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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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The following is a pair of alternative words or phrases that might be used to describe the world mission. For this pair, choose only one answer (the first term, the second term, or a combination of both) that best fits your image of world mission as it is today - something a specialist does/something a generalist does.

	1) Entirely something a specialist does
	2) Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)
	3) More something a specialist does than something a generalist does
	4) Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does
	5) More something a generalist does than something a specialist does
	6) Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)
	7) Entirely something a generalist does

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Entirely something a specialist does	8	.8%	.8%	-2.56
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	116	11.3%	12.1%	-1.61
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	312	30.4%	42.5%	-.66
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	391	38.1%	80.7%	.29
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	144	14%	94.7%	1.24
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	50	4.9%	99.6%	2.19
Entirely something a generalist does	4	.4%	100%	3.14

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	1.0% 2	0.7% 6	0.8% 8
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	12.8% 25	11.0% 91	11.3% 116
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	27.7% 54	31.2% 258	30.5% 312
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	38.5% 75	38.0% 315	38.1% 390
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	12.8% 25	14.4% 119	14.1% 144
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	7.2% 14	4.2% 35	4.8% 49
Entirely something a generalist does	0.0% 0	0.5% 4	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 195	100.0% 828	1023

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	0.7% 6	1.6% 2	0.8% 8
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	11.1% 100	13.0% 16	11.4% 116
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	31.3% 281	25.2% 31	30.5% 312
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	37.6% 338	41.5% 51	38.1% 389
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	14.1% 127	13.8% 17	14.1% 144
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	4.8% 43	4.9% 6	4.8% 49
Entirely something a generalist does	0.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 899	100.0% 123	1022

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	0.5% 1	0.3% 1	1.6% 6	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	9.2% 17	11.6% 34	11.5% 44	12.3% 20	11.3% 115
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	29.3% 54	32.9% 96	30.8% 118	27.2% 44	30.6% 312
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	38.0% 70	37.0% 108	37.9% 145	40.7% 66	38.1% 389
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	14.7% 27	14.4% 42	13.6% 52	14.2% 23	14.1% 144
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	8.2% 15	3.4% 10	3.9% 15	5.6% 9	4.8% 49
Entirely something a generalist does	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 184	100.0% 292	100.0% 383	100.0% 162	1021

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	0.5% 3	2.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 7
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	13.1% 80	10.0% 17	8.0% 18	10.0% 1	11.4% 116
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	30.3% 185	31.2% 53	30.4% 68	40.0% 4	30.5% 310
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	38.5% 235	37.6% 64	37.9% 85	40.0% 4	38.2% 388
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	12.1% 74	13.5% 23	20.1% 45	10.0% 1	14.1% 143
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	5.1% 31	4.7% 8	3.6% 8	0.0% 0	4.6% 47
Entirely something a generalist does	0.5% 3	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 611	100.0% 170	100.0% 224	100.0% 10	1015

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	1.0% 5	1.0% 1	0.8% 8
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	18.5% 5	11.3% 43	10.9% 56	12.2% 12	11.4% 116
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	25.9% 7	32.1% 122	31.6% 162	20.4% 20	30.6% 311
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	29.6% 8	37.4% 142	37.6% 193	45.9% 45	38.1% 388
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	22.2% 6	13.9% 53	13.6% 70	13.3% 13	13.9% 142
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	3.7% 1	4.5% 17	4.9% 25	6.1% 6	4.8% 49
Entirely something a generalist does	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.4% 2	1.0% 1	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 380	100.0% 513	100.0% 98	1018

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	0.7% 3	2.7% 2	0.8% 8
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	15.0% 21	12.4% 44	10.8% 47	4.0% 3	11.4% 115
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	30.7% 43	31.5% 112	29.4% 128	33.3% 25	30.6% 308
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	29.3% 41	36.6% 130	42.9% 187	32.0% 24	38.0% 382
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	20.0% 28	13.2% 47	11.9% 52	20.0% 15	14.1% 142
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	5.0% 7	4.8% 17	4.1% 18	6.7% 5	4.7% 47
Entirely something a generalist does	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.2% 1	1.3% 1	0.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 355	100.0% 436	100.0% 75	1006

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Entirely something a specialist does	0.8% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 8
Mostly something a specialist does (but a little something a generalist does)	11.5% 113	14.3% 1	3.2% 1	11.3% 115
More something a specialist does than something a generalist does	30.7% 301	14.3% 1	32.3% 10	30.6% 312
Equal parts of something a specialist does and something a generalist does	37.9% 372	42.9% 3	41.9% 13	38.1% 388
More something a generalist does than something a specialist does	14.1% 138	28.6% 2	12.9% 4	14.1% 144
Mostly something a generalist does (but a little something a specialist does)	4.8% 47	0.0% 0	6.5% 2	4.8% 49
Entirely something a generalist does	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	3.2% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 981	100.0% 7	100.0% 31	1019