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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: training evangelists

	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	356	34.2%	34.2%	-1.07
Very important	334	32.1%	66.3%	-.12
Somewhat important	234	22.5%	88.8%	.83
Not too important	92	8.8%	97.7%	1.77
Not at all important	24	2.3%	100%	2.72

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	22.4% 44	36.9% 311	34.2% 355
Very important	30.6% 60	32.5% 274	32.2% 334
Somewhat important	29.1% 57	21.0% 177	22.5% 234
Not too important	13.3% 26	7.7% 65	8.8% 91
Not at all important	4.6% 9	1.8% 15	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 196	100.0% 842	1038

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	35.7% 325	23.4% 29	34.2% 354
Very important	32.5% 296	30.6% 38	32.3% 334
Somewhat important	21.0% 191	34.7% 43	22.6% 234
Not too important	8.5% 77	9.7% 12	8.6% 89
Not at all important	2.4% 22	1.6% 2	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 911	100.0% 124	1035

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	28.8% 53	35.4% 105	37.7% 147	29.7% 49	34.2% 354
Very important	34.2% 63	29.6% 88	32.1% 125	34.5% 57	32.1% 333
Somewhat important	23.4% 43	22.9% 68	21.8% 85	23.0% 38	22.6% 234
Not too important	11.4% 21	9.1% 27	6.4% 25	10.9% 18	8.8% 91
Not at all important	2.2% 4	3.0% 9	2.1% 8	1.8% 3	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 184	100.0% 297	100.0% 390	100.0% 165	1036

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	24.2% 150	36.8% 63	59.0% 134	40.0% 4	34.1% 351
Very important	33.8% 210	31.0% 53	29.1% 66	20.0% 2	32.2% 331
Somewhat important	27.2% 169	22.8% 39	10.6% 24	20.0% 2	22.7% 234
Not too important	12.1% 75	7.6% 13	0.4% 1	10.0% 1	8.7% 90
Not at all important	2.7% 17	1.8% 3	0.9% 2	10.0% 1	2.2% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 621	100.0% 171	100.0% 227	100.0% 10	1029

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	29.6% 8	38.0% 147	32.5% 169	30.3% 30	34.3% 354
Very important	11.1% 3	29.7% 115	36.3% 189	23.2% 23	31.9% 330
Somewhat important	55.6% 15	23.0% 89	19.8% 103	27.3% 27	22.7% 234
Not too important	3.7% 1	7.0% 27	9.2% 48	15.2% 15	8.8% 91
Not at all important	0.0% 0	2.3% 9	2.1% 11	4.0% 4	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 387	100.0% 520	100.0% 99	1033

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	36.4% 52	36.3% 130	32.3% 143	32.1% 25	34.2% 350
Very important	24.5% 35	32.4% 116	33.4% 148	37.2% 29	32.1% 328
Somewhat important	29.4% 42	21.5% 77	21.4% 95	21.8% 17	22.6% 231
Not too important	7.7% 11	8.4% 30	9.5% 42	7.7% 6	8.7% 89
Not at all important	2.1% 3	1.4% 5	3.4% 15	1.3% 1	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 358	100.0% 443	100.0% 78	1022

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	34.0% 339	25.0% 2	44.8% 13	34.2% 354
Very important	32.3% 322	25.0% 2	27.6% 8	32.1% 332
Somewhat important	22.5% 224	37.5% 3	20.7% 6	22.5% 233
Not too important	8.9% 89	12.5% 1	3.4% 1	8.8% 91
Not at all important	2.3% 23	0.0% 0	3.4% 1	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 997	100.0% 8	100.0% 29	1034