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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: working for fundamental human rights

	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	159	25.5%	25.5%	-1.31
Very important	272	43.6%	69.1%	-.13
Somewhat important	162	26%	95%	1.05
Not too important	29	4.6%	99.7%	2.23
Not at all important	2	.3%	100%	3.41

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	29.6% 96	20.8% 62	25.4% 158
Very important	48.1% 156	38.9% 116	43.7% 272
Somewhat important	19.4% 63	32.9% 98	25.9% 161
Not too important	2.8% 9	6.7% 20	4.7% 29
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 324	100.0% 298	622

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	24.3% 131	32.9% 27	25.5% 158
Very important	43.1% 232	47.6% 39	43.7% 271
Somewhat important	27.1% 146	17.1% 14	25.8% 160
Not too important	5.0% 27	2.4% 2	4.7% 29
Not at all important	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 538	100.0% 82	620

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	29.5% 31	24.9% 50	22.2% 49	30.2% 29	25.5% 159
Very important	39.0% 41	45.3% 91	47.5% 105	36.5% 35	43.7% 272
Somewhat important	27.6% 29	25.9% 52	25.8% 57	24.0% 23	25.8% 161
Not too important	3.8% 4	3.5% 7	4.1% 9	9.4% 9	4.7% 29
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 201	100.0% 221	100.0% 96	623

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	36.0% 58	40.2% 37	16.9% 59	30.8% 4	25.6% 158
Very important	47.8% 77	35.9% 33	44.0% 154	30.8% 4	43.5% 268
Somewhat important	14.9% 24	20.7% 19	31.7% 111	38.5% 5	25.8% 159
Not too important	1.2% 2	3.3% 3	6.9% 24	0.0% 0	4.7% 29
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
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	27.3% 6	27.5% 50	22.4% 57	27.0% 38	25.2% 151
Very important	54.5% 12	47.3% 86	43.7% 111	37.6% 53	43.7% 262
Somewhat important	18.2% 4	20.9% 38	28.7% 73	29.8% 42	26.2% 157
Not too important	0.0% 0	4.4% 8	4.7% 12	5.0% 7	4.5% 27
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 182	100.0% 254	100.0% 141	599

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	20.3% 13	27.3% 35	25.2% 53	25.7% 55	25.3% 156
Very important	37.5% 24	45.3% 58	42.4% 89	45.3% 97	43.5% 268
Somewhat important	35.9% 23	23.4% 30	26.7% 56	24.3% 52	26.1% 161
Not too important	6.3% 4	3.9% 5	5.2% 11	4.2% 9	4.7% 29
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.5% 1	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 210	100.0% 214	616

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	25.2% 153	71.4% 5	12.5% 1	25.6% 159
Very important	44.2% 268	28.6% 2	25.0% 2	43.8% 272
Somewhat important	25.6% 155	0.0% 0	62.5% 5	25.8% 160
Not too important	4.6% 28	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.5% 28
Not at all important	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 606	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	621