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

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

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 Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

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