Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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ACTHUNGR 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: combating hunger and malnutrition   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not too important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	298	47.6%	47.6%	-.93
Very important	271	43.3%	90.9%	.56
Somewhat important	51	8.1%	99%	2.04
Not too important	6	1%	100%	3.52

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	51.1% 167	43.8% 130	47.6% 297
Very important	42.2% 138	44.4% 132	43.3% 270
Somewhat important	5.5% 18	11.1% 33	8.2% 51
Not too important	1.2% 4	0.7% 2	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 327	100.0% 297	624

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	47.3% 255	49.4% 41	47.6% 296
Very important	43.2% 233	43.4% 36	43.2% 269
Somewhat important	8.3% 45	7.2% 6	8.2% 51
Not too important	1.1% 6	0.0% 0	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 539	100.0% 83	622

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	48.6% 51	49.0% 99	44.1% 98	51.0% 49	47.5% 297
Very important	41.9% 44	43.6% 88	47.3% 105	35.4% 34	43.4% 271
Somewhat important	7.6% 8	6.9% 14	8.1% 18	11.5% 11	8.2% 51
Not too important	1.9% 2	0.5% 1	0.5% 1	2.1% 2	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 202	100.0% 222	100.0% 96	625

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	58.4% 94	49.5% 46	41.9% 147	46.2% 6	47.4% 293
Very important	39.1% 63	43.0% 40	45.3% 159	46.2% 6	43.4% 268
Somewhat important	2.5% 4	7.5% 7	11.1% 39	7.7% 1	8.3% 51
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 6	0.0% 0	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 93	100.0% 351	100.0% 13	618

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	34.8% 8	51.4% 93	45.1% 115	48.2% 68	47.3% 284
Very important	60.9% 14	42.0% 76	44.7% 114	39.7% 56	43.3% 260
Somewhat important	4.3% 1	5.5% 10	9.4% 24	10.6% 15	8.3% 50
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.8% 2	1.4% 2	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 181	100.0% 255	100.0% 141	600

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	37.5% 24	49.2% 63	49.5% 105	47.7% 102	47.6% 294
Very important	54.7% 35	45.3% 58	39.2% 83	42.5% 91	43.2% 267
Somewhat important	4.7% 3	4.7% 6	11.3% 24	8.4% 18	8.3% 51
Not too important	3.1% 2	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	1.4% 3	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 212	100.0% 214	618

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	47.7% 290	57.1% 4	25.0% 2	47.5% 296
Very important	42.9% 261	42.9% 3	75.0% 6	43.3% 270
Somewhat important	8.4% 51	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.2% 51
Not too important	1.0% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 608	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	623