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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: seeking to understand how other language and cultural groups interpret the Bible

	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	333	32%	32%	-1.14
Very important	421	40.4%	72.4%	-.02
Somewhat important	232	22.3%	94.6%	1.1
Not too important	47	4.5%	99.1%	2.21
Not at all important	9	.9%	100%	3.33

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	40.4% 80	30.0% 253	32.0% 333
Very important	41.4% 82	40.1% 338	40.4% 420
Somewhat important	15.7% 31	23.8% 200	22.2% 231
Not too important	1.5% 3	5.2% 44	4.5% 47
Not at all important	1.0% 2	0.8% 7	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 842	1040

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	31.5% 287	36.8% 46	32.1% 333
Very important	40.2% 367	41.6% 52	40.4% 419
Somewhat important	22.5% 205	19.2% 24	22.1% 229
Not too important	4.9% 45	1.6% 2	4.5% 47
Not at all important	0.9% 8	0.8% 1	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 912	100.0% 125	1037

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	31.2% 58	33.2% 99	30.3% 118	35.2% 58	32.1% 333
Very important	40.3% 75	40.6% 121	41.6% 162	37.0% 61	40.4% 419
Somewhat important	24.2% 45	21.1% 63	21.3% 83	23.6% 39	22.2% 230
Not too important	3.8% 7	4.7% 14	5.1% 20	3.6% 6	4.5% 47
Not at all important	0.5% 1	0.3% 1	1.5% 6	0.6% 1	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 298	100.0% 389	100.0% 165	1038

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	33.0% 205	34.3% 59	26.9% 61	30.0% 3	31.8% 328
Very important	40.8% 254	41.3% 71	39.6% 90	20.0% 2	40.4% 417
Somewhat important	20.7% 129	21.5% 37	26.4% 60	50.0% 5	22.4% 231
Not too important	4.5% 28	2.9% 5	6.2% 14	0.0% 0	4.6% 47
Not at all important	1.0% 6	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	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	39.3% 11	31.5% 122	31.8% 165	33.7% 34	32.1% 332
Very important	39.3% 11	41.3% 160	40.1% 208	36.6% 37	40.2% 416
Somewhat important	10.7% 3	23.5% 91	22.2% 115	21.8% 22	22.3% 231
Not too important	10.7% 3	3.1% 12	5.0% 26	5.9% 6	4.5% 47
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	1.0% 5	2.0% 2	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 387	100.0% 519	100.0% 101	1035

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	37.5% 54	30.4% 109	32.4% 143	27.8% 22	32.1% 328
Very important	39.6% 57	38.3% 137	41.0% 181	43.0% 34	40.0% 409
Somewhat important	20.1% 29	26.0% 93	21.0% 93	19.0% 15	22.5% 230
Not too important	2.1% 3	4.7% 17	4.5% 20	8.9% 7	4.6% 47
Not at all important	0.7% 1	0.6% 2	1.1% 5	1.3% 1	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 358	100.0% 442	100.0% 79	1023

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	31.6% 315	37.5% 3	41.9% 13	31.9% 331
Very important	40.5% 404	37.5% 3	35.5% 11	40.3% 418
Somewhat important	22.4% 223	12.5% 1	22.6% 7	22.3% 231
Not too important	4.6% 46	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	4.5% 47
Not at all important	0.9% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 997	100.0% 8	100.0% 31	1036