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

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PRISOCIA When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Supporting social action groups and ministries   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	139	16%	16%	-1.63
Very important	384	44.1%	60%	-.37
Somewhat important	305	35%	95.1%	.9
Not at all important	43	4.9%	100%	2.17

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	16.6% 90	14.7% 48	15.9% 138
Very important	46.0% 249	41.0% 134	44.1% 383
Somewhat important	33.8% 183	37.0% 121	35.0% 304
Not at all important	3.5% 19	7.3% 24	5.0% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 541	100.0% 327	868

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	14.7% 96	19.3% 36	15.7% 132
Very important	43.2% 282	47.6% 89	44.2% 371
Somewhat important	36.6% 239	29.4% 55	35.0% 294
Not at all important	5.5% 36	3.7% 7	5.1% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 653	100.0% 187	840

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	17.8% 21	13.1% 41	18.7% 57	14.8% 20	16.0% 139
Very important	44.9% 53	45.0% 141	42.0% 128	45.9% 62	44.1% 384
Somewhat important	33.1% 39	37.1% 116	34.1% 104	34.1% 46	35.0% 305
Not at all important	4.2% 5	4.8% 15	5.2% 16	5.2% 7	4.9% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 313	100.0% 305	100.0% 135	871

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	22.2% 43	16.5% 23	13.1% 65	25.0% 7	16.1% 138
Very important	50.0% 97	49.6% 69	40.5% 201	32.1% 9	43.9% 376
Somewhat important	25.3% 49	29.5% 41	40.1% 199	42.9% 12	35.1% 301
Not at all important	2.6% 5	4.3% 6	6.3% 31	0.0% 0	4.9% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 194	100.0% 139	100.0% 496	100.0% 28	857

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	22.1% 21	12.3% 33	14.8% 44	19.3% 29	15.6% 127
Very important	46.3% 44	46.8% 126	44.0% 131	36.7% 55	43.8% 356
Somewhat important	27.4% 26	38.3% 103	35.2% 105	36.0% 54	35.5% 288
Not at all important	4.2% 4	2.6% 7	6.0% 18	8.0% 12	5.0% 41
TOTAL	100.0% 95	100.0% 269	100.0% 298	100.0% 150	812

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	15.6% 28	13.8% 22	16.0% 33	17.6% 55	16.1% 138
Very important	47.8% 86	43.4% 69	39.8% 82	45.4% 142	44.2% 379
Somewhat important	35.0% 63	33.3% 53	39.3% 81	32.6% 102	34.8% 299
Not at all important	1.7% 3	9.4% 15	4.9% 10	4.5% 14	4.9% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 159	100.0% 206	100.0% 313	858

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Essential	15.9% 126	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	0.0% 0	15.9% 128
Very important	43.1% 342	75.0% 3	60.0% 3	60.0% 3	43.5% 351
Somewhat important	35.8% 284	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	35.6% 287
Not at all important	5.2% 41	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 41
TOTAL	100.0% 793	100.0% 4	100.0% 5	100.0% 5	807