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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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PRIWORLD

When you think of priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - preparing people for a world to come, where the cares of this world will be absent

	1) Essential
	2) Very important
	3) Somewhat important
	4) Not at all important

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	85	8.6%	8.6%	-2.11
Very important	187	18.9%	27.5%	-1.05
Somewhat important	371	37.6%	65.1%	.01
Not at all important	345	34.9%	100%	1.08

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	3.8% 7	9.7% 78	8.6% 85
Very important	12.4% 23	20.4% 164	18.9% 187
Somewhat important	37.6% 70	37.5% 301	37.6% 371
Not at all important	46.2% 86	32.3% 259	34.9% 345
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 802	988

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	8.7% 76	7.2% 8	8.5% 84
Very important	20.1% 176	9.9% 11	19.0% 187
Somewhat important	37.4% 327	39.6% 44	37.6% 371
Not at all important	33.8% 296	43.2% 48	34.9% 344
TOTAL	100.0% 875	100.0% 111	986

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	6.9% 12	8.7% 25	8.8% 33	9.9% 15	8.6% 85
Very important	23.7% 41	19.2% 55	16.8% 63	18.4% 28	19.0% 187
Somewhat important	32.4% 56	34.3% 98	41.1% 154	40.8% 62	37.5% 370
Not at all important	37.0% 64	37.8% 108	33.3% 125	30.9% 47	34.9% 344
TOTAL	100.0% 173	100.0% 286	100.0% 375	100.0% 152	986

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	4.1% 24	14.0% 22	17.1% 38	10.0% 1	8.7% 85
Very important	12.4% 73	20.4% 32	36.0% 80	10.0% 1	19.0% 186
Somewhat important	38.4% 227	38.2% 60	34.7% 77	40.0% 4	37.6% 368
Not at all important	45.2% 267	27.4% 43	12.2% 27	40.0% 4	34.8% 341
TOTAL	100.0% 591	100.0% 157	100.0% 222	100.0% 10	980

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	20.0% 5	9.2% 34	7.4% 37	8.6% 8	8.5% 84
Very important	12.0% 3	24.2% 89	16.3% 81	14.0% 13	18.9% 186
Somewhat important	28.0% 7	36.4% 134	38.6% 192	38.7% 36	37.5% 369
Not at all important	40.0% 10	30.2% 111	37.6% 187	38.7% 36	35.0% 344
TOTAL	100.0% 25	100.0% 368	100.0% 497	100.0% 93	983

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	5.8% 8	6.7% 23	10.1% 42	14.9% 11	8.7% 84
Very important	20.3% 28	20.1% 69	16.3% 68	21.6% 16	18.6% 181
Somewhat important	37.7% 52	39.4% 135	37.0% 154	32.4% 24	37.6% 365
Not at all important	36.2% 50	33.8% 116	36.5% 152	31.1% 23	35.1% 341
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 343	100.0% 416	100.0% 74	971

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	8.1% 77	42.9% 3	10.3% 3	8.4% 83
Very important	18.4% 174	0.0% 0	41.4% 12	18.9% 186
Somewhat important	37.9% 359	42.9% 3	27.6% 8	37.6% 370
Not at all important	35.7% 338	14.3% 1	20.7% 6	35.1% 345
TOTAL	100.0% 948	100.0% 7	100.0% 29	984