Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1999 -- Public Role of Presbyterians, Member

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LIFEPRYR When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Spending time in prayer and meditation   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	205	44.6%	44.6%	-.97
Very important	164	35.7%	80.2%	.3
Somewhat important	86	18.7%	98.9%	1.57
Not at all important	5	1.1%	100%	2.84

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Age Family income Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	48.8% 139	37.4% 65	44.4% 204
Very important	34.7% 99	37.4% 65	35.7% 164
Somewhat important	15.8% 45	23.6% 41	18.7% 86
Not at all important	0.7% 2	1.7% 3	1.1% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 285	100.0% 174	459

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	44.0% 155	45.9% 45	44.4% 200
Very important	36.4% 128	34.7% 34	36.0% 162
Somewhat important	18.8% 66	17.3% 17	18.4% 83
Not at all important	0.9% 3	2.0% 2	1.1% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 352	100.0% 98	450

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	37.1% 23	38.2% 63	51.0% 79	51.3% 40	44.6% 205
Very important	38.7% 24	38.8% 64	30.3% 47	37.2% 29	35.7% 164
Somewhat important	22.6% 14	22.4% 37	16.8% 26	11.5% 9	18.7% 86
Not at all important	1.6% 1	0.6% 1	1.9% 3	0.0% 0	1.1% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 62	100.0% 165	100.0% 155	100.0% 78	460

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	41.5% 44	39.5% 32	46.6% 116	60.0% 9	44.6% 201
Very important	32.1% 34	39.5% 32	35.7% 89	40.0% 6	35.7% 161
Somewhat important	25.5% 27	18.5% 15	16.9% 42	0.0% 0	18.6% 84
Not at all important	0.9% 1	2.5% 2	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.1% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 81	100.0% 249	100.0% 15	451

Age (I-AGE)

	<39	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	41.3% 31	41.6% 32	46.7% 64	46.4% 77	44.8% 204
Very important	34.7% 26	29.9% 23	34.3% 47	39.8% 66	35.6% 162
Somewhat important	21.3% 16	27.3% 21	19.0% 26	13.3% 22	18.7% 85
Not at all important	2.7% 2	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.9% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 75	100.0% 77	100.0% 137	100.0% 166	455

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	38.2% 13	43.7% 62	51.1% 92	36.6% 30	45.0% 197
Very important	47.1% 16	39.4% 56	27.8% 50	40.2% 33	35.4% 155
Somewhat important	14.7% 5	16.2% 23	19.4% 35	22.0% 18	18.5% 81
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	1.7% 3	1.2% 1	1.1% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 142	100.0% 180	100.0% 82	438

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Essential	44.5% 188	66.7% 2	44.7% 190
Very important	34.8% 147	33.3% 1	34.8% 148
Somewhat important	19.4% 82	0.0% 0	19.3% 82
Not at all important	1.2% 5	0.0% 0	1.2% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 422	100.0% 3	425