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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: teaching basic literacy (reading and writing)

	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	182	29.1%	29.1%	-1.23
Very important	306	49%	78.1%	.05
Somewhat important	119	19%	97.1%	1.34
Not too important	17	2.7%	99.8%	2.63
Not at all important	1	.2%	100%	3.92

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	28.7% 93	29.8% 89	29.2% 182
Very important	51.2% 166	46.2% 138	48.8% 304
Somewhat important	17.3% 56	21.1% 63	19.1% 119
Not too important	2.5% 8	3.0% 9	2.7% 17
Not at all important	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 324	100.0% 299	623

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	29.6% 159	26.5% 22	29.1% 181
Very important	49.1% 264	47.0% 39	48.8% 303
Somewhat important	19.0% 102	20.5% 17	19.2% 119
Not too important	2.4% 13	4.8% 4	2.7% 17
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 538	100.0% 83	621

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	22.6% 24	26.5% 53	31.1% 69	37.5% 36	29.2% 182
Very important	54.7% 58	53.5% 107	45.9% 102	39.6% 38	48.9% 305
Somewhat important	19.8% 21	16.5% 33	21.2% 47	18.8% 18	19.1% 119
Not too important	1.9% 2	3.5% 7	1.8% 4	4.2% 4	2.7% 17
Not at all important	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 200	100.0% 222	100.0% 96	624

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	31.9% 51	29.3% 27	28.4% 100	30.8% 4	29.5% 182
Very important	50.6% 81	47.8% 44	48.3% 170	38.5% 5	48.6% 300
Somewhat important	16.9% 27	20.7% 19	19.3% 68	23.1% 3	19.0% 117
Not too important	0.6% 1	2.2% 2	4.0% 14	0.0% 0	2.8% 17
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 92	100.0% 352	100.0% 13	617

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	39.1% 9	31.3% 57	25.7% 65	30.5% 43	29.0% 174
Very important	34.8% 8	48.9% 89	52.2% 132	46.1% 65	49.1% 294
Somewhat important	26.1% 6	18.7% 34	19.0% 48	18.4% 26	19.0% 114
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	2.8% 7	5.0% 7	2.7% 16
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 182	100.0% 253	100.0% 141	599

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	21.9% 14	30.5% 39	28.1% 59	31.6% 68	29.2% 180
Very important	43.8% 28	48.4% 62	51.4% 108	47.9% 103	48.8% 301
Somewhat important	28.1% 18	20.3% 26	17.6% 37	17.2% 37	19.1% 118
Not too important	6.3% 4	0.8% 1	2.9% 6	2.8% 6	2.8% 17
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 210	100.0% 215	617

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	29.0% 176	28.6% 2	50.0% 4	29.3% 182
Very important	49.3% 299	57.1% 4	25.0% 2	49.0% 305
Somewhat important	18.9% 115	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	18.8% 117
Not too important	2.6% 16	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 17
Not at all important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 607	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	622