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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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ACTGIFTS

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: receiving the gifts of Christian colleagues in other lands

	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	312	30.6%	30.6%	-1.15
Very important	401	39.3%	69.8%	-.09
Somewhat important	229	22.4%	92.3%	.97
Not too important	67	6.6%	98.8%	2.03
Not at all important	12	1.2%	100%	3.09

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	40.3% 77	28.4% 235	30.6% 312
Very important	37.2% 71	39.7% 329	39.3% 400
Somewhat important	18.8% 36	23.2% 192	22.4% 228
Not too important	1.6% 3	7.7% 64	6.6% 67
Not at all important	2.1% 4	1.0% 8	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 828	1019

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	30.6% 273	30.9% 38	30.6% 311
Very important	39.2% 350	40.7% 50	39.4% 400
Somewhat important	22.7% 203	19.5% 24	22.3% 227
Not too important	6.5% 58	6.5% 8	6.5% 66
Not at all important	1.0% 9	2.4% 3	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 893	100.0% 123	1016

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	26.0% 47	34.1% 100	32.7% 125	24.2% 39	30.6% 311
Very important	39.2% 71	35.5% 104	41.9% 160	39.8% 64	39.2% 399
Somewhat important	27.6% 50	23.2% 68	18.1% 69	25.5% 41	22.4% 228
Not too important	6.1% 11	6.5% 19	6.0% 23	8.7% 14	6.6% 67
Not at all important	1.1% 2	0.7% 2	1.3% 5	1.9% 3	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 181	100.0% 293	100.0% 382	100.0% 161	1017

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	35.0% 214	25.7% 43	22.2% 49	20.0% 2	30.5% 308
Very important	38.9% 238	40.1% 67	39.8% 88	40.0% 4	39.3% 397
Somewhat important	19.6% 120	26.9% 45	26.7% 59	30.0% 3	22.5% 227
Not too important	5.7% 35	5.4% 9	10.0% 22	10.0% 1	6.6% 67
Not at all important	0.8% 5	1.8% 3	1.4% 3	0.0% 0	1.1% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 612	100.0% 167	100.0% 221	100.0% 10	1010

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	25.9% 7	27.9% 105	32.8% 167	31.7% 32	30.7% 311
Very important	40.7% 11	40.8% 154	38.9% 198	32.7% 33	39.1% 396
Somewhat important	18.5% 5	22.8% 86	21.0% 107	29.7% 30	22.5% 228
Not too important	11.1% 3	6.9% 26	6.7% 34	4.0% 4	6.6% 67
Not at all important	3.7% 1	1.6% 6	0.6% 3	2.0% 2	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 377	100.0% 509	100.0% 101	1014

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	25.5% 36	30.4% 107	33.8% 146	24.4% 19	30.7% 308
Very important	45.4% 64	34.9% 123	39.8% 172	41.0% 32	39.0% 391
Somewhat important	19.9% 28	25.9% 91	19.9% 86	26.9% 21	22.5% 226
Not too important	6.4% 9	8.0% 28	5.6% 24	6.4% 5	6.6% 66
Not at all important	2.8% 4	0.9% 3	0.9% 4	1.3% 1	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 352	100.0% 432	100.0% 78	1003

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	30.4% 297	37.5% 3	34.5% 10	30.5% 310
Very important	39.7% 388	12.5% 1	31.0% 9	39.2% 398
Somewhat important	22.5% 220	37.5% 3	17.2% 5	22.5% 228
Not too important	6.2% 61	12.5% 1	17.2% 5	6.6% 67
Not at all important	1.2% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 978	100.0% 8	100.0% 29	1015