Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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ACTSPRIT 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 spiritual guidance   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not too important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	314	50.6%	50.6%	-.85
Very important	229	36.9%	87.6%	.49
Somewhat important	65	10.5%	98.1%	1.82
Not too important	12	1.9%	100%	3.16

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	55.1% 177	45.8% 136	50.6% 313
Very important	35.2% 113	38.7% 115	36.9% 228
Somewhat important	8.4% 27	12.8% 38	10.5% 65
Not too important	1.2% 4	2.7% 8	1.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 321	100.0% 297	618

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	50.1% 268	53.1% 43	50.5% 311
Very important	37.2% 199	35.8% 29	37.0% 228
Somewhat important	11.0% 59	7.4% 6	10.6% 65
Not too important	1.7% 9	3.7% 3	1.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 535	100.0% 81	616

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	36.9% 38	48.3% 97	55.5% 122	60.0% 57	50.7% 314
Very important	45.6% 47	39.3% 79	34.1% 75	28.4% 27	36.8% 228
Somewhat important	14.6% 15	10.4% 21	9.5% 21	8.4% 8	10.5% 65
Not too important	2.9% 3	2.0% 4	0.9% 2	3.2% 3	1.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 201	100.0% 220	100.0% 95	619

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	45.6% 73	54.3% 50	52.2% 181	53.8% 7	50.8% 311
Very important	38.8% 62	31.5% 29	37.2% 129	46.2% 6	36.9% 226
Somewhat important	13.8% 22	12.0% 11	8.6% 30	0.0% 0	10.3% 63
Not too important	1.9% 3	2.2% 2	2.0% 7	0.0% 0	2.0% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 92	100.0% 347	100.0% 13	612

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	59.1% 13	53.6% 97	51.4% 130	44.0% 62	50.6% 302
Very important	31.8% 7	36.5% 66	36.4% 92	39.0% 55	36.9% 220
Somewhat important	9.1% 2	7.7% 14	10.7% 27	14.9% 21	10.7% 64
Not too important	0.0% 0	2.2% 4	1.6% 4	2.1% 3	1.8% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 181	100.0% 253	100.0% 141	597

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	56.3% 36	49.6% 63	49.0% 103	51.2% 108	50.7% 310
Very important	28.1% 18	35.4% 45	39.5% 83	37.9% 80	36.9% 226
Somewhat important	15.6% 10	11.0% 14	11.0% 23	8.5% 18	10.6% 65
Not too important	0.0% 0	3.9% 5	0.5% 1	2.4% 5	1.8% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 127	100.0% 210	100.0% 211	612

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	50.8% 306	42.9% 3	50.0% 4	50.7% 313
Very important	36.7% 221	42.9% 3	37.5% 3	36.8% 227
Somewhat important	10.6% 64	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	10.5% 65
Not too important	1.8% 11	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 602	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	617