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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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IMPMAGZN

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? - a global mission magazine

	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	86	8.3%	8.3%	-1.9
Very important	279	27.1%	35.4%	-.87
Somewhat important	406	39.4%	74.9%	.15
Not too important	219	21.3%	96.1%	1.18
Not at all important	40	3.9%	100%	2.2

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	9.7% 19	8.0% 67	8.4% 86
Very important	26.7% 52	27.0% 225	26.9% 277
Somewhat important	36.9% 72	40.1% 334	39.5% 406
Not too important	24.1% 47	20.6% 172	21.3% 219
Not at all important	2.6% 5	4.2% 35	3.9% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 195	100.0% 833	1028

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	8.2% 74	9.7% 12	8.4% 86
Very important	27.5% 248	23.4% 29	27.0% 277
Somewhat important	39.5% 356	39.5% 49	39.5% 405
Not too important	21.0% 189	23.4% 29	21.3% 218
Not at all important	3.8% 34	4.0% 5	3.8% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 901	100.0% 124	1025

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	9.2% 17	8.1% 24	8.1% 31	8.7% 14	8.4% 86
Very important	25.9% 48	30.2% 89	25.7% 99	25.5% 41	27.0% 277
Somewhat important	42.2% 78	38.0% 112	39.2% 151	39.1% 63	39.4% 404
Not too important	20.5% 38	19.3% 57	23.1% 89	21.7% 35	21.3% 219
Not at all important	2.2% 4	4.4% 13	3.9% 15	5.0% 8	3.9% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 295	100.0% 385	100.0% 161	1026

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	7.3% 45	9.3% 16	9.4% 21	10.0% 1	8.1% 83
Very important	27.9% 171	22.7% 39	30.0% 67	0.0% 0	27.2% 277
Somewhat important	40.1% 246	38.4% 66	38.1% 85	50.0% 5	39.5% 402
Not too important	21.3% 131	23.8% 41	18.8% 42	40.0% 4	21.4% 218
Not at all important	3.4% 21	5.8% 10	3.6% 8	0.0% 0	3.8% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 614	100.0% 172	100.0% 223	100.0% 10	1019

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	15.4% 4	6.5% 25	9.3% 48	9.2% 9	8.4% 86
Very important	38.5% 10	25.8% 99	27.0% 139	28.6% 28	27.0% 276
Somewhat important	34.6% 9	43.2% 166	38.3% 197	30.6% 30	39.3% 402
Not too important	7.7% 2	21.6% 83	21.2% 109	25.5% 25	21.4% 219
Not at all important	3.8% 1	2.9% 11	4.3% 22	6.1% 6	3.9% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 384	100.0% 515	100.0% 98	1023

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	11.2% 16	6.5% 23	8.9% 39	6.5% 5	8.2% 83
Very important	23.8% 34	28.2% 100	27.1% 118	28.6% 22	27.1% 274
Somewhat important	42.0% 60	36.9% 131	40.1% 175	44.2% 34	39.6% 400
Not too important	20.3% 29	24.5% 87	19.5% 85	18.2% 14	21.3% 215
Not at all important	2.8% 4	3.9% 14	4.4% 19	2.6% 2	3.9% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 355	100.0% 436	100.0% 77	1011

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	8.4% 83	14.3% 1	3.3% 1	8.3% 85
Very important	26.4% 261	42.9% 3	36.7% 11	26.9% 275
Somewhat important	39.5% 390	42.9% 3	43.3% 13	39.6% 406
Not too important	21.8% 215	0.0% 0	13.3% 4	21.4% 219
Not at all important	3.9% 38	0.0% 0	3.3% 1	3.8% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 987	100.0% 7	100.0% 30	1024