Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 1997 - Spirituality and Health, Members

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LIFEPRYR When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Spending time in prayer and meditation   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	398	44.9%	44.9%	-.97
Very important	325	36.6%	81.5%	.33
Somewhat important	156	17.6%	99.1%	1.63
Not at all important	8	.9%	100%	2.92

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	49.6% 275	36.7% 121	44.8% 396
Very important	36.5% 202	37.3% 123	36.8% 325
Somewhat important	13.4% 74	24.5% 81	17.5% 155
Not at all important	0.5% 3	1.5% 5	0.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 554	100.0% 330	884

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	42.3% 281	51.6% 99	44.4% 380
Very important	38.1% 253	32.3% 62	36.8% 315
Somewhat important	18.7% 124	15.1% 29	17.9% 153
Not at all important	0.9% 6	1.0% 2	0.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 664	100.0% 192	856

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	37.3% 44	40.2% 127	51.8% 162	46.4% 65	44.9% 398
Very important	39.0% 46	37.7% 119	33.9% 106	38.6% 54	36.6% 325
Somewhat important	23.7% 28	20.9% 66	13.1% 41	15.0% 21	17.6% 156
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.3% 4	1.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 316	100.0% 313	100.0% 140	887

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	45.1% 92	34.8% 48	47.0% 237	51.9% 14	44.8% 391
Very important	31.4% 64	44.9% 62	36.3% 183	40.7% 11	36.7% 320
Somewhat important	23.0% 47	18.1% 25	15.9% 80	7.4% 2	17.6% 154
Not at all important	0.5% 1	2.2% 3	0.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 204	100.0% 138	100.0% 504	100.0% 27	873

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	46.4% 45	45.0% 122	46.6% 142	40.4% 61	44.9% 370
Very important	43.3% 42	37.3% 101	33.4% 102	37.1% 56	36.5% 301
Somewhat important	10.3% 10	16.2% 44	19.0% 58	21.9% 33	17.6% 145
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.5% 4	1.0% 3	0.7% 1	1.0% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 97	100.0% 271	100.0% 305	100.0% 151	824

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	45.1% 82	44.7% 72	40.0% 84	48.3% 155	45.0% 393
Very important	33.5% 61	31.1% 50	39.0% 82	39.6% 127	36.6% 320
Somewhat important	19.2% 35	23.6% 38	21.0% 44	11.2% 36	17.5% 153
Not at all important	2.2% 4	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 161	100.0% 210	100.0% 321	874

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Essential	44.4% 359	50.0% 2	66.7% 4	60.0% 3	44.7% 368
Very important	36.6% 296	50.0% 2	33.3% 2	40.0% 2	36.7% 302
Somewhat important	18.0% 146	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.7% 146
Not at all important	1.0% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 809	100.0% 4	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	824