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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: combating poverty

	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	423	40.6%	40.6%	-1.02
Very important	451	43.3%	84%	.29
Somewhat important	146	14%	98%	1.61
Not too important	20	1.9%	99.9%	2.92
Not at all important	1	.1%	100%	4.23

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	48.0% 94	38.9% 328	40.6% 422
Very important	44.4% 87	43.2% 364	43.4% 451
Somewhat important	7.7% 15	15.4% 130	14.0% 145
Not too important	0.0% 0	2.4% 20	1.9% 20
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 196	100.0% 843	1039

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	38.7% 353	54.8% 68	40.6% 421
Very important	44.5% 406	36.3% 45	43.5% 451
Somewhat important	14.6% 133	8.9% 11	13.9% 144
Not too important	2.1% 19	0.0% 0	1.8% 19
Not at all important	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 912	100.0% 124	1036

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	41.8% 77	40.8% 122	40.9% 159	38.8% 64	40.7% 422
Very important	40.8% 75	47.2% 141	42.2% 164	42.4% 70	43.4% 450
Somewhat important	14.1% 26	10.4% 31	15.2% 59	17.0% 28	13.9% 144
Not too important	3.3% 6	1.3% 4	1.8% 7	1.8% 3	1.9% 20
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 184	100.0% 299	100.0% 389	100.0% 165	1037

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	49.1% 305	33.1% 57	21.9% 50	70.0% 7	40.6% 419
Very important	42.0% 261	42.4% 73	48.7% 111	20.0% 2	43.4% 447
Somewhat important	8.1% 50	20.9% 36	25.0% 57	10.0% 1	14.0% 144
Not too important	0.8% 5	2.9% 5	4.4% 10	0.0% 0	1.9% 20
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 621	100.0% 172	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1031

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	50.0% 14	39.0% 150	41.3% 215	41.0% 41	40.6% 420
Very important	32.1% 9	44.2% 170	43.0% 224	45.0% 45	43.3% 448
Somewhat important	17.9% 5	14.0% 54	14.2% 74	12.0% 12	14.0% 145
Not too important	0.0% 0	2.6% 10	1.5% 8	2.0% 2	1.9% 20
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 385	100.0% 521	100.0% 100	1034

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	41.3% 59	38.0% 136	43.0% 190	36.7% 29	40.5% 414
Very important	50.3% 72	44.7% 160	40.5% 179	43.0% 34	43.5% 445
Somewhat important	8.4% 12	15.1% 54	14.5% 64	16.5% 13	14.0% 143
Not too important	0.0% 0	2.2% 8	1.8% 8	3.8% 3	1.9% 19
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 358	100.0% 442	100.0% 79	1022

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	40.3% 401	50.0% 4	48.4% 15	40.6% 420
Very important	43.8% 436	37.5% 3	32.3% 10	43.4% 449
Somewhat important	14.2% 141	12.5% 1	9.7% 3	14.0% 145
Not too important	1.7% 17	0.0% 0	9.7% 3	1.9% 20
Not at all important	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 996	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1035