Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 1998 - Science, Technology, and Faith, Clergy

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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

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	436	39.4%	39.4%	-1.06
Very important	517	46.7%	86.2%	.34
Somewhat important	138	12.5%	98.6%	1.73
Not at all important	15	1.4%	100%	3.12

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	41.8% 87	38.9% 349	39.4% 436
Very important	43.8% 91	47.4% 426	46.7% 517
Somewhat important	13.9% 29	12.1% 109	12.5% 138
Not at all important	0.5% 1	1.6% 14	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 208	100.0% 898	1106

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	40.5% 394	31.5% 41	39.4% 435
Very important	46.2% 450	50.8% 66	46.8% 516
Somewhat important	12.0% 117	15.4% 20	12.4% 137
Not at all important	1.2% 12	2.3% 3	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 973	100.0% 130	1103

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	41.9% 88	44.4% 134	37.1% 156	32.9% 56	39.3% 434
Very important	47.1% 99	44.4% 134	48.5% 204	46.5% 79	46.8% 516
Somewhat important	9.0% 19	10.6% 32	13.1% 55	18.8% 32	12.5% 138
Not at all important	1.9% 4	0.7% 2	1.4% 6	1.8% 3	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 210	100.0% 302	100.0% 421	100.0% 170	1103

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	36.5% 239	38.6% 73	48.0% 118	30.0% 3	39.4% 433
Very important	46.8% 306	48.1% 91	45.9% 113	40.0% 4	46.8% 514
Somewhat important	15.3% 100	10.6% 20	6.1% 15	30.0% 3	12.6% 138
Not at all important	1.4% 9	2.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 654	100.0% 189	100.0% 246	100.0% 10	1099

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	27.6% 8	41.2% 170	39.5% 217	34.5% 38	39.3% 433
Very important	37.9% 11	48.9% 202	45.8% 252	46.4% 51	46.8% 516
Somewhat important	24.1% 7	9.4% 39	13.6% 75	15.5% 17	12.5% 138
Not at all important	10.3% 3	0.5% 2	1.1% 6	3.6% 4	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 413	100.0% 550	100.0% 110	1102

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	37.7% 55	43.2% 156	37.8% 184	35.9% 33	39.4% 428
Very important	49.3% 72	45.4% 164	46.0% 224	52.2% 48	46.8% 508
Somewhat important	12.3% 18	10.2% 37	14.4% 70	10.9% 10	12.4% 135
Not at all important	0.7% 1	1.1% 4	1.8% 9	1.1% 1	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 361	100.0% 487	100.0% 92	1086

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	39.1% 414	42.9% 6	53.6% 15	39.5% 435
Very important	47.3% 501	35.7% 5	28.6% 8	46.6% 514
Somewhat important	12.4% 131	14.3% 2	17.9% 5	12.5% 138
Not at all important	1.3% 14	7.1% 1	0.0% 0	1.4% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 1060	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1102