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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: listening and learning from the experiences of other cultures

	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	369	35.4%	35.4%	-1.07
Very important	382	36.7%	72.1%	.01
Somewhat important	229	22%	94%	1.09
Not too important	54	5.2%	99.2%	2.18
Not at all important	8	.8%	100%	3.26

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	50.8% 100	31.9% 269	35.5% 369
Very important	37.1% 73	36.4% 307	36.5% 380
Somewhat important	11.7% 23	24.4% 206	22.0% 229
Not too important	0.5% 1	6.3% 53	5.2% 54
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.9% 8	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 843	1040

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	34.2% 312	44.8% 56	35.5% 368
Very important	36.6% 334	36.8% 46	36.6% 380
Somewhat important	22.6% 206	17.6% 22	22.0% 228
Not too important	5.7% 52	0.8% 1	5.1% 53
Not at all important	0.9% 8	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 912	100.0% 125	1037

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	34.6% 64	36.6% 109	35.1% 137	35.2% 58	35.5% 368
Very important	37.3% 69	38.9% 116	34.1% 133	37.6% 62	36.6% 380
Somewhat important	21.6% 40	21.1% 63	23.8% 93	19.4% 32	22.0% 228
Not too important	5.9% 11	3.0% 9	5.4% 21	7.9% 13	5.2% 54
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.3% 1	1.5% 6	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 298	100.0% 390	100.0% 165	1038

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	42.4% 264	30.8% 53	19.8% 45	30.0% 3	35.4% 365
Very important	37.5% 233	39.0% 67	33.5% 76	20.0% 2	36.7% 378
Somewhat important	17.2% 107	23.8% 41	32.6% 74	50.0% 5	22.0% 227
Not too important	2.6% 16	5.8% 10	11.9% 27	0.0% 0	5.1% 53
Not at all important	0.3% 2	0.6% 1	2.2% 5	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 622	100.0% 172	100.0% 227	100.0% 10	1031

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	33.3% 9	33.1% 128	36.3% 189	42.0% 42	35.6% 368
Very important	37.0% 10	34.6% 134	37.8% 197	35.0% 35	36.3% 376
Somewhat important	29.6% 8	26.1% 101	20.0% 104	16.0% 16	22.1% 229
Not too important	0.0% 0	5.9% 23	4.8% 25	6.0% 6	5.2% 54
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.2% 6	1.0% 1	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 387	100.0% 521	100.0% 100	1035

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	36.1% 52	32.3% 116	39.6% 175	25.3% 20	35.4% 363
Very important	34.0% 49	37.3% 134	35.5% 157	40.5% 32	36.3% 372
Somewhat important	23.6% 34	24.2% 87	18.8% 83	29.1% 23	22.2% 227
Not too important	4.9% 7	5.3% 19	5.4% 24	5.1% 4	5.3% 54
Not at all important	1.4% 2	0.8% 3	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 359	100.0% 442	100.0% 79	1024

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	34.8% 348	42.9% 3	53.3% 16	35.4% 367
Very important	37.1% 371	28.6% 2	16.7% 5	36.5% 378
Somewhat important	21.9% 219	28.6% 2	26.7% 8	22.1% 229
Not too important	5.3% 53	0.0% 0	3.3% 1	5.2% 54
Not at all important	0.8% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 999	100.0% 7	100.0% 30	1036