Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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PRISOCIA When you think of priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - supporting social action groups and ministries   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	283	28.5%	28.5%	-1.31
Very important	483	48.6%	77.1%	.07
Somewhat important	224	22.5%	99.6%	1.45
Not at all important	4	.4%	100%	2.83

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	34.8% 65	27.0% 218	28.5% 283
Very important	48.1% 90	48.7% 393	48.6% 483
Somewhat important	16.6% 31	23.9% 193	22.5% 224
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.4% 3	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 807	994

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	27.6% 243	35.7% 40	28.5% 283
Very important	49.1% 432	44.6% 50	48.6% 482
Somewhat important	23.0% 202	18.8% 21	22.5% 223
Not at all important	0.3% 3	0.9% 1	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 880	100.0% 112	992

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	27.7% 48	28.8% 83	28.9% 109	27.9% 43	28.5% 283
Very important	51.4% 89	45.8% 132	50.9% 192	44.8% 69	48.6% 482
Somewhat important	20.8% 36	24.7% 71	19.6% 74	27.3% 42	22.5% 223
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 173	100.0% 288	100.0% 377	100.0% 154	992

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	33.4% 198	27.5% 44	16.6% 37	30.0% 3	28.6% 282
Very important	47.9% 284	48.1% 77	50.2% 112	40.0% 4	48.4% 477
Somewhat important	18.2% 108	24.4% 39	32.7% 73	30.0% 3	22.6% 223
Not at all important	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 593	100.0% 160	100.0% 223	100.0% 10	986

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	50.0% 13	24.5% 91	29.1% 145	35.5% 33	28.5% 282
Very important	30.8% 8	50.1% 186	49.3% 246	44.1% 41	48.6% 481
Somewhat important	19.2% 5	25.3% 94	20.8% 104	20.4% 19	22.4% 222
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 371	100.0% 499	100.0% 93	989

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	29.0% 40	24.6% 85	31.5% 132	23.0% 17	28.0% 274
Very important	48.6% 67	52.6% 182	45.3% 190	51.4% 38	48.8% 477
Somewhat important	21.7% 30	22.8% 79	22.4% 94	25.7% 19	22.7% 222
Not at all important	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 346	100.0% 419	100.0% 74	977

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	28.0% 267	71.4% 5	34.5% 10	28.5% 282
Very important	49.2% 469	0.0% 0	37.9% 11	48.5% 480
Somewhat important	22.5% 215	14.3% 1	27.6% 8	22.6% 224
Not at all important	0.3% 3	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 954	100.0% 7	100.0% 29	990