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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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There are many ways that the church can witness to our faith in Jesus Christ through world mission. What specific activities or tasks should the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) support as part of its world mission outreach? Rate each of the following activities as either an "essential," a "very important," a "somewhat important," a "not too important," or a "not at all important" part of the church's world mission: working for social justice

	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	409	39.3%	39.3%	-1.02
Very important	400	38.4%	77.7%	.16
Somewhat important	197	18.9%	96.6%	1.34
Not too important	32	3.1%	99.7%	2.53
Not at all important	3	.3%	100%	3.71

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	49.2% 97	36.9% 311	39.3% 408
Very important	41.6% 82	37.8% 318	38.5% 400
Somewhat important	8.6% 17	21.4% 180	19.0% 197
Not too important	0.5% 1	3.6% 30	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 842	1039

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	37.7% 343	51.2% 64	39.3% 407
Very important	39.2% 357	34.4% 43	38.6% 400
Somewhat important	19.6% 179	13.6% 17	18.9% 196
Not too important	3.2% 29	0.8% 1	2.9% 30
Not at all important	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 911	100.0% 125	1036

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	38.7% 72	39.6% 118	40.1% 156	37.8% 62	39.3% 408
Very important	38.2% 71	40.9% 122	37.0% 144	37.8% 62	38.5% 399
Somewhat important	20.4% 38	15.1% 45	20.1% 78	21.3% 35	18.9% 196
Not too important	2.7% 5	3.7% 11	2.8% 11	2.4% 4	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 298	100.0% 389	100.0% 164	1037

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	49.4% 307	33.3% 57	16.3% 37	50.0% 5	39.4% 406
Very important	38.6% 240	33.3% 57	41.9% 95	30.0% 3	38.3% 395
Somewhat important	10.5% 65	28.7% 49	34.8% 79	20.0% 2	18.9% 195
Not too important	1.6% 10	4.1% 7	6.2% 14	0.0% 0	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 622	100.0% 171	100.0% 227	100.0% 10	1030

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	39.3% 11	35.2% 136	41.0% 213	46.0% 46	39.3% 406
Very important	35.7% 10	41.7% 161	37.3% 194	33.0% 33	38.5% 398
Somewhat important	25.0% 7	19.4% 75	18.8% 98	16.0% 16	19.0% 196
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.1% 12	2.7% 14	5.0% 5	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 386	100.0% 520	100.0% 100	1034

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	33.3% 48	37.0% 132	45.2% 200	29.1% 23	39.4% 403
Very important	43.1% 62	38.7% 138	34.6% 153	48.1% 38	38.3% 391
Somewhat important	21.5% 31	20.4% 73	17.0% 75	20.3% 16	19.1% 195
Not too important	2.1% 3	3.6% 13	2.7% 12	2.5% 2	2.9% 30
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 357	100.0% 442	100.0% 79	1022

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	39.2% 390	50.0% 4	38.7% 12	39.2% 406
Very important	38.5% 383	50.0% 4	38.7% 12	38.6% 399
Somewhat important	19.2% 191	0.0% 0	16.1% 5	18.9% 196
Not too important	3.0% 30	0.0% 0	3.2% 1	3.0% 31
Not at all important	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	3.2% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 996	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1035