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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: helping others help themselves

	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	313	50.2%	50.2%	-.89
Very important	267	42.8%	92.9%	.65
Somewhat important	40	6.4%	99.4%	2.19
Not too important	3	.5%	99.8%	3.73
Not at all important	1	.2%	100%	5.27

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	55.7% 180	44.1% 132	50.2% 312
Very important	38.7% 125	47.2% 141	42.8% 266
Somewhat important	5.3% 17	7.7% 23	6.4% 40
Not too important	0.0% 0	1.0% 3	0.5% 3
Not at all important	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 299	622

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	49.2% 264	56.6% 47	50.2% 311
Very important	43.0% 231	41.0% 34	42.7% 265
Somewhat important	7.3% 39	1.2% 1	6.5% 40
Not too important	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 537	100.0% 83	620

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	46.7% 49	51.5% 104	50.2% 111	51.6% 49	50.2% 313
Very important	44.8% 47	42.6% 86	42.5% 94	41.1% 39	42.7% 266
Somewhat important	7.6% 8	5.4% 11	6.8% 15	6.3% 6	6.4% 40
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.5% 1	1.1% 1	0.5% 3
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% 202	100.0% 221	100.0% 95	623

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	52.8% 85	56.0% 51	47.0% 165	69.2% 9	50.3% 310
Very important	42.2% 68	38.5% 35	44.4% 156	23.1% 3	42.5% 262
Somewhat important	5.0% 8	5.5% 5	7.7% 27	0.0% 0	6.5% 40
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 91	100.0% 351	100.0% 13	616

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	39.1% 9	50.6% 91	50.0% 128	52.1% 73	50.3% 301
Very important	56.5% 13	42.8% 77	43.4% 111	38.6% 54	42.6% 255
Somewhat important	4.3% 1	6.1% 11	5.9% 15	8.6% 12	6.5% 39
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.5% 3
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% 180	100.0% 256	100.0% 140	599

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	57.8% 37	61.4% 78	47.8% 100	44.4% 96	50.5% 311
Very important	31.3% 20	33.1% 42	45.5% 95	48.1% 104	42.4% 261
Somewhat important	10.9% 7	5.5% 7	5.7% 12	6.5% 14	6.5% 40
Not too important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.5% 1	0.5% 3
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 64	100.0% 127	100.0% 209	100.0% 216	616

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	50.7% 307	42.9% 3	25.0% 2	50.2% 312
Very important	42.2% 256	57.1% 4	62.5% 5	42.7% 265
Somewhat important	6.4% 39	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	6.4% 40
Not too important	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
Not at all important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 606	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	621