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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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IMPMONY

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 ways to spend mission dollars

	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	190	18.5%	18.5%	-1.46
Very important	505	49.1%	67.6%	-.24
Somewhat important	280	27.2%	94.8%	.97
Not too important	42	4.1%	98.9%	2.19
Not at all important	11	1.1%	100%	3.4

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	24.1% 47	17.2% 143	18.5% 190
Very important	44.6% 87	50.1% 416	49.0% 503
Somewhat important	28.2% 55	27.1% 225	27.3% 280
Not too important	2.1% 4	4.6% 38	4.1% 42
Not at all important	1.0% 2	1.1% 9	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 195	100.0% 831	1026

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	17.6% 158	24.2% 30	18.4% 188
Very important	49.3% 443	47.6% 59	49.1% 502
Somewhat important	27.7% 249	25.0% 31	27.4% 280
Not too important	4.4% 40	1.6% 2	4.1% 42
Not at all important	1.0% 9	1.6% 2	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 899	100.0% 124	1023

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	20.0% 37	19.7% 58	17.7% 68	16.9% 27	18.6% 190
Very important	50.8% 94	52.5% 155	45.6% 175	48.1% 77	48.9% 501
Somewhat important	25.4% 47	23.1% 68	31.5% 121	27.5% 44	27.3% 280
Not too important	2.7% 5	4.1% 12	4.2% 16	5.6% 9	4.1% 42
Not at all important	1.1% 2	0.7% 2	1.0% 4	1.9% 3	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 295	100.0% 384	100.0% 160	1024

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	19.1% 117	14.1% 24	19.6% 44	20.0% 2	18.4% 187
Very important	49.4% 303	52.4% 89	46.9% 105	20.0% 2	49.1% 499
Somewhat important	26.8% 164	28.2% 48	27.2% 61	50.0% 5	27.3% 278
Not too important	4.1% 25	4.7% 8	3.6% 8	10.0% 1	4.1% 42
Not at all important	0.7% 4	0.6% 1	2.7% 6	0.0% 0	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 613	100.0% 170	100.0% 224	100.0% 10	1017

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	40.0% 10	18.1% 69	18.1% 93	17.0% 17	18.5% 189
Very important	36.0% 9	51.0% 195	48.2% 248	48.0% 48	49.0% 500
Somewhat important	24.0% 6	27.2% 104	27.4% 141	28.0% 28	27.3% 279
Not too important	0.0% 0	2.6% 10	5.4% 28	4.0% 4	4.1% 42
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.0% 4	0.8% 4	3.0% 3	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 25	100.0% 382	100.0% 514	100.0% 100	1021

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	26.6% 38	19.4% 69	16.1% 70	14.3% 11	18.6% 188
Very important	44.8% 64	46.5% 165	52.3% 228	50.6% 39	49.1% 496
Somewhat important	25.2% 36	27.9% 99	27.1% 118	28.6% 22	27.2% 275
Not too important	2.1% 3	5.4% 19	3.2% 14	6.5% 5	4.1% 41
Not at all important	1.4% 2	0.8% 3	1.4% 6	0.0% 0	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 355	100.0% 436	100.0% 77	1011

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	18.4% 182	42.9% 3	17.9% 5	18.6% 190
Very important	48.7% 481	57.1% 4	50.0% 14	48.8% 499
Somewhat important	27.6% 272	0.0% 0	28.6% 8	27.4% 280
Not too important	4.3% 42	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 42
Not at all important	1.0% 10	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 987	100.0% 7	100.0% 28	1022