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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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IMPCNTCT

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? - personal contacts with PCUSA mission personnel

	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	403	39%	39%	-1.02
Very important	435	42.1%	81%	.19
Somewhat important	160	15.5%	96.5%	1.41
Not too important	31	3%	99.5%	2.62
Not at all important	5	.5%	100%	3.83

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	42.1% 82	38.4% 321	39.1% 403
Very important	39.0% 76	42.7% 357	42.0% 433
Somewhat important	17.4% 34	15.1% 126	15.5% 160
Not too important	1.0% 2	3.5% 29	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.5% 4	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 195	100.0% 837	1032

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	39.2% 355	37.9% 47	39.1% 402
Very important	41.7% 377	44.4% 55	42.0% 432
Somewhat important	15.5% 140	15.3% 19	15.5% 159
Not too important	3.1% 28	2.4% 3	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 905	100.0% 124	1029

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	40.1% 75	41.4% 123	37.9% 146	35.4% 57	38.9% 401
Very important	42.2% 79	43.4% 129	41.3% 159	41.0% 66	42.0% 433
Somewhat important	13.9% 26	11.8% 35	17.9% 69	18.6% 30	15.5% 160
Not too important	3.2% 6	2.4% 7	2.9% 11	4.3% 7	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.5% 1	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 297	100.0% 385	100.0% 161	1030

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	36.7% 227	39.1% 66	45.1% 102	30.0% 3	38.9% 398
Very important	43.4% 268	43.8% 74	37.2% 84	40.0% 4	42.0% 430
Somewhat important	16.3% 101	13.0% 22	15.0% 34	30.0% 3	15.6% 160
Not too important	3.1% 19	3.6% 6	2.2% 5	0.0% 0	2.9% 30
Not at all important	0.5% 3	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 618	100.0% 169	100.0% 226	100.0% 10	1023

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	Less than 20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	57.7% 15	40.3% 155	38.4% 198	31.7% 32	38.9% 400
Very important	34.6% 9	42.1% 162	41.6% 214	45.5% 46	42.0% 431
Somewhat important	3.8% 1	14.8% 57	16.1% 83	18.8% 19	15.6% 160
Not too important	3.8% 1	2.9% 11	3.1% 16	3.0% 3	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 4	1.0% 1	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 385	100.0% 515	100.0% 101	1027

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	43.4% 62	42.5% 151	36.8% 162	28.6% 22	39.1% 397
Very important	36.4% 52	39.2% 139	44.1% 194	51.9% 40	41.9% 425
Somewhat important	18.9% 27	16.3% 58	14.1% 62	14.3% 11	15.6% 158
Not too important	1.4% 2	1.7% 6	4.1% 18	5.2% 4	3.0% 30
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.9% 4	0.0% 0	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 355	100.0% 440	100.0% 77	1015

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	39.4% 391	28.6% 2	34.5% 10	39.2% 403
Very important	42.0% 417	57.1% 4	27.6% 8	41.7% 429
Somewhat important	15.1% 150	14.3% 1	31.0% 9	15.6% 160
Not too important	3.0% 30	0.0% 0	3.4% 1	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.4% 4	0.0% 0	3.4% 1	0.5% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 992	100.0% 7	100.0% 29	1028