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Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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ACTFAITH

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: leading people to faith in Jesus Christ

	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	390	62.4%	62.4%	-.68
Very important	172	27.5%	89.9%	.7
Somewhat important	54	8.6%	98.6%	2.09
Not too important	8	1.3%	99.8%	3.48
Not at all important	1	.2%	100%	4.86

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	64.1% 209	60.3% 179	62.3% 388
Very important	26.1% 85	29.3% 87	27.6% 172
Somewhat important	8.0% 26	9.4% 28	8.7% 54
Not too important	1.5% 5	1.0% 3	1.3% 8
Not at all important	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 326	100.0% 297	623

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	63.2% 340	55.4% 46	62.2% 386
Very important	26.6% 143	34.9% 29	27.7% 172
Somewhat important	9.1% 49	6.0% 5	8.7% 54
Not too important	0.9% 5	3.6% 3	1.3% 8
Not at all important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 538	100.0% 83	621

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	47.6% 50	55.2% 111	70.7% 157	74.0% 71	62.3% 389
Very important	33.3% 35	34.3% 69	22.1% 49	19.8% 19	27.6% 172
Somewhat important	15.2% 16	8.5% 17	7.2% 16	5.2% 5	8.7% 54
Not too important	2.9% 3	2.0% 4	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.3% 8
Not at all important	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 201	100.0% 222	100.0% 96	624

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	59.4% 95	62.4% 58	63.5% 223	69.2% 9	62.4% 385
Very important	30.0% 48	20.4% 19	28.5% 100	23.1% 3	27.6% 170
Somewhat important	8.8% 14	17.2% 16	6.3% 22	7.7% 1	8.6% 53
Not too important	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.7% 6	0.0% 0	1.3% 8
Not at all important	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 93	100.0% 351	100.0% 13	617

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	56.5% 13	67.6% 123	62.5% 158	57.4% 81	62.6% 375
Very important	39.1% 9	24.7% 45	26.1% 66	30.5% 43	27.2% 163
Somewhat important	4.3% 1	7.1% 13	9.5% 24	9.9% 14	8.7% 52
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.6% 4	2.1% 3	1.3% 8
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	64.1% 41	59.4% 76	61.1% 129	64.0% 137	62.1% 383
Very important	26.6% 17	26.6% 34	31.3% 66	25.7% 55	27.9% 172
Somewhat important	7.8% 5	10.9% 14	7.6% 16	8.9% 19	8.8% 54
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.1% 4	0.0% 0	1.4% 3	1.1% 7
Not at all important	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 128	100.0% 211	100.0% 214	617

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	62.6% 380	42.9% 3	50.0% 4	62.2% 387
Very important	27.3% 166	42.9% 3	37.5% 3	27.7% 172
Somewhat important	8.7% 53	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	8.7% 54
Not too important	1.2% 7	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 8
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