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

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IMPTMIN2 Of the various types of ministry to children that churches engage in, which three are the most important? Number two.   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	76	15.7%	15.7%	-1.39
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	101	20.9%	36.6%	-.97
Giving funds for needy children internationally	19	3.9%	40.5%	-.56
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	65	13.4%	53.9%	-.15
Public policy advocacy	9	1.9%	55.8%	.27
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	31	6.4%	62.2%	.68
Spiritual formation	183	37.8%	100%	1.09

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Race Political party Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 40	40-49	50-65	65+	TOTAL
Christian education	30.8% 20	15.0% 12	14.9% 23	10.7% 19	15.5% 74
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	15.4% 10	18.8% 15	18.2% 28	27.1% 48	21.2% 101
Giving funds for needy children internationally	1.5% 1	1.3% 1	3.9% 6	5.1% 9	3.6% 17
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	12.3% 8	12.5% 10	10.4% 16	16.9% 30	13.4% 64
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	3.2% 5	1.7% 3	1.9% 9
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	6.2% 4	3.8% 3	7.1% 11	6.8% 12	6.3% 30
Spiritual formation	33.8% 22	47.5% 38	42.2% 65	31.6% 56	38.0% 181
TOTAL	100.0% 65	100.0% 80	100.0% 154	100.0% 177	476

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School Graduate	Some College	College Gaduate	Advanced Degree	TOTAL
Christian education	16.7% 2	6.8% 3	14.1% 14	19.4% 25	15.1% 29	15.3% 73
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	8.3% 1	25.0% 11	23.2% 23	20.2% 26	20.8% 40	21.2% 101
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.0% 0	9.1% 4	5.1% 5	3.9% 5	1.6% 3	3.6% 17
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	8.3% 1	20.5% 9	14.1% 14	6.2% 8	16.7% 32	13.4% 64
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	2.3% 1	1.0% 1	3.1% 4	1.6% 3	1.9% 9
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	8.3% 1	4.5% 2	8.1% 8	6.2% 8	5.7% 11	6.3% 30
Spiritual formation	58.3% 7	31.8% 14	34.3% 34	41.1% 53	38.5% 74	38.2% 182
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 44	100.0% 99	100.0% 129	100.0% 192	476

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Christian education	17.5% 49	12.7% 25	15.5% 74
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	20.0% 56	22.8% 45	21.2% 101
Giving funds for needy children internationally	3.2% 9	4.6% 9	3.8% 18
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	13.2% 37	13.7% 27	13.4% 64
Public policy advocacy	1.4% 4	2.5% 5	1.9% 9
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	7.1% 20	5.1% 10	6.3% 30
Spiritual formation	37.5% 105	38.6% 76	37.9% 181
TOTAL	100.0% 280	100.0% 197	477

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
Christian education	15.2% 70	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	15.4% 73
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	21.7% 100	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	21.1% 100
Giving funds for needy children internationally	3.7% 17	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.8% 18
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	12.8% 59	42.9% 3	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	13.3% 63
Public policy advocacy	1.7% 8	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 9
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	6.1% 28	14.3% 1	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.3% 30
Spiritual formation	38.8% 179	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	100.0% 2	38.3% 182
TOTAL	100.0% 461	100.0% 7	100.0% 3	100.0% 2	100.0% 2	475

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Christian education	17.2% 20	10.7% 9	16.5% 43	18.2% 2	15.7% 74
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	24.1% 28	23.8% 20	19.2% 50	18.2% 2	21.2% 100
Giving funds for needy children internationally	0.9% 1	7.1% 6	4.2% 11	0.0% 0	3.8% 18
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	19.8% 23	10.7% 9	11.5% 30	9.1% 1	13.4% 63
Public policy advocacy	3.4% 4	2.4% 2	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	1.9% 9
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	3.4% 4	6.0% 5	6.9% 18	18.2% 2	6.2% 29
Spiritual formation	31.0% 36	39.3% 33	40.4% 105	36.4% 4	37.8% 178
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 84	100.0% 260	100.0% 11	471

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than 20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
Christian education	9.7% 3	15.9% 22	15.7% 26	18.1% 19	15.9% 70
Direct service (e.g., child care, after-school programs)	19.4% 6	24.6% 34	21.1% 35	16.2% 17	20.9% 92
Giving funds for needy children internationally	16.1% 5	2.9% 4	4.2% 7	0.0% 0	3.6% 16
Giving funds for needy children nationally/locally	16.1% 5	12.3% 17	13.9% 23	15.2% 16	13.9% 61
Public policy advocacy	0.0% 0	2.9% 4	0.6% 1	2.9% 3	1.8% 8
Recruiting volunteers for children's ministries/missions	9.7% 3	5.8% 8	6.0% 10	5.7% 6	6.1% 27
Spiritual formation	29.0% 9	35.5% 49	38.6% 64	41.9% 44	37.7% 166
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 138	100.0% 166	100.0% 105	440