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

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PRIEVANG

When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - An active evangelism program, inviting the unchurched to attend

	1) Essential
	2) Very important
	3) Somewhat important
	4) Not at all important

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	194	22.3%	22.3%	-1.42
Very important	365	42%	64.3%	-.22
Somewhat important	266	30.6%	94.9%	.98
Not at all important	44	5.1%	100%	2.17

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	22.2% 120	22.7% 74	22.4% 194
Very important	44.1% 238	38.7% 126	42.0% 364
Somewhat important	28.7% 155	33.4% 109	30.5% 264
Not at all important	5.0% 27	5.2% 17	5.1% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 540	100.0% 326	866

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	20.0% 131	30.1% 56	22.3% 187
Very important	43.6% 285	35.5% 66	41.8% 351
Somewhat important	31.2% 204	29.6% 55	30.8% 259
Not at all important	5.2% 34	4.8% 9	5.1% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 654	100.0% 186	840

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	21.2% 25	17.4% 54	24.8% 75	29.0% 40	22.3% 194
Very important	44.1% 52	43.7% 136	37.7% 114	45.7% 63	42.0% 365
Somewhat important	31.4% 37	33.8% 105	31.8% 96	20.3% 28	30.6% 266
Not at all important	3.4% 4	5.1% 16	5.6% 17	5.1% 7	5.1% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 311	100.0% 302	100.0% 138	869

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	23.1% 45	15.2% 21	22.7% 113	36.0% 9	22.0% 188
Very important	34.4% 67	44.2% 61	46.3% 230	12.0% 3	42.2% 361
Somewhat important	35.4% 69	34.1% 47	27.4% 136	44.0% 11	30.8% 263
Not at all important	7.2% 14	6.5% 9	3.6% 18	8.0% 2	5.0% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 195	100.0% 138	100.0% 497	100.0% 25	855

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	31.9% 30	24.3% 65	19.1% 57	18.5% 28	22.2% 180
Very important	39.4% 37	42.3% 113	43.1% 129	37.7% 57	41.4% 336
Somewhat important	25.5% 24	29.6% 79	30.8% 92	37.1% 56	30.9% 251
Not at all important	3.2% 3	3.7% 10	7.0% 21	6.6% 10	5.4% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 267	100.0% 299	100.0% 151	811

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	20.0% 36	18.2% 29	19.3% 40	27.7% 86	22.3% 191
Very important	36.1% 65	39.0% 62	42.0% 87	48.1% 149	42.4% 363
Somewhat important	34.4% 62	40.9% 65	32.4% 67	21.0% 65	30.3% 259
Not at all important	9.4% 17	1.9% 3	6.3% 13	3.2% 10	5.0% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 159	100.0% 207	100.0% 310	856

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Essential	21.9% 174	50.0% 2	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	22.0% 177
Very important	42.1% 334	25.0% 1	100.0% 4	20.0% 1	42.2% 340
Somewhat important	31.0% 246	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	30.9% 249
Not at all important	4.9% 39	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	5.0% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 793	100.0% 4	100.0% 4	100.0% 5	806