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

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LIFESICK When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Taking care of those who are sick or needy   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	247	28.1%	28.1%	-1.36
Very important	521	59.3%	87.5%	.25
Somewhat important	109	12.4%	99.9%	1.86
Not at all important	1	.1%	100%	3.46

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	30.1% 165	24.8% 81	28.1% 246
Very important	59.7% 327	58.7% 192	59.3% 519
Somewhat important	10.2% 56	16.2% 53	12.5% 109
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 548	100.0% 327	875

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	26.3% 173	32.8% 62	27.7% 235
Very important	59.6% 393	58.2% 110	59.3% 503
Somewhat important	14.0% 92	9.0% 17	12.9% 109
Not at all important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 659	100.0% 189	848

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	35.0% 41	21.2% 66	33.2% 103	26.6% 37	28.1% 247
Very important	54.7% 64	63.8% 199	54.8% 170	63.3% 88	59.3% 521
Somewhat important	10.3% 12	15.1% 47	11.6% 36	10.1% 14	12.4% 109
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 312	100.0% 310	100.0% 139	878

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	34.3% 69	27.0% 37	25.9% 129	33.3% 9	28.2% 244
Very important	57.2% 115	59.9% 82	59.9% 299	59.3% 16	59.3% 512
Somewhat important	8.5% 17	13.1% 18	14.0% 70	7.4% 2	12.4% 107
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 137	100.0% 499	100.0% 27	864

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	35.9% 33	31.9% 86	25.0% 76	23.8% 36	28.3% 231
Very important	54.3% 50	55.2% 149	61.5% 187	62.3% 94	58.8% 480
Somewhat important	9.8% 9	13.0% 35	13.5% 41	13.2% 20	12.9% 105
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 92	100.0% 270	100.0% 304	100.0% 151	817

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	25.8% 47	23.8% 38	24.9% 52	34.4% 108	28.3% 245
Very important	57.1% 104	63.8% 102	60.8% 127	56.4% 177	59.0% 510
Somewhat important	17.0% 31	12.5% 20	13.9% 29	9.2% 29	12.6% 109
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 160	100.0% 209	100.0% 314	865

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Essential	27.8% 223	25.0% 1	16.7% 1	60.0% 3	27.9% 228
Very important	59.4% 476	75.0% 3	50.0% 3	40.0% 2	59.3% 484
Somewhat important	12.6% 101	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0.0% 0	12.6% 103
Not at all important	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 801	100.0% 4	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	816