Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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ACTPOLCY 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: working to change public policy on behalf of the poor and oppressed   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	228	21.9%	21.9%	-1.36
Very important	386	37.1%	59%	-.33
Somewhat important	312	30%	89%	.71
Not too important	97	9.3%	98.4%	1.74
Not at all important	17	1.6%	100%	2.77

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	30.5% 60	19.9% 167	21.9% 227
Very important	44.7% 88	35.4% 298	37.2% 386
Somewhat important	19.8% 39	32.5% 273	30.1% 312
Not too important	4.6% 9	10.5% 88	9.3% 97
Not at all important	0.5% 1	1.8% 15	1.5% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 841	1038

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	21.2% 193	27.4% 34	21.9% 227
Very important	36.9% 336	39.5% 49	37.2% 385
Somewhat important	30.1% 274	29.0% 36	30.0% 310
Not too important	10.1% 92	4.0% 5	9.4% 97
Not at all important	1.8% 16	0.0% 0	1.5% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 911	100.0% 124	1035

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	26.8% 49	23.2% 69	17.9% 70	23.6% 39	21.9% 227
Very important	32.8% 60	41.6% 124	38.5% 150	30.3% 50	37.1% 384
Somewhat important	32.8% 60	23.5% 70	32.8% 128	32.7% 54	30.1% 312
Not too important	7.1% 13	10.1% 30	9.0% 35	11.5% 19	9.4% 97
Not at all important	0.5% 1	1.7% 5	1.8% 7	1.8% 3	1.5% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 298	100.0% 390	100.0% 165	1036

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	28.2% 175	14.5% 25	9.3% 21	40.0% 4	21.8% 225
Very important	41.4% 257	32.6% 56	30.4% 69	20.0% 2	37.3% 384
Somewhat important	25.8% 160	37.2% 64	35.2% 80	40.0% 4	29.9% 308
Not too important	4.3% 27	14.0% 24	20.3% 46	0.0% 0	9.4% 97
Not at all important	0.3% 2	1.7% 3	4.8% 11	0.0% 0	1.6% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 621	100.0% 172	100.0% 227	100.0% 10	1030

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	37.0% 10	21.4% 83	22.0% 114	20.0% 20	22.0% 227
Very important	25.9% 7	33.6% 130	39.7% 206	40.0% 40	37.1% 383
Somewhat important	37.0% 10	33.9% 131	27.4% 142	27.0% 27	30.0% 310
Not too important	0.0% 0	9.3% 36	9.4% 49	12.0% 12	9.4% 97
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.8% 7	1.5% 8	1.0% 1	1.5% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 387	100.0% 519	100.0% 100	1033

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	21.0% 30	20.4% 73	25.1% 111	12.8% 10	21.9% 224
Very important	30.8% 44	34.9% 125	39.7% 176	44.9% 35	37.2% 380
Somewhat important	35.7% 51	31.3% 112	26.4% 117	35.9% 28	30.1% 308
Not too important	10.5% 15	10.9% 39	7.9% 35	6.4% 5	9.2% 94
Not at all important	2.1% 3	2.5% 9	0.9% 4	0.0% 0	1.6% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 358	100.0% 443	100.0% 78	1022

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	21.3% 212	37.5% 3	33.3% 10	21.8% 225
Very important	37.1% 370	37.5% 3	40.0% 12	37.2% 385
Somewhat important	30.4% 303	25.0% 2	20.0% 6	30.1% 311
Not too important	9.5% 95	0.0% 0	6.7% 2	9.4% 97
Not at all important	1.6% 16	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 996	100.0% 8	100.0% 30	1034