Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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LIFEOTHR When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - seeking to bring others to faith in Christ   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	159	25.2%	25.2%	-1.39
Very important	279	44.2%	69.4%	-.09
Somewhat important	185	29.3%	98.7%	1.21
Not at all important	8	1.3%	100%	2.51

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	25.8% 85	24.3% 73	25.1% 158
Very important	45.3% 149	43.2% 130	44.3% 279
Somewhat important	26.7% 88	32.2% 97	29.4% 185
Not at all important	2.1% 7	0.3% 1	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 329	100.0% 301	630

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	25.6% 139	23.5% 20	25.3% 159
Very important	44.6% 242	41.2% 35	44.1% 277
Somewhat important	28.9% 157	31.8% 27	29.3% 184
Not at all important	0.9% 5	3.5% 3	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 543	100.0% 85	628

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	19.3% 21	23.2% 47	24.7% 55	37.5% 36	25.2% 159
Very important	40.4% 44	44.8% 91	47.1% 105	40.6% 39	44.2% 279
Somewhat important	38.5% 42	29.6% 60	27.8% 62	21.9% 21	29.3% 185
Not at all important	1.8% 2	2.5% 5	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 203	100.0% 223	100.0% 96	631

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	17.5% 28	23.2% 22	29.0% 103	28.6% 4	25.2% 157
Very important	49.4% 79	42.1% 40	42.5% 151	35.7% 5	44.1% 275
Somewhat important	31.9% 51	31.6% 30	27.6% 98	35.7% 5	29.5% 184
Not at all important	1.3% 2	3.2% 3	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 95	100.0% 355	100.0% 14	624

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	20.8% 5	28.8% 53	22.6% 58	24.8% 35	24.9% 151
Very important	45.8% 11	47.8% 88	45.1% 116	39.0% 55	44.6% 270
Somewhat important	33.3% 8	22.8% 42	30.4% 78	34.8% 49	29.2% 177
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.9% 5	1.4% 2	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 24	100.0% 184	100.0% 257	100.0% 141	606

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	26.6% 17	17.3% 22	26.3% 56	27.7% 61	25.0% 156
Very important	42.2% 27	44.9% 57	42.3% 90	46.4% 102	44.2% 276
Somewhat important	28.1% 18	36.2% 46	30.5% 65	25.0% 55	29.5% 184
Not at all important	3.1% 2	1.6% 2	0.9% 2	0.9% 2	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 127	100.0% 213	100.0% 220	624

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	25.2% 155	28.6% 2	12.5% 1	25.1% 158
Very important	44.5% 273	42.9% 3	37.5% 3	44.4% 279
Somewhat important	29.0% 178	28.6% 2	50.0% 4	29.3% 184
Not at all important	1.3% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 614	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	629