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

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LIFEOTHR When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - seeking to bring others to faith in Christ   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	289	26%	26%	-1.32
Very important	492	44.3%	70.3%	-.09
Somewhat important	288	25.9%	96.2%	1.13
Not at all important	42	3.8%	100%	2.36

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	22.5% 47	26.8% 242	26.0% 289
Very important	41.6% 87	44.9% 405	44.3% 492
Somewhat important	30.1% 63	24.9% 225	25.9% 288
Not at all important	5.7% 12	3.3% 30	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 209	100.0% 902	1111

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	26.7% 261	20.6% 27	26.0% 288
Very important	44.4% 433	42.7% 56	44.2% 489
Somewhat important	25.0% 244	33.6% 44	26.0% 288
Not at all important	3.9% 38	3.1% 4	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 976	100.0% 131	1107

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	24.6% 52	30.9% 94	22.7% 96	27.5% 47	26.1% 289
Very important	45.0% 95	43.4% 132	45.5% 192	41.5% 71	44.2% 490
Somewhat important	26.5% 56	23.0% 70	27.7% 117	25.7% 44	25.9% 287
Not at all important	3.8% 8	2.6% 8	4.0% 17	5.3% 9	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 211	100.0% 304	100.0% 422	100.0% 171	1108

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	19.0% 125	29.1% 55	42.5% 105	30.0% 3	26.1% 288
Very important	42.2% 278	48.1% 91	47.0% 116	30.0% 3	44.2% 488
Somewhat important	34.3% 226	17.5% 33	9.7% 24	30.0% 3	25.9% 286
Not at all important	4.4% 29	5.3% 10	0.8% 2	10.0% 1	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 658	100.0% 189	100.0% 247	100.0% 10	1104

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	27.6% 8	32.8% 136	22.1% 122	18.9% 21	25.9% 287
Very important	34.5% 10	45.3% 188	44.2% 244	43.2% 48	44.3% 490
Somewhat important	31.0% 9	19.5% 81	29.7% 164	30.6% 34	26.0% 288
Not at all important	6.9% 2	2.4% 10	4.0% 22	7.2% 8	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 415	100.0% 552	100.0% 111	1107

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	18.5% 27	27.1% 98	25.5% 125	34.8% 32	25.8% 282
Very important	52.1% 76	44.2% 160	42.0% 206	45.7% 42	44.4% 484
Somewhat important	25.3% 37	25.1% 91	28.1% 138	18.5% 17	25.9% 283
Not at all important	4.1% 6	3.6% 13	4.5% 22	1.1% 1	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 362	100.0% 491	100.0% 92	1091

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	24.8% 264	71.4% 10	46.4% 13	25.9% 287
Very important	44.9% 478	21.4% 3	32.1% 9	44.3% 490
Somewhat important	26.6% 283	0.0% 0	17.9% 5	26.0% 288
Not at all important	3.8% 40	7.1% 1	3.6% 1	3.8% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 1065	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	1107