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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: resolving conflicts between nations

	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	104	10%	10%	-1.86
Very important	236	22.7%	32.8%	-.87
Somewhat important	432	41.6%	74.4%	.12
Not too important	212	20.4%	94.8%	1.1
Not at all important	54	5.2%	100%	2.09

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	11.2% 22	9.8% 82	10.0% 104
Very important	23.9% 47	22.5% 189	22.8% 236
Somewhat important	43.1% 85	41.2% 346	41.6% 431
Not too important	18.8% 37	20.9% 175	20.5% 212
Not at all important	3.0% 6	5.6% 47	5.1% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 839	1036

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	9.9% 90	10.4% 13	10.0% 103
Very important	22.1% 201	28.0% 35	22.8% 236
Somewhat important	41.9% 380	40.0% 50	41.6% 430
Not too important	20.7% 188	18.4% 23	20.4% 211
Not at all important	5.4% 49	3.2% 4	5.1% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 908	100.0% 125	1033

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	12.0% 22	11.4% 34	8.5% 33	9.1% 15	10.1% 104
Very important	23.5% 43	23.2% 69	21.4% 83	23.6% 39	22.6% 234
Somewhat important	38.3% 70	42.3% 126	42.5% 165	42.4% 70	41.7% 431
Not too important	23.5% 43	16.8% 50	22.7% 88	18.8% 31	20.5% 212
Not at all important	2.7% 5	6.4% 19	4.9% 19	6.1% 10	5.1% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 298	100.0% 388	100.0% 165	1034

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	11.9% 74	7.7% 13	6.1% 14	10.0% 1	9.9% 102
Very important	26.2% 163	17.8% 30	16.7% 38	30.0% 3	22.8% 234
Somewhat important	41.7% 259	42.6% 72	41.7% 95	20.0% 2	41.6% 428
Not too important	17.2% 107	25.4% 43	25.4% 58	30.0% 3	20.5% 211
Not at all important	2.9% 18	6.5% 11	10.1% 23	10.0% 1	5.2% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 621	100.0% 169	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1028

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	10.7% 3	11.7% 45	9.1% 47	8.9% 9	10.1% 104
Very important	21.4% 6	19.3% 74	24.5% 127	26.7% 27	22.7% 234
Somewhat important	50.0% 14	44.8% 172	40.3% 209	33.7% 34	41.6% 429
Not too important	17.9% 5	18.5% 71	21.4% 111	23.8% 24	20.5% 211
Not at all important	0.0% 0	5.7% 22	4.6% 24	6.9% 7	5.1% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 384	100.0% 518	100.0% 101	1031

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	7.0% 10	8.9% 32	10.9% 48	15.2% 12	10.0% 102
Very important	21.1% 30	20.6% 74	25.9% 114	17.7% 14	22.7% 232
Somewhat important	42.3% 60	43.5% 156	38.9% 171	46.8% 37	41.6% 424
Not too important	26.1% 37	22.0% 79	18.4% 81	16.5% 13	20.6% 210
Not at all important	3.5% 5	5.0% 18	5.9% 26	3.8% 3	5.1% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 359	100.0% 440	100.0% 79	1020

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	9.7% 96	12.5% 1	19.4% 6	10.0% 103
Very important	22.5% 223	37.5% 3	29.0% 9	22.8% 235
Somewhat important	42.2% 419	12.5% 1	32.3% 10	41.7% 430
Not too important	20.5% 204	37.5% 3	12.9% 4	20.4% 211
Not at all important	5.1% 51	0.0% 0	6.5% 2	5.1% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 993	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1032