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Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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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 poverty

	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	155	24.8%	24.8%	-1.29
Very important	307	49.2%	74%	-.08
Somewhat important	133	21.3%	95.4%	1.14
Not too important	25	4%	99.4%	2.36
Not at all important	4	.6%	100%	3.57

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	26.8% 87	22.6% 67	24.8% 154
Very important	53.2% 173	45.1% 134	49.4% 307
Somewhat important	16.9% 55	25.9% 77	21.2% 132
Not too important	3.1% 10	5.1% 15	4.0% 25
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.3% 4	0.6% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 325	100.0% 297	622

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	25.3% 136	22.9% 19	25.0% 155
Very important	48.2% 259	54.2% 45	49.0% 304
Somewhat important	21.4% 115	20.5% 17	21.3% 132
Not too important	4.3% 23	2.4% 2	4.0% 25
Not at all important	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.6% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 537	100.0% 83	620

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	21.7% 23	27.0% 54	23.5% 52	27.1% 26	24.9% 155
Very important	47.2% 50	49.5% 99	52.5% 116	43.8% 42	49.3% 307
Somewhat important	27.4% 29	18.0% 36	19.5% 43	25.0% 24	21.2% 132
Not too important	3.8% 4	4.5% 9	3.6% 8	4.2% 4	4.0% 25
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 200	100.0% 221	100.0% 96	623

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	36.0% 58	32.6% 30	18.3% 64	7.7% 1	24.8% 153
Very important	52.2% 84	45.7% 42	48.9% 171	46.2% 6	49.2% 303
Somewhat important	10.6% 17	17.4% 16	26.6% 93	38.5% 5	21.3% 131
Not too important	1.2% 2	3.3% 3	5.4% 19	7.7% 1	4.1% 25
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.6% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 92	100.0% 350	100.0% 13	616

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	8.7% 2	25.8% 47	27.2% 69	22.1% 31	24.9% 149
Very important	78.3% 18	53.8% 98	46.5% 118	45.0% 63	49.6% 297
Somewhat important	13.0% 3	15.4% 28	22.0% 56	26.4% 37	20.7% 124
Not too important	0.0% 0	4.4% 8	3.5% 9	5.7% 8	4.2% 25
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.8% 2	0.7% 1	0.7% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 182	100.0% 254	100.0% 140	599

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	17.2% 11	22.7% 29	29.5% 62	23.8% 51	24.8% 153
Very important	48.4% 31	51.6% 66	45.2% 95	51.4% 110	49.0% 302
Somewhat important	28.1% 18	20.3% 26	21.0% 44	20.6% 44	21.4% 132
Not too important	4.7% 3	4.7% 6	3.3% 7	4.2% 9	4.1% 25
Not at all important	1.6% 1	0.8% 1	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 210	100.0% 214	616

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	24.6% 149	57.1% 4	12.5% 1	24.8% 154
Very important	49.5% 300	42.9% 3	50.0% 4	49.4% 307
Somewhat important	21.3% 129	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	21.1% 131
Not too important	4.0% 24	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	4.0% 25
Not at all important	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 606	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	621