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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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ACTHPOOR

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: helping the poor

	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	404	38.7%	38.7%	-1.04
Very important	478	45.8%	84.6%	.27
Somewhat important	137	13.1%	97.7%	1.59
Not too important	22	2.1%	99.8%	2.91
Not at all important	2	.2%	100%	4.22

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	43.7% 86	37.4% 316	38.6% 402
Very important	49.7% 98	45.0% 380	45.9% 478
Somewhat important	6.1% 12	14.8% 125	13.2% 137
Not too important	0.5% 1	2.5% 21	2.1% 22
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 844	1041

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	37.9% 346	44.4% 55	38.6% 401
Very important	46.6% 426	41.9% 52	46.1% 478
Somewhat important	13.2% 121	12.1% 15	13.1% 136
Not too important	2.1% 19	1.6% 2	2.0% 21
Not at all important	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 914	100.0% 124	1038

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	40.8% 75	40.1% 120	38.1% 149	35.2% 58	38.7% 402
Very important	43.5% 80	46.5% 139	45.5% 178	47.9% 79	45.8% 476
Somewhat important	13.6% 25	11.7% 35	13.3% 52	15.2% 25	13.2% 137
Not too important	2.2% 4	1.3% 4	2.8% 11	1.8% 3	2.1% 22
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 184	100.0% 299	100.0% 391	100.0% 165	1039

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	44.3% 276	29.1% 50	29.4% 67	50.0% 5	38.5% 398
Very important	45.6% 284	51.2% 88	43.9% 100	30.0% 3	46.0% 475
Somewhat important	8.8% 55	16.9% 29	21.9% 50	20.0% 2	13.2% 136
Not too important	1.1% 7	2.3% 4	4.8% 11	0.0% 0	2.1% 22
Not at all important	0.2% 1	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 623	100.0% 172	100.0% 228	100.0% 10	1033

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	35.7% 10	40.1% 155	37.3% 194	41.6% 42	38.7% 401
Very important	53.6% 15	43.7% 169	46.7% 243	46.5% 47	45.8% 474
Somewhat important	10.7% 3	12.7% 49	14.6% 76	8.9% 9	13.2% 137
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.4% 13	1.3% 7	2.0% 2	2.1% 22
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 520	100.0% 101	1036

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	42.7% 61	35.4% 127	40.8% 181	32.1% 25	38.5% 394
Very important	46.2% 66	48.2% 173	43.7% 194	48.7% 38	46.0% 471
Somewhat important	9.8% 14	15.0% 54	12.2% 54	16.7% 13	13.2% 135
Not too important	1.4% 2	1.1% 4	3.2% 14	2.6% 2	2.1% 22
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 359	100.0% 444	100.0% 78	1024

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	38.6% 385	62.5% 5	32.3% 10	38.6% 400
Very important	45.9% 458	37.5% 3	48.4% 15	45.9% 476
Somewhat important	13.3% 133	0.0% 0	12.9% 4	13.2% 137
Not too important	2.0% 20	0.0% 0	6.5% 2	2.1% 22
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