Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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ACTOTHER 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: other (specify)   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not too important   5) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	69	75%	75%	-.48
Very important	12	13%	88%	.57
Somewhat important	6	6.5%	94.6%	1.62
Not too important	2	2.2%	96.7%	2.67
Not at all important	3	3.3%	100%	3.71

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	64.7% 11	77.3% 58	75.0% 69
Very important	11.8% 2	13.3% 10	13.0% 12
Somewhat important	11.8% 2	5.3% 4	6.5% 6
Not too important	5.9% 1	1.3% 1	2.2% 2
Not at all important	5.9% 1	2.7% 2	3.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 17	100.0% 75	92

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	76.5% 62	70.0% 7	75.8% 69
Very important	13.6% 11	10.0% 1	13.2% 12
Somewhat important	6.2% 5	10.0% 1	6.6% 6
Not too important	1.2% 1	10.0% 1	2.2% 2
Not at all important	2.5% 2	0.0% 0	2.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 10	91

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	73.3% 11	69.0% 20	80.0% 24	77.8% 14	75.0% 69
Very important	6.7% 1	13.8% 4	13.3% 4	16.7% 3	13.0% 12
Somewhat important	20.0% 3	6.9% 2	3.3% 1	0.0% 0	6.5% 6
Not too important	0.0% 0	6.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 2
Not at all important	0.0% 0	3.4% 1	3.3% 1	5.6% 1	3.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 29	100.0% 30	100.0% 18	92

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	70.0% 35	75.0% 9	81.5% 22	100.0% 1	74.4% 67
Very important	16.0% 8	16.7% 2	7.4% 2	0.0% 0	13.3% 12
Somewhat important	6.0% 3	8.3% 1	7.4% 2	0.0% 0	6.7% 6
Not too important	4.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 2
Not at all important	4.0% 2	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	0.0% 0	3.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 50	100.0% 12	100.0% 27	100.0% 1	90

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	100.0% 3	67.6% 25	81.4% 35	66.7% 6	75.0% 69
Very important	0.0% 0	10.8% 4	11.6% 5	33.3% 3	13.0% 12
Somewhat important	0.0% 0	8.1% 3	7.0% 3	0.0% 0	6.5% 6
Not too important	0.0% 0	5.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 2
Not at all important	0.0% 0	8.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 37	100.0% 43	100.0% 9	92

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	90.9% 10	75.0% 24	74.4% 29	57.1% 4	75.3% 67
Very important	9.1% 1	15.6% 5	12.8% 5	0.0% 0	12.4% 11
Somewhat important	0.0% 0	6.3% 2	7.7% 3	14.3% 1	6.7% 6
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.1% 1	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	2.2% 2
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	28.6% 2	3.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 32	100.0% 39	100.0% 7	89

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	75.9% 63	100.0% 1	66.7% 4	75.6% 68
Very important	12.0% 10	0.0% 0	16.7% 1	12.2% 11
Somewhat important	7.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.7% 6
Not too important	2.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 2
Not at all important	2.4% 2	0.0% 0	16.7% 1	3.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 83	100.0% 1	100.0% 6	90