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Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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The following is a pair of alternative words or phrases that might be used to describe the world mission. For this pair, choose only one answer (the first term, the second term, or a combination of both) that best fits your image of world mission as it is today- something that takes place in the U.S./something that takes place overseas

	1) Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.
	2) Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)
	3) More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas
	4) Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas
	5) More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.
	6) Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)
	7) Entirely something that takes place overseas

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	2	.3%	.3%	-3.43
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	17	2.8%	3.2%	-2.45
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	50	8.3%	11.5%	-1.48
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	250	41.6%	53.1%	-.5
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	175	29.1%	82.2%	.47
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	97	16.1%	98.3%	1.45
Entirely something that takes place overseas	10	1.7%	100%	2.43

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	2.2% 7	3.5% 10	2.8% 17
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	8.3% 26	8.5% 24	8.3% 50
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	49.5% 156	33.1% 94	41.7% 250
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	28.6% 90	29.6% 84	29.0% 174
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	8.9% 28	24.3% 69	16.2% 97
Entirely something that takes place overseas	1.9% 6	1.1% 3	1.5% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 315	100.0% 284	599

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	2.7% 14	3.8% 3	2.8% 17
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	8.3% 43	6.3% 5	8.0% 48
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	40.2% 208	51.3% 41	41.7% 249
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	29.4% 152	27.5% 22	29.1% 174
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	17.8% 92	6.3% 5	16.2% 97
Entirely something that takes place overseas	1.2% 6	5.0% 4	1.7% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 517	100.0% 80	597

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	4.0% 4	3.1% 6	2.3% 5	2.1% 2	2.8% 17
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	11.1% 11	8.8% 17	8.4% 18	4.3% 4	8.3% 50
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	41.4% 41	44.6% 86	34.6% 74	52.1% 49	41.7% 250
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	24.2% 24	26.9% 52	33.2% 71	28.7% 27	29.0% 174
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	16.2% 16	15.5% 30	19.2% 41	10.6% 10	16.2% 97
Entirely something that takes place overseas	3.0% 3	0.0% 0	2.3% 5	2.1% 2	1.7% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 99	100.0% 193	100.0% 214	100.0% 94	600

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	3.3% 5	2.3% 2	2.9% 10	0.0% 0	2.9% 17
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	11.1% 17	3.4% 3	8.5% 29	0.0% 0	8.2% 49
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	43.1% 66	46.6% 41	39.9% 136	33.3% 4	41.6% 247
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	32.0% 49	29.5% 26	27.6% 94	33.3% 4	29.1% 173
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	8.5% 13	18.2% 16	18.8% 64	33.3% 4	16.3% 97
Entirely something that takes place overseas	2.0% 3	0.0% 0	1.8% 6	0.0% 0	1.5% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 153	100.0% 88	100.0% 341	100.0% 12	594

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	0.0% 0	2.9% 5	0.8% 2	6.5% 9	2.8% 16
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	5.3% 1	11.0% 19	7.3% 18	7.9% 11	8.5% 49
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	57.9% 11	45.3% 78	40.1% 99	36.0% 50	41.2% 238
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	31.6% 6	25.6% 44	34.4% 85	25.2% 35	29.5% 170
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	5.3% 1	11.6% 20	16.6% 41	22.3% 31	16.1% 93
Entirely something that takes place overseas	0.0% 0	2.9% 5	0.8% 2	1.4% 2	1.6% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 19	100.0% 172	100.0% 247	100.0% 139	577

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	1.6% 1	2.4% 3	2.0% 4	4.0% 8	2.7% 16
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	7.9% 5	7.2% 9	7.4% 15	9.9% 20	8.3% 49
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	34.9% 22	36.0% 45	45.8% 93	44.1% 89	42.0% 249
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	23.8% 15	33.6% 42	31.0% 63	26.2% 53	29.2% 173
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	30.2% 19	19.2% 24	12.3% 25	14.4% 29	16.4% 97
Entirely something that takes place overseas	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 3	1.5% 3	1.2% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 63	100.0% 125	100.0% 203	100.0% 202	593

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Entirely something that takes place in the U.S.	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Mostly something that takes place in the U.S. (but a little something that takes place overseas)	2.7% 16	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.8% 17
More something that takes place in the U.S. than something that takes place overseas	8.0% 47	14.3% 1	14.3% 1	8.2% 49
Equal parts of something that takes place in the U.S. and something that takes place overseas	41.6% 243	42.9% 3	42.9% 3	41.6% 249
More something that takes place overseas than something that takes place in the U.S.	29.6% 173	0.0% 0	14.3% 1	29.1% 174
Mostly something that takes place overseas (but a little something that takes place in the U.S.)	16.1% 94	14.3% 1	28.6% 2	16.2% 97
Entirely something that takes place overseas	1.5% 9	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.7% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 584	100.0% 7	100.0% 7	598