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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: resolving conflicts between nations

	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	33	5.3%	5.3%	-2.08
Very important	123	19.8%	25.2%	-1.15
Somewhat important	210	33.9%	59%	-.22
Not too important	175	28.2%	87.3%	.72
Not at all important	79	12.7%	100%	1.65

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	4.4% 14	6.1% 18	5.2% 32
Very important	23.7% 76	15.8% 47	19.9% 123
Somewhat important	38.3% 123	29.0% 86	33.8% 209
Not too important	25.2% 81	31.6% 94	28.3% 175
Not at all important	8.4% 27	17.5% 52	12.8% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 321	100.0% 297	618

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	5.6% 30	2.5% 2	5.2% 32
Very important	19.4% 104	23.5% 19	20.0% 123
Somewhat important	33.1% 177	37.0% 30	33.6% 207
Not too important	28.8% 154	25.9% 21	28.4% 175
Not at all important	13.1% 70	11.1% 9	12.8% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 535	100.0% 81	616

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	6.7% 7	5.5% 11	5.0% 11	4.2% 4	5.3% 33
Very important	16.3% 17	21.0% 42	18.3% 40	25.0% 24	19.9% 123
Somewhat important	32.7% 34	35.0% 70	36.1% 79	27.1% 26	33.8% 209
Not too important	27.9% 29	27.0% 54	28.3% 62	31.3% 30	28.3% 175
Not at all important	16.3% 17	11.5% 23	12.3% 27	12.5% 12	12.8% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 200	100.0% 219	100.0% 96	619

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	6.3% 10	8.7% 8	4.3% 15	0.0% 0	5.4% 33
Very important	28.1% 45	25.0% 23	14.3% 50	18.2% 2	19.6% 120
Somewhat important	39.4% 63	37.0% 34	29.8% 104	36.4% 4	33.5% 205
Not too important	17.5% 28	23.9% 22	35.8% 125	0.0% 0	28.6% 175
Not at all important	8.8% 14	5.4% 5	15.8% 55	45.5% 5	12.9% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 92	100.0% 349	100.0% 11	612

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	0.0% 0	8.3% 15	4.0% 10	5.0% 7	5.4% 32
Very important	42.9% 9	23.2% 42	18.2% 46	14.2% 20	19.6% 117
Somewhat important	23.8% 5	37.0% 67	32.4% 82	31.2% 44	33.2% 198
Not too important	19.0% 4	21.5% 39	31.2% 79	35.5% 50	28.9% 172
Not at all important	14.3% 3	9.9% 18	14.2% 36	14.2% 20	12.9% 77
TOTAL	100.0% 21	100.0% 181	100.0% 253	100.0% 141	596

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	6.3% 4	4.7% 6	4.3% 9	6.2% 13	5.2% 32
Very important	23.4% 15	18.0% 23	15.8% 33	23.7% 50	19.8% 121
Somewhat important	25.0% 16	32.0% 41	36.4% 76	34.6% 73	33.7% 206
Not too important	34.4% 22	35.9% 46	27.8% 58	22.7% 48	28.4% 174
Not at all important	10.9% 7	9.4% 12	15.8% 33	12.8% 27	12.9% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 209	100.0% 211	612

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	5.3% 32	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	5.3% 33
Very important	19.6% 118	42.9% 3	25.0% 2	19.9% 123
Somewhat important	34.2% 206	14.3% 1	12.5% 1	33.7% 208
Not too important	28.2% 170	28.6% 2	37.5% 3	28.4% 175
Not at all important	12.6% 76	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	12.6% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 602	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	617