	10.7% 9	14.7% 39	8.3% 1	15.0% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 84	100.0% 266	100.0% 12	481

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than 20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
Christian education	78.8% 26	76.9% 110	82.7% 139	79.2% 84	79.8% 359
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	0.0% 0	2.1% 3	0.0% 0	3.8% 4	1.6% 7
Giving funds for needy children internationally	3.0% 1	1.4% 2	0.6% 1	0.9% 1	1.1% 5
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	9.1% 3	1.4% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 6
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.9% 4
Spiritual formation	9.1% 3	16.8% 24	14.9% 25	16.0% 17	15.3% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 33	100.0% 143	100.0% 168	100.0% 106	450