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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 racial and ethnic groups

	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	58	9.3%	9.3%	-1.72
Very important	211	34%	43.3%	-.73
Somewhat important	222	35.7%	79.1%	.26
Not too important	95	15.3%	94.4%	1.24
Not at all important	35	5.6%	100%	2.23

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	9.0% 29	9.4% 28	9.2% 57
Very important	36.4% 117	31.2% 93	33.9% 210
Somewhat important	38.0% 122	33.6% 100	35.9% 222
Not too important	13.1% 42	17.8% 53	15.3% 95
Not at all important	3.4% 11	8.1% 24	5.7% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 321	100.0% 298	619

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	9.9% 53	3.7% 3	9.1% 56
Very important	33.0% 177	40.7% 33	34.0% 210
Somewhat important	35.6% 191	37.0% 30	35.8% 221
Not too important	15.7% 84	13.6% 11	15.4% 95
Not at all important	5.8% 31	4.9% 4	5.7% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 536	100.0% 81	617

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	10.5% 11	9.0% 18	7.8% 17	12.5% 12	9.4% 58
Very important	34.3% 36	33.5% 67	32.9% 72	36.5% 35	33.9% 210
Somewhat important	32.4% 34	35.5% 71	40.6% 89	29.2% 28	35.8% 222
Not too important	15.2% 16	15.5% 31	13.2% 29	19.8% 19	15.3% 95
Not at all important	7.6% 8	6.5% 13	5.5% 12	2.1% 2	5.6% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 200	100.0% 219	100.0% 96	620

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	17.0% 27	12.0% 11	5.4% 19	8.3% 1	9.5% 58
Very important	39.6% 63	34.8% 32	31.4% 110	8.3% 1	33.6% 206
Somewhat important	30.2% 48	41.3% 38	36.3% 127	58.3% 7	35.9% 220
Not too important	10.1% 16	10.9% 10	19.4% 68	0.0% 0	15.3% 94
Not at all important	3.1% 5	1.1% 1	7.4% 26	25.0% 3	5.7% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 92	100.0% 350	100.0% 12	613

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	0.0% 0	13.9% 25	7.9% 20	7.1% 10	9.2% 55
Very important	50.0% 11	41.1% 74	29.5% 75	31.2% 44	34.2% 204
Somewhat important	36.4% 8	33.3% 60	37.4% 95	34.8% 49	35.5% 212
Not too important	13.6% 3	9.4% 17	18.1% 46	18.4% 26	15.4% 92
Not at all important	0.0% 0	2.2% 4	7.1% 18	8.5% 12	5.7% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 180	100.0% 254	100.0% 141	597

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	7.8% 5	9.4% 12	6.7% 14	11.3% 24	9.0% 55
Very important	34.4% 22	28.9% 37	34.4% 72	36.3% 77	33.9% 208
Somewhat important	37.5% 24	37.5% 48	38.3% 80	32.5% 69	36.1% 221
Not too important	14.1% 9	18.8% 24	14.4% 30	14.6% 31	15.3% 94
Not at all important	6.3% 4	5.5% 7	6.2% 13	5.2% 11	5.7% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 209	100.0% 212	613

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	9.0% 54	42.9% 3	12.5% 1	9.4% 58
Very important	34.0% 205	28.6% 2	37.5% 3	34.0% 210
Somewhat important	36.5% 220	14.3% 1	12.5% 1	35.9% 222
Not too important	15.1% 91	14.3% 1	12.5% 1	15.0% 93
Not at all important	5.5% 33	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	5.7% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 603	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	618