Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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ACTMEDCR 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: providing medical care   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not too important   5) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	216	34.5%	34.5%	-1.12
Very important	305	48.7%	83.2%	.2
Somewhat important	92	14.7%	97.9%	1.52
Not too important	10	1.6%	99.5%	2.83
Not at all important	3	.5%	100%	4.15

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	39.0% 127	29.5% 88	34.5% 215
Very important	46.0% 150	51.7% 154	48.7% 304
Somewhat important	13.5% 44	16.1% 48	14.7% 92
Not too important	0.9% 3	2.3% 7	1.6% 10
Not at all important	0.6% 2	0.3% 1	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 326	100.0% 298	624

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	33.3% 180	41.5% 34	34.4% 214
Very important	49.4% 267	43.9% 36	48.7% 303
Somewhat important	15.6% 84	9.8% 8	14.8% 92
Not too important	1.7% 9	1.2% 1	1.6% 10
Not at all important	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 540	100.0% 82	622

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	38.1% 40	35.1% 71	33.8% 75	31.3% 30	34.6% 216
Very important	40.0% 42	48.5% 98	50.5% 112	54.2% 52	48.6% 304
Somewhat important	19.0% 20	14.4% 29	14.4% 32	11.5% 11	14.7% 92
Not too important	0.0% 0	2.0% 4	1.4% 3	3.1% 3	1.6% 10
Not at all important	2.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 202	100.0% 222	100.0% 96	625

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	45.3% 73	34.4% 32	29.6% 104	23.1% 3	34.3% 212
Very important	44.7% 72	45.2% 42	51.9% 182	46.2% 6	48.9% 302
Somewhat important	9.9% 16	17.2% 16	16.0% 56	23.1% 3	14.7% 91
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.2% 3	2.0% 7	0.0% 0	1.6% 10
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	7.7% 1	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 93	100.0% 351	100.0% 13	618

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	36.4% 8	41.2% 75	29.8% 76	34.0% 48	34.5% 207
Very important	45.5% 10	45.1% 82	51.8% 132	46.1% 65	48.2% 289
Somewhat important	18.2% 4	11.5% 21	16.9% 43	16.3% 23	15.2% 91
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.6% 3	0.8% 2	3.5% 5	1.7% 10
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 182	100.0% 255	100.0% 141	600

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	29.7% 19	43.0% 55	33.0% 70	31.8% 68	34.3% 212
Very important	48.4% 31	37.5% 48	48.1% 102	56.1% 120	48.7% 301
Somewhat important	18.8% 12	18.0% 23	16.5% 35	10.3% 22	14.9% 92
Not too important	3.1% 2	1.6% 2	1.4% 3	1.4% 3	1.6% 10
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.5% 1	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 212	100.0% 214	618

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	34.2% 208	71.4% 5	37.5% 3	34.7% 216
Very important	49.3% 300	14.3% 1	12.5% 1	48.5% 302
Somewhat important	14.5% 88	0.0% 0	50.0% 4	14.8% 92
Not too important	1.5% 9	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.6% 10
Not at all important	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 608	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	623