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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: teaching basic literacy (reading and writing)

	1) Essential
	2) Very important
	3) Somewhat important
	4) Not too important

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	381	36.5%	36.5%	-1.12
Very important	517	49.5%	86%	.31
Somewhat important	135	12.9%	98.9%	1.73
Not too important	11	1.1%	100%	3.16

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	41.4% 82	35.3% 298	36.5% 380
Very important	47.5% 94	50.0% 422	49.5% 516
Somewhat important	11.1% 22	13.4% 113	13.0% 135
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.3% 11	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 844	1042

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	36.2% 331	39.2% 49	36.6% 380
Very important	50.0% 457	46.4% 58	49.6% 515
Somewhat important	12.9% 118	12.8% 16	12.9% 134
Not too important	0.9% 8	1.6% 2	1.0% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 914	100.0% 125	1039

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	36.4% 68	38.1% 114	37.6% 147	31.3% 51	36.5% 380
Very important	51.9% 97	49.2% 147	48.6% 190	49.1% 80	49.4% 514
Somewhat important	10.7% 20	12.4% 37	12.8% 50	17.2% 28	13.0% 135
Not too important	1.1% 2	0.3% 1	1.0% 4	2.5% 4	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 299	100.0% 391	100.0% 163	1040

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	40.1% 250	35.8% 62	28.3% 64	20.0% 2	36.6% 378
Very important	47.3% 295	48.6% 84	54.9% 124	60.0% 6	49.3% 509
Somewhat important	11.9% 74	15.0% 26	14.6% 33	20.0% 2	13.1% 135
Not too important	0.8% 5	0.6% 1	2.2% 5	0.0% 0	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 624	100.0% 173	100.0% 226	100.0% 10	1033

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	28.6% 8	34.6% 134	37.4% 194	41.7% 43	36.5% 379
Very important	53.6% 15	50.1% 194	48.7% 253	48.5% 50	49.4% 512
Somewhat important	17.9% 5	15.0% 58	12.3% 64	7.8% 8	13.0% 135
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.5% 8	1.9% 2	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 519	100.0% 103	1037

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	31.9% 46	35.4% 127	39.7% 176	31.3% 25	36.5% 374
Very important	49.3% 71	49.9% 179	48.1% 213	56.3% 45	49.5% 508
Somewhat important	18.1% 26	13.4% 48	11.3% 50	11.3% 9	13.0% 133
Not too important	0.7% 1	1.4% 5	0.9% 4	1.3% 1	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 359	100.0% 443	100.0% 80	1026

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	36.4% 364	50.0% 4	35.5% 11	36.5% 379
Very important	49.7% 497	37.5% 3	41.9% 13	49.4% 513
Somewhat important	12.8% 128	12.5% 1	19.4% 6	13.0% 135
Not too important	1.0% 10	0.0% 0	3.2% 1	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 999	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1038