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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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ACTENVIR

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: preserving the natural environment

	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	195	18.6%	18.6%	-1.44
Very important	364	34.8%	53.4%	-.45
Somewhat important	330	31.5%	85%	.54
Not too important	132	12.6%	97.6%	1.53
Not at all important	25	2.4%	100%	2.52

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	28.3% 56	16.3% 138	18.6% 194
Very important	42.4% 84	33.1% 280	34.9% 364
Somewhat important	23.7% 47	33.5% 283	31.6% 330
Not too important	4.0% 8	14.7% 124	12.6% 132
Not at all important	1.5% 3	2.5% 21	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 846	1044

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	17.7% 162	25.6% 32	18.6% 194
Very important	34.6% 317	36.0% 45	34.8% 362
Somewhat important	32.1% 294	28.0% 35	31.6% 329
Not too important	13.0% 119	10.4% 13	12.7% 132
Not at all important	2.6% 24	0.0% 0	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 916	100.0% 125	1041

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	20.3% 38	18.4% 55	18.2% 71	18.2% 30	18.6% 194
Very important	37.4% 70	36.8% 110	34.3% 134	30.3% 50	34.9% 364
Somewhat important	28.3% 53	30.1% 90	32.7% 128	34.5% 57	31.5% 328
Not too important	11.8% 22	12.4% 37	12.8% 50	13.9% 23	12.7% 132
Not at all important	2.1% 4	2.3% 7	2.0% 8	3.0% 5	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 299	100.0% 391	100.0% 165	1042

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	23.2% 145	15.6% 27	7.9% 18	30.0% 3	18.6% 193
Very important	39.5% 247	32.4% 56	25.0% 57	20.0% 2	34.9% 362
Somewhat important	30.1% 188	32.9% 57	34.6% 79	20.0% 2	31.5% 326
Not too important	6.4% 40	16.2% 28	26.3% 60	30.0% 3	12.6% 131
Not at all important	0.8% 5	2.9% 5	6.1% 14	0.0% 0	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 625	100.0% 173	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1036

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	28.6% 8	17.3% 67	19.8% 103	15.5% 16	18.7% 194
Very important	28.6% 8	32.8% 127	35.9% 187	37.9% 39	34.7% 361
Somewhat important	25.0% 7	35.7% 138	29.6% 154	28.2% 29	31.6% 328
Not too important	17.9% 5	11.9% 46	12.7% 66	14.6% 15	12.7% 132
Not at all important	0.0% 0	2.3% 9	2.1% 11	3.9% 4	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 521	100.0% 103	1039

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	13.3% 19	18.9% 68	20.7% 92	16.3% 13	18.7% 192
Very important	28.7% 41	33.1% 119	38.7% 172	35.0% 28	35.1% 360
Somewhat important	37.8% 54	32.8% 118	27.3% 121	35.0% 28	31.3% 321
Not too important	17.5% 25	12.5% 45	11.3% 50	12.5% 10	12.7% 130
Not at all important	2.8% 4	2.8% 10	2.0% 9	1.3% 1	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 360	100.0% 444	100.0% 80	1027

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	18.1% 181	25.0% 2	29.0% 9	18.5% 192
Very important	35.2% 352	37.5% 3	25.8% 8	34.9% 363
Somewhat important	31.7% 317	25.0% 2	32.3% 10	31.6% 329
Not too important	12.8% 128	12.5% 1	9.7% 3	12.7% 132
Not at all important	2.3% 23	0.0% 0	3.2% 1	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 1001	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1040