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

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LIFECHRC When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Attending church regularly   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	260	29.6%	29.6%	-1.25
Very important	411	46.9%	76.5%	.06
Somewhat important	191	21.8%	98.3%	1.37
Not at all important	15	1.7%	100%	2.68

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	31.1% 171	27.2% 88	29.6% 259
Very important	48.0% 264	45.1% 146	46.9% 410
Somewhat important	19.6% 108	25.3% 82	21.7% 190
Not at all important	1.3% 7	2.5% 8	1.7% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 550	100.0% 324	874

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	26.9% 177	35.1% 66	28.7% 243
Very important	49.4% 325	41.0% 77	47.5% 402
Somewhat important	22.3% 147	20.7% 39	22.0% 186
Not at all important	1.4% 9	3.2% 6	1.8% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 658	100.0% 188	846

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	32.5% 38	26.3% 83	31.3% 96	31.2% 43	29.6% 260
Very important	43.6% 51	48.9% 154	47.9% 147	42.8% 59	46.9% 411
Somewhat important	23.9% 28	23.2% 73	18.9% 58	23.2% 32	21.8% 191
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.6% 5	2.0% 6	2.9% 4	1.7% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 315	100.0% 307	100.0% 138	877

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	30.7% 62	22.8% 31	31.1% 155	29.6% 8	29.6% 256
Very important	41.1% 83	51.5% 70	48.1% 240	40.7% 11	46.8% 404
Somewhat important	24.8% 50	24.3% 33	19.8% 99	25.9% 7	21.9% 189
Not at all important	3.5% 7	1.5% 2	1.0% 5	3.7% 1	1.7% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 136	100.0% 499	100.0% 27	864

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	41.3% 38	32.1% 86	27.1% 82	23.3% 35	29.6% 241
Very important	41.3% 38	48.5% 130	48.8% 148	43.3% 65	46.9% 381
Somewhat important	16.3% 15	17.9% 48	22.1% 67	30.7% 46	21.6% 176
Not at all important	1.1% 1	1.5% 4	2.0% 6	2.7% 4	1.8% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 92	100.0% 268	100.0% 303	100.0% 150	813

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	23.1% 42	22.2% 36	26.1% 54	39.6% 124	29.6% 256
Very important	43.4% 79	48.1% 78	53.1% 110	44.1% 138	46.9% 405
Somewhat important	31.9% 58	27.8% 45	18.4% 38	15.0% 47	21.8% 188
Not at all important	1.6% 3	1.9% 3	2.4% 5	1.3% 4	1.7% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 162	100.0% 207	100.0% 313	864

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Essential	28.9% 231	50.0% 2	50.0% 3	60.0% 3	29.4% 239
Very important	47.2% 377	25.0% 1	16.7% 1	40.0% 2	46.8% 381
Somewhat important	22.0% 176	25.0% 1	33.3% 2	0.0% 0	22.0% 179
Not at all important	1.9% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 799	100.0% 4	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	814