Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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ACTCHRCH 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: strengthening churches in other countries for their mission and service   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not too important   5) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	514	49.3%	49.3%	-.89
Very important	410	39.3%	88.6%	.52
Somewhat important	110	10.5%	99.1%	1.92
Not too important	7	.7%	99.8%	3.33
Not at all important	2	.2%	100%	4.73

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	48.7% 96	49.4% 417	49.3% 513
Very important	38.6% 76	39.5% 333	39.3% 409
Somewhat important	12.2% 24	10.2% 86	10.6% 110
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.8% 7	0.7% 7
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.1% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 844	1041

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	49.4% 451	48.8% 61	49.3% 512
Very important	39.1% 357	40.8% 51	39.3% 408
Somewhat important	10.5% 96	10.4% 13	10.5% 109
Not too important	0.8% 7	0.0% 0	0.7% 7
Not at all important	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 913	100.0% 125	1038

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	48.9% 91	48.3% 144	52.1% 203	44.8% 74	49.3% 512
Very important	43.0% 80	40.9% 122	35.4% 138	41.2% 68	39.3% 408
Somewhat important	8.1% 15	10.1% 30	11.0% 43	13.3% 22	10.6% 110
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.5% 6	0.0% 0	0.7% 7
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 298	100.0% 390	100.0% 165	1039

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	48.9% 304	48.8% 84	49.6% 113	60.0% 6	49.1% 507
Very important	39.1% 243	39.5% 68	40.8% 93	30.0% 3	39.4% 407
Somewhat important	11.1% 69	11.0% 19	9.2% 21	10.0% 1	10.7% 110
Not too important	0.6% 4	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 6
Not at all important	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 622	100.0% 172	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1032

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	60.7% 17	51.4% 199	47.4% 247	48.0% 48	49.3% 511
Very important	25.0% 7	38.0% 147	40.7% 212	40.0% 40	39.2% 406
Somewhat important	14.3% 4	10.3% 40	10.6% 55	11.0% 11	10.6% 110
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.0% 5	1.0% 1	0.7% 7
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 521	100.0% 100	1036

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	47.2% 68	49.7% 178	50.3% 223	45.6% 36	49.3% 505
Very important	43.1% 62	38.3% 137	38.6% 171	41.8% 33	39.4% 403
Somewhat important	9.7% 14	10.6% 38	10.2% 45	12.7% 10	10.4% 107
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.1% 4	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 7
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 358	100.0% 443	100.0% 79	1024

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	49.2% 491	25.0% 2	58.1% 18	49.3% 511
Very important	39.5% 394	37.5% 3	32.3% 10	39.2% 407
Somewhat important	10.4% 104	37.5% 3	9.7% 3	10.6% 110
Not too important	0.7% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 7
Not at all important	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 998	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1037