Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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IMPPRSNL 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?- assessment and placement of 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	279	27.1%	27.1%	-1.2
Very important	405	39.4%	66.5%	-.19
Somewhat important	238	23.1%	89.6%	.83
Not too important	90	8.7%	98.3%	1.84
Not at all important	17	1.7%	100%	2.86

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	33.5% 65	25.7% 214	27.2% 279
Very important	35.1% 68	40.3% 336	39.3% 404
Somewhat important	23.7% 46	22.9% 191	23.1% 237
Not too important	6.2% 12	9.4% 78	8.8% 90
Not at all important	1.5% 3	1.7% 14	1.7% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 194	100.0% 833	1027

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	27.2% 245	27.4% 34	27.2% 279
Very important	38.4% 346	46.0% 57	39.3% 403
Somewhat important	23.5% 212	19.4% 24	23.0% 236
Not too important	9.2% 83	5.6% 7	8.8% 90
Not at all important	1.7% 15	1.6% 2	1.7% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 901	100.0% 124	1025

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	33.0% 61	23.4% 69	26.8% 103	28.6% 46	27.2% 279
Very important	37.3% 69	43.4% 128	37.0% 142	39.1% 63	39.2% 402
Somewhat important	21.1% 39	22.7% 67	24.5% 94	23.0% 37	23.1% 237
Not too important	7.6% 14	8.1% 24	10.2% 39	8.1% 13	8.8% 90
Not at all important	1.1% 2	2.4% 7	1.6% 6	1.2% 2	1.7% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 295	100.0% 384	100.0% 161	1025

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	25.6% 157	27.5% 47	31.4% 70	10.0% 1	27.0% 275
Very important	40.6% 249	35.1% 60	40.4% 90	30.0% 3	39.5% 402
Somewhat important	23.8% 146	25.7% 44	18.8% 42	40.0% 4	23.2% 236
Not too important	8.1% 50	10.5% 18	8.5% 19	20.0% 2	8.7% 89
Not at all important	2.0% 12	1.2% 2	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	1.6% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 614	100.0% 171	100.0% 223	100.0% 10	1018

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	40.0% 10	28.5% 109	26.2% 135	24.5% 24	27.2% 278
Very important	32.0% 8	41.0% 157	40.7% 210	27.6% 27	39.3% 402
Somewhat important	24.0% 6	21.7% 83	22.9% 118	29.6% 29	23.1% 236
Not too important	4.0% 1	7.6% 29	8.7% 45	14.3% 14	8.7% 89
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.3% 5	1.6% 8	4.1% 4	1.7% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 25	100.0% 383	100.0% 516	100.0% 98	1022

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	36.4% 52	27.9% 99	24.1% 105	20.8% 16	26.9% 272
Very important	37.1% 53	40.6% 144	39.0% 170	42.9% 33	39.6% 400
Somewhat important	19.6% 28	22.3% 79	25.0% 109	23.4% 18	23.1% 234
Not too important	4.9% 7	8.5% 30	9.6% 42	11.7% 9	8.7% 88
Not at all important	2.1% 3	0.8% 3	2.3% 10	1.3% 1	1.7% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 355	100.0% 436	100.0% 77	1011

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	27.2% 268	14.3% 1	27.6% 8	27.1% 277
Very important	39.6% 391	28.6% 2	31.0% 9	39.3% 402
Somewhat important	22.5% 222	57.1% 4	37.9% 11	23.2% 237
Not too important	9.1% 90	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.8% 90
Not at all important	1.6% 16	0.0% 0	3.4% 1	1.7% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 987	100.0% 7	100.0% 29	1023