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

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PRISHARE When you think of priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - encouraging members to share their faith   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	373	35.4%	35.4%	-1.15
Very important	542	51.4%	86.7%	.31
Somewhat important	131	12.4%	99.1%	1.77
Not at all important	9	.9%	100%	3.23

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	34.2% 68	35.6% 305	35.4% 373
Very important	54.3% 108	50.7% 434	51.4% 542
Somewhat important	11.1% 22	12.7% 109	12.4% 131
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.9% 8	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 199	100.0% 856	1055

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	35.5% 332	34.7% 41	35.5% 373
Very important	51.4% 480	50.0% 59	51.2% 539
Somewhat important	12.2% 114	14.4% 17	12.5% 131
Not at all important	0.9% 8	0.8% 1	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 934	100.0% 118	1052

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	36.4% 71	37.6% 111	31.4% 126	39.8% 64	35.4% 372
Very important	48.2% 94	50.8% 150	55.1% 221	46.6% 75	51.3% 540
Somewhat important	14.9% 29	10.8% 32	12.7% 51	11.8% 19	12.5% 131
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.7% 2	0.7% 3	1.9% 3	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 195	100.0% 295	100.0% 401	100.0% 161	1052

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	31.1% 193	37.9% 67	44.8% 108	50.0% 5	35.6% 373
Very important	52.2% 324	50.3% 89	49.4% 119	40.0% 4	51.1% 536
Somewhat important	15.6% 97	10.7% 19	5.8% 14	10.0% 1	12.5% 131
Not at all important	1.1% 7	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 621	100.0% 177	100.0% 241	100.0% 10	1049

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	29.6% 8	39.0% 154	33.7% 177	31.1% 32	35.3% 371
Very important	55.6% 15	50.9% 201	51.0% 268	55.3% 57	51.5% 541
Somewhat important	11.1% 3	9.9% 39	14.1% 74	13.6% 14	12.4% 130
Not at all important	3.7% 1	0.3% 1	1.3% 7	0.0% 0	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 395	100.0% 526	100.0% 103	1051

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	30.7% 43	34.5% 120	38.1% 177	32.9% 27	35.5% 367
Very important	60.7% 85	50.6% 176	48.0% 223	58.5% 48	51.4% 532
Somewhat important	8.6% 12	14.1% 49	12.7% 59	8.5% 7	12.3% 127
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	1.3% 6	0.0% 0	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 348	100.0% 465	100.0% 82	1035

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	34.5% 349	58.3% 7	51.9% 14	35.2% 370
Very important	52.0% 526	25.0% 3	44.4% 12	51.5% 541
Somewhat important	12.7% 129	8.3% 1	3.7% 1	12.5% 131
Not at all important	0.8% 8	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 1012	100.0% 12	100.0% 27	1051