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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: promoting democracy

	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	33	3.2%	3.2%	-2.52
Very important	132	12.7%	15.8%	-1.45
Somewhat important	421	40.4%	56.2%	-.37
Not too important	356	34.1%	90.3%	.71
Not at all important	101	9.7%	100%	1.78

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	3.0% 6	3.2% 27	3.2% 33
Very important	13.7% 27	12.4% 105	12.7% 132
Somewhat important	40.1% 79	40.4% 341	40.3% 420
Not too important	34.0% 67	34.2% 289	34.2% 356
Not at all important	9.1% 18	9.7% 82	9.6% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 844	1041

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	3.4% 31	1.6% 2	3.2% 33
Very important	12.3% 112	14.4% 18	12.5% 130
Somewhat important	39.8% 363	44.8% 56	40.4% 419
Not too important	34.7% 317	31.2% 39	34.3% 356
Not at all important	9.9% 90	8.0% 10	9.6% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 913	100.0% 125	1038

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	4.8% 9	2.7% 8	3.3% 13	1.8% 3	3.2% 33
Very important	15.6% 29	11.4% 34	13.9% 54	9.1% 15	12.7% 132
Somewhat important	38.2% 71	43.1% 129	38.3% 149	41.8% 69	40.2% 418
Not too important	33.9% 63	32.8% 98	35.2% 137	35.2% 58	34.3% 356
Not at all important	7.5% 14	10.0% 30	9.3% 36	12.1% 20	9.6% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 299	100.0% 389	100.0% 165	1039

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	2.4% 15	2.3% 4	5.7% 13	10.0% 1	3.2% 33
Very important	14.4% 90	11.6% 20	7.9% 18	20.0% 2	12.6% 130
Somewhat important	41.9% 261	34.9% 60	39.9% 91	20.0% 2	40.1% 414
Not too important	33.1% 206	35.5% 61	38.2% 87	20.0% 2	34.5% 356
Not at all important	8.2% 51	15.7% 27	8.3% 19	30.0% 3	9.7% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 623	100.0% 172	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1033

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	0.0% 0	3.1% 12	2.9% 15	5.9% 6	3.2% 33
Very important	14.3% 4	12.7% 49	12.3% 64	13.9% 14	12.6% 131
Somewhat important	53.6% 15	37.7% 146	40.6% 211	43.6% 44	40.2% 416
Not too important	25.0% 7	34.6% 134	36.2% 188	26.7% 27	34.4% 356
Not at all important	7.1% 2	11.9% 46	8.1% 42	9.9% 10	9.7% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 520	100.0% 101	1036

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	5.6% 8	2.2% 8	2.7% 12	5.0% 4	3.1% 32
Very important	11.2% 16	11.7% 42	12.6% 56	17.5% 14	12.5% 128
Somewhat important	41.3% 59	39.9% 143	41.5% 184	37.5% 30	40.6% 416
Not too important	29.4% 42	35.5% 127	35.4% 157	28.8% 23	34.1% 349
Not at all important	12.6% 18	10.6% 38	7.7% 34	11.3% 9	9.7% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 358	100.0% 443	100.0% 80	1024

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	2.5% 25	12.5% 1	19.4% 6	3.1% 32
Very important	12.0% 120	12.5% 1	32.3% 10	12.6% 131
Somewhat important	40.8% 407	37.5% 3	29.0% 9	40.4% 419
Not too important	35.4% 353	25.0% 2	3.2% 1	34.3% 356
Not at all important	9.3% 93	12.5% 1	16.1% 5	9.5% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 998	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1037