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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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IMPCHRCH

How important is it for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) through its Worldwide Ministries Division to provide the following mission-related service or program for our congregations and presbyteries? - briefings about the church in other countries

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	219	21.2%	21.2%	-1.43
Very important	562	54.3%	75.5%	-.09
Somewhat important	227	21.9%	97.4%	1.26
Not too important	23	2.2%	99.6%	2.61
Not at all important	4	.4%	100%	3.96

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	27.9% 55	19.5% 163	21.1% 218
Very important	47.7% 94	55.9% 467	54.3% 561
Somewhat important	22.8% 45	21.8% 182	22.0% 227
Not too important	0.5% 1	2.6% 22	2.2% 23
Not at all important	1.0% 2	0.2% 2	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 836	1033

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	20.4% 185	25.6% 32	21.1% 217
Very important	54.5% 493	52.8% 66	54.3% 559
Somewhat important	22.4% 203	19.2% 24	22.0% 227
Not too important	2.2% 20	2.4% 3	2.2% 23
Not at all important	0.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 905	100.0% 125	1030

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	22.6% 42	23.3% 69	18.6% 72	21.0% 34	21.0% 217
Very important	51.1% 95	55.4% 164	56.8% 220	50.0% 81	54.3% 560
Somewhat important	24.7% 46	19.3% 57	21.4% 83	25.3% 41	22.0% 227
Not too important	1.6% 3	2.0% 6	2.3% 9	3.1% 5	2.2% 23
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	0.6% 1	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 296	100.0% 387	100.0% 162	1031

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	20.8% 128	17.4% 30	23.9% 54	30.0% 3	21.0% 215
Very important	55.7% 343	58.7% 101	49.1% 111	30.0% 3	54.5% 558
Somewhat important	21.4% 132	22.1% 38	22.6% 51	40.0% 4	22.0% 225
Not too important	1.8% 11	1.7% 3	4.0% 9	0.0% 0	2.2% 23
Not at all important	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 616	100.0% 172	100.0% 226	100.0% 10	1024

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	34.6% 9	21.2% 82	20.6% 106	20.8% 21	21.2% 218
Very important	57.7% 15	57.3% 221	53.4% 275	45.5% 46	54.2% 557
Somewhat important	7.7% 2	19.4% 75	23.1% 119	29.7% 30	22.0% 226
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.8% 7	2.3% 12	4.0% 4	2.2% 23
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 386	100.0% 515	100.0% 101	1028

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	31.5% 45	20.6% 74	20.6% 90	7.8% 6	21.2% 215
Very important	48.3% 69	53.8% 193	54.7% 239	66.2% 51	54.3% 552
Somewhat important	19.6% 28	21.7% 78	22.9% 100	20.8% 16	21.9% 222
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.6% 13	1.6% 7	3.9% 3	2.3% 23
Not at all important	0.7% 1	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	1.3% 1	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 359	100.0% 437	100.0% 77	1016

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	21.3% 211	28.6% 2	13.3% 4	21.1% 217
Very important	54.4% 540	28.6% 2	53.3% 16	54.2% 558
Somewhat important	21.6% 214	42.9% 3	33.3% 10	22.1% 227
Not too important	2.3% 23	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 23
Not at all important	0.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 992	100.0% 7	100.0% 30	1029