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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: resolving conflicts between faith groups

	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	111	10.7%	10.7%	-1.78
Very important	329	31.6%	42.3%	-.71
Somewhat important	416	40%	82.2%	.35
Not too important	161	15.5%	97.7%	1.42
Not at all important	24	2.3%	100%	2.48

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	8.2% 16	11.3% 95	10.7% 111
Very important	32.7% 64	31.4% 265	31.7% 329
Somewhat important	41.3% 81	39.6% 334	39.9% 415
Not too important	14.3% 28	15.7% 132	15.4% 160
Not at all important	3.6% 7	2.0% 17	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 196	100.0% 843	1039

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	10.6% 97	11.4% 14	10.7% 111
Very important	31.8% 290	30.9% 38	31.7% 328
Somewhat important	39.6% 362	42.3% 52	40.0% 414
Not too important	15.6% 142	13.8% 17	15.3% 159
Not at all important	2.4% 22	1.6% 2	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 913	100.0% 123	1036

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	12.9% 24	10.4% 31	9.0% 35	12.7% 21	10.7% 111
Very important	27.4% 51	36.4% 108	31.4% 122	27.9% 46	31.5% 327
Somewhat important	39.8% 74	37.4% 111	42.2% 164	40.0% 66	40.0% 415
Not too important	17.7% 33	13.8% 41	14.7% 57	17.6% 29	15.4% 160
Not at all important	2.2% 4	2.0% 6	2.8% 11	1.8% 3	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 297	100.0% 389	100.0% 165	1037

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	11.5% 71	8.1% 14	11.4% 26	0.0% 0	10.8% 111
Very important	34.4% 213	24.4% 42	29.4% 67	20.0% 2	31.5% 324
Somewhat important	39.0% 242	47.1% 81	36.4% 83	60.0% 6	40.0% 412
Not too important	13.2% 82	18.6% 32	18.9% 43	20.0% 2	15.4% 159
Not at all important	1.9% 12	1.7% 3	3.9% 9	0.0% 0	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 620	100.0% 172	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1030

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	7.1% 2	10.1% 39	12.1% 63	6.0% 6	10.6% 110
Very important	32.1% 9	30.2% 117	33.3% 173	28.0% 28	31.6% 327
Somewhat important	42.9% 12	42.4% 164	38.2% 198	39.0% 39	39.9% 413
Not too important	17.9% 5	15.5% 60	14.6% 76	19.0% 19	15.5% 160
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.8% 7	1.7% 9	8.0% 8	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 519	100.0% 100	1034

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	11.8% 17	9.2% 33	11.3% 50	11.7% 9	10.7% 109
Very important	29.9% 43	30.4% 109	33.3% 147	32.5% 25	31.7% 324
Somewhat important	39.6% 57	40.1% 144	40.7% 180	36.4% 28	40.0% 409
Not too important	18.1% 26	16.7% 60	12.9% 57	16.9% 13	15.3% 156
Not at all important	0.7% 1	3.6% 13	1.8% 8	2.6% 2	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 359	100.0% 442	100.0% 77	1022

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	10.3% 103	12.5% 1	19.4% 6	10.6% 110
Very important	31.6% 315	50.0% 4	32.3% 10	31.8% 329
Somewhat important	40.0% 398	25.0% 2	38.7% 12	39.8% 412
Not too important	15.8% 157	12.5% 1	6.5% 2	15.5% 160
Not at all important	2.3% 23	0.0% 0	3.2% 1	2.3% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 996	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1035